Yankees P Ted Lilly is suspended for six games for hitting Anaheim’s Scott Spiezio in the head with a pitch in a game last Sunday. New York manager Joe Torre rips into baseball’s dean of discipline, Frank Robinson, for the decision. Lilly was not thrown out of the game by the umpires when the incident occurred.

On August 9, 2001 — Yankees P Ted Lilly is suspended for six games for hitting Anaheim’s Scott Spiezio in the head with a pitch in a game last Sunday. New York manager Joe Torre rips into baseball’s dean of discipline, Frank Robinson, for the decision. Lilly was not thrown out of the game by the umpires when the incident occurred.

Source:
Baseball Reference August 9
National Pastime
Retro Sheet
Hall of Fame
SABR Games Project
Replay The Game

Daily Rewind - Baseball History delivered daily

* indicates required

Baseball is the only game you can watch on the radio. Join the community today and listen to hundreds of broadcasts from baseball’s golden age.

Lets go! Start listening!

Start Listening today!
Share the Post:

Related Posts

The trading deadline produces a frenzy of deal-making as 31 players change teams in a total of 12 deals in the last two days. A total of 68 players were involved in 24 deals in all of July. The deals today include one in which the Red Sox acquire Expos reliever Ugueth Urbina for two minor league pitchers, Tomo Ohka and Rich Rundles. The hard-throwing closer was nearly traded to the Yankees earlier in the season, but the deal was nixed when the Caracas, Venezuela native failed a physical. Also, the Indians get OF Milton Bradley from the Expos for P Zach Day
Read More
July 31, 2001
Load More
Start Listieng to Classic Baseball Broadcasts (1934 - 1973)

Start Listieng to Classic Baseball Broadcasts (1934 - 1973)

Enjoy our free trial and start listening to games, interviews and shows! Ruth, Mantle, Aaron, and Seaver!

$9.99/month
$99/year
class="wp-singular post-template-default single single-post postid-106822 single-format-standard wp-custom-logo wp-embed-responsive wp-theme-kadence wp-child-theme-kadence-child logged-out footer-on-bottom hide-focus-outline link-style-standard content-title-style-normal content-width-normal content-style-unboxed content-vertical-padding-show non-transparent-header mobile-non-transparent-header kadence-elementor-colors elementor-default elementor-kit-193430 elementor-page-193959"