This day in baseball: 1957 NL pennant
Posted: September 23, 2017 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Brooklyn Dodgers, Hank Aaron, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Braves, National League, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals Leave a commentThanks to Hank Aaron’s 11th inning home run, the Milwaukee Braves defeated the Cardinals 4-2 to clinch the 1957 National League pennant. It was the first time since the 1950 season that a team not from New York state finished first in the National League. From 1951 to 1956, NL pennants were split between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants.
Hank Aaron (Baseball Digest)
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Posted: September 20, 2017 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball, Nixey Callahan Leave a commentJim ‘Nixey’ Callahan threw the White Sox’s first no-hitter in franchise history on September 20, 1902, defeating the Tigers, 2-0. In addition to pitching in eight out of his thirteen Major League seasons, Callahan was a utility player who also played left field.
Nixey Callahan (Library of Congress)
This day in baseball: Doubleheader streak
Posted: September 15, 2017 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Boston Braves, Major League Baseball, New York Giants 2 CommentsOn September 15, 1928, the Boston Braves played their ninth consecutive doubleheader. During the streak, which began on September 4th, the Braves lost five in a row, including four to the Giants.
Boston Braves 1928 cap logo (sportslogos.net)
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Posted: September 10, 2017 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Ray Caldwell Leave a commentIn the first game of a double-header on September 10, 1919, Cleveland right-hander Ray Caldwell no-hit the New York Yankees, 3-0. After having been released by the Red Sox in July of that year, Caldwell won five of his six starts with the Indians, posting an ERA of 1.71.
Ray Caldwell (sabr.org)
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Posted: September 5, 2017 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Cleveland Indians, Elmer Smith, Major League Baseball Leave a commentElmer Smith of the Indians collected seven extra-base hits in just two days, establishing a Major League record on September 5, 1921. The streak of hits included four home runs and three doubles in the two days.
Elmer Smith (Library of Congress)
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Posted: August 27, 2017 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Ed Walsh, Major League Baseball, Sam Crawford Leave a commentChicago pitcher Ed Walsh, Sr. no-hit the Red Sox, 5-0, on August 27, 1911 at Comiskey Park. Walsh was particularly known for his use of the spitball. According to Hall of Famer Sam Crawford: “Big Ed Walsh. Great big, strong, good-looking fellow. He threw a spitball. I think that ball disintegrated on the way to the plate, and the catcher put it back together again. I swear, when it went past the plate, it was just the spit went by.”
Wikipedia
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Posted: August 19, 2017 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Connie Mack, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, Rube Waddell 1 CommentOn August 19, 1900, Milwaukee pitcher Rube Waddell pitched two complete games in both contests of a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox. He threw 17 innings in the first game, then was coaxed (with a promise of a few days off to go fishing) by manager Connie Mack to pitch the nightcap, in which Waddell threw a five-inning one-hitter. Milwaukee won both games, 2-1 and 1-0.
National Baseball Hall of Fame
