On June 5, 1930, the Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox in a rout, with a final score of 17-7. Cleveland scored nine runs in the first inning alone, and the team as a whole collected 25 hits. Every starter contributed at least two hits, except for shortstop Carl Lind, who managed a single in the contest at League Park in Cleveland. The box score for the game can be found here.
I hope everyone has a restful Memorial Day and experiences a moment to remember those who gave their lives for freedom.
On May 15, 1918, the Washington Senators defeated the Chicago White Sox, 1–0, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. in an undeniably impressive pitching duel. Despite recording eighteen innings, the contest only lasted 2 hours and 47 minutes as Walter Johnson and Lefty Williams both went the distance in this game. Washington won the game in the bottom of the 18th, when Eddie Ainsworth scored the winning run on a wild pitch.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful moms of the world! Thank you for your support of the world’s baseball players and, of course, its baseball fans!
I know what my job is. I know what I’ve got to do. I’ve got to keep getting better.
~Andruw Jones
On April 25, 1976, in a moment that remains iconic to this day, Cubs center fielder Rick Monday rescued the American flag from two protestors who tried to set it on fire in the outfield at Dodger Stadium. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Monday dashed over and seized the flag from the pair while the crowd cheered. Monday ran through the outfield with the flag and, while walking towards the Dodgers dugout, he handed the flag over to Dodgers pitcher Doug Rau. When Monday came to bat in the top half of the fifth inning, he received a standing ovation and the scoreboard flashed the message, “Rick Monday… You Made A Great Play…”
This song is definitely more of a love song than a baseball song, but the baseball scenes in the video are enjoyable all the same. And, I admit, the song itself is pretty good, too.
If you’re not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he’ll be ready to take your job.
~Brooks Robinson
After moving west from Brooklyn to Los Angeles with the Dodgers in 1958, Duke Snider returned to New York after the Dodgers sold him to the New York Mets on April 1, 1963. Snider would prove to be a sentimental favorite among former Dodger fans, who now rooted for the Mets.
It is officially spring and Major League Baseball is back!
