July 1957 – This Day In Baseball

The Pirates lose to the Braves and Bob Buhl, 4 – 2. Bucs manager Bobby Bragan is ejected in the bottom of the 5th for making obscene gestures. Before he departs, he strolls onto the field sipping an orange drink through a straw and offers the umpires a drink. Two days later Bragan will be fired by the Pirates.

ByBaseball July 31, 1957October 21, 2023

The Pirates lose to the Braves and Bob Buhl, 4 – 2. Bucs manager Bobby Bragan is ejected in the bottom of the 5th for making obscene gestures. Before he departs, he strolls onto the field sipping an orange drink through a straw and offers the umpires a drink. Two days later Bragan will be fired by the Pirates.

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1957 – Ron Northey hits his ninth pinch-hit home run, off Buster Freeman, enabling the Phillies to beat the Reds, 8 – 5.

ByBaseball July 30, 1957October 21, 2023

1957 – Ron Northey hits his ninth pinch-hit home run, off Buster Freeman, enabling the Phillies to beat the Reds, 8 – 5.

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Tiger right-hander Jim Bunning two-hits the Yankees in the Bronx, 3-2, but one is Mickey Mantle’s 200th career home run, a ninth-inning line drive that clears the left field wall. Both players will be enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

ByThis Day in Baseball July 26, 1957October 21, 2023

Tiger right-hander Jim Bunning two-hits the Yankees in the Bronx, 3-2, but one is Mickey Mantle’s 200th career home run, a ninth-inning line drive that clears the left field wall. Both players will be enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

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1957 – Mickey Mantle hits for the cycle, and adds a stolen base, against Chicago’s Bob Keegan. The Yankees win, 10 – 6.

ByBaseball July 23, 1957October 21, 2023

1957 – Mickey Mantle hits for the cycle, and adds a stolen base, against Chicago’s Bob Keegan. The Yankees win, 10 – 6.

Birth

Dave Stein is born

ByTom July 22, 1957July 22, 2021

July 22, 1958 Dave Stein is born He played almost his entire career with the Toronto Blue Jays. Stieb was a 7X All-Star, pitched a no-hitter in 1990 (and famously a few near-misses), and is a member of the Blue Jays “Level of Excellence.” In his 16-year career (1979-1993, 1998), Dave had 176 wins, 1,669…

Player

Dave Stieb Stats & Facts

ByThis Day in Baseball July 22, 1957October 21, 2023

Dave Stieb Position: PitcherBats: Right • Throws: Right6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)Born: July 22, 1957 in Santa Ana, CADraft: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 5th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL).Schools: San Jose City College (San Jose, CA), Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL)Debut: June 29, 1979 (11,811th in MLB history)vs. BAL 6.0 IP, 6 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 5…

Hall Of Fame Inductions

Joe McCarthy is inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame

ByThis Day in Baseball July 22, 1957May 29, 2019

On July 22, 1957, former manager Joe McCarthy is inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He and fellow inductee Sam Crawford are in Cooperstown with five other Hall of Famers for the ceremony.

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1957 – Cubs relief pitcher Jim Brosnan falls on the mound while warming up, injuring his Achilles tendon. He leaves the game without throwing a single pitch to a batter.

ByBaseball July 21, 1957October 21, 2023

1957 – Cubs relief pitcher Jim Brosnan falls on the mound while warming up, injuring his Achilles tendon. He leaves the game without throwing a single pitch to a batter.

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1957 – Testifying before the Celler committee, Pacific Coast League President Leslie O’Connor holds that 90 percent of all good ballplayers are monopolized through the farm teams. He adds that the major leagues may control as many as 1,098 players.

ByBaseball July 19, 1957October 21, 2023

1957 – Testifying before the Celler committee, Pacific Coast League President Leslie O’Connor holds that 90 percent of all good ballplayers are monopolized through the farm teams. He adds that the major leagues may control as many as 1,098 players.

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Gene Woodling of the Indians throws out two Washington runners from LF in the 1st inning, tying a major league record. Washington wins, 4 – 0.

ByBaseball July 18, 1957

Gene Woodling of the Indians throws out two Washington runners from LF in the 1st inning, tying a major league record. Washington wins, 4 – 0.

Month: July 1957

1957 – Ron Northey hits his ninth pinch-hit home run, off Buster Freeman, enabling the Phillies to beat the Reds, 8 – 5.

Tiger right-hander Jim Bunning two-hits the Yankees in the Bronx, 3-2, but one is Mickey Mantle’s 200th career home run, a ninth-inning line drive that clears the left field wall. Both players will be enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

1957 – Mickey Mantle hits for the cycle, and adds a stolen base, against Chicago’s Bob Keegan. The Yankees win, 10 – 6.

Dave Stein is born

Dave Stieb Stats & Facts

Joe McCarthy is inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame

1957 – Cubs relief pitcher Jim Brosnan falls on the mound while warming up, injuring his Achilles tendon. He leaves the game without throwing a single pitch to a batter.

1957 – Testifying before the Celler committee, Pacific Coast League President Leslie O’Connor holds that 90 percent of all good ballplayers are monopolized through the farm teams. He adds that the major leagues may control as many as 1,098 players.

Gene Woodling of the Indians throws out two Washington runners from LF in the 1st inning, tying a major league record. Washington wins, 4 – 0.

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