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….
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…
Ranking the Center Fielders Joe DiMaggio made playing center field for the New York Yankees cool. He was graceful and he was a winner (10 pennants in 13 seasons), and helped establish the Yankee mystique. Switch-hitting Mickey Mantle combined power and speed in ways no one ever had before. Other great Yankee center fielders…
Billy Hamilton Position: OutfielderBats: Left • Throws: Right5-6, 165lb (168cm, 74kg)Born: February 15, 1866 in Newark, NJ usDied: December 15, 1940 (Aged 74-304d) in Worcester, MABuried: Eastwood Cemetery, Lancaster, MADebut: July 31, 1888 (Age 22-167d, 1,290th in major league history)Last Game: September 16, 1901 (Age 35-213d)Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1961. (Voted by Veteran’s Committee)View Billy Hamilton’s Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).Full Name: William Robert HamiltonNicknames: Sliding BillyView Player Info from the B-R BullpenView Player Bio from…
Billy Hamilton Essentials Positions: Bats: B Throws: R Height: 72 Weight: 160 Born: Sunday, September 09, 1990 in Taylorsville, MS USA Died: in , Debut: 9/3/2013 Last Game: 9/30/2018 Full Name: Billy R. Hamilton
On June 25, 2000, After starting in the bottom of the first with leadoff home run, Darin Erstad ends the game in the bottom of the 11th inning with a walk-off home run, giving the Angels a 7-6 victory over Minnesota at Edison Field. Erstad homers off Mark Redman in the first and…
Rickey Henderson of the New York Yankees gets his his 800th career stolen base in a 4 – 3 New York loss to the Cleveland Indians.
In a ten-inning 7-4 Cardinal victory over New York, Lou Brock steals his 938th and final base to surpass Billy Hamilton’s mark established last century. In 1977, the St. Louis outfielder broke Ty Cobb’s modern major league record of 892 thefts.
On July 24, 1961, two former outfielders: Max Carey and Billy Hamilton, are inducted into the Hall of Fame during ceremonies in Cooperstown. Carey starred for the Pirates for much of his 20-year career, leading the league in stolen bases 10 times. Hamilton, known as “Sliding Billy,” hit .344 in a career spent almost exclusively…
1961 – Billy Hamilton and Max Carey are selected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.