August 11 on this day in baseball history – Tug McGraw, Ty Cobb, Joe D and some NO NO’s

August 11 on this day in baseball history – Tug McGraw, Ty Cobb, Joe D and some NO NO’s

Here is a quick look at what happened on August 11 on This day in baseball history! Debuts, Milestones, No Hitters, Rule Changes, Events, Birthdays, Deaths, and more on August 11 This Day In Baseball. August 11 1907: The Cardinals Ed Karger throws a perfect game against the Boston Doves in the second game of…

Stuffy McInnis  hits Ed Karger’s warm-up pitch for an inside-the-park home runwhile the Red Sox are still taking their positions

Stuffy McInnis  hits Ed Karger’s warm-up pitch for an inside-the-park home runwhile the Red Sox are still taking their positions

On June 27, 1911 In the 7th inning at Huntington Avenue Grounds, the A’s Stuffy McInnis steps into the batter’s box to lead off and hits Ed Karger’s warm-up pitch for an inside-the-park home runwhile the Red Sox are still taking their positions. Boston manager Patsy Donovan protests to umpire Rip Egan, but Egan rejects the protest on the basis of Ban Johnson’s new rule prohibiting warm-up pitches. The…

Cardinals trade for Roger Bresnahan will be the player-manager of the Cardinals for the next four years

Cardinals trade for Roger Bresnahan will be the player-manager of the Cardinals for the next four years

1908 – The Cardinals are busy. First they get C Admiral Schlei from the Reds for pitchers Ed Karger and Art Fromme. Then they pack off Schlei, along with P Bugs Raymond and OF Red Murray, to the Giants for veteran catcher Roger Bresnahan. Bresnahan, a future Hall of Famer, will be the player-manager of the Cardinals for the next four years. Raymond lost 25 games in 1908, but a record 11 of them were by shutout.