This day in baseball: Consecutive no-nos
Posted: June 15, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Crosley Field, Ebbets Field, history, Johnny Vander Meer, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports Leave a commentOn June 15, 1938, Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds became the only pitcher in major league history to pitch two consecutive no-hitters. Four days earlier, the left-handed Vander Meer held the Braves hitless at Crosley Field, leading the Reds to a 3-0 victory. Then, on June 15th, he defeated the Dodgers at Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field, 6-0.
Vander Meer in 1948 (Baseball Digest)
This day in baseball: Henley’s 24-inning shutout
Posted: June 8, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Cack Henley, history, Minor League Baseball, Oakland Oaks, San Francisco Seals, sports Leave a commentOn June 8, 1909, pitcher Cack Henley of the San Francisco Seals set a Pacific Coast League record for longest complete game shutout when he held the Oakland Oaks scoreless over 24 innings en route to a 1-0 victory. Henley’s 24-inning mark is tied with three others for the most thrown by a PCL pitcher in one game.
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This day in baseball: The Cardinals’ first home night game
Posted: June 4, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Brooklyn Dodgers, Joe Medwick, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports, Sportsman's Park, St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Cardinals Leave a commentThe St. Louis Cardinals played their first home night game on June 4, 1940. The Cardinals lost to Brooklyn, 10-1, in spite of a 5-for-5 performance by Joe Medwick, including three doubles. The first evening ballgame in St. Louis, which had taken place on May 24, was actually hosted by the Browns, after the two teams had agreed to split the $150,000 cost of installing lights at Sportsman’s Park.
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This day in baseball: Chance is a pitcher’s target
Posted: May 30, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Frank Chance, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports 2 CommentsOver the course of a doubleheader in Cincinnati on May 30, 1904, Cubs first baseman Frank Chance was hit by a pitch five times. In the first game of the day, Chance even lost consciousness for a brief period when one erratic pitch hit him in the head.
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This day in baseball: Lazzeri’s grand slam game
Posted: May 24, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball Leave a commentOn May 24, 1936, Yankees second baseman Tony Lazzeri became the first player in major league history to hit two grand slams in a single game. Even more astonishing, Lazzeri went on to hit a third home run in the game, en route to establishing an American League record of 11 RBIs in a single contest. The Yankees soundly defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 25-2.
Tony Lazzeri (City of Toronto Archives)
This day in baseball: Carl Mays beans Tris Speaker
Posted: May 20, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Carl Mays, Cleveland Indians, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, Ray Chapman, sports, Tris Speaker 2 CommentsOn May 20, 1918, Indians outfielder Tris Speaker was hit in the head by a pitch thrown by Red Sox hurler Carl Mays. A right-handed submarine pitcher, Mays denied Speaker’s allegation that the beanball pitch was intentional. Mays pitched a complete game, winning 11-1 that day. The beanball would prove a precursor to the pitch that would kill Ray Chapman two years later.
Carl Mays (SABR)
This day in baseball: First presidential pass
Posted: May 16, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, history, National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, President of the United States, sports, Theodore Roosevelt Leave a commentThough he wasn’t exactly the game’s biggest fan, on May 16, 1907, the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues issued the first presidential lifetime pass to President Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt preferred sports that were “more vigorous,” though he later admitted that he enjoyed watching his son Quentin participate in baseball. Nevertheless, Roosevelt never attended a major league baseball game.
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