Filmed in December 1959, āHome Run Derbyā was a groundbreaking weekly television series that pitted baseballās top sluggers against one another in head-to-head battles for long ball supremacy. The show took place at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles (home of the Pacific Coast Leagueās Angels), chosen because of its near-symmetrical dimensions. Unlike modern derbies, hittersā¦
Ā Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page Dick Stuart Position:Ā First BasemanBats:Ā Right Ā ā¢Ā Ā Throws:Ā Right6-4,Ā 212lbĀ (193cm,Ā 96kg)Born:Ā November 7,Ā 1932Ā in San Francisco,Ā CADied:Ā December 15,Ā 2002 Ā inĀ Redwood City,Ā CABuried:Ā CrematedHigh School:Ā Sequoia HS (Redwood City, CA)Debut:Ā July 10, 1958Ā (11,566th in major league history)vs. CHCĀ 5 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SBLast Game:Ā May 27, 1969vs. CLEĀ 1 AB, 0 H,ā¦
The disappointingĀ PiratesĀ continue to flounder, splitting a pair with the last-placeĀ Astros, dropping the opener thanks in large part to outsize slugging by the āToy Cannonā,Ā Jimmy Wynn. Four of Houstonās eight runs ride home on Wynnās two homers, the last of which is a three-run, tape-measure coup-de-grĆ¢ce which puts Houston up by 8 before Pittsburgh even shows a pulse. The culminating āCannon Shotā passes over the batting cage to the left of the 457-foot mark on the way out, putting it in the company of historic shots byĀ Rogers Hornsby,Ā Josh Gibson,Ā Ralph Kiner,Ā Dick StuartĀ andĀ Roberto Clemente. As it turns out, the Pirates do eventually compete and what looked like icing will prove to be Houstonās margin of victory as they hold on and outlast Pittsburgh, 8 ā 5.
1965Ā ā TheĀ RedsĀ edge theĀ Phillies, 10 ā 9, despite the slugging of Phils first sackerĀ Dick Stuart. Stuart clouts aĀ grand slam, the 9th of his career, in the 1st inning, then hits a 2-run homer in the 7th.
Dick Stuart homers in the first inning in the Philliesā 5-1 win over New York at Shea Stadium. āDr. Strangegloveā, who played in Boston for the last two seasons, becomes the first player to have gone deep in each of the 19 major league ballparks now in use. (Ed. note ā Nineteen ballparks because both Los Angeles teams, the Angels and Dodgers, share the ballpark in Chavez Ravine. ā LP)
On June 1, 1965, Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Bob Veale sets a franchise record by striking out 16 Philadelphia Phillies. The hard-throwing Veale wins the game, 4-0, making it 12 consecutive victories for the Bucs. Dick Allen and Dick Stuart both are fanned 3 times. Bill Mazeroski goes 2-3 and Willie Stargell goes 1-4 with anā¦
1964Ā ā TheĀ Red SoxĀ trade first basemanĀ Dick StuartĀ to theĀ PhilliesĀ for pitcherĀ Dennis Bennett.
ClevelandĀ batters suffer anĀ American League-record 27Ā strikeoutsĀ in aĀ doubleheaderĀ (24 innings) split against theĀ Red Sox. The 44 strikeouts for both teams are also an AL record, withĀ Dick StuartĀ chipping in with 6.
At Fenway Park, Dick Stuartās towering fly ball becomes an adventure for Indiansā outfielder Vic Davalillo when it strikes the ladder attached to the wall above the scoreboard. After ricocheting off the fence, the ball bounces off the head of the center fielder, and before he can retrieve it, the slow-footed Red Sox first baseman crosses the plate for a very improbable inside-the-park home run in Bostonās 8-3 loss to Cleveland.
At Fenway Park, Dick Stuartās towering fly ball becomes an adventure for Indiansā outfielder Vic Davalillo when it strikes the ladder attached to the wall above the scoreboard. After ricocheting off the fence, the ball bounces off the head of the center fielder, and before he can retrieve it, the slow-footed Red Sox first baseman crosses the plate for a very improbable inside-the-park home run in Bostonās 8-3 loss to Cleveland.
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