Bobby Grich Positions: Secondbase Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6-2″ Weight: 180 Born: Saturday, January 15, 1949 in Muskegon, MI USA Debut: June 29, 1970 WSA 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: October 2, 1986 TEX 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Full Name: Robert Anthony…
Then, in the pressure-packed situation of a one-game playoff for the ’48 AL championship, Boudreau lashed two bases-empty home runs and two singles as the Indians routed the Red Sox, 8-3, and won only the second pennant in club history. Boudreau’s 4-for-4 performance at Fenway Park backed the five-hit pitching of rookie lefthander Gene…
On December 22, 1948 Steve Garvey is Born in Tampa, Florida to parents who had recently relocated from Long Island, New York, from 1956 to 1961, Garvey was a bat boy for the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers during spring training. He was a 10X All-Star, won 4 Gold Glove Awards,…
Cleveland Indians acquire future Hall of Fame pitcher Early Wynn
“Sometimes the best trades are the ones you never make” – BILL VEECK, the Indian owner’s observation about a possible deal that wasn’t made. Lou Boudreau is selected as the American League Most Valuable Player, becoming the only manager to win a World Series and be named the circuit’s MVP in the same season. The popular Indian shortstop, who had almost been dealt to the Browns earlier in the year but for the protest of the Tribe fans, prompts owner Bill Veeck to rethink the transaction.
1948 – National League president Ford Frick steps in and pays $350 for funeral services, including the cost of a coffin, for the unclaimed body of Hack Wilson. The former slugger, who had died probably of alcohol abuse a few days earlier in a Baltimore hospital, is identified only as a white male.
On November 23, 1948, Hall of Famer Hack Wilson dies at the age of 48. Wilson succumbs to liver disease-the likely result of alcohol abuse. In 1930, Wilson established a major league record by driving in 191 runs for the Chicago Cubs…
On November 10, 1948, the Chicago White Sox acquire pitcher Billy Pierce from the Detroit Tigers for All Star catcher Aaron Robinson. Tigers even sweeten the deal with $10,000. The move that will give them a pitching ace for the next decade Pierce, who sported an ERA of 6.34 in 1948, will win…
1948 – Former Senators and Yankees outfielder Jake Powell shoots and kills himself in a Washington, DC police station.
On Lou Boudreau Day, held in his honor by the citizens of his hometown, Harvey (IL), the Indians skipper tells an audience his Indians were lucky to win the recent World Series. The Cleveland player-manager cites his infielders driving in more than 400 runs and the lack of injuries to key players as reasons why his “third-place” club excelled this season.
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