Moose Skowron- Polish American Sports HOF- 1980
Burt Hooton DOB: 2/7/50
Lou Bodreau- Last Player manager to win a World Series
Since the 21st Century, the World Series has been won on Sundays twice, Wendesdays twice, Saturday once, and Friday once.
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Moose Skowron- Polish American Sports HOF- 1980
Burt Hooton DOB: 2/7/50
Lou Bodreau- Last Player manager to win a World Series
Since the 21st Century, the World Series has been won on Sundays twice, Wendesdays twice, Saturday once, and Friday once.
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dick estelle is the only player from my home town lakewood,nj, the NY Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers during WWII played spring training on the jersey shore
Lakewood Blueclaws From my home town Lakewood,nj
are the SAL champs!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Speaking of retired numbers, I believe that Lou Gehrig's # 4 was the first number
EVER retired by a professional sports franchise. You could look it up.
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Speaking of Bobby Thomson, I heard the same story.Originally Posted by cubsfan1073
I think ESPN or HBO even did a piece on how the NY Giants cheated ALL season, with a spy up in the centerfield scoreboard.
This spy would signal the 3rd base coach who would quickly relay it to the batter. The Giants manager was Leo Durocher,
who at that time was always in the 3B coaches box. But almost all players
denied this happened (someone on the Giants admitted to it, not sure who).
But in any case, they still had to HIT the ball. But yes, it that is so, it sure did HELP.
Did you know, that when Bobby Thomson hit the "Shot Heard 'Round The World".....that rookie Willie Mays was in the on-deck circle?
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When the Mets' Jimmy Piersall hit his 100th career HR in June 1963 vs. the Phillies,
he celebrated by running around the bases backward.
The pitcher that he hit if off, who was none too amused by the show,
was future Phillies (1980 W.S.)/Yankees/Mets manager, Dallas Green?
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One of baseball's most colorful umpires, this former NL umpire wore a trademark polka-dot bow tie, that's in the HOF.
He acquired his nickname because he was raised in Boston.
He was famous for heavy language and heavy beer drinking.
In 1946, Anheuser-Busch awarded him a lucrative Budweiser franchise in Los Angeles,
that he eventually sold to Frank Sinatra for over half a million $$.
He gambled at the racetrack with his pal Al Jolson.
It's none other than John Edward "Beans" Reardon.
Another of Reardon's friends was actress Mae West, and he appeared in many of her movies.
Reardon worked many important and historic games.
He was behind the plate when Babe Ruth hit his 714th and final home run.
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This catcher appeared on card # 1 in 1933 on the first baseball bubble-gum card set ever issued.
His last year was in 1932 for the St. Louis Browns.
He played for the Yankees from 1923-1930.
It's Benny Bengough.
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This pitcher lost 6 out of every 10 games with the Boston Red Sox.
He went on to a HOF career and four consecutive 20 win seasons with the
NY Yankees, winning 231 games for them in 14+ seasons.
He was missing 4 toes on his left foot from a coal mine accident.
It's Charles Herbert "Red" Ruffing.
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Darryl Strawberry is the only player that has appeared in the World Series for the Mets and the Yankees.
Tigers '35, '45, '68, '84
On June 24, 1962, the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 9-7 in a 22-inning game. At that point in time it was the longest game, measured in innings, that resulted in a victory (the 26-inning game in 1920 ended in a tie).
The Yankees won the game on a home run by Jack Reed. It was the only home run that he hit in his major league career.
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Uttter Chaos- ONLY? What about Dwight Gooden?
Anyway- if Leo Durocher was alive today, he'd be 101.
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And if he were alive, would he still be known as the lip? And what would he say about the game today?
Steve Carlton, last pitcher to pitch 300 innings in a season (304 in 1980)
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Dwight Gooden never played for the Yankees in the World Series.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/goodedw01.shtml
Strawberry is the only one!
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The Chicago Cubs' Augie Galan set a record in 1935 when he batted 646 times without hitting into a double play. However, he did hit into one triple play.
On May 30, 1922, the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs played a doubleheader. In the first game Max Flack played in the outfield for the Cubs, and Cliff Heathcote was in the Cardinal outfield. Between games they were traded for each other, so in the second game Heathcote played in the Cub outfield while Flack did the same for the Cardinals.
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Ok, I stand corrected, BUT- he was still on the 96 team.
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2004- Beltran to Astros
The Royals get John Buck from Houston, and Mike Wood from Oakland.
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Stadium that has seen the most no hitters thrown in it
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roger maris hit only one home run in april 1961, but went on to hit 50 before september 1
maris also didnt steal any bases that season
Hitting is timing, pitching is upsetting timing.
-Warren Spahn
It's a round ball and a round bat and you gotta hit it square.
-Pete Rose
Good pitching always beats good hitting...and vice versa.
-Yogi Berra
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Maris went his first 11 games in 1961 WITHOUT a homer.
Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell share the exact same debut date: September 9th, 1977.
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jeff bagwell and frank thomas, the 1993 (i think) mvp winners were born on the exact same day
Hitting is timing, pitching is upsetting timing.
-Warren Spahn
It's a round ball and a round bat and you gotta hit it square.
-Pete Rose
Good pitching always beats good hitting...and vice versa.
-Yogi Berra
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It was 1994
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1973 Game 1 NLCS, Johnny Bench hits a homer off Tom Seaver.
Starting Pitcher
Rob Butler (East York, Toronto, Ontario) is the only Canadian player to win a World Series while playing for a Canadian Team (1993 Toronto Blue Jays).
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On July 27, 1930, Cincinnati's Ken Ash came into a game as a reliever, threw just one pitch and got a victory. Cubs first baseman Charlie Grimm hit the pitch into a triple play and Ash was removed for a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the inning as the Reds rallied for the winning run in a 6-5 win, making Ash the pitcher of record.
In 1903, Brooklyn acquired a 30-year old rookie pitcher named Henry Schmidt. Schmidt finished the season with a 22-13 record for the fifth place Dodgers. After the season, he announced that he wanted to go back to the Pacific Coast League to play ball, which he did in 1904. Schmidt never again pitched in the majors.
Lifetime pinch-hitting averages for some baseball immortals: Ty Cobb .217, Pete Rose .250, Babe Ruth .194, Ted Williams .297, Jackie Robinson .175.
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joe morgan was the first player to steal 500 bases and hit 200 homeruns
ron leflore is the only player to win the stolen base title in both leagues
Hitting is timing, pitching is upsetting timing.
-Warren Spahn
It's a round ball and a round bat and you gotta hit it square.
-Pete Rose
Good pitching always beats good hitting...and vice versa.
-Yogi Berra
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