Braves Field
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Braves Field

Braves Field,Bee Hive,Boston,MA,US Ball Park First Game Date – 08/23/1915 (6) Starting Pitchers – vs. Cardinals: 08/18/1915 Final Score 3-1 (BSN) Attendance – 46,000 Starting Pitchers Dick Rudolph (BSN); Slim Sallee (SLN) First Batter – Miller Huggins (SLN) Result – Struck Out First Hits – Art Butler (SLN),Singled First Run – Sherry Magee BSN) First…

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South Side Park III

South Side Park III,,Chicago,IL,US Ball Park First Game Date – 04/25/1901 (2) Starting Pitchers – vs. Blues (Indians): 04/24/1901 Final Score 8-2 (CHA) Attendance – 9,000 Starting Pitchers Roy Patterson (CHA); Bill Hoffer (CLE) First Batter – Ollie Pickering (CLE) Result – Flied to CF First Hits – Jack McCarthy (CLE),Singled to 3B (1st) First…

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Comiskey Park I

Comiskey Park I,White Sox Park,Chicago,IL,US Ball Park First Game Date – 07/31/1910 (10) Starting Pitchers – vs. Browns: 07/01/1910 Final Score 2-0 (SLA) Attendance – 24,900 Starting Pitchers Ed Walsh (CHA); Barney Pelty (SLA) First Batter – George Stone (SLA) Result – Doubled to LF First Hits – George Stone (SLA),Doubled to LF (1st) First…

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Palace of the Fans

Palace of the Fans,League Park III,Cincinnati,OH,US Ball Park First Game Date – 04/25/1902 (6) Starting Pitchers – vs. Cubs: 04/17/1902 Final Score 6-1 (CHN) Attendance – 10,000 Starting Pitchers Jack Taylor (CHN); Len Swormstedt (CIN) First Batter – Jimmy Slagle (CHN) Result – Walked First Hits – Jake Beckley (CIN),Singled First Run – Dummy Hoy…

Crosley Field
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Crosley Field

Crosley Field,Redland Field,Cincinnati,OH,US Ball Park First Game Date – 04/21/1912 (6) Starting Pitchers – vs. Cubs: 04/11/1912 Final Score 10-6 (CIN) Attendance – 23,500 Starting Pitchers Frank Smith (CIN); King Cole (CHN) First Batter – Johnny Evers (CHN) Result – Grounded to 2B First Hits – Jimmy Sheckard (CHN),Singled to 2B (1st) First Run –…

Episode 109 – Remembering Jim Bouton (with special guest Craig Calcaterra)

Episode 109 – Remembering Jim Bouton (with special guest Craig Calcaterra)

Very few players in the 20th century transformed the way baseball was perceived as much as Jim Bouton, the hotshot Yankees starter who, after arm injuries and a trade to the Seattle Pilots, wrote perhaps the greatest baseball book of all time. Bouton passed away last week, so Mike and Bill talk about his life,…

South Africa wins the 2019 Africa Cup Baseball Championship handily, wiping out Uganda 27 – 0 in a five-inning mercy rule rout in the finale. Jared Elario throws a no-hitter with only two baserunners allowed, while tourney MVP Kyle Botha hits a three-run homer and Charl Cordier a grand slam. In the 3rd/4th place game, Zimbabwe edges Burkina Faso, 17 – 16, in 11 innings when Witness Muzire drives in the winner off Hamidou Kafando. Nathaniel Kutsanza gets the win and Sherperd Sibanda hits a three-run homer for the victors.

South Africa wins the 2019 Africa Cup Baseball Championship handily, wiping out Uganda 27 – 0 in a five-inning mercy rule rout in the finale. Jared Elario throws a no-hitter with only two baserunners allowed, while tourney MVP Kyle Botha hits a three-run homer and Charl Cordier a grand slam. In the 3rd/4th place game, Zimbabwe edges Burkina Faso, 17 – 16, in 11 innings when Witness Muzire drives in the winner off Hamidou Kafando. Nathaniel Kutsanza gets the win and Sherperd Sibanda hits a three-run homer for the victors.