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
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
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 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.
April 8 History in 1980s Baseball
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.
May 10th in 1980s Baseball
The 1980s Baseball history for May 10th is shared by J. Daniel featuring stories on Hubie Brooks, Charlie Lea, Al Oliver, Pete Rose, and more. MLB May 10
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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February 7 Jersey Numbers
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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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February 6 Jersey Numbers
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 ...
February 5 Jersey Numbers
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Here is what happened in Sports Jersey History on February 5: Kareem hits a new NBA high, Hines hauls in a big one and Bob Douglas is honored. Our Sports Jersey Take of the Day is from historian Joe Ziemba. Listen in to learn more about sports history along with me from the unif...
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The Oregon Agricultural Hard Court Stars
(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...