Daily Rewind Season 3, Episode 5 Jackie Robinson meets Branch Rickey

Daily Rewind Season 3, Episode 5 Jackie Robinson meets Branch Rickey

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This Week we cover August 26 – Sept 1 . . . We are going to talk Tom Yawkey, Jackie Robinson, Jeff Bagwell, The First Televised Game, Rob Dibble, The Rat and Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell. TRIVIA – Who was the first black/African American player in Major League Baseball History? On August 26, 1939…

Continuing his torrid hitting since June, the Cardinals’ Matt Carpenter ties a club record that dates back to Hall of Famer Joe Medwick in 1937 by hitting four doubles in a 12 – 3 win over the Rockies. He leads off the game with a two-base hit off Tyler Anderson and adds another before the end of the inning as the Cards score 6 runs with two outs. P Austin Gomber contributes with a two-run single in the inning on his way to notching the win.

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Continuing his torrid hitting since June, the Cardinals’ Matt Carpenter ties a club record that dates back to Hall of Famer Joe Medwick in 1937 by hitting four doubles in a 12 – 3 win over the Rockies. He leads off the game with a two-base hit off Tyler Anderson and adds another before the end of the inning as the Cards score 6 runs with two outs. P Austin Gomber contributes with a two-run single in the inning on his way to notching the win.

By homering off Kyle Hendricks in the 1st inning of a 17 – 2 loss to the Cubs, Phillies OF Rhys Hoskins becomes the fastest player to hit 10 homers in the majors, doing so in his 17th game. The previous record was 21 games, done by George Scott in 1966 and tied by Trevor Story in 2016.

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By homering off Kyle Hendricks in the 1st inning of a 17 – 2 loss to the Cubs, Phillies OF Rhys Hoskins becomes the fastest player to hit 10 homers in the majors, doing so in his 17th game. The previous record was 21 games, done by George Scott in 1966 and tied by Trevor Story in 2016.

Milwaukee Brewers minor leaguer Julio Mendez, playing for the AZL Brewers, suffers a heart attack when hit in the chest by a pitch during a game. He is rushed to hospital where he is listed in critical but stable condition. The game is ended prematurely after the accident, which takes place in the 9th.

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Milwaukee Brewers minor leaguer Julio Mendez, playing for the AZL Brewers, suffers a heart attack when hit in the chest by a pitch during a game. He is rushed to hospital where he is listed in critical but stable condition. The game is ended prematurely after the accident, which takes place in the 9th.

David Price is a winner on his 30th birthday as the Blue Jays defeat the Rangers, 12 – 4 to extend their lead in the AL East to two games. Edwin Encarnacion hits a grand slam in the 6th inning to extend his hitting streak to 21 games, while Justin Smoak and Kevin Pillar also homer. The Rangers don’t help their cause by issuing 11 walks and 3 wild pitches in the game. It is already the 20th time Toronto has scored 10 or more runs in a game this year.

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David Price is a winner on his 30th birthday as the Blue Jays defeat the Rangers, 12 – 4 to extend their lead in the AL East to two games. Edwin Encarnacion hits a grand slam in the 6th inning to extend his hitting streak to 21 games, while Justin Smoak and Kevin Pillar also homer. The Rangers don’t help their cause by issuing 11 walks and 3 wild pitches in the game. It is already the 20th time Toronto has scored 10 or more runs in a game this year.

Detroit’s Justin Verlander comes up just short in his bid for a third career no-hitter, as he has to settle for a one-hit, 5 – 0 shutout after Chris Iannetta leads off the 9th for the Angels with a double that lands on the left field foul line. Verlander retires the final three batters in order to earn only his second win of the year, after missing the start of the season to an injury and suffering from a lack of run support all season. It is the second time he loses a no-hit bid in the 9th inning.

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Detroit’s Justin Verlander comes up just short in his bid for a third career no-hitter, as he has to settle for a one-hit, 5 – 0 shutout after Chris Iannetta leads off the 9th for the Angels with a double that lands on the left field foul line. Verlander retires the final three batters in order to earn only his second win of the year, after missing the start of the season to an injury and suffering from a lack of run support all season. It is the second time he loses a no-hit bid in the 9th inning.

2014 – Madison Bumgarner has a dominant performance against the Rockies, retiring the first 21 batters he faces before allowing a lead-off double to Justin Morneau in the 8th. He then proceeds to retire the next 6 batters in order to complete a 3 – 0 one-hit shutout. The Giants ace strikes out 13 while walking none.

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2014 – Madison Bumgarner has a dominant performance against the Rockies, retiring the first 21 batters he faces before allowing a lead-off double to Justin Morneau in the 8th. He then proceeds to retire the next 6 batters in order to complete a 3 – 0 one-hit shutout. The Giants ace strikes out 13 while walking none.

2013 – Having both Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter on the field does little to help the Yankees, who drop a 5 – 2 decision to R.A. Dickey and the Blue Jays. A-Rod hits his 650th career home run but Jeter goes 0 for 3 with a walk and hits into a double play.

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2013 – Having both Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter on the field does little to help the Yankees, who drop a 5 – 2 decision to R.A. Dickey and the Blue Jays. A-Rod hits his 650th career home run but Jeter goes 0 for 3 with a walk and hits into a double play.

The Phillies complete a three-game sweep of the first-place Nationals as Cliff Lee hits a go-ahead double in the 5th and gives up one run in 7 innings. Lee is now 3-7 after the 5 – 1 win in which Josh Lindblom picks up his first career save.

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The Phillies complete a three-game sweep of the first-place Nationals as Cliff Lee hits a go-ahead double in the 5th and gives up one run in 7 innings. Lee is now 3-7 after the 5 – 1 win in which Josh Lindblom picks up his first career save.