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5/30/1903: In the top of the first, the Phillies had a runner on 1b and two out. Bill Keister hit a ball off Henry Schmidt that got past the Brooklyn fielders into lcf and he ran all the way around for an IPHR. However, umpire Johnson ruled that he cut 2b (not touching it) and Keister ended up with an RBI single.

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5/30/1903: In the top of the first, the Phillies had a runner on 1b and two out. Bill Keister hit a ball off Henry Schmidt that got past the Brooklyn fielders into lcf and he ran all the way around for an IPHR. However, umpire Johnson ruled that he cut 2b (not touching it) and Keister ended up with an RBI single.

In the first game of what will become one of baseball’s fiercest rivalries, the Pilgrims beat the Highlanders at Boston’s Huntington Avenue Grounds, 6-2. The teams will change their names, but the intense competition between the Red Sox and Yankees will become legendary.

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In the first game of what will become one of baseball’s fiercest rivalries, the Pilgrims beat the Highlanders at Boston’s Huntington Avenue Grounds, 6-2. The teams will change their names, but the intense competition between the Red Sox and Yankees will become legendary.

Mickey Cochrane is born in Bridgewater MA

Mickey Cochrane is born in Bridgewater MA

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On April 6, 1903 “Mickey” Cochrane was born on April 6, 1903 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. The son of Northern Irish immigrant John Cochrane and Scottish immigrant Sadie Campbell, Gordon Stanley  After graduating from Bridgewater High School, Cochrane attended Boston University, where he played five sports. Cochrane exhibited his outstanding athleticism and leadership skills on the…

Mickey Cochrane Stats & Facts
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Mickey Cochrane Stats & Facts

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    Mickey Cochrane Position: CatcherBats: Left  •  Throws: Right5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)Born: April 6, 1903 in Bridgewater, MADied: June 28, 1962 in Lake Forest, ILBuried: CrematedHigh School: Bridgewater HS (Bridgewater, MA)School: Boston University (Boston, MA)Debut: April 14, 1925 (6,154th in major league history)vs. BOS 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: May 25, 1937vs. NYY 2 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SBHall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1947. (Voted by…

1903 – A syndicate headed by Pittsburgh Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss and James Potter buys the Philadelphia Phillies from John Rogers and A. J. Reach for $170,000. It will be another seven years before ownership interest in more than one team is prohibited.

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1903 – A syndicate headed by Pittsburgh Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss and James Potter buys the Philadelphia Phillies from John Rogers and A. J. Reach for $170,000. It will be another seven years before ownership interest in more than one team is prohibited.

Frank Farrell and Bill Devery pay $18,000 for the Baltimore franchise The team, logically, will be called the New York Highlanders.

Frank Farrell and Bill Devery pay $18,000 for the Baltimore franchise The team, logically, will be called the New York Highlanders.

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Despite attempts by John T. Brush and Andrew Freedman to use their political influence to prevent the American League from finding suitable grounds in New York, league President Ban Johnson, aided by baseball writer Joe Vila, finds backers. Johnson also finds a ballpark site at 165th Street and Broadway. Frank Farrell and Bill Devery pay $18,000 for the Baltimore franchise and will build a wooden grandstand seating 15,000 on the highest point of Manhattan. The team, logically, will be called the New York Highlanders.

Hilltop park

Baltimore’s defunct American League franchise is sold to Frank Farrell and Bill Devery for $18,000 and will be relocated to New York to begin the season. The Manhattan team, who will play at Hilltop Park located in the northern part of the island borough, will be first known as the Highlanders before being officially renamed the Yankees in 1913.

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Baltimore’s defunct American League franchise is sold to Frank Farrell and Bill Devery for $18,000 and will be relocated to New York to begin the season. The Manhattan team, who will play at Hilltop Park located in the northern part of the island borough, will be first known as the Highlanders before being officially renamed the Yankees in 1913.