Ā VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Roger Craig Position:Ā PitcherBats:Ā Right Ā ā¢Ā Ā Throws:Ā Right6-4,Ā 190lbĀ (193cm,Ā 86kg)Born:Ā February 17,Ā 1930 in Durham, NCSchool:Ā North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)Debut:Ā July 17, 1955Ā (11,287th in major league history)vs. CINĀ 9.0 IP, 3 H, 6 SO, 5 BB, 1 ER, WLast Game:Ā July 10, 1966vs. CHCĀ 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ERFull Name:Ā Roger Lee CraigView Player InfoĀ fromā¦
1978Ā ā TheĀ San Diego PadresĀ fireĀ managerĀ Alvin Dark, replacing him withĀ pitching coachĀ Roger Craig. Dark becomes the second manager ever fired duringĀ spring training.Ā Phil Cavarretta, fired by theĀ Chicago CubsĀ inĀ 1954, was the other.
test On October 11, 1964 ā St Louis Cardinal starting pitcher Ray Sadecki let the first four Yankees hit safely. After a leadoff double by Phil Linz, Bobby Richardsonās RBI double put the Yankees up 1ā0. After a single, Mickey Mantleās RBI single made it 2ā0 and Sadecki was promptly removed by manager Keane. Rogerā¦
The Cardinals trade outfielder George Altman and pitcher Bill Wakefield to the Mets for veteran right-hander Roger Craig. Next season, the hard-luck hurler, who has lost 20 games the last two years, will win Game 4 of the Fall Classic, beating the Yankees, for the World Champion Redbirds.
One loss shy of tying the major league record of 19 consecutive defeats, Roger Craig switches his uniform number to 13 in an attempt to change his luck. The move appears to work when Jim Hickman lofts a short fly ball in the ninth inning with two outs and the bases-full in a tie game, that just ticks the upper-deck overhang in left field at the Polo Grounds for a walk-off grand slam, giving the Mets an improbable 7-3 victory over the Cubs.
1963Ā ā With one out and a man on in the 9th,Ā Roy SieversĀ hits his 300th career home run to give theĀ PhilsĀ a 2 ā 1 win over theĀ Mets.Ā Roger CraigĀ is the victim, his 13th straight loss.
On July 7, 1963 the Pittsburgh Pirates win their 10th straight. The Pirates score 5 in the second and break open the game with 4 more in the 7th. The win delivered the 1oth straight loss to the Mets 11-5, Smokey Burgess and Bob Bailey homered in the second off Jay Hook.Ā The Pirates nickedā¦
May 24, 1963 At Busch Stadium. The St Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 10-4. Bob Gibson started the game and pitched 8 innings but had a bout of wildness walking 8, hitting a batter but only gave up 4 hits. Bobby Schantz will pitch the 9th to seal the victory for the Cardinalsā¦.
April 19, 1963: At the Polo Grounds, with Roger Craig on the mound, Henry Aaron belts his 300th career home run in an 8-1 victory over the Mets.
September 26, 1962 At County Stadium only 3,200 fans came out of this rainy day to see the Milwaukee Braves beat the New York Mets 6-3 behind Hank Aaronās 45th homerun, a 3 run shot in the 3rd. Denny LeMaster pickās up the win and Roger Craig his 24th defeat of the season. the Metsā¦
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