Matt and Tom Discuss – Bob Feller, Pitching Machines, December 15th, Free Agency, Bill Hamilton and Tommie Agee December 15th Show Notes December 15, 1896 – THE PITCHING CANNON AT WORK In 1896, Princeton University mathematics instructor Charles Hinton designed a gunpowder-powered baseball pitching machine for the Princeton University baseball team’s batting practice….
December 12, 1941 – Future Hall of Famer Arky Vaughan is traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Bucs receive four players in return, catcher “Hot Potato” Hamlin, Pete Coscarart, Babe Phelps and Jimmy Wasdell. Shifted to third base by the Dodgers, Vaughan had an off year in 1942, batting just .277, to finish under .300…
Ban Johnson, the famous American League president in the early 1900s, picked perhaps the first all-time AL team in 1929. More than 70 years later, many of Johnson’s picks more than hold their own when compared to stars of the league from more contemporary times. (picked in 1929) 1B: George Sisler 2B: Eddie Collins SS: Bobby…
Whitey Herzog’s All-time AL Team Whitey Herzog played eight seasons in the American League with the Senators, Athletics, Yankees, Orioles and Tigers from 1956-63. He gained much greater notoriety as a manger. He is the winningest manager in Royals history, guiding the team to a 410-304 (.574) record in five seasons from 1975-79….
Major League Players Who Have Hit Two Grandslams in One Game Josh Willingham July 27, 2009—OF Josh Willingham became the third National League player — to hit two grand slams in the same game. He went deep off in back-to-back innings against the Brewers RHP Jeff Suppan in the fifth inning and RHP…
An immaculate inning occurs when a pitcher strikes out all three batters he faces in one inning, using the minimum possible number of pitches – nine. The strikeouts can either be of the swinging or the caught looking variety, and there can be foul balls involved. The purest form of the feat would…
Dusty Baker has been around for some iconic moments! October 5, 1977, he is credited for delivering the first official high five On October 2, 1977 — When Dusty Baker hits his 30th homer of the season against the Astros’ J.R. Richard, the Dodgers become the first team in major league history to have four…
Lead Off Walk Off Home Runs In the Same Game This is an extremely rare event in baseball history. As of 2022 it has happened just six times in history. The first occurrence came in on May 17, 1893 –Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Billy Hamilton became the first player to have hit both a…
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Ranking the Catchers With a commanding presence behind the plate and a rocket arm, Johnny Bench was the best defensive catcher in history. But that wasn’t all. The powerful right-handed slugger won a pair of Most Valuable Player awards and led the Reds to six division titles, four pennants, and two championships. He hit…