Ranking the Left Fielders Joe DiMaggio once said that it “wasn’t possible to describe just how great Stan Musial was.” Musial was “The Man” 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 the…
Joe Medwick Position: LeftfielderBats: Right • Throws: Right5-10, 187lb (178cm, 84kg)Born: November 24, 1911 in Carteret, NJDied: March 21, 1975 in St. Petersburg, FLBuried: St. Lucas Cemetery, Sunset Hills, MOHigh School: Carteret HS (Carteret, NJ)Debut: September 2, 1932 (7,517th in major league history)vs. CHC 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: July 25, 1948vs. BSN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBHall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1968….
On March 21, 1975, Hall of Fame outfielder Joe “Ducky” Medwick dies in Saint Petersburg, Florida at the age of 63. As one of the feared hitters on the famed “Gashouse Gang,” Medwick clubbed 205 home runs and batted .324 over a 17-year career. Medwick gained election to the Hall of Fame in…
1968 – Outfielder Joe Medwick is voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. In his brilliant 17-season career Medwick was a .324 hitter with 205 home runs and 1383 RBI. A ten-time All-Star, in 1937 he won the Triple Crown and was named the National League MVP.
New York Yankees pitching great Red Ruffing is elected to the Hall of Fame
1946 – The St. Louis Browns sign veteran Joe Medwick, who has been released by the Boston Braves. St. Louis will release Medwick before the season starts and he will sign with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
8/4/1942: The Dodgers were playing the Giants at the Polo Grounds with wartime restrictions in effect that required the lights to be shut off at a predetermined time. Brooklyn scored four runs in the top of the tenth inning, including an inside-the-park grand slam by Peewee Reese, which flew over the head of center fielder Buster Maynard and rolled to the clubhouse area. After a pitching change, a walk and a fly out, the umpires stopped the game in the middle of an at bat by Joe Medwick. The game reverted back to a nine-inning, 1-1 tie. The contest was scheduled for a September 6 makeup. This was the first time a game had ended in a tie under the lights due to the dim out regulations. The game had started at 6:45pm. The only statement made by NL President Ford Frick was to say that he would “urge earlier start times.”
September 6, 1941 – The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Giants‚ 4 – 1‚ to increase their lead to 2 games. With Pee Wee Reese‚ Joe Medwick‚ and Cookie Lavagetto benched‚ Dolph Camilli (photo) hits his 30th homer to pace the attack.
On April 20, 1941, the Brooklyn Dodgers become the first major league team to wear protective headgear. Each player’s cap features a special plastic lining designed to fend off the effects of “beanballs.”
On June 18, 1940, Joe Medwick of the Brooklyn Dodgers acquired in a trade less than a week ago is beaned by St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Bowman and needs to be carried off the field on a stretcher. Brooklyn president Lee MacPhail accuses the St. Louis pitcher of deliberately hitting Medwick in…