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Go To Page: 1 . . . . 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 . . . . 62May 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.
June 7th in 1980s Baseball
Happy Birthday to Don Money, the Cubs have the No. 1 pick in the draft, and Lefty becomes the strikeout King on Today in 1980s Baseball. — 80sbaseball.com
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
The Mets have the #1 pick in the draft, the Cubs and Astros combine to hit three grand slams, and Dave Concepcion throws an inning and a third on June 3rd in 1980s Baseball. — 80sbaseball.com
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
On June 18, 1919 At Fenway Park with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Red Sox catcher Wally Schang is the victim of third baseman Jimmy Austin’s hidden ball trick. The play ends the game with the Browns beating Boston, 3-2. — thisdayinbaseball.com
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
The BleedCubbieBlue.com crew goes all out to share some top moments on baseball for June 11 including:
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).
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
A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids gathered from allegedly reputable sources. Happy birthday, Randy Hundley, Carlos Zambrano. — www.bleedcubbieblue.com
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
Cleveland Indians infielder Carlos Martinez hits a home run thanks Texas Rangers right fielder Jose Canseco. Canseco miss plays the fly ball on the warning track and the ball never hits his … — thestartingnine.wordpress.com
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 - June 2
The BleedCubbieBlue.com crew goes all out to share some top moments on baseball for June 2 including:
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.
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.
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Here are some jersey numbers in team sport history that stuck out. February 7, 1949 - Number 5, Joe DiMaggio became the first ball player to earn $100,000 a yearas he did so under contract with the New York Yankees . February 7, 1958 - The Brooklyn Dodgers official...
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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. 31 - 9 - 14 - 83 - 7 - 16 - 22 - 80 - 11 - 84 - 10 - 83 - 12 February 6, 1926 - St Louis Browns acquire catcher Wally Schang from ...
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(image) Members of the 1922 Oregon Agricultural College men's basketball team. From left to rightː Gill (forward), Hjeite (enter), and Feraley (forward), from February 5, 1922. This image is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. We know the OAC by a different name today, Oregon State. The Oregon Ag...
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Here is what happened in Sports Jersey History on February 4 : We talk about the great goaltending of Grant Fuhr and Ray Durbin of Row One Brand stops by to to discuss two of his favorite number 40s. Listen in to learn more about sports history along with me from the uniforms and jers...
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