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
Baseball History Almanac for May 22
BaseballAlmanac.com serves up the history of the day with:1963 - 1963 - Mickey Mantle crushes one into the Right Field facade at Yankee Stadium to lead Yanks to a "W.";1968 - Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit three home runs and a double.;1998 - Brian Cox went 6-for-6, including a grand slam, and more.
Baseball Almanac History on May 23
he BaseballAlmanac.com shares manuy May 23 baseball stories including:1926 - Hack Wilson home run heroics.;1944 - Giants lose on a dropped 9th inning fly ball.;1978 - Red Sox sale is approved
This Day in Baseball May 22
ThisDayInBaseball.com takes us down the historic patch of baseball chronicles for May 22 with some items like: 1923 - Cristobal Torriente hits for the cycle;1930 - Babe Ruth ties a major league record by hitting five homers in two games.;1956 - Red Wilson has a 9th inning HR to lead Tigers to victory.; Some Expos magic and more.
Baseball History of May 24
The Baseball Almanac has the May 24 1984 event of 1984 - Detroit (35-5) beats California 5-1 for its 17th consecutive road win, and more
Baseball Almanac of May 19
Baseball-Almanac.com shares: 1998- Mark McGwire drills 3 HRs against Phillies; 1960 - Juan Marichal debut. These posts and more.
This Day In Baseball April 23 - This Day In Baseball
Items from Thisdayinbaseball.com for April 23 concerning Mickey Mantle, Lou Castro, Harry Howell, Tris Speaker, Walter Johnson, Kansas City Packers, Ted Williams, and more. MLB April 23
May 19th - 1980s Baseball
80sBaseball.com presents the May 19 history of 1984 - Eric Davis debut; 1981 - Bibby retires 27 straight; 1981 - all players in Card vs. Astros get a hit. These stories and more are rekindled by J. Daniel on the site.
Who invented baseball
The ’Secret History’ Of Baseball’s Earliest Days by NPR interviews Official Baseball historian John Thorn as he reveals that the April 2, 1907 decision of the Mills Commission to Christin Abner Doubleday as the founding father of baseball was flat-out wrong.
May 16th in 1980s baseball
In 1980s baseball on May 16, we learn an Astro has three triples in a game, a home run drought ends, and a power hitter drills his 1st career HR.
J. Daniel presents some of the top events in the 1980s MLB for May 16 including items about Jack Morris, Rick Rhoden, Mark Funderburk, Billy Martin, Bob Patterson, Bryan Harvey, Steve Farr, Jeff Innis, Mark Gardner, Marty Pevey , Fred Lynn, Craig Reynolds, and more.
April 26th in 1980s Baseball
J. Daniel shares some top items of the MLB that occurred on April 26, including the birthdays of Mike Scott, Amos Otis, Lou Thorton, Steve Lombardozzi, and baseball moments of importance from Bill Lyons, Curt Wilkerson, John Elway, Orel Hershiser, Mike Heath, Steve Carlton, Wade Boggs, Eric Show, Dave Parker, Joe Carter, Keith Hernandez. MLB April 26
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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(image) The 1923 Notre Dame Badin Hall football team were the (co-) interhall champions of the 1923 season. They tied Sophomore and Brownson halls and were awarded the championship on a random draw. There are conflicted reports of whether the Badinites received the championship trophy but not the ...
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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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This image is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons with a Caption on the image: Arctic Sisterhood BasketBall Team, Nome, Alaska, 1908-09. F.H. Nowell, 5758 (image) This classic image of a group of ladies from Nome, Alaska depicts the basketball gear for women in 1908. The long stockings as was pro...
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