This day in baseball: Bradley’s four-game streak
Posted: May 24, 2020 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: American League, Babe Ruth, Baseball, Bill Bradley, Cleveland Indians, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports Leave a commentOn May 24, 1902, Cleveland third baseman Bill Bradley became the American League’s first player to hit a home run in each of four consecutive games. This record would not be matched until Babe Ruth accomplished the same in June of 1918.
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This day in baseball: Dinneen’s complete season
Posted: October 10, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: American League, Baseball, Bill Dinneen, Boston Pilgrims, history, Jack Chesbro, New York Highlanders, sports 2 CommentsOn October 10, 1904, 41-game winner Jack Chesbro of the Highlanders let loose a wild pitch in the ninth inning of the final game of the season. This snapped a 2-2 tie, allowing Pilgrims right-hander Bill Dinneen to claim victory as the Boston team claimed the AL pennant. Dinneen finished the year having completed every game he started during the season, throwing 337.2 consecutive innings without relief during his streak of 37 consecutive complete games.
Bill Dinneen (The Sporting News)
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: Double fest
Posted: July 21, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: American League, Baseball, Cleveland Indians, League Park, New York Yankees, sports Leave a commentOn July 21, 1921, the Yankees and the Indians hit a collective total of 21 doubles, establishing an American League record. Cleveland collected nine of the two-baggers, defeating New York 17-8 at League Park.
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This day in baseball: First perfect game
Posted: May 5, 2019 Filed under: 19th Century, 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: American League, Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Cy Young, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, Philadelphia Athletics, Rube Waddell, sports Leave a commentCy Young threw the first perfect game in American League history on May 5, 1904. In the game, Young led the Red Sox to a 3-0 victory over Rube Waddell and the Philadelphia A’s. It also marked the first perfect game in the majors since 1893, when the distance from the mound to the plate was changed from 45 feet to 60 feet, 6 inches.
“Cy Young” by Bain News Service
This day in baseball: No DH for PCL
Posted: March 31, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: American League, Baseball, history, Major League Baseball, MiLB, Minor League Baseball, MLB, Pacific Coast League, sports Leave a commentWhile the American League is known for its use of the designated hitter, they weren’t the first ones to ever have an interest in utilizing it. The Pacific Coast League once expressed an interest in implementing the allowance of a designated hitter even before the AL started using it. However, the PCL’s proposal to use the DH got rejected on March 31, 1961 by the Professional Baseball Rules Committee. The American League would begin using the DH in 1973.
This day in baseball: Ripken is Rookie of the Year
Posted: November 24, 2018 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: American League, Baltimore Orioles, Baseball, Cal Ripken Jr, Major League Baseball, MLB, Rookie of the Year, sports Leave a commentOrioles infielder Cal Ripken, Jr. was awarded the American League Rookie of the Year on November 24, 1982. Ripken’s consecutive game streak had already begun at this point, sitting at 118 games at this point.
