Amos Strunk Stats & Facts
Amos Strunk Essentials Positions: Bats: L Throws: L 71 Weight: 175 Born: 1 22, 1889 in Philadelphia, PA USA Died: 7 22 1979 in Llanerch, PA USA Debut: 9/24/1908 Last Game: 6/28/1924 Full Name: Amos Aaron Strunk
Amos Strunk Essentials Positions: Bats: L Throws: L 71 Weight: 175 Born: 1 22, 1889 in Philadelphia, PA USA Died: 7 22 1979 in Llanerch, PA USA Debut: 9/24/1908 Last Game: 6/28/1924 Full Name: Amos Aaron Strunk
Although Babe Ruth’s blast over the fence in Fenway Park scores Amos Strunk, as the Red Sox win 1 – 0 over Cleveland, prevailing rules reduce Babe’s home run to a triple. He will tie for the American League title with 11 homers, even though he plays just 95 games.
On June 27, 1914, At Shibe Park the Philadelphia A’s top Walter Johnson (11-8) and Washington, 4 – 2. Eddie Collins is 2 for 4 with a run and RBI for the A’s. A combination of rain, bad umpiring, and lousy luck beat the Nationals in the series’ final game with the Mackmen today. Chief…
In Game 3 of the World Series, rookie right-hander Joe Bush throws a complete game, limiting the Giants to five hits in the A’s 8-2 victory at the Polo Grounds. At the age 20 years and 316 days, ‘Bullet Joe’ is the youngest pitcher to start a game in the Fall Classic, 40 days sooner than more efforts by Fernando Valenzuela (1981) and Jim Palmer (1966), tied for second on the list.
October 8, 1913 At Shibe Park, Christy Mathewson and Eddie Plank matched craft and guile. In the bottom of the ninth inning of a scoreless game, the Giants put on a stirring baseball version of the “goal-line stand”. With none out, the A’s had Amos Strunk on third and Jack Barry on second. The…
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