August 14, 2020, here is your short walk through baseball history! Debuts, Milestones, No Hitters, Rule Changes, Events, Birthdays, Deaths, and more on August 14 This Day In Baseball. Click on the links to read more about these events . . . . Bob Gibson fires his first No hitter and the first in Pittsburgh in…
Tommy Leach Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R 66 Weight: 150 Born: 11 4, 1877 in French Creek, NY USA Died: 9 29 1969 in Haines City, FL USA Debut: 1898-09-28 Last Game: 9/2/1918 Full Name: Thomas William Leach
On May 1, 1915 Reds player-manager Buck Herzog and home plate umpire Charles Rigler fought on the field during a 9-5 loss to the Cardinals in St. Louis. The trouble started when Cardinal second baseman Miller Huggins tagged out Tommy Leach of the Reds on a hidden ball play. The base umpire (at the time…
At Pittsburgh, the Giants (43-30) take a 4 – 0 lead, but the Pirates claw back on back-to-back triples by Honus Wagner and Fred Clarke. Tommy Leach wins it for the Bucs with a 9th-inning home run to deep center.
Pittsburgh CF Tommy Leach leads the Bucs to a 5 – 1 win over Boston with three great catches and a steal of home.
The Pirates top the Cubs, 2 – 1, as CF Tommy Leach cuts down Harry Steinfeldt at the plate in the 9th inning. Deacon Phillippe is the winner.
At the Polo Grounds, Christy Mathewson wins his 32nd, defeating the Pirates, 3 – 1. Matty allows just four hits – two each to Ginger Beaumont and Tommy Leach – in beating Joe Robitaille.
As the 1903 season drew to a close and with his team in first place, Barney Dreyfuss, the owner of Pittsburgh’s franchise, saw the potential of re-kindling fans’ interest by arranging a series of games with the rival league’s champions, Boston. Dreyfuss wrote to Boston owner Henry Killilea in August 1903 stating: “The time has come for the National…
1902 – Little Tommy Leach of Pittsburgh, hits two home runs at Boston. He will close out the season with only 6, all inside-the-park, but it is enough to give him sole leadership of the National League, which totals only 99. Leach’s leading number is the lowest since Paul Hines hit four in a 60-game schedule in 1878.