Father’s Day in 1964 became a memorable moment in baseball history thanks to Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jim Bunning. With the modern era of baseball beginning at the start of the 20th century, Bunning’s perfect game was the first in the National League during that time on June 21, 1964. The Phillies beat the New York […]
Only three players in the history of major league baseball share a record that could be equaled on any day of the season, but obviously getting seven hits in a game is a difficult achievement. National Baseball Hall of Fame member Wilbert Robinson was the first to do it. He was followed by Cesar Gutierrez […]
Strat-o-Matic is a baseball simulation that began as a cards and dice game in the early 1960s before entering the computer age. These featured games on Shoestring Catches are part of season replays or tournaments played with cards and dice with a few exhibitions thrown in for fun. Today’s game matches two teams of Topps […]
Everyone loves a trophy. In 1960, Topps created an All-Rookie Team and the baseball cards of outstanding young players had trophies added to their pictures. There were a pair of National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees on the squad 40 years ago along with several all-stars and most valuable players. The 10th and final member […]
Relief pitchers coming out the bullpen for more than a couple of innings is certainly a rare occurrence in today’s game, but 100 years ago working on the mound was very different. Zip Zabel of the Chicago Cubs established a major league record in 1915 that will likely never be challenged as he ended up […]
As with many no-hitters, the pitcher struggled to get through the ninth inning. The date was June 15, 1938. The scene was the first night game for the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field. The pitcher was Johnny Vander Meer. Just four days earlier, the 23-year old left-hander had no-hit the Boston Braves at Crosley Field […]
The top performances in Major League Baseball this week were by Chris Heston of the San Francisco Giants and Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds. Heston tossed the first no-hitter of the 2015 season as he blanked the New York Mets 5-0 at Citi Field on Tuesday, June 9. Heston struck out 11 and although […]
Everyone loves a trophy. In 1960, Topps created an All-Rookie Team and the baseball cards of outstanding young players had trophies added to their pictures. There were a pair of National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees on the squad 40 years ago along with several all-stars and most valuable players. The ninth member of the […]
Everyone loves a trophy. In 1960, Topps created an All-Rookie Team and the baseball cards of outstanding young players had trophies added to their pictures. There were a pair of National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees on the squad 40 years ago along with several all-stars and most valuable players. The eighth member of the […]
San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey joined an elite group this week as he was behind the plate for Chris Heston‘s no-hitter. On June 9, 2015, Posey became the 17th player in big league history to catch three no-hitters. Posey’s other no-hitters were with Giants teammates Matt Cain (2012), who tossed a perfect game, and […]