  Ranking the Left Fielders Joe DiMaggio once said that it âwasnât possible to describe just how great Stan Musial was.â Musial was âThe Manâ in St. Louis, leading the Cardinals to pennants in four of his first five seasons, winning three Most Valuable Player awards and seven batting titles. He ranks at theâŠ
  Harry Stovey Positions: Outfielder and First BasemanBats: Right  âąÂ  Throws: Right5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)Born: December 20, 1856 in Philadelphia, PADied: September 20, 1937  in New Bedford, MABuried: Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, MADebut: May 1, 1880 (451st in major league history)Last Game: July 29, 1893Full Name: Harry Duffield StoveyView Player Info from the B-R BullpenView Player Bio from the SABR BioProject  Nine Players Who Debuted in 1880 Tim KeefeRoger ConnorMickey WelchOld Hoss RadbournBuckâŠ
At Los Angelesâ Braves pitcher Bob Sadowski notches a 7-1 win and sets a Braves franchise record of striking out 5 times in a regulation game. The only other Braves to whiff five times was Harry Stoveyâ who did it in extra innings in 1891.
Roger Connor becomes the MLâs all-time HR leaderâ passing Harry Stovey with his 4th round-tripper of the seasonâ and the 122nd of his career. This historic HR drives in St. Louisâs only 2 runs in a 5-2 loss to Brooklyn.
1892 â The Orioles remove outfield postsâ around which ropes holding back overflow crowds would be wrappedâ after a ball hit by Harry Stovey strikes a post and bounces back toward the infieldâ forcing Stovey to stop at second base. Another factor in the decision is an incident three days ago in which Oriole RF Frank âPiggyâ Ward missed a sure catch when he ran upon a post. It doesnât help today as visiting Philadelphia winsâ 9 â 6.
The Orioles remove OF postsâ around which ropes holding back overflow crowds would be wrappedâ after a ball hit by Harry Stovey strikes a post and bounces back toward the infieldâ forcing Stovey to stop at 2B. Another factor in the decision was an incident 3 days ago in which Oriole RF Frank âPiggyâ Ward missed a sure catch when he ran upon a post. It doesnât help today as visiting Philadelphia winsâ 9-6.
Harry Stovey smacks 3 triples and drives in 6 runs in the Oriolesâ 10-3 win over Pittsburgh.
Baltimore signs Harry Stoveyâ released by Boston.
George Hemmingâ who fanned Harry Stovey 5 times on June 30thâ fans Stovey 4 times today as the Bridegrooms beat the Beaneatersâ 8-1.
In a 4-1 10-inning loss at Brooklynâ Bostonâs Harry Stovey strikes out 5 times versus George Hemming. No Brave will fan five times in a game until Bob Sadowski matches Stovey on April 20â 1964.
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