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July 19, 1898: Jimmy ‘Gussie’ Gannon leads Ottawa to its first home victory in professional baseball
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August 17, 1947: Canadian pitchers Fowler, Marchildon win both ends of doubleheader for Philadelphia A’s
Dick Fowler (left) and Phil Marchildon (right) at Philadelphia Athletics spring training in the late 1940s.
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Eleanor Callow was more than just the greatest power hitter in All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) history. On top of being the all-time leader in home runs and triples, Callow was perhaps the league’s best all-around position player.
July 9, 1954: Fort Wayne Daisies win AAGPBL’s final All-Star Game
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August 18, 1947: Dottie Kamenshek goes 5-for-5 with two homers, chases second straight batting title
The under-achieving Rockford Peaches were for all intents and purposes playing out the string on the 1947 season. Heading into their August 18 doubleheader against the Racine Belles, they were 13½ games out of the final playoff spot with two weeks remaining on the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) schedule.1 The Peaches were left playing for pride and, in some cases, individual honors.
April 4, 1988: Darryl Strawberry blasts 525-foot homer off Olympic Stadium service ring
“That’s ridiculous,” exclaimed Mets slugger Dave Kingman. “Do you have to hit it out of the stadium to be ruled a home run?”1 Kingman had good reason to be annoyed after the June 1, 1977, game at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium.2 He had just become the first player to hit a ball off the concrete service ring, which was a dizzying 160 feet above the playing surface.3 His long drive to left field had escaped the view of third-base umpire Bruce Froemming, who eventually called it a foul ball.
June 30, 1901: Cleveland’s Pete Dowling tosses the American League’s first no-hitter - or does he?
Baseball records, like other forms of knowledge, are not chiseled in stone. Our knowledge changes over time as new information comes to light.1 At the start of the twenty-first century, baseball’s consensus was that Jimmy “Nixey” Callahan had thrown the American League’s inaugural no-hitter, in 1902, and Bob Rhoads had tossed the first one for the Cleveland Indians franchise in 1908.2 Midway through 2020, that consensus was shaken.
September 15, 1997: Eric Davis returns to Orioles lineup between chemotherapy sessions
Eric Davis was used to overcoming serious injuries. His aggressive, all-out style of play had landed him on the disabled list 11 times in his first 13 years in the big leagues.1 In the 1990 World Series as a member of the Reds, he suffered a life-threatening injury when he dove for a ball and lacerated his kidney.
April 15, 1977: Expos and Phillies christen Olympic Stadium in front of 57,592 fans
April 15, 1977: Expos and Phillies christen Olympic Stadium in front of 57,592 fans Corrections? Additions? If you can help us improve this game story, contact us. An estimated 350,000 fans greeted the Expos as they paraded through downtown Montreal in open-air vehicles on a chilly Thursday afternoon on the eve of their 1977 home opener.1 Baseball had captured the imagination of Montrealers even though the NHL’s Canadiens had just begun a playoff run for their second consecutive Stanley Cup.
July 19, 1987: Casey Candaele hits shortest home run in Olympic Stadium history
July 19, 1987: Casey Candaele hits shortest home run in Olympic Stadium history Corrections? Additions? If you can help us improve this game story, contact us. Early in the 1987 season, a large chart was hung on the wall of the Expos’ clubhouse with a small box for each game on their schedule. Players could select a square, and whoever correctly guessed the game in which a much-anticipated milestone took place would win the money in the pool.1 The event that they were trying to predict?
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