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Goose Goslin

Born October 16, 1900, in Salem, New Jersey, was Baseball Hall of Fame Left Fielder, Goose Goslin,.This legend was a World Series Champion with the 1924 Washington Senators, and the 1935 Detroit Tigers. Goose also won the American League batting title in 1928 and became an MLB All Star 1936.

Earl Averill

Born May 21, 1902, in Snohomish, Washington, was Baseball Hall of Fame Center Fielder Earl Averill. Earl was the father of a Hall of Fame Catcher named Earl Averill Jr. The Senior version played in the MLB from 1929 to 1941, including 11 seasons for the Cleveland Indians. Averill was a six-time All-Star from 1933–1938, and in his ten seasons with the Indians he is still the leader of the franchise in total bases, runs batted in, runs, and triples. On September 17, 1930, Averill became the first major league player to hit four home runs in a doubleheader when he crushed 3 in game one and an additional bomb in the later game.

Bill Terry

Born October 30, 1898, in Atlanta, Georgia, was Baseball Hall of Fame First Baseman, Bill Terry. This legend was a three-time MLB All-Star and won the National League Batting Title, hitting .401 in 1930. Terry was a member of the 1933 World Series Team. He played in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants from 1923 to 1936 and managed the Giants from 1932 to 1941. His career batting average was .341, having 2193 hits, and 154 HRs. Terry was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1954.
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2024-05-09

May 9 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. 4 - 5 -19  May 9, 1901 - Cleveland Blue's rookie pitcher, Earl Moore threw a no-hit ballgame for a full nine innings...

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2024-05-08

May 8 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. 10 - 17 - 32 - 4 - 22 May 8, 1878 - Paul Hines made the very first recorded triple play in professional baseball as a member of th...

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2024-05-08

William Saves the Day Again: A story of May 8 Red Sox Baseba...

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We love to share sports history with you each and every day. This gem of a story will give you not only a piece of baseball history from May 8, but it will also reward with learning about a great ball player from yesteryear.

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2024-05-07

May 7 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. 3 - 51 - 34 May 7, 1917 - Babe Ruth was an outstanding hitter right? Well he was a pretty good pitcher too. On this day in history...

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2024-05-06

May 6 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. 3 - 5 - 22 - 7 - 8 May 6, 1915 - The Sultan of Swing, Future Baseball Hall of Fame hitter, Babe Ruth smacked his first M...

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2024-05-05

May 5 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. May 5, 1904 - Did you ever wonder how you get your name on an iconic award? This next story is a great step towards doing just that...

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