Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page John Candelaria Position: PitcherBats: Left • Throws: Left6-7, 230lb (201cm, 104kg)Born: November 6, 1953 in New York, NYDraft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from LaSalle Academy (Brooklyn, NY).High School: LaSalle Academy (Brooklyn, NY)Debut: June 8, 1975 (13,655th in major league history)vs. SFG 6.0 IP, 6 H, 6…
1987 – Mets 1B Keith Hernandez collects his 2,000th ML hit as New York pounds Chicago 12 – 4. Earlier in the day the 2nd-place Mets obtained pitcher John Candelaria from the Angels for a pair of minor leaguers.
October 4, 1986, At Arlington Stadium, Texas Ranger Toby Harrah Ks for the 2nd out in the bottom of the 9th against Vern Ruhle, pitching for the Angels. That’s the last time anyone from the 1961-71 Washington Senators played in MLB. The Angels win the game 2-0. John Candelaria gets the win pitching the first…
Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page August 26, 1985 – Eddie Murray belts 3 home runs‚ including a grand slam in the 5th‚ and drives in 9 runs as the Orioles crush the Angels 17-3. Dennis Martinez goes 8 innings for the win‚ while John…
Pittsburgh Pirates clean house by trading three veterans
1985 – Jim Pankovits ‘ grand slam off John Candelaria breaks a 3-3 tie as Houston belts the Pirates, 8-3. The blast keys a seven-run seventh inning after Phil Garner and Mark Bailey delivered RBI singles. Nolan Ryan picks up the victory.
1979 – Pittsburgh Pirates starter John Candelaria and closer Kent Tekulve combine on a 4 – 0 shutout over the Baltimore Orioles as the Pirates send the World Series to its seventh game. Jim Palmer is the losing pitcher.
John Candelaria becomes the first Pirate since 1907 to throw a no-hitter in Pittsburgh. Nick Maddox threw the first and only Buc home no-hitter until the ‘Candyman’ beat the Dodgers at Three Rivers Stadium. (There was never a no-hitter pitched in the 61-year history of spacious Forbes Field.)
October 7, 1975 – Pittsburgh’s John Candelaria strikes out 14 Reds‚ but is knocked out of the box by Pete Rose’s 8th-inning HR. The Reds complete their sweep of the NLCS with a 5-3 win. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@
On September 16, 1975, Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Rennie Stennett goes 7-for-7 in a 22-0 shellacking of the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, the most one-sided shutout since 1900.. Stennett establishes a new modern day record for most hits in a nine-inning game. Stennett also ties Wilbert Robinson’s 19th century record. In 1892,…