  Luke Appling â ol Aches and Pains The best I ever saw The righthand-hitting Appling batted .310 in twenty seasons (1930-43 â 45-50) with the White Sox. A leadoff hitter with the ability to foul off pitch after pitch, he won two batting titles, with averages of .388 in 1936 and .328 inâŠ
 September 1, 2022 â Spencer Strider improves to 9-4 in his rookie season with 8 scoreless innings of two-hit ball against the Rockies in the Bravesâ 3 â 0 win. He strikes out 16 and walks none, breaking the team record for most Kâs in a nine-inning game, which was 15, accomplished twice byâŠ
 VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia The Best Offensive and Defensive Season of Each Decade This is an interesting post we saw on Facebook by âStephensâ that I thought it would be interesting to share, we did change a few names we didnât agree with. 1870s: Ross Barnes, 1876.429 BA, 138 H, 36 XBH,âŠ
July 18, 2021, Pronouncing the death of the 300 game-winner may be a bit premature. Since July 7, 1900, when Kid Nichols became the first modern-day 300 game-winner since John Clarkson, who won his 300th game seven years nine and a half months earlier on September 21, 1892, there have been five significant gaps betweenâŠ
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On July 19, 1982, the first Cracker Jack Old-Timerâs Classic is played in front of 29,000 enthusiastic fans at Washingtonâs RFK Stadium, the American League beats the NL in the first-ever Old-timerâs All-Star Classic, 7-2. Warren Spahn gives up a leadoff homer, over the shortened left-field fence, to 75 year-old Luke Appling, a Hall ofâŠ
Roberto Clemente and Warren Spahn are inducted into the Hall of Fame
On January 24, 1973, Warren Spahn is elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA. Spahn, in his first year of eligibility, is named on 316 out of a possible 380 ballots. Spahn won a total of 363 games during a 21-year major league career.
At San Francisco, Don Drysdale faces Warren Spahn in the start of a critical four-game series. Drysdale lasts longer than Spahn, allowing five runs through eleven innings and leaves with the game tied. The Dodgers win it in 15 innings, 6 â 5.
Warren Spahn wins his first game as a member of the San Francisco Giants
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