On September 20, 2020 At Fenway Park Boston Red Sox Starter Tanner Houck is the eighth pitcher — and sixth starter — since 1901 to throw as many as five innings while allowing two hits or fewer in his first two MLB starts. And he’s the first pitcher in Red Sox history to achieve that…
“The field was even greener than my boy’s mind had pictured it. In later years, friends of ours visited Ireland and said the grass there was plenty green all right, but that not even the Emerald Isle itself was as green as the grass that grew in Ebbets Field.” – Duke Snider
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In autobiography, Bob Gibson on Lou Brock: “There was no other player who irritated the other team as Lou Brock did, and consequently no other who was knocked down quite as often. When the other team threw at Brock, I considered it my duty to throw at somebody on the other team.”
Sunday, September 6, 2020 at the age of 81A 6 time All-Star, 8 time Stolen base leader, 2 time World Series Champion, Hall of Fame Outfielder and color analyst on White Sox TV broadcasts in 1981, Lou Brock passed away this afternoon at the age of 81. Lou was suffering from multiple ailments at the…
September 1, 2020 Atlanta Braves Marcell Ozuna becomes the first National League player to have a three-homer game at Fenway Park. Atlanta defeats the Red Sox, 10 – 3. The second homer is also the 1,000th career hit for Ozuna. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Play by Play, Box Scores, News Paper Reports and other links Other Resources…
September 1, 2020, Alex Dickerson hits three homers and two doubles in a 23 – 5 rout of the Rockies by the Giants. The Giants’ 23 runs and 27 hits both tie team records, while they are the first team to ever have three different players collect 6 RBIs in a game – Dickerson,…
August 25, 1985, Dwight ”Doc” Gooden of the New York Mets becomes the youngest pitcher to win 20 games in a season. At 20 years, nine months, and nine days – one month younger than Bob Feller was when he won 20 games in 1939 – Gooden defeats the San Diego Padres, 9-3. Gooden would…
August 14, 2020, here is your short walk through baseball history! Debuts, Milestones, No Hitters, Rule Changes, Events, Birthdays, Deaths, and more on August 14 This Day In Baseball. Click on the links to read more about these events . . . . Bob Gibson fires his first No hitter and the first in Pittsburgh in…
August 13, 2020, here is your short walk through baseball history! Debuts, Milestones, No Hitters, Rule Changes, Events, Birthdays, Deaths, and more on August 11 This Day In Baseball. Click on the links to read more about these events . . . . On August 13th 1921, Boston Braves Pitcher John “Mule” Watson tosses two…
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