The game of baseball has a long and storied history of its players, teams and managers. The stats, the championships, pitching duels and so much more make this one of the most interesting items to study and watch.
Sports History
June 6th in 1980s Baseball
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
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.
June 7th in 1980s Baseball
J. Daniel bring us more 80sBaseball.com events for June 7 and among the many are:
1980 - Bobby Bonds leads off the game for St. Louis with a home run off David Palmer.
19080 - Tommy John throws a two-hit shutout against the Mariners to record his 200th career win.
1987 - The Twins trade Mark Salas to the Yankees for Joe Niekro.
June 3rd in 1980s Baseball
J. Daniel bring us more 80sBaseball.com events for June 3 and among the many are:
1980 - The New York Mets select Darryl Strawberry with the overall No.1 pick in the draft.
1981 - Dave Righetti and Ron Davis throw 11 shutout innings at the Orioles.
1981 - Rick Burleson goes 5-5 with 3 RBIs.
This Day In Baseball June 18 - Hidden Ball Trick
This Day in Baseball the website brings some great items each day. For June 18 here is a fascinating one:
1919 - St. Louis Browns third baseman, Jimmy Austin used the old hidden ball trick with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, on Red Sox catcher Wally Schang to end the game.
Baseball History Unpacked - June 11
1904 - After pitching 9.1 innings of no-hit baseball, Cubs’ hurler Bob Wicker settles for a 1-0, twelve inning one-hit victory over the Giants.
1911 - Heinie Zimmerman of the Cubs drives in nine runs to set a team record.
1927 - The Philadelphia Athletics field a team of seven future Hall of Famers in the 9th inning: Ty Cobb (RF), Mickey Cochrane (PH), Eddie Collins (2B), Jimmie Foxx (1B), Lefty Grove (P), Al Simmons (CF) and Zack Wheat (LF).
Baseball History Unpacked - June 1
BleedCubbieBlue.com of SB Nation provides some grear June 1 baseball history with gems like:
1925 - Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees pinch-hits for Pee Wee Wanninger, beginning his streak of playing in 2,130 consecutive games.
1975 - The California Angels’ Nolan Ryan’s 100th career victory.
2012 - Johan Santana throws the first no-hitter in the 50-year history of the New York Mets.
There is so much more unpacked here as well for June 1.
On This Day in Baseball May 26, 1993
The StartingNine.com Blog shares that it was on this day in 1993 where Outfieler Jose Canseco misplayed a ball hit by Cleveland Indians infielder Carlos Martinez. The ball bounced off of Conseco noggin while he was tracking it on the warning track, and then went over the fence for a HR.
Baseball History Unpacked - May 30
The BleedCubbieBlue.com blog unpacks the Baseball history of May 30 with ditties like:
1911- NL President Tom Lynch witnessed a play where the umpires blew a call so poorly that he ordered the play to be redone.
1935 - Babe Ruth makes his last major league appearance.
Baseball History Unpacked - June 2
1891 - Charles ‘Old Hoss’ Radbourn of the Cincinnati Reds wins his career 300th game by beating the Boston Beaneaters at South End Grounds, 10-8.
1935 - Braves outfielder Babe Ruth announces his retirement from baseball.
1957 - Moe Drabowsky sets a National League record for the most hit batsmen in a single game when he plunks four Reds in the Cubs’ 4-3 loss at Crosley Field.
February 10 Jersey Numbers
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Lets see what team sport athletes made history on February 10. Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 34 - 23 - 25 - 19 February 10, 1920 - Major League Baseball o...
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A 1933 Northern Ireland Womens Hockey Team
February 9 Jersey Numbers
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Sports history is made every day of the year. February 9 is no exception. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 29 - 2 - 7 - 24 February 9, 1916 - Baseball's National League voted and subsequently sh...
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February 8 Jersey Numbers
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Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 7 - 15 - 99 - 33 February 8, 1963 - It became offical on this day that the American Football League franchise formerly calle...
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