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The Best Offensive and Pitching Season of Each Decade

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  VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia The Best Offensive and Defensive Season of Each Decade This is an interesting post we saw on Facebook by “Stephens” that I thought it would be interesting to share, we did change a few names we didn’t agree with. 1870s: Ross Barnes, 1876.429 BA, 138 H, 36 XBH,…

Hall of Fame pitcher Hal Newhouser dies after a long illness at the age of 77

Hall of Fame pitcher Hal Newhouser dies after a long illness at the age of 77

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    On November 10, 1998, Hall of Fame pitcher Hal Newhouser dies after a long illness at the age of 77. Newhouser won 207 games during a 17-year career and dominated the American League during the war years, winning 80 games from 1944 to 1946. In 1945, Newhouser won the AL’s MVP Award, becoming…

The Giants complete the World Series sweep of the Indians when Don Liddle beats Bob Lemon, 7-4
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The Giants complete the World Series sweep of the Indians when Don Liddle beats Bob Lemon, 7-4

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The Giants complete the World Series sweep of the Indians when Don Liddle beats Bob Lemon, 7-4. The Tribe, who had lost four consecutive games only once during the regular season, completed the campaign with a 111-43 record, establishing an American League mark for victories.

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9/21/1947: Three home runs were lost due to a rainout in Detroit. The Indians’ Joe Gordon and Les Fleming hit back-to-back shots to lead off the second inning off Hal Newhouser. Vic Wertz of the Tigers had hit a run blast in the first off Don Black. Those were the only runs when the game was stopped in the top of the fourth.

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9/21/1947: Three home runs were lost due to a rainout in Detroit. The Indians’ Joe Gordon and Les Fleming hit back-to-back shots to lead off the second inning off Hal Newhouser. Vic Wertz of the Tigers had hit a run blast in the first off Don Black. Those were the only runs when the game was stopped in the top of the fourth.

Willard Brown

At Sportsman’s Park, pinch-hitter Willard Brown of the Browns becomes the first black player to hit a home run in the American League. The historic homer, an inside-the-parker off future Hall of Fame hurler Hal Newhouser, helps the Browns beat the Tigers, 6-5.

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At Sportsman’s Park, pinch-hitter Willard Brown of the Browns becomes the first black player to hit a home run in the American League. The historic homer, an inside-the-parker off future Hall of Fame hurler Hal Newhouser, helps the Browns beat the Tigers, 6-5.

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Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox wins his first Most Valuable Player Award

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On November 14, 1946 — Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox wins his first American League Most Valuable Player Award. Williams had hit .406 and led the league in home runs in 1941, but had lost the MVP race to Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees. He won the Triple Crown a year later, but…