VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Joe Garagiola Position: Catcher Bats: Left • Throws: Right 6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg) Born: February 12, 1926 in St. Louis, MO us Died: March 23, 2016 in Scottsdale, AZ Buried: Resurrection Cemetery, St. Louis, MO High School: St. Mary’s HS (St. Louis, MO) Debut: May 26, 1946 (10,164th in major league history) vs. CIN 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: September 26, 1954 vs. PHI 2…
The Commissioner’s office demands that the New York Yankees stop relaying hand signals from the stands to their hitters at New Yankee Stadium, something which is expressly prohibited by a directive from Major League Baseball. GM Brian Cashman apologizes to Joe Garagiola Jr. and says the team will comply.
On June 4, 1953, After batting practice at Forbes Field, the Pirates and Cubs announce a shocking trade. Pittsburgh sends slugger Ralph Kiner‚ along with C Joe Garagiola‚ P Howie Pollet‚ and OF Catfish Metkovich to Chicago for C Toby Atwell‚ P Bob Schultz‚ 1B Preston Ward‚ 3B George Freese‚ OF Bob Addis‚ OF Gene Hermanski‚ and $150‚000. The Pirates defeat the Cubs‚ 6 – 1‚ with Kiner getting a double in four…
The Pirates’ Ralph Kiner drives in seven runs, hitting three home runs, including his 10th grand slam, in a 13 – 12 slugfest win over the Dodgers. His final homer, a solo shot off Erv Palica in the 8th, breaks a 12 – 12 tie. Manager Chuck Dressen berates Palica, publicly questioning the pitcher’s courage by clutching his throat in a choke signal. In Kiner’s final at bat, in the 9th, Carl Furillo pulls down the slugger’s long drive near the CF gate. Joe Garagiola and Gus Bell also homer for the Bucs, while Roy Campanella and Jackie Robinson homer for Brooklyn.
VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia On October 10, 1946, the St. Louis Cardinals tie a World Series record collecting 20 hits in Game Four against the Boston Red Sox. Enos Slaughter‚ Whitey Kurowski‚ and Joe Garagiola each have 4 hits‚ and Al Brazle pitches a 12-3 complete game demolition… @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Other Resources & Links…
October 9, 1946 – Game three of the World Series at Fenway Park, St Louis Cardinals catcher Joe Garagiola, with his mask tossed aside, steps wide of the plate to take pitches from starting pitcher Murry Dickson as Boston Red Sox Ted Williams is giving an intentional pass in the first inning. But…
test On October 1, 1946, The Brooklyn Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals, who both finished the season with a 96-58 record, play the first game of a best-of-three series to determine the National League’s championship, the playoff series is used for the first time in history. The St. Louis Cardinals take the lead in the…