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October 1, 1967: Roberto Clemente ‘manages’ Pirates in season finale and wins fourth NL batting crown
As the 1967 season entered its last day, the Pittsburgh Pirates had attained impressive team and individual batting statistics. They led all 16 big-league teams in batting average (.277), while pacing the National League in on-base-percentage (.324) and slugging percentage (.380).
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Harry David Brecheen (pronounced Bruh-KEEN) was born on October 14, 1914, in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. He was the first of three children born to Texans Tom and Lucy (Tyree) Brecheen, who had settled in the small town near the Texas border when Oklahoma was still a territory. By the time Harry was 10, his family had relocated to Ada, then a city of fewer than 8,000 residents in the south-central part of the state.
July 15, 1921: Babe Ruth’s 138th career home run ties Roger Connor’s big-league record
It was a “mastodonic thrust,” according to the New York Times.1 With his mighty stroke of the bat, the Yankees’ Babe Ruth smashed a towering shot that sailed over the right-center-field bleachers in Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis.
August 4, 1910: Jack Coombs, Ed Walsh hook up in scoreless, 16-inning pitchers’ duel for the ages
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September 13, 1965: Willie Mays clouts 500th home run
“It was a fastball, and I thought I hit it good,” said Willie Mays after clouting a round-tripper against Houston in the inaugural season of the Astrodome to join the rarefied company of Babe Ruth (714), Jimmie Foxx (534), Ted Williams (521), and Mel Ott (511) as the newest member of the exclusive 500-home-run club.1 There was “never the slightest question where the ball was going” once it rocketed off Mays’ bat, wrote Clark Nealon of the Houston Post.2 The Say Hey Kid was not slowing down at...
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Joe Adcock smashed some of the longest home runs ever witnessed. Although measuring the distance home runs traveled has historically been an imprecise science, driven by myth and legend, Adcock belongs to a select few sluggers, among them Mickey Mantle, Frank Howard, and Willie Stargell, whose feats still inspire awe.
More Than 2,500 Sign Petition Urging Penn State Provide In-Person Courses For International Students
Nearly 3,000 people have signed a Change.org petition demanding Penn State provide in-person classes for international students to avoid deportation this fall. The petition, which listed both Penn State and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf as recipients, follows new federal government regulations on student visas.
More Than 1,500 Sign Petition Requesting Penn State Lower Tuition For Online Courses
Carly Weiss | Onward State More than 1,500 people have signed a Change.org petition asking Penn State to lower tuition rates for courses moved online this fall. Launched by senior supply chain and information systems major Brandon Sheaffer, the petition asserts it’s “only fair” for Penn State to lower tuition for courses moved online. Although he understands moving classes to Zoom will help keeps students safe, Sheaffer, and hundreds more, believe adjusting tuition is necessary.
Rasir Bolton: Pat Chambers' 'Noose Comment' Led To Transfer
Former Penn State men’s basketball guard Rasir Bolton posted a tweet Monday morning alleging he transferred in 2019 after head coach Pat Chambers referenced a noose in conversations while practicing. The incident, Bolton writes, took place in January 2019 around the same time Chambers faced a one-game suspension after he shoved a player in the chest during a timeout.
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“I never wanted to be a superstar, or the highest paid player,” Don Sutton said. “[A]ll I wanted was to be appreciated for the fact that I was consistent, dependable, and you could count on me.”1 By that measure, Sutton achieved his goal and more, as few pitchers in baseball history were as reliable, and as healthy, for as long as the right-hander.
June 12, 1954: An unlikely candidate: Jim Wilson hurls first no-hitter at Milwaukee's County Stadium
June 12, 1954: An unlikely candidate: Jim Wilson hurls first no-hitter at Milwaukee's County Stadium Corrections? Additions? If you can help us improve this game story, contact us. Milwaukee Braves beat reporter Lou Chapman characterized the accomplishment as “stranger than fiction.”1 Jim Wilson, a 32-year-old spot starter who had almost been placed on waivers in spring training, tossed the first no-hitter in the history of County Stadium on June 12, 1954, when he blanked the Philadelphia Phillies.
June 5, 1995: Orel Hershiser strikes out 10, Kenny Lofton homers twice In Indians' shutout win
June 5, 1995: Orel Hershiser strikes out 10, Kenny Lofton homers twice In Indians' shutout win Corrections? Additions? If you can help us improve this game story, contact us. “We were a rock star baseball team,” said right-hander Orel Hershiser about the 1995 Cleveland Indians. “You’d drive around and see Wahoo signs in almost every front yard. You’d walk into restaurants, and there were pictures of the players on the walls. I’d never quite seen anything like it.
April 24, 1962: 'Human Strikeout Machine' Sandy Koufax strikes out 18 in the Windy City
April 24, 1962: 'Human Strikeout Machine' Sandy Koufax strikes out 18 in the Windy City Corrections? Additions? If you can help us improve this game story, contact us. “I lost track,” replied Sandy Koufax when asked if he knew how many batters he struck out.
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Bert Blyleven’s career statistics speak for themselves: 287 victories, 4,970 innings pitched, 3,701 strikeouts, and 60 shutouts accumulated over the course of 22 seasons in the big leagues (1970-1990, 1992). However, some sportswriters questioned whether the Dutch-born right-hander, whose curveball was regarded as the era’s finest, was Hall of Fame material when he retired.
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Known for his white-blond hair, Silver King emerged as a star in his rookie season, winning 32 games and helping the St. Louis Browns to the 1887 American Association pennant. He recorded at least 30 victories in his first four big-league seasons, including a league-best 45 in 1888, at a time when the pitching distance measured 55½ feet. Fiercely independent, self-confident, unpredictable, and often combative, King notched a 203-152 record in parts of 10 seasons with seven teams.
Start time change in New Canaan won’t prepare students
By Gregory Wolf Published 12:52 pm EST, Friday, February 7, 2020 New Canaan Advertiser / File photo New Canaan Advertiser / File photo Photo: Contributed Photo / File Photo Photo: Contributed Photo / File Photo Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 New Canaan Advertiser / File photo New Canaan Advertiser / File photo Photo: Contributed Photo / File Photo Editor, Advertiser: I am writing this letter on behalf of a concerned New Canaan family who feels that the governance of your board is...
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He was an eight-time All-Star, batted .300-plus seven times, and upon his retirement after the 1988 season, held the major-league record for hits (2,472) and doubles (483) by a catcher, to go along with 248 home runs and 1,389 RBIs. In December 2019, 25 years after receiving only 3.7% of the vote in his first year of eligibility for baseball’s Hall of Fame and being dropped from the ballot, he was elected by the Modern Baseball Era Committee to be enshrined in Cooperstown.1 His name was Ted...
August 19, 1965: Reds’ Jim Maloney tosses 10-inning no-hitter - with 187 pitches, 10 walks, and 12 strikeouts
Let’s ponder these statistics for a moment: 187 pitches in a 10-inning complete game, 10 walks and 12 punchouts, one hit batter, at least 13 full counts, bases filled twice, 10 stranded runners, and three outfield flies. Together they produced Cincinnati Reds speedballer Jim Maloney’s no-hitter, arguably the most astounding in big-league history.1 “It was unbelievable,” Maloney’s batterymate, three-time All-Star Johnny Edwards, told the author.
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He was an eight-time All-Star, batted .300-plus seven times, and upon his retirement after the 1988 season, held the major-league record for hits (2,472) and doubles (483) by a catcher, to go along with 248 home runs and 1,389 RBIs. In December 2019, 25 years after receiving only 3.7% of the vote in his first year of eligibility for baseball’s Hall of Fame and being dropped from the ballot, he was elected by the Modern Baseball Era Committee to be enshrined in Cooperstown.1 His name was Ted...
May 12, 1955: ‘Toothpick’ Sam Jones becomes first African American pitcher to toss MLB no-hitter
“There haven’t been many — if any — finer finishing touches put on a no-hit performance,” gushed sportswriter Jack Hernon after the Chicago Cubs’ Toothpick Sam Jones struck out the side with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to author a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates.1 Jones “put a bizarre finish to the greatest pitching feat in Wrigley Field since 1917,” declared Windy City scribe Edward Prell, evoking comparisons to a Deadball Era game when the Cubs’ Hippo Vaughn and the...
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His nickname says it all: The Human Rain Delay. In the years before seemingly every big-league ballplayer stepped out of the box after every pitch to go through a routine of incessant equipment adjusting, Mike Hargrove was an anomaly and drove pitchers, managers, fans, and even broadcasters mad.
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Howard Ehmke is best remembered as the 35-year-old right-hander of the Philadelphia Athletics who unexpectedly started Game One of the 1929 World Series against the slugging Chicago Cubs and struck out a then record 13 en route to a surprising triumph in one of Connie Mack’s most famous tactical decisions. But it would be an injustice to reduce Ehmke to just that victory, the last in his career.
June 14, 1965: Reds’ Jim Maloney strikes out 18 in 10-inning no-hitter - then loses to Mets
From Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale to Sam McDowell, Bob Veale, and Jim Bunning, baseball in the 1960s witnessed some of the hardest-throwing and most intimidating pitchers in the sport’s history. Included in that fraternity of strikeout artists was Jim Maloney, who broke in with the Cincinnati Reds as a 20-year-old rookie in 1960. Four years later, he enjoyed a breakout season, winning 23 games and fanning 265 while leading the majors by averaging 9.53 punchouts per nine innings.
August 26, 1950: Roy Campanella’s three homers sink Reds
“His homers were terrific clouts,” gushed sportswriter Harold C. Burr in the Brooklyn Eagle about Roy Campanella’s three round-trippers accounting for six RBIs in the Dodgers’ 7-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the Queen City.1 The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Lou Smith seemed in awe of Campy’s “Ruthian” blasts, each of which targeted the laundry beyond the left-field fence.2 “Campanella staged a one-man blitz,” remarked Smith.
September 27, 1999: Tears and cheers: Tiger Stadium hosts final game
September 27, 1999: Tears and cheers: Tiger Stadium hosts final game Corrections? Additions? If you can help us improve this game story, contact us. “Tonight we must say goodbye. So long old friend.
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Bill “Wee Willie” Sherdel was a durable, rubber-armed starter and reliever who frustrated batters with a mesmerizing slowball during his 15-year big-league career from 1918 through 1932, most notably with the St. Louis Cardinals.
August 14, 1971: Bob Gibson fires his first no-hitter for Cardinals
August 14, 1971: Bob Gibson fires his first no-hitter for Cardinals Corrections? Additions? If you can help us improve this game story, contact us. Bob Gibson thought he was running out of time. At 35 years of age, the hard-throwing right-hander from Omaha had accomplished almost everything a pitcher could as the 1971 season commenced.
August 6, 1952: Satchel Paige turns back time in 12-inning shutout against Tigers
August 6, 1952: Satchel Paige turns back time in 12-inning shutout against Tigers Corrections? Additions? If you can help us improve this game story, contact us. “Never was Paige more tantalizing,” mused the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about 45-year-old “Old Satch’s” remarkable 12-inning shutout of the Detroit Tigers. “[He] wins games [and] entertains in the process. He whirled his arm twice in a full windup; sometimes just once. His slow ball ...
August 6, 1952: Satchel Paige turns back time to spin 12-inning shutout against Tigers
August 6, 1952: Satchel Paige turns back time to spin 12-inning shutout against Tigers Corrections? Additions? If you can help us improve this game story, contact us. “Never was Paige more tantalizing,” mused the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about 45-year-old “Old Satch’s” remarkable 12-inning shutout of the Detroit Tigers. “[He] wins games [and] entertains in the process. He whirled his arm twice in a full windup; sometimes just once. His slow ball ...
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“I express my thoughts. I’m a screamer, a yeller, and a cusser. I never hold back,” Dallas Green said after he was named manager of the Philadelphia Phillies in 1979.”1 With his no-nonsense confrontational style, attention to detail, unmatched work ethic, and passion for baseball in the “old-school” tradition, Dallas Green led the Phillies to their first-ever world championship in 1980 and forever sealed his reputation in the City of Brotherly Love.
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Considered one of the hardest throwers of his era, two-time National League strikeout king Wild Bill Hallahan lived up to his name by leading the league in walks and wild pitches three times each in the early 1930s. The left-hander, who had a reputation as a big-game pitcher during his best years with the St. Louis Cardinals (1930-35), tossed two shutouts in the World Series and won 102 games in his 12-year big-league career, most of it with the Cardinals.
July 30, 1933: Dizzy Dean fans 17 Cubs for new modern strikeout record
July 30, 1933: Dizzy Dean fans 17 Cubs for new modern strikeout record Corrections? Additions? If you can help us improve this game story, contact us. “[He] pitched with devastating speed, his curves breaking fast and baffling the best of the Cubs hitters,” gushed the Associated Press after Dizzy Dean’s record breaking performance.1 The 23-year-old Cardinals hurler fanned 17 to set a post-1900 record for most strikeouts in a game.
May 8, 1929: Carl Hubbell tosses no-hitter in 18th career start
May 8, 1929: Carl Hubbell tosses no-hitter in 18th career start Corrections? Additions? If you can help us improve this game story, contact us. Not yet known as “King Carl” or “Meal Ticket,” the New York Giants’ Carl Hubbell tossed the first and only no-hitter in his 16-year big-league career in just his 18th start, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates, 11-0, on May 8, 1929. Hubbell joined “that lofty gallery in baseball’s hall of fame,” gushed sportswriter William E.
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The last-place Detroit Tigers went to New York to meet the reigning World Series champion Yankees in August 1952. After Detroit lost the first game of the series, Virgil Trucks started Game Two. The veteran right-hander came in with a 4-15 record, but he had pitched a no-hitter and a one-hitter for two of his victories.
Koob and Groom Double Down for the Browns
Of all the pitchers who authored no-hitters, the consensus seems to be the most unlikely of all was the one thrown by Bobo Holloman of the Browns. His career was one season and just 65.1 inning long. He had a 5.23 ERA and a 3-7 record in 22 games. Yet, in his first start, he somehow threw a no-hitter. Holloman’s no-no, however, is not the least likely no-hit achievement in Browns history. In 1917, an even less likely event–or should I say events–occurred.
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In his first full season in the majors, Dan Griner lost a big-league-most 22 games with the moribund St. Louis Cardinals in 1913. But few probably gave him a hard time for that dubious feat because “Big Dan,” a chiseled 200-pound former football player, didn’t take kindly to insults. He KO’d three teammates the following season and was a permanent fixture in skipper Miller Huggins’ doghouse until the Cardinals discarded him in early 1916.
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Less than four months after his 19th birthday, Del Crandall became the youngest starting catcher in baseball history when he supplanted 32-year-old Bill Salkeld of the Boston Braves in 1949.
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Though contemporary newspaper reports typically referred to Hall of Fame outfielder Hazen Cuyler by his given name, the right-hander is more easily recognized by one of the most unique, yet most often mispronounced nicknames in baseball history: Kiki. “It came from shortening my name,” Cuyler explained about acquiring the moniker (which rhymes with “eye-eye”) as a minor leaguer in 1923.
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Riggs Stephenson is a brilliant hitter, steady fielder, and a southern gentleman,” wrote Chicago Cubs beat reporter Edward Burns in 1929, as the rugged Alabaman was en route to a .362 batting average and 110 runs batted in for the pennant-winning Cubs.1 Blessed with eagle eyes, but cursed with a poor throwing arm, the career .336 hitter over 14 big-league seasons had a hard time breaking into the starting lineup.
July 7, 1982: Harold Baines belts three home runs at Comiskey Park
July 7, 1982: Harold Baines belts three home runs at Comiskey Park The Chicago White Sox exploded, according to sportswriter Robert Markus of the Chicago Tribune, “like so many 4th of July skyrockets” on Wednesday, July 7th, knocking off the Detroit Tigers, 7-0.1 This game signaled the emergence of a new offensive threat, 23-year-old Harold Baines. The third-year player walloped three consecutive home runs, one of which was a grand slam.
August 6, 1952: Satchel Paige turns back time to spin 12-inning shutout against Tigers
“Never was Paige more tantalizing,” mused the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about 45-year-old “Old Satch’s” remarkable 12-inning shutout of the Detroit Tigers. “[He] wins games [and] entertains in the process. He whirled his arm twice in a full windup; sometimes just once.
August 5, 1940: John Whitehead tosses abbreviated no-hitter for last big-league victory
“For some time now large John has been in danger of being booted clear back to his Texas domicile,” declared sportswriter W.
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September 30, 1972: Roberto Clemente collects 3,000th career hit in final at-bat
As the 1972 season entered its last week, Pittsburgh’s 38-year-old right fielder, Roberto Clemente, was tired. Coming off an MVP performance the year before in the Pirates’ World Series victory over Baltimore, Clemente had labored through arguably the most difficult of his 18 seasons with the Bucs. He had been bothered by a serious intestinal virus for most of the first four months of the season, and suffered from strained tendons on both of his heels.
September 25, 1968: Santo's walkoff grand slam accounts for all Cubs' runs
Had anyone asked the Chicago Cubs’ Ron Santo what he expected as he walked to the plate in the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 25, 1968, the words “game-ending grand slam” would not have been the first to come to his mind. “I’ve been missing my pitch an awful lot this year,” Santo said after the game.1 His frustration throughout the season had led him to review films of his at-bats after every game, and he even believed his vision had begun to fail.
June 15, 1967: 'Toy Cannon' blasts three home runs in the Astrodome
June 15, 1967, seemed like an unlikely day for the Houston Astros’ 25-year-old slugger Jimmy Wynn to make history. He wasn’t feeling very well, and consequently took only two turns in the batting cage in the mammoth Astrodome. “I’ve been feeling tired for three or four days,” he said.1 While his teammates finished BP and concluded their warm-ups, Wynn retired to the clubhouse to rest.
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An often overlooked pitcher on successful Chicago Cubs teams of his era, Guy Bush was among the National League’s winningest pitchers from 1928 to 1934 and finished with 176 victories in his 17-year career. Success was far from foretold when the 21-year-old Mississippi Mudcat made an unlikely debut for the North Siders in September 1923.
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A name can sometimes be confusing. Four years into his major-league career, Joel Edward Horlen said that though the news media and fans knew him by his proper name, Joel, “All my friends call me Joe and that’s what I go by. When I got into baseball, it became Joel somehow.
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When manager John McGraw needed a clutch win for his New York Giants during their four-year run as National League champions (1921-1924), he often relied on ace southpaw Art Nehf, winner of 184 games for four teams in his 15-year career (1915-1929). Described as a “money pitcher” by sportswriter Frederick G.
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