This day in baseball: The longest hit streak comes to an end
Posted: August 20, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, history, Joe Wilhoit, MiLB, Minor League Baseball, sports, Tulsa Oilers, Wichita Jobbers 2 CommentsThe 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.
The Sporting News
This day in baseball: Kiner’s home run streak
Posted: August 16, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Major League Baseball, MLB, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ralph Kiner, sports, St. Louis Cardinals Leave a commentOn August 16, 1947, Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit three home runs in consecutive at-bats to lead the Pirates to a 12-7 win over the Cardinals. With this performance, Kiner matched the major league marks of seven home runs in four games, six in three games, five in two games, and four homers in consecutive at-bats.
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This day in baseball: Double steal fiasco
Posted: August 13, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Dave Fultz, Detroit Tigers, Harry Davis, history, Philadelphia Athletics, sports Leave a commentOn August 13, 1902, the Philadelphia A’s attempted a double steal against the Tigers. Harry Davis took off from first base while Dave Fultz, the runner on third, waited for the Tigers to make the throw. However, Detroit conceded second base to Davis, thus holding Fultz to third.
Not willing to give up the play so easily, Davis returned to first base on the next pitch. He took off for second base again, this time drawing a throw. Fultz managed to score from third on the throw, and Davis was called safe at second.
Davis was credited with just one stolen base out of the ordeal.
Harry Davis (Wikipedia)
This day in baseball: Satch draws a crowd
Posted: August 7, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Columbus Jets, Miami Marlins, MiLB, Minor League Baseball, Orange Bowl, Satchel Paige, sports 4 CommentsThe largest crowd ever to attend a minor league game, an audience of about 57,000, showed up on August 7, 1956 to watch 51-year-old Satchel Paige at the Orange Bowl. Paige managed to hit a double and to earn the win, leading the Miami Marlins to victory over the Columbus Jets, 6-2.
This day in baseball: Williams’s six-game streak
Posted: August 2, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: American League, Baseball, Ken Williams, Major League Baseball, MLB, Philadelphia Athletics, sports, Sportsman's Park, St. Louis Browns Leave a commentKen Williams of the St. Louis Browns homered in his sixth consecutive game on August 2, 1922, setting what was at the time an American League record. However, the Browns still lost to the Athletics, 8-4, at Sportsman’s Park.
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This day in baseball: Welch wins 300
Posted: July 28, 2019 Filed under: 19th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, history, Major League Baseball, Mickey Welch, MLB, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Alleghenys, sports Leave a commentPitcher Mickey Welch of the New York Giants reached the 300-victory milestone on July 28, 1890, making him the third pitcher in baseball history to reach the mark. Welch defeated Pittsburgh 4-2 that day, and would go on to record seven more victories before retiring from the game.
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This day in baseball: Double triple steal
Posted: July 25, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Cleveland Indians, League Park, Major League Baseball, MLB, Philadelphia Athletics, sports 2 CommentsAt Cleveland’s League Park on July 25, 1930, the Philadelphia Athletics pulled off a rare triple steal in the first inning of a game against the Indians, then proceeded to repeat the feat in the fourth inning. The A’s pounded Cleveland 14-1 in that game.
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