1962 Reds Don Zimmer gets caught in a rundown, and is tagged out by Cubs SS Andre Rodgers as he dives back to second.
1962 Reds Don Zimmer gets caught in a rundown, and is tagged out by Chicago Cubs SS Andre Rodgers...
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1962 Reds Don Zimmer gets caught in a rundown, and is tagged out by Chicago Cubs SS Andre Rodgers...
Read MoreDon Zimmer Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 69 Weight: 165 Born: Saturday, January 17, 1931 in Cincinnati, OH USA Died: 6 4 2014 in Dunedin, FL USA Debut: 7/2/1954 Last Game: 10/2/1965 Full Name: Donald William...
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David Wright, playing a position which the team was unable to field a reliable everyday player on a consistent basis for decades, establishes a franchise record by starting is his 836th game at third base for the Mets, surpassing his hitting coach and friend Howard Johnson. More than 120 players, beginning in 1962 with Don Zimmer, have appeared at the hot corner for the team, but only ten have appeared in as many as 200 games during the club’s 47-year history.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 11, 2003 | ALCS, Post Season | 0 |
On October 11, 2003, the Yankees and Red Sox play a rowdy game at Fenway Park in Game Three of the...
Read MorePosted by Tom | Dec 8, 1987 | Transactions | 0 |
On December 8, 1987 The Chicago Cubs trade Lee Smith to the Red Sox for pitchers Al Nipper and...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 24, 1983 | Homerun History, rules | 0 |
George Brett and The Pine Tar Game On July 24, 1983, the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees...
Read MoreDon Zimmer is named manager of the Texas Rangers, becoming the 10th manager in the club’s nine-year history.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 1, 1980 | Manager | 0 |
Amidst much media and fan pressure, the Red Sox fire their very unpopular manager Don Zimmer who compiled a very respectable 411-304 (.575) record during his five years in the Boston dugout. The Fenway Faithful never forgive ‘Popeye’ for the team’s collapse in 1978, when a 14-game lead slips away, ending in a one-game playoff for the American League pennant, a 5-4 loss to the Yankees, thanks to a legendary home run over the Green Monster hit by Bucky Dent.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | May 13, 1980 | Cycle | 0 |
Fred Lynn becomes 13th Red sox to hit for the Cycle May 13, 1980 Fred Lynn becomes the 13 Red Sox...
Read MoreOn July 19th in 1976 The Boston Red Sox fire manager Darrell Johnson and replace him with Coach...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 25, 1972 | Manager | 0 |
Don Zimmer replaces Preston Gomez as manager
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Mar 5, 1958 | Injury | 0 |
1958 – Duke Snider, Johnny Podres, and Don Zimmer suffer minor injuries in an auto accident in Vero Beach, Florida, as they try to beat a 12:30 A.M. curfew. This is the third accident involving Dodgers players in the last two months; Jim Gilliam and his family had an accident shortly after Roy Campanella’s.
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