The stars were aligned in the right order for the 1969 New York Mets. After seven years of unsuccessful seasons by the Mets in the National League, they became world champions. Three of their stars were set to help make history on Sept. 24. Ironically, none of the players were named Tom Seaver or Jerry […]
Category: 1960s Baseball History
Yogi Berra was already a legend. Berra was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. My recollections of Berra have nothing to do with his playing days. Growing up in the 1970s, Berra was a manager and a coach during my formative years. His 1973 Topps baseball card was one of my favorites […]
Cesar Tovar was on the mound for the only pitching performance of his 12-year career on Sept. 22, 1968. Tovar was about to become the second person in major league history to play all nine positions in one game. The versatile Tovar began the home game for the Minnesota Twins by working a scoreless first […]
Being the first do anything in baseball history can be special. Gus Triandos caught the first of his two no-hitters on Sept. 20, 1958. He was behind the plate for his second six years later on June 20, 1964. As a result, he became the first catcher to be involved in no-hitters in both the […]
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Ray Washburn had a tough act to follow on Sept. 18, 1968. Future National Baseball Hall of Fame member Bob Gibson was in the midst of one of the greatest seasons a pitcher would ever put together for St. Louis. One day before Washburn was scheduled to take the mound in […]
As a member of the St. Louis Cardinals, Steve Carlton was striking out the New York Mets hitters at a record pace. The future National Baseball Hall of Fame legend finished with an all-time best 19 strikeouts in an amazing performance against the Mets on Sept. 15, 1969. Despite setting a new standard, Carlton had […]
Rick Wise is celebrating his 70th birthday this week on Sept. 13. Wise pitched for five different teams during his 18-year career with an 188-181 record. He was also traded for a pair of members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Prior to the 1972 season, he was sent from the Philadelphia Phillies to […]
It was 85 years ago when Brooklyn’s Al Lopez hit what today would be a double. Instead during a National League game back in 1930, hitting a fair ball that bounced into the stands was considered a home run. Lopez hit his three-run shot off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Ray Kolp in the third inning of […]
I was only nine years old. I didn’t know where Nicaragua was located. After reading a small article in the newspaper on my living room floor, I was upset. It was shocking. Where was Nicaragua? I had to look it up in an encyclopedia. It was a country in Central America. I really didn’t know […]
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 is a rematch of game […]