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Baseball History of the Day

Baseball is steeped in rich history, filled with iconic moments, legendary players, and fascinating stories. This series delves into the past, revisiting significant events that unfolded on this very date throughout baseball history.

The days of baseball history are covered as we scan the books, the web, and media publications to find people, teams, and events pertaining to the date. It is never a bad thing to think about some hardball history each and every day. We can help you find it. Get ready to embark on a journey through time, one day at a time!

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The Best Bseball Players Born June 14

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.
Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for June 14: — www.mlb.com
MLB.com shares the top June 14 birthdays like:
1861 - Charlie Buffinton
1926 - Don Newcombe
1847 - Dick McBride
1889 - Ray Morgan
1957 - Greg Brock

This Day in Baseball June 19 - Vander Meer shuts em down

This Day In Baseball June 19 1938 Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer continues his hitless innings streak — thisdayinbaseball.com
ThisDayinBaseballHistory.com posts that on June 19:
1938 - Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer continues his hitless innings streak.

June 18 BR Bullpen

The Baseball-Reference.com provides some interesting tidbits of June 18 MLB history including:
1940 - Joe Medwick of the Brooklyn Dodgers is beaned by St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Bowman. Although Medwick will return from the injury in a few days, he will never regain his previous power-hitting form.
1947 - Cincinnati Reds pitcher Ewell Blackwell tosses a 6 - 0 no-hitter against the Boston Braves.
1972 - Colorful Oakland Athletics owner Charlie Finley holds baseball's first ever "Mustache Day." Finley agreed to pay $300 to each of his players for growing mustaches by Father's Day.

This Day In Baseball June 15 - This Day In Baseball

The ThisDayinBaseball.com website provides dozens of June events including these gems:
1902 - Nig Clarke reportedly hits eight home runs for Corsicana against Texarkana.
1925 - Al Simmons caps an amazing 13 run comeback with 2 out 3 run homer.
1952 - Cardinals set record for coming back after being down 11-0.
1962 - Hank Aaron and Roberto Clemente trade grand slams in a wild battle between the Braves and Pirates.
1976 - A shake up in Oakland gets a Commish Veto.

June 1st in 1980s Baseball

Rickey being Rickey, the end of the road for Super Joe and the Dodgers take a flier in the draft on June 1st in 1980s Baseball — 80sbaseball.com
J. Daniel gives the scoop for June 1 history in the 80s decade for events like:
1980 - Pirates win disputed game with a grand slam by Dale Berra.
1982 - Rickey Henderson steal two
1986 - Debut of Ruben Sierra.
These beauties and more await.

May 29th - 1980s Baseball

Happy Birthday to a former Commissioner, a big day for Johnny Bench, and a sad day in Phillies history highlight May 29th in 1980s Baseball. — 80sbaseball.com
J. Daniel on his 80sBaseball.com web pages carries some great moments from May 29 including:
1986 - Debut of Chuck Finley.

1980 - A Complete game by Bob Welch.
1980 - 3 HRs by Johnny Bench
and so much more.

June 6th in 1980s Baseball

A boss move by Steve Boros, the Brewers make an unpopular trade, the Reds lay some groundwork, and the Dodgers sign a future star on June 6th in 1980s Baseball. — 80sbaseball.com
J. Daniel bring us more 80sBaseball.com events for June 6 and among the many are:
1980- Jerry Remy goes 4 for 4 with 4 RBIs.
1983- The Twins select Tim Belcher with the top pick in the draft.

June 11th in 1980s Baseball

Happy ’80s Birthday to Dave Cash, two pitchers combine to throw 29 innings, and Rick Rhoden makes history on June 11th in 1980s Baseball. — 80sbaseball.com
J. Daniel bring us more 80sBaseball.com events for June 11 and among the many are:
1980 -Astros' J.R. Richard throws his 3rd straight shutout.
1980 - The A's ace Mike Norris throws 160 pitches over 14 innings in a 6-2 win.

This Day In Baseball June 13

The ThisDayinBaseball.com website provides dozens of June 13 events including these gems:
1949- Three-Finger Brown, Charlie Gehringer, and Kid Nichols inducted into the Hall of Fame.
1957 - Ted Williams hits three home runs in the Boston Red Sox’ 9-3 win over the Cleveland Indians.
1966 - The Red Sox played the Indians in Cleveland and three home runs were lost to the rain out. (Boston- George Scott,Indians -Jose Azcue and Leon Wagner)

This Day in Baseball May 31

ThisDayinBaseball.com provides the May 31 history of dozens of events including:
1869 - The first rain out involving a professional baseball team.
1925 - Ty Cobb’s 275th triple makes him the first player ever with 1,000 extra-base hits.
1927 - Jimmie Foxx hits his first career homerun.
1938 - Lou Gehrig plays in his 2,000th consecutive game.
2006 - Jose Castillo hits a home run in his fifth straight game as Pittsburgh beats Milwaukee for the third consecutive time.
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November 22

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In this edition of the Sports Break, we cover the top events in sports history along with the players and athletes that were a part of them on November 22. As a bonus, we place the jersey number worn at the time with the athlete as well.

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November 21

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In this edition of the Sports Break, we cover the top events in sports history along with the players and athletes that were a part of them on November 21. As a bonus, we place the jersey number worn at the time with the athlete as well.

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The NBA Legend of Earl the Pearl

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Vernon Earl "Earl 'The Pearl' Monroe" was an American professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Baltimore Bullets and the New York Knicks. He was a six-time NBA All-Star and a two-time All-NBA selection. Monroe wa...

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Kentucky Colonels and San Antonio Spurs HOF Point Guard

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Born: November 20, 1944 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 175 lb (80 kg) Position: Guard Teams: Kentucky Colonels (ABA) (1967–1976) San Antonio Spurs (NBA) (1976–1979) Career highlights: ABA All-Star (1968–1976...

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The Greatest Players that Played for the Nets

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The Brooklyn Nets franchise has a long and storied history, dating back to its founding 1967 as the New Jersey Americans. Over the years, the team has had multiple great players, including some of the biggest names in NBA history. In this article, we will look at the best Brooklyn Nets players of a...

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2024-11-20

November 20

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In this edition of the Sports Break, we cover the top events in sports history along with the players and athletes that were a part of them on November 20. As a bonus, we place the jersey number worn at the time with the athlete as well.

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