Joe Foy Position: Third Baseman Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-0, 215lb (183cm, 97kg) Born: February 21, 1943 in New York, NY us Died: October 12, 1989 in Bronx, NY Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY High School: Evander Childs HS (Bronx, NY) School: Lehman College (Bronx, NY) Debut: April 13, 1966 (12,455th in major league history) vs. BAL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: May 27, 1971 vs. BOS 2 AB,…
On July 21, 1970, San Diego Padres manager Preston Gomez lifts starter Clay Kirby for a pinch-hitter, Cito Gaston in the eighth inning, even though the right-hander has a no-hitter in progress. Gaston fails to get a hit off Mets starter Jim McAndrew With the Padres trailing 1-0, Gomez decides to play for the win instead of letting…
The Mets, in one of the worst trades in franchise history, deal outfielder Amos Otis to the Royals for third baseman Joe Foy. The 22 year-old flycatcher will go on to have an outstanding 14-year career with Kansas City and will become a member of the team’s hall of fame, while Foy will play just one season in New York, hitting a meager .236 in 99 games.
1967 – The St. Louis Cardinals’ Roger Maris hits a home run in the 9th inning, but Jim Lonborg’s 3 – 1 victory sends the World Series back to Boston.
On June 21, 1967 In retaliation for Joe Foy getting struck in the helmet in the top of the frame, Red Sox starter Jim Lonborg promptly plunks opposing pitcher Thad Tillotson in the back, igniting a bench-clearing brawl in the second inning of the Yankees’ 8-1 loss to Boston at Yankee Stadium. The…