Cesar Tovar

Cesar Tovar gets his team’s lone hit in a game when he breaks up Catfish Hunter’s bid for a no-hitter

Interested in exploring FRANCHISING? We will help you through your journey visit us @ www.franchisingconnection.com May 31, 1975 For the fifth time in his career, Cesar Tovar gets his team’s lone hit in a game when he breaks up Catfish Hunter’s bid for a no-hitter with a sixth-inning single in the Rangers’ 6-0 loss to…

Dick Bosman of the Cleveland Indians hurls a no-hitter

Dick Bosman of the Cleveland Indians hurls a no-hitter

On July 19, 1974, Dick Bosman of the Cleveland Indians hurls a no-hitter against the Oakland A’s and comes within one batter of pitching a perfect game. In winning the game, 4-0, Bosman commits a fielding error in the fourth inning, allowing the A’s their only baserunner of the game. Bosman struck out four and…

Senators finale as they move to lone star state
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Senators finale as they move to lone star state

On April 5, 1971, the Washington Senators play the final home opener in team history. Dick Bosman beats the Oakland A’s, 8-0, before a crowd of 45,000 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. After the season, owner Bob Short will move the Senators to Texas, where they will play under the name “Rangers.”

Mickey Lolich

A delayed President Richard Nixon is unable to throw the ceremonial first pitch in the Senators’ home opener at RFK Stadium. David Eisenhower, his son-in-law and the grandson of the former president, throws out the first pitch prior to Washington’s 5-0 loss to the Tigers.

A delayed President Richard Nixon is unable to throw the ceremonial first pitch in the Senators’ home opener at RFK Stadium. David Eisenhower, his son-in-law and the grandson of the former president, throws out the first pitch prior to Washington’s 5-0 loss to the Tigers.