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 […]
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The top performances in Major League Baseball this week were by Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals. The duo combined to dominate the Philadelphia Phillies during a road contest on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Strasburg limited the Phillies to a single in the fifth inning by Cody Asche in the 4-0 victory by […]
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 […]
Here is a story by Glen Sparks from his blog the dazzyvancechronicles.
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 […]
The top performances in Major League Baseball this week were by Mike Moustakas of the Kansas City Royals and Madison Bumgarner of the San Francisco Giants. Moustakas blasted a pair of homers, added a two-run single and knocked in nine as the Royals posted a 14-6 win in Baltimore on Saturday, Sept. 12. The 27-year […]
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 […]
The moral of this baseball story is to always touch second base. Back during my high school days, my parents bought a sports date book for me at Christmas time. It’s been a great resource over the years in the bathroom library. But a problem has become apparent. Not all of the information in the […]