1959 – Veteran Bobby Avila, in his first game with Milwaukee, hits a two-run 9th inning home run off the Reds’ Jim O’Toole, to help give the Braves a 5 – 4 win.
1958 – The Phillies replace manager Mayo Smith with Eddie Sawyer, who managed the club from 1948 to 1952, including an appearance in the 1950 World Series.
July 22, 1958 Dave Stein is born He played almost his entire career with the Toronto Blue Jays. Stieb was a 7X All-Star, pitched a no-hitter in 1990 (and famously a few near-misses), and is a member of the Blue Jays “Level of Excellence.” In his 16-year career (1979-1993, 1998), Dave had 176 wins, 1,669…
On July 22, 1957, former manager Joe McCarthy is inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He and fellow inductee Sam Crawford are in Cooperstown with five other Hall of Famers for the ceremony.
1956 – The Hall of Fame announces special rules governing elections. Writers should vote every two years, alternating with the Veterans Committee; because of criticism, this will revert back in 1962. To be eligible, players must have been retired for five years.
1955 – In the first game of a doubleheader, the Phillies beat the Cardinals, 5 – 3. The win completes an 11-game winning streak, setting a team record. All the wins were at home. They drop the nitecap, 8 – 1.
On July 22, 1954, At Yankee Stadium, during the first game of a double header New York Yankees skipper Casey Stengel makes some unusual changes in order to get more power into the lineup in the top of the ninth inning. Stengel puts Phil Rizzuto at second base and installs Mickey Mantle as his…
1952 – Detroit’s Virgil Trucks gives up one hit in beating Washington, 1 – 0.
1951 – With the Cubs 10 games under .500 at 35-45, Phil Cavarretta replaces Frankie Frisch as manager. They will go 27-47 the rest of the way to finish in last place.
The Phils split a pair with the Reds to retain a tie for the National League lead with the Cardinals. Robin Roberts wins his 11th in the opener, stopping the Reds, 2 – 0, on four hits. Willard Ramsdell takes the loss. In the second game, Howie Fox shuts out the Phils till the 9th to win, 6 – 1.
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