Josh Hamilton Stats & Facts
Josh Hamilton Essentials Positions: Bats: L Throws: L 76 Weight: 240 Born: Thursday, May 21, 1981 in Raleigh, NC USA Died: in , Debut: 4/2/2007 Last Game: 10/4/2015 Full Name: Joshua Holt Hamilton
One strike away from a perfect game Max Scherzer’s bid for immortality is spoiled when he hits Jose Tabata with a pitch
One strike away from a perfect game, Max Scherzer’s bid for immortality is spoiled when he hits Jose Tabata with a pitch, a slider off the elbow that many believed the Pittsburgh outfielder purposely leaned into to get on base. The 30 year-old right-hander records the final out on the next batter to complete his first ever no-hitter, allowing just one hit in two consecutive starts after tossing a 16-strikeout, one-hit complete game against Milwaukee in his last outing.
Josh Hamilton hits the most spectacular of the long balls, a 469-foot shot into the right field bleachers which lands a dozen rows shy of the longest homer hit at Fenway, by Ted Williams on June 9, 1946
The Rangers bang out 6 homers in crushing the Red Sox, 18 – 3, at Fenway Park. Josh Hamilton hits the most spectacular of the long balls, a 469-foot shot into the right field bleachers which lands a dozen rows shy of the longest homer hit at Fenway, by Ted Williams on June 9, 1946. Mike Napoli hits a pair of two-run homers, while Adrian Beltre, Nelson Cruz and Michael Young complete the fireworks. Jon Lester is charged with the loss, giving up 7 runs in 2 innings, and Mark Melancon gives up 6 runs without recording an out to bring his season ERA to 49.50. Colby Lewis is the beneficiary of the offensive outburst.
Major League Baseball Season Recap 2010
Major League Season Recap 2010 World Series – San Francisco Giants NL over Texas Rangers AL 4 games to 1 World Series MVP – Edgar Renteria Babe Ruth Award – Tim Lincecum Championship Series ALCS Texas Rangers over New York Yankees 4 games to 2 ALCS MVP – Josh Hamilton NLCS San Francisco Giants over Philadelphia Phillies 4 games to…
Josh Hamilton becomes the fifth Ranger player to win the American League’s Most Valuable Player award
Josh Hamilton joins Jeff Burroughs (1974), Juan Gonzalez (1996, 1998), Ivan Rodriguez (1999), and Alex Rodriguez (2003) as the fifth Ranger player to win the American League’s Most Valuable Player award. The Texas slugging outfielder, who received 22 of the 28 first-place votes cast by the writers, led the major leagues in batting with a .359 average, hitting 32 homers and driving in 100 runs despite missing 29 games in September after suffering two broken ribs.
Josh Hamilton 3rd Ranger to win batting title with franchise best .359 average
On October 3, 2010.00 Josh Hamilton finished the regular season with a .359 average, the best in franchise history, to become the third Ranger player to win an American League batting crown. The Texas outfielder joins Julio Franco, who hit .341 in 1991, and Michael Young, who led the Junior Circuit in 2005 with a…
All-Star OF Josh Hamilton,leaves the first workout of spring training with a bruised left shoulder
2010 – The Rangers get some bad news as All-Star OF Josh Hamilton, whose 2009 season was curtailed by a string of injuries after a breakthrough 2008 campaign, leaves the first workout of spring training with a bruised left shoulder. Hamilton injures himself diving to catch a pop-up. However, he will recover to become the American League MVP.
Josh Hamilton hits 28 home runs in the first round of the Home Run Derby, a record for a single round. Hamilton fades after that and Justin Morneau goes on to win the event.
Josh Hamilton hits 28 home runs in the first round of the Home Run Derby, a record for a single round. Hamilton fades after that and Justin Morneau goes on to win the event.
