The DiMaggio Brothers
An article that looks at the MLB careers of Joe DiMaggio and those of his siblings Dom DiMaggio and Vince DiMaggio
June 8th in 1980s Baseball
J. Daniel bring us more 80sBaseball.com events for June 8 and among the many are:
1981 - Rod Carew goes 3 for 5 against the Indians.
1986 - David Cone gives up one run in an inning of relief work in his big league debut.
1986 - Terry Mulholland gives up one run in seven and a third innings in his big league debut.
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.
This Day in Baseball June 2
1925 - Lou Gehrig starts for the first time for New York Yankees.
1928 - Les Bell collects 15 total bases, blasting three home runs and a triple at Braves Field.
1949 - Philadelphia Phillies set a major league record by hitting five home runs in one inning.
1958 - Whitey Ford of the New York Yankees strikes out six batters in a row to tie an American League record.
1990 - The "Big Unit", Randy Johnson of the Seattle Mariners pitches the first no-hitter in the history of the franchise
Frank Fredrickson on NHL Voices of the Past
was war hero, Stanley Cup winner, Hockey Hall of Famer.
This Day in Baseball June 5
1916 – In Cleveland, Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox shuts out the Indians, 5 – 0, on five hits
1936 – Lou Gehrig plays in his 1,700th consecutive game.
1955 - Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees slugs a 550-foot home run.
1966 - Cincinnati Reds shortstop Leo Cardenas hits four home runs in a doubleheader.
1966 - Mantle breaks his foot by running into the outfield wall.
1977 - Dodgers honor Walter Alston by retiring uniform Number 24.
The NHL Coaching Elites
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.
Roberto Clemente story
This Day In Baseball May 27
1928 - George Sisler has his contract purchased by the Boston Braves.
1937 - Carl Hubbell earns his 24th straight win on the mound in 2 relief innings.
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