Mike Paul Stats & Facts
Mike Paul Positions: Bats: L Throws: L Height: 72 Weight: 175 Born: Wednesday, April 18, 1945 in Detroit, MI USA Died: in , Debut: 5/27/1968 Last Game: 4/16/1974 Full Name: Michael George Paul
Stadium Bomber Faces Prison after hitting Ray Fosse with Cherry Bomb
June 24, 1970 In the Yankees’ fifth, with a runner at second base, New York pitcher Stan Bahnsen tried to bunt the baserunner to third but missed the ball. Fosse threw the baseball back to Indian pitcher Mike Paul. As Fosse stood behind home plate, waiting for Paul to go to the pitcher’s mound, a cherry bomb…
Bobby Murcer ties record with 4 homeruns in a double header
On June 24, 1970, ay Yankee Stadium, New York Yankees outfielder Bobby Murcer ties a major league record by hitting home runs in four straight at-bats of a doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians. Murcer ties Lou Gehrig’s record of four straight homers. The Yanks lose the opener, 7 – 2, despite Murcer’s 9th-inning home…
