Bobby Bonds Position: Rightfielder Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg) Born: March 15, 1946 in Riverside, CA Died: August 23, 2003 in San Carlos, CA Buried: Skylawn Memorial Park, San Mateo, CA High School: Riverside Poly HS (Riverside, CA) Debut: June 25, 1968 (10,323rd in MLB history) vs. LAD 3 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: October 4, 1981 vs. PHI 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR,…
On March 12, 1946, Negro Leagues pitching star and future Hall of Famer “Smokey” Joe Williams dies in New York City at the age of 69. According to some sources, Williams won 41 games in 1914. Williams will win election to the Hall of Fame in 1999. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Other Resources & Links…
The first spring training game ever played in Arizona takes place at Tucson’s Hi Corbett Field. The Indians, behind the pitching of Bob Lemon, beat the Giants, 3-1, in the inaugural Cactus League contest.
1946 – Negro Leaguer Marvin Williams, playing for Vargas against Magallanes, sets a still-standing Venezuelan League mark by driving in eight runs on two home runs and two singles. Vargas wins 16 – 9.
1946 – The St. Louis Browns sign veteran Joe Medwick, who has been released by the Boston Braves. St. Louis will release Medwick before the season starts and he will sign with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
BAINBRIDGE, Md., March 1 (AP) – Stan Musial, 1943 batting king and most valuable player in the National League, was discharged from the Navy today and immediately left the separation center for his Donora (Pa.) home via the hitch-hike route. Musial said he was so anxious to get home and spend about a week there…
1946 – Alex Carrasquel, Chicago White Sox pitcher, signs a three-year contract with the Mexican League – the first shot in the event that will dominate baseball even more than the return of World War II veterans.
The Chicago White Sox hand out the first media guide to beat writers. Just 17 pages long, it is the creation of Marsh Samuel, according to historian Peggy Beck. The project intrigues Bill Veeck, owner of the Cleveland Indians, who hires Samuel away from the Sox to create a guide for the Tribe.
Back from the military, Ted Williams hits the first spring training pitch he sees for a home run.
Ken Boswell Bats: L Throws: R Height: 72 Weight: 170 Born: Saturday, February 23, 1946 in Austin, TX USA Died: in , Debut: 9/18/1967 Last Game: 10/1/1977 Full Name: Kenneth George Boswell On February 23 , 1946 – Ken Boswell is born in Austin, TX. In his three seasons as an Astro reserve (1975-1977), Boswell bats…
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