August 11 on this day in baseball history – Tug McGraw, Ty Cobb, Joe D and some NO NO’s
Here is a quick look at what happened on August 11 on This day in baseball history! Debuts,...
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Here is a quick look at what happened on August 11 on This day in baseball history! Debuts,...
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Ty Cobb Stats & Facts Ty Cobb Position: Centerfielder Bats: Left • Throws: Right...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 17, 1998 | Death | 0 |
On September 17, 1998, Chet Hoff, who pitched to Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth, died at the age of 107. Hoff lived longer than any other ex-major leaguer. He played four seasons in the big leagues for the Yankees and Browns.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 9, 1992 | 3000 Hit Club | 0 |
In front of a sellout crowd at County Stadium, Robin Yount becomes the 17th and third youngest player to reach the 3000 hits milestone when he singles off of Indian reliever Jose Mesa in a 5-4 defeat to Cleveland. The 36 year-old Milwaukee center fielder also reached 1,000 and 2,000 hit plateaus against the Indians.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | May 29, 1990 | Famous Thefts, Record Setters | 0 |
On May 29, 1990, Rickey Henderson of the Oakland A’s becomes the American League’s all-time stolen...
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Rickey Henderson of the New York Yankees gets his his 800th career stolen base in a 4 – 3 New York loss to the Cleveland Indians.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jan 9, 1989 | Hall of Fame, Hall Of Fame Inductions | 0 |
Johnny Bench and Carl Yastrzemski are elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA in their first year of eligibility. Bench and Yastrzemski, who faced each other in the classic 1975 World Series, each spent their entire careers (40 years combined) with one club (Cincinnati and Boston, respectively). Bench set new standards for catchers both offensively (348 home runs) and defensively (10 straight Gold Gloves). Yastrzemski hit 452 home runs, collected 3,308 hits, and won the 1967 Triple Crown. Bench is named on 96.4% of the ballots, making Ty Cobb and Hank Aaron the only players to ever receive a higher percentage of the vote.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 11, 1985 | Record Setters | 0 |
Pete Rose passes Ty Cobb as all time hit leader On September 11, 1985, At Riverfront Stadium in...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 27, 1984 | Record Setters | 0 |
Pete Rose of the Montreal Expos collects the 3,503rd single of his career, On July 26, 1984...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 22, 1982 | Batting Feat, Milestones | 0 |
On June 22, 1982, Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies moves into second place on the all-time...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Aug 29, 1977 | Famous Thefts, Milestones | 0 |
On August 29, 1977 — At Jack Murphy Stadium, 39 year-old Cardinals outfielder Lou Brock...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 16, 1975 | Batting Feat, Record Setters | 0 |
On September 16, 1975, Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Rennie Stennett goes 7-for-7 in a 22-0...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 18, 1975 | 3 Home Run Games, Record Setters | 0 |
Boston Red Sox rookie Fred Lynn drives in 10 runs On June 18, 1975, At Tiger Stadium 23-year-old...
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Detroit OF Jim Northrup goes 6 for 6, the first 6-hit game for Detroit since June 24, 1962, as the Tigers beat the A’s, 5 – 3. Northrup’s 6th hit is a home run over the roof in the bottom of the 13th to win the game.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 23, 1962 | Famous Thefts, Record Setters | 0 |
On September 23, 1962, Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers breaks Ty Cobb’s modern day record...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 17, 1961 | Death | 0 |
On July 17, 1961, Hall of Famer Ty Cobb dies at the age of 74. One of the greatest hitters of...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 13, 1953 | Opening Day | 0 |
April 13, 1953 at Crosby Field – Ty Cobb, Al Simmons, Dizzy Dean, Cy Young. Connie Mack, Big...
Read MorePosted by Bobby | Feb 3, 1951 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
In February 1951, a grand collection of baseball greats attended a party held by Toots Shor – the...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 28, 1947 | Exhibition | 0 |
Cy Young, Duffy Lewis, Tris Speaker, Harry Hooper and Ty Cobb pose together prior to Old...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jan 21, 1947 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
1947 – A rule change that allows voting only for players who were active after 1921 produces four new Hall of Fame members: catcher Mickey Cochrane, second baseman Frankie Frisch, and pitchers Lefty Grove and Carl Hubbell, all former Most Valuable Players and World Series winners. Pie Traynor misses selection by two votes. Hubbell was forbidden by Ty Cobb to throw his screwball in Detroit’s farm system, but used it to win 253 games for the New York Giants; Frisch went to the World Series eight times and batted .316 over 19 seasons; Grove won 300 games, and his battery-mate Cochrane retired with .320, the highest lifetime batting average of any catcher.
Read MoreWin lose or Draw – Cy young Interview “The 76-year-old gray-haired man puffed...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 17, 1941 | Images | 0 |
In 1941. Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth and Tris Speaker
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 12, 1939 | Hall Of Fame Inductions | 0 |
On June 12, 1939, an awe-inspiring collection of baseball’s greatest stars and legendary figures...
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1937 – On the advice of Ty Cobb, Yankees outfielder Joe DiMaggio reduces the weight of his bat from 40 ounces to 36 ounces.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Feb 2, 1936 | Hall of Fame | 0 |
Baseball Writers’ Association announces the results of the first Hall of Fame vote
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 11, 1928 | Lasts | 0 |
On September 11, 1928, Ty Cobb of the Philadelphia A’s makes his final major league plate...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 27, 1928 | Lasts | 0 |
On July 27, 1928, 41-year-old Ty Cobb of the Philadelphia Athletics makes the final regular start...
Read MoreTy Cobb and Tris Speaker both start on Opening Day for the A’s. The 8-3 loss to New York at Shibe Park marks the first time the future Hall of Famers have played as teammates in a game.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 18, 1927 | Batting Feat, Milestones | 0 |
On July 18, 1927, Ty Cobb of the Philadelphia A’s collects his 4,000th hit. Cobb’s double caroms...
Read MoreCiting accuser Dutch Leonard’s refusal to appear at the hearings of January 5th, Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis issues a lengthy decision clearing Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker of any game-fixing charges. Landis orders the Philadelphia Athletics to reinstate Cobb and the Washington Senators to restore Speaker. Both are then made free agents. Philadelphia owner Connie Mack will sign Cobb on February 8th, and Speaker will sign with Washington on January 31st for a reported $35,000.
Read MorePosted by Tom | Dec 21, 1926 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
Given the outpouring of public support for the popular players and the failure of the accuser to publicly defend his claim at a hearing last month, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis announces Ty Cobb’s former Tiger teammate Dutch Leonard had accused the Georgia Peach and Indian outfielder Tris Speaker of betting on a fixed baseball game played six years ago. The commissioner will declare the matter closed, giving both future Hall of Famers a clean bill of health.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Nov 29, 1926 | Manager, Scandels | 0 |
On November 29, 1926, Tris Speaker resigns as manager of the Cleveland Indians. Speaker led the...
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On November 3, 1926, Ty Cobb resigns as manager of the Detroit Tigers after a 79-75 season and...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Nov 2, 1926 | Lasts, Transactions | 0 |
On November 2, 1926 – The Detroit Tigers release Ty Cobb. The release ends his...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 26, 1926 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
The Browns beat the Yankees twice, 6 – 1 and 6 – 2, in a total time of two hours, seven minutes, a major-league record for a twinbill. The second game is the fastest in American League history: 55 minutes. The Yanks total 19 hits, while the Browns collect 26 in the two games. Babe Ruth has one at bat, then sits, and misses reliever George Sisler, who tosses two scoreless innings to finish for the Browns in the second game and, when the Browns score four in the 8th, picks up the victory. Ruth has 47 homers – twice as many as the runner-up, and also leads the AL with 139 runs, 155 RBI, and 144 bases on balls. Browns coach Jimmy Austin, 46 years old, participates in the nitecap and contributes to the win by knocking in a run with a double and then stealing home. He is not the oldest to steal a base (Arlie Latham, 50, in 1909), but he is the oldest to steal home. The Yankees use Fred Merkle in his final game. Merkle replaces Lou Gehrig at 1B in the 6th.
Read MorePosted by Baseball | Oct 4, 1925 | Pitching Feats | 0 |
In the season finale played at Sportsman’s Park, Tiger outfielder Ty Cobb and Browns first baseman George Sisler, the player-managers of their respective teams, face one another as mound opponents, making it the first time in which both sides use a position player to pitch in relief in the same game, an oddity that will not occur again until 2012. The Georgia Peach throws a perfect final frame in Detroit’s 11-7 victory over St. Louis, with ‘Gorgeous George’ facing only seven batters in his two scoreless innings.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Aug 29, 1925 | Special Days | 0 |
Detroit Tigers hold an honorary dinner for longtime star Ty Cobb
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | May 5, 1925 | 100 Game Series, 3 Home Run Games, Homerun History | 0 |
On May 5, 1925, at Sportsman’s Park, 38-year-old Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers hits three...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Aug 10, 1924 | Famous Thefts | 0 |
On August 10, 1924, Ty Cobb steals second base once, third base twice, and home once. As part of 4...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | May 5, 1922 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
On May 5, 1922, Bob “Fats” Fothergill becomes the first – and only – man...
Read MorePosted by Baseball | Aug 19, 1921 | 3000 Hit Club | 0 |
At the age of 34, Ty Cobb becomes the youngest player to collect 3000 hits when he singles off of Red Sox hurler Elmer Myers. The ‘Georgia Peach’ will end his career with 4,191 hits, the most ever in the major leagues until Pete Rose surpasses the mark in 1985.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Aug 19, 1921 | Milestones | 0 |
Tiger player/manager Ty Cobb bangs out a single for his 3,000th career base hit
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Dec 18, 1920 | Manager | 0 |
1920 – On his 34th birthday, Ty Cobb signs to manage the Tigers for $32,500.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | May 14, 1920 | 300th Victory, Milestones | 0 |
On May 14, 1920, future Hall of Famer Walter Johnson wins his 300th career game – albeit in...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 1, 1918 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
1918 – The Browns and Tigers finish the season with a doubleheader split in St. Louis as the Cleveland Indians refuse to make the trip for the Labor Day doubleheader. In Game 2‚ Ty Cobb pitches 2 innings against the Browns while the Browns’ George Sisler pitches one scoreless inning. The Browns win‚ 6 – 2‚ and Sisler hits a double off Cobb. Detroit wins the opener‚ 7 – 2.
Read MorePosted by Baseball | Sep 27, 1917 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
1917 – The Red Sox play a benefit game against an American League all-star team and Babe Ruth and Rube Foster combine for a 2 – 0 shutout. The AL squad features Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, and Joe Jackson in the outfield. More than $14,000 is raised for the family of sports writer Tim Murnane, who died February 13th. Murnane had played and managed in Boston in the 19th century. Actress Fanny Brice helps sell programs and former heavyweight champ John L. Sullivan coaches 3B for the Sox. Ruth wins the fungo hitting contest with a drive of 402 feet, while Joe Jackson has the longest throw at an impressive 396 feet.
Read MorePosted by Baseball | Jul 30, 1917 | This Day In Baseball | 0 |
At Griffith Stadium, the Tigers collect 21 hits during a 16-4 rout of Washington. Ty Cobb, Bobby Veach, and Ossie Vitt, batting second, third, and fourth, respectively, each enjoy a 5-for-5 day at the plate.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 6, 1917 | Hitting Streaks | 0 |
On July 6, 1917, At Navin Field the Chicago White Sox hurlers Red Faber and Jim Scott halt Ty...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Aug 23, 1916 | Famous Thefts | 0 |
Ty Cobb goes from first to third on a teammate’s single to LF, then swipes home when A’s 3B Charlie Pick holds the ball. Detroit wins, 10 – 3.
Read MorePosted by Baseball | Aug 9, 1916 | Team Streaks | 0 |
The Philadelphia A’s twenty-game losing streak ends when Joe Bush beats the Tigers, 7-1. The 20-80 club has won only three of their prior 43 contests, with lone victories during the stretch snapping skids of twelve and nine consecutive defeats.
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