Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page Rick Reichardt Position: LeftfielderBats: Right • Throws: Right6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg)Born: March 16, 1943 in Madison, WIHigh School: Stevens Point HS (Stevens Point, WI)School: University of Wisconsin at Madison (Madison, WI)Debut: September 1, 1964 (12,290th in major league history)vs. NYY 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: April 9, 1974vs….
July 24, 1972 – Ted Simmons, who has been playing all season without a signed contract, signs a new contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. The team claim the signing, reportedly for two years at $35,000 per year, when the Federal Pay Board exempted athletes from wage controls. Whether the owners fear a possible…
In Game 4 of the Fall Classic at Shea Stadium, Tom Seaver and the Mets beat the Orioles in ten innings, 2-1. The game features an outstanding run-saving diving catch of Brooks Robinson’s sinking line drive with two on in the ninth inning by right fielder Ron Swoboda and a controversial play in the tenth when J.C. Martin unquestionably gets in the way of Pete Richert’s throw, without the umpire not calling interference on the baserunner.
VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia On July 22, 1966, At Yankee Stadium pitching in relief for the California Angels, Lew Burdette earned his 200th career victory. The Angels scored two runs in the top of the ninth to defeat the Yankees 6-4. Burdette hurled the final two innings in Yankee Stadium, allowing just…
1966 – The California Angels play their first game at Anaheim Stadium. Rick Reichardt of the Angels hits the first home run in the new ballpark, but California loses the game, 3 – 1, to the Chicago White Sox.
On June 24, 1964, collegiate star Rick Reichardt becomes the biggest “bonus baby” in major league history when he signs a contract with the Los Angeles Angels. Reichardt, whose bonus totals $200,000, will make his major league debut later in the season, batting .162 in 37 at-bats.