This day in baseball: Lavender stumps the Giants

Posted: August 31, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: , , , , , , | 2 Comments

In the first game of a doubleheader on August 31, 1915, Cubs pitcher Jimmy Lavender threw a no-hitter against the New York Giants, a 2–0 victory. He struck out eight batters and walked just one. On June 14 of the following year, again against the Giants, Lavender pitched a one-hitter, allowing only an infield single to Benny Kauff.

Jimmy Lavender 1912

Jimmy Lavender, 1912 (Library of Congress)

Baseball is hard

Posted: August 30, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: Pop culture | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The last couple weeks at work have been pretty brutal for me, so the laughs I got from this video are very welcome.  I especially love how so many little kids will run after a ground ball like a football team after a fumble.  Thanks, AFV, for this amusing compilation.

Quote of the day

Posted: August 28, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: , , , , | 2 Comments

Baseball fans love numbers. They love to swirl them around their mouths like Bordeaux wine.

~Pat Conroy

Pat_Conroy

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This day in baseball: Three times three

Posted: August 27, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

In the first game of a doubleheader played on August 27, 1938, the Yankee Clipper, Joe DiMaggio, hit three consecutive triples against the Indians.  DiMaggio’s feat helped the Yankees en route to an 8-7 victory over Cleveland.

The box score for the game can be found here.

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New York Post

Tennis ball

Posted: August 25, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: Pop culture | Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

Growing up, we frequently played using a tennis ball in the backyard.  It made things so much more interesting.

Calvin Hobbes tennis ball

Bill Watterson

Quote of the day

Posted: August 24, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: , , , , , | 1 Comment

I would be lost without baseball. I don’t think I could stand being away from it as long as I was alive.

~Roberto Clemente

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Infographic: Major League Home Runs, 1998-2012

Posted: August 23, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: 20th Century, 21st Century | Tags: , , , , , , | 2 Comments

I’m not sure what the original intention was behind this graphic by Hartwell.  If the idea was to use it for comparisons, it seems like an awkward way to lay it out.  If does look cool, though, so if that was the whole point, well… mission accomplished.

MLB Home Runs graphic

Creating plaques for the Baseball Hall of Fame

Posted: August 21, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: 21st Century, Baseball 101 | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

This video from 2015 is fascinating to watch.  What a job that must be for Matthews International, to have the privilege to make these plaques!  The Hall of Fame is already a treat to visit, but the story behind the creation of the plaques makes it all the more awe-inspiring.

This day in baseball: The longest hit streak comes to an end

Posted: August 20, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The longest hit streak in professional baseball history ended on August 20, 1919, when Joe Wilhoit of the Wichita Jobbers was held hitless by the Tulsa Oilers in the Western League.  From June 14th to August 19th, 1919, Wilhoit went 153-for-297, giving him a .515 batting average en route to the record streak.  The streak included four home runs, nine triples, and twenty-four doubles.

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The Sporting News

Quote of the day

Posted: August 19, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

No one goes there nowadays, it’s too crowded.

~Yogi Berra

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baseballinwartime.com

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