This day in baseball: The Pirates’ last game at Exposition Park
Posted: June 29, 2022 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Exposition Park, Forbes Field, George Gibson, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, National League, Pittsburgh Pirates, sports 2 CommentsThe Pittsburgh Pirates played their final game at Exposition Park against the Chicago Cubs on June 29, 1909. The Pirates won the game 8–1 in front of 5,545 spectators, with George Gibson collecting the final National League hit in the ballpark. The very next day, the Pirates once again played the Cubs, this time with the team opening up Forbes Field.
Quote of the day
Posted: June 28, 2022 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Babe Ruth, Baseball, Chattanooga Lookouts, history, Jackie Mitchell, Lou Gehrig, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Yankees, sports, Women, women's history 2 CommentsHell, better hitters than them couldn’t hit me. Why should they’ve been any different?
~Jackie Mitchell, on striking out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig

Jackie Mitchell, 1931 (Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images)
Infographic: The Negro Leagues map
Posted: June 26, 2022 Filed under: 20th Century | Tags: Baseball, history, infographics, maps, Negro league baseball, Negro Leagues, sports 2 CommentsI really like this map. It depicts the most well-known and notable teams that existed in the Negro Leagues, along with some information about each team. You can find the years each team existed, the name of their home park, and any titles won.
The text in the graphic below is a bit small, so for a larger view, just click on the image.
This day in baseball: Jackie Robinson’s first home steal
Posted: June 24, 2022 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Brooklyn Dodgers, Forbes Field, history, Jackie Robinson, Major League Baseball, MLB, Pittsburgh Pirates, sports 2 CommentsJackie Robinson’s first major league steal of home plate came against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 24, 1947. The Brooklyn Dodgers would go on to win that game 4-2 over the Pirates at Forbes Field. Robinson would steal the dish a total of 19 times over the course of his career.

Jackie Robinson (Pixabay)
Quote of the day
Posted: June 22, 2022 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, Christy Mathewson, Major League Baseball, MLB, quotes, sports Leave a commentYou can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat.
~Christy Mathewson

Christy Mathewson (ESPN.com)
“The New Kid,” by Mike Makley
Posted: June 21, 2022 Filed under: Pop culture | Tags: Baseball, Mike Makley, poetry, sports 2 CommentsThis piece by Mike Makley was published in 1975. I particularly love the twist at the end, and the fact that this was written so long ago, when girls playing ball was generally frowned upon, makes it all the better.
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Our baseball team never did very much,
we had me and PeeWee and Earl and Dutch.
And the Oak Street Tigers always got beat
until the new kid moved in on our street.
The kid moved in with a mitt and a bat
and an official New York Yankee hat.
The new kid plays shortstop or second base
and can outrun us all in any place.
The kid never muffs a grounder or fly
no matter how hard it’s hit or how high.
And the new kid always acts quite polite,
never yelling or spitting or starting a fight.
We were playing the league champs just last week;
they were trying to break our winning streak.
In the last inning the score was one-one,
when the new kid swung and hit a home run.
A few of the kids and their parents say
they don’t believe that the new kid should play.
But she’s good as me, Dutch, PeeWee or Earl,
so we don’t care that the new kid’s a girl.
This day in baseball: 9th inning scoring frenzy
Posted: June 20, 2022 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Boston Braves, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Giants, sports Leave a commentIn the ninth inning of a game played on June 20, 1912, the New York Giants and Boston Braves scored a whopping 17 runs combined. New York scored seven runs in the top of the frame, and the Braves scored ten runs in the bottom of the ninth. Unfortunately for Boston, this wasn’t enough to rally back as they lost the contest, 21-12.
Happy Father’s Day
Posted: June 19, 2022 Filed under: 21st Century | Tags: Baseball, Fathers Day, Holidays, sports Leave a commentTo all the dads out there, I hope your day is relaxing and full of love.
Quote of the day
Posted: June 18, 2022 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, Major League Baseball, MLB, quotes, San Diego Padres, sports, Tony Gwynn 2 CommentsI always play with a big smile on my face.
~Tony Gwynn

Wikipedia
Nosebleed section
Posted: June 16, 2022 Filed under: Pop culture | Tags: Baseball, Ben Zaehringer, comics, humor, In the Bleachers, sports 2 CommentsGotta beware of those ushers.

Ben Zaehringer