First World Series win,  By Team/Franchise:

First World Series win, By Team/Franchise:

  First World Series win, By Team/Franchise: Angels: Francisco Rodríguez (2002) Astros: Chris Devenski (2017) A’s: Chief Bender (1905) Blue Jays: Duane Ward (1992) Braves: Dick Rudolph (1914) Brewers: Mike Caldwell (1982) Browns/Orioles: Denny Galehouse (1944) Cardinals: Pete Alexander (1926) Cubs: Ed Reulbach (1906) D-Backs: Curt Schilling (2001) Dodgers: Jack Coombs (1916) Giants: Christy Mathewson…

Episode 112 – Jack Coombs and Ed Walsh, special guest Jason Novak and Pete Rose Hall of Fame debate

Episode 112 – Jack Coombs and Ed Walsh, special guest Jason Novak and Pete Rose Hall of Fame debate

Episode 112 – This Week in Baseball Two of the best pitchers of the Dead Ball Era faced off 109 years ago this week, Jack Coombs and Ed Walsh put up matching goose eggs for 16 innings before the game between the Athletics and White Sox was called on a account of darkness. It serves…

Pete Alexander Stats & Facts
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Pete Alexander Stats & Facts

    Pete Alexander Position: PitcherBats: Right  •  Throws: Right6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)Born: February 26, 1887 in Elba, NEDied: November 4, 1950  in St. Paul, NEBuried: Elmwood Cemetery, St. Paul, NEHigh School: St. Paul HS (St. Paul, NE)Debut: April 15, 1911 (3,461st in major league history)vs. BSN 9.1 IP, 8 H, 4 SO, 5 BB, 0 ER, LLast Game: May 28, 1930vs. BSN 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ERHall of Fame: Inducted as Player…

Dwight ‘Doc’ Gooden fans Cub Ron Cey for his 228th strikeout, setting a National League rookie record

Dwight ‘Doc’ Gooden fans Cub Ron Cey for his 228th strikeout, setting a National League rookie record

On his way to hurling a one-hitter, Dwight ‘Doc’ Gooden fans Cub Ron Cey for his 228th strikeout, setting a National League rookie record. The Mets phenom passes Grover Cleveland Alexander, who established the mark in 1911 with 227.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela beats the St. Louis Cardinals, 5 – 0, to tie a National League record of seven shutouts by a rookie pitcher.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela beats the St. Louis Cardinals, 5 – 0, to tie a National League record of seven shutouts by a rookie pitcher.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela beats the St. Louis Cardinals, 5 – 0, to tie a National League record of seven shutouts by a rookie pitcher.

Steve Carlton shuts out the Braves, 8 – 0, for his 8th whitewash of the season. This is the most for a Phillies pitcher since Grover Alexander in 1917.

Steve Carlton shuts out the Braves, 8 – 0, for his 8th whitewash of the season. This is the most for a Phillies pitcher since Grover Alexander in 1917.

Milwaukee’s Warren Spahn sets a modern National League record—his 601st start surpassing Grover Alexander—while going all the way to defeat the Dodgers for his 343rd career win, but only after spending the better part of the day in Los Angeles filming what will prove to be the first and last performance of his acting career, on the popular World-War-II-set TV series, Combat. Spahn, himself a decorated WW II veteran and avowed fan of the series, appears in an uncredited but heavily publicized bit part as a German patrol. As one refreshingly frank TV critic will warn us prior to the November 5 air date, “This is Warren Spahn’s much-heralded appearance as a German soldier. If the National League saw as little of him as you will, he probably never would have won a game.”

Milwaukee’s Warren Spahn sets a modern National League record—his 601st start surpassing Grover Alexander—while going all the way to defeat the Dodgers for his 343rd career win, but only after spending the better part of the day in Los Angeles filming what will prove to be the first and last performance of his acting career, on the popular World-War-II-set TV series, Combat. Spahn, himself a decorated WW II veteran and avowed fan of the series, appears in an uncredited but heavily publicized bit part as a German patrol. As one refreshingly frank TV critic will warn us prior to the November 5 air date, “This is Warren Spahn’s much-heralded appearance as a German soldier. If the National League saw as little of him as you will, he probably never would have won a game.”

Milwaukee’s Warren Spahn sets a modern National League record—his 601st start surpassing Grover Alexander—while going all the way to defeat the Dodgers for his 343rd career win, but only after spending the better part of the day in Los Angeles filming what will prove to be the first and last performance of his acting career, on the popular World-War-II-set TV series, Combat. Spahn, himself a decorated WW II veteran and avowed fan of the series, appears in an uncredited but heavily publicized bit part as a German patrol. As one refreshingly frank TV critic will warn us prior to the November 5 air date, “This is Warren Spahn’s much-heralded appearance as a German soldier. If the National League saw as little of him as you will, he probably never would have won a game.”

Herb Score establish a new rookie record for strikeouts in a season

Herb Score establish a new rookie record for strikeouts in a season

Herb Score whiffs nine batters in the Indians’ 3-2 loss to the Senators at Griffith Stadium to establish a new rookie record for strikeouts in a season, surpassing Grover Cleveland Alexander’s mark of 227 strikeouts set in 1911. The American League Rookie of the Year will finish the campaign with 245 punch outs, a total which will not be topped until 1985 when Mets right-hander Dwight Gooden strikes out 251 batters.

Smokey Joe Williams dies in New York City at age 62
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Smokey Joe Williams dies in New York City at age 62

1951 – Smokey Joe Williams dies in New York City at age 62. Williams has been considered by many historians to be one of the game’s greatest pitchers, even though he never played a game in the major leagues. He spent his entire 27-year career (1905-1932) pitching in the Negro Leagues, Mexico and the Caribbean, but his path to the majors was barred by the color line. During his stellar career, he defeated five Hall of Fame pitchers in exhibition competition: Grover Alexander, Chief Bender, Waite Hoyt, Walter Johnson and Rube Marquard. In 1999, after extensive research on the early years of black baseball reveal his outstanding numbers, Williams will gain Hall of Fame honors himself.