Ā On December 7, 2020 Baseball lost another former player, Dick Allen, a fearsome hitter who was a seven-time All-Star, the 1964 NL Rookie of the Year and the 1972 AL MVP, has died. He was 78 years old. Former teammate Mike Schmidt, who helped bring Allen out of retirement for the 1975 season…
October 9, 2020 -(From MLB) Whitey Ford, the Yankeesā all-time wins leader, Hall of Famer and six-time World Series champion, has died at the age of 91. The Yankees announced Ford’s passing on Friday, 12 days shy of what would have been Ford’s birthday. They said he died on Thursday night, surrounded by family while…
On September 20, 2020Ā 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 heās the first pitcher in Red Sox history to achieve that…
Sunday, September 6, 2020Ā 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…
Ā 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…
Ā 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 āDocā 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 14Ā 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…
Here is a quick look at what happened on August 11 on This day in baseball history! Debuts, Milestones, No Hitters, Rule Changes, Events, Birthdays, Deaths, and more on August 11 This Day In Baseball. August 11 1907: The Cardinals Ed Karger throws a perfect game against the Boston Doves in the second game of…