This day in baseball: Lavender stumps the Giants
Posted: August 31, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Benny Kauff, Chicago Cubs, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Giants, sports 2 CommentsIn 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 (Library of Congress)
Baseball is hard
Posted: August 30, 2019 Filed under: Pop culture | Tags: AFV, America's Funniest Videos, Baseball, humor, Softball, sports, videos Leave a commentThe 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 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, Pat Conroy, quotes, sports, statistics 2 CommentsBaseball fans love numbers. They love to swirl them around their mouths like Bordeaux wine.
~Pat Conroy
This day in baseball: Three times three
Posted: August 27, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Cleveland Indians, history, Joe DiMaggio, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Yankees, sports Leave a commentIn 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.
New York Post
Tennis ball
Posted: August 25, 2019 Filed under: Pop culture | Tags: Baseball, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes, comics, humor, sports Leave a commentGrowing up, we frequently played using a tennis ball in the backyard. It made things so much more interesting.
Bill Watterson
Quote of the day
Posted: August 24, 2019 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, Major League Baseball, MLB, quotes, Roberto Clemente, sports 1 CommentI would be lost without baseball. I don’t think I could stand being away from it as long as I was alive.
~Roberto Clemente
Infographic: Major League Home Runs, 1998-2012
Posted: August 23, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, 21st Century | Tags: Baseball, Hartwell Studio Works, infographics, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports, statistics 2 CommentsI’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.
