This Day in Baseball June 14
The ThisDayinBaseball.com website provides dozens of June 14 events including these gems:
1876 - George Hall and Ezra Sutton both have 3 triples.
1913 - Ray Schalk hits his first career home run off HOF Walter Johnson.
1963 - Duke Snider hits 400th home run.
1965 - Reds starter Jim Maloney, who strikes out 18 batters, no-hits the Mets for ten innings, but loses 1-0.
1969 - Reggie Jackson of the Oakland Athletics collects 10 RBI. This guy could be good.
1996 - Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles breaks the world record for the most consecutive games played.
1876 - George Hall and Ezra Sutton both have 3 triples.
1913 - Ray Schalk hits his first career home run off HOF Walter Johnson.
1963 - Duke Snider hits 400th home run.
1965 - Reds starter Jim Maloney, who strikes out 18 batters, no-hits the Mets for ten innings, but loses 1-0.
1969 - Reggie Jackson of the Oakland Athletics collects 10 RBI. This guy could be good.
1996 - Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles breaks the world record for the most consecutive games played.
Today in Hockey History - May 30
From Stanley Cup Final drama to coaching changes and trades, May 30 has provided us with a little bit of everything in NHL history. — thehockeywriters.com
The Hockey Writers blog posts that on May 30:
1985 - The Edmonton Oilers won their second straight championship by defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 8-3 in Game 5.
1992 - The Penguins won the Stanley Cup Final game on this date, as Goalie Tom Barrasso shutout the Blackhawks 1-0.
Baseball History Unpacked - May 30
A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids gathered from allegedly reputable sources. This one had some wheels. — www.bleedcubbieblue.com
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 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 16
The BleedCubbieBlue.com crew goes all out to share some top moments on baseball for June 16 including:
1887 - A huge brawl breaks out in the ninth inning of a game between the Browns and Orioles in Baltimore, MD when Curt Welch bowls over Orioles 2B Bill Greenwood in the 9th.
1909 - Jim Thorpe makes his baseball pitching debut for the Rocky Mount Railroaders (Eastern Carolina League).
June 14 Cubs birthdays: Pete O’Brien, Jack Rowan, Fritz Mollwitz, Ken Johnson, Joe Decker, Calvin Schiraldi, Jose Nieves, Kerry Wood.
1887 - A huge brawl breaks out in the ninth inning of a game between the Browns and Orioles in Baltimore, MD when Curt Welch bowls over Orioles 2B Bill Greenwood in the 9th.
1909 - Jim Thorpe makes his baseball pitching debut for the Rocky Mount Railroaders (Eastern Carolina League).
June 14 Cubs birthdays: Pete O’Brien, Jack Rowan, Fritz Mollwitz, Ken Johnson, Joe Decker, Calvin Schiraldi, Jose Nieves, Kerry Wood.
On This Day in Baseball May 29, 1989
Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt announces his retirement. Despite his announcement fans will still vote him in as the NL starting third basemen. He was selected to 12 All-St… — thestartingnine.wordpress.com
The Starting Nine Blogs provides a moment from baseball history on May 29, 1989 -Mike Schmidt announcing retirement.
June 9th in 1980s Baseball
Happy Birthday to The Cobra, an epic pitching matchup, and the loss of a former Cy Young winner highlight June 9th in 1980s Baseball. — 80sbaseball.com
J. Daniel bring us more 80sBaseball.com events for June 9 and among the many are:
1981 - Tony Gwynn is drafted by both the Padres and the San Diego Clippers.
1982 - Biff Pocoroba goes 5 for 5 and drives in 5 RBIs.
1984 - Greg Luzinski becomes just the 10th player in history to hit grand slams in back-to-back games.
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
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
May 27 NBA History
If the Lakers win the championship this season, it will be because of the Denver Nuggets. Rather, the Nuggets and whatever happened at the Lakers facility on May 26... — bleacherreport.com
May 27, 2009: The Day Kobe Bryant Gambled and the Lakers Became Champions is remembered by the Bleacher Report in this article
Today in Hockey History - June 3
One of the most memorable penalties in NHL playoff history was called on this date and it changed the course of the Stanley Cup Final. — thehockeywriters.com
TheHockeyWriters.com website proovides a bunch of trinkets in history for June 3 such as:
1993 - Marty McSorley's Illegal Stick Game.
2004 - Tampa Bay Lightning lost 3-2 in overtime to the Calgary Flames in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.
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