Backwards bases
Posted: March 11, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Dallas Green, Duke Snider, Jimmy Piersall, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, sports 3 CommentsOn June 23, 1963, Mets outfielder Jimmy Piersall faced Phillies pitcher Dallas Green to lead off the top of the fifth. Piersall swung on Green’s offering and blasted what was career homer number 100.
To celebrate the milestone, Piersall then decided to take Duke Snider up on his clubhouse bet and ran around the bases backward. He completed his trip around the bases in the correct order: first, second, third, and home — he just faced backwards. Piersall essentially backpedaled all the way around the infield.

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This day in baseball: Dodger car accident
Posted: March 5, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Don Zimmer, Duke Snider, Jim Gilliam, Johnny Podres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, MLB, Roy Campanella, sports, Spring Training Leave a commentAttempting to beat a 12:30 a.m. curfew on March 5, 1958, the Dodgers’ Duke Snider, Johnny Podres, and Don Zimmer sustained minor injuries in a car accident in Vero Beach, Florida. This automobile mishap was the third involving the Dodgers within the last two months, with prior crashes involving Roy Campanella and Jim Gilliam.
This day in baseball: Mays shoots to the top
Posted: September 26, 2013 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Don Mueller, Duke Snider, history, Major League Baseball, Willie Mays Leave a commentOn 26 September 1954, in the final game of the season, the Giants’ Willie Mays collected three hits to boost his batting average to .345. In doing so, he passed teammate Don Mueller (who finished at .342) and the Dodgers’ Duke Snider (.341) to win the National League batting title.

Photo source: Timothy Hughes Rare & Early Newspapers
Quote of the day
Posted: August 28, 2013 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, Brooklyn Dodgers, Duke Snider, quotes, sports 2 Comments
Photo source: Baseball in Wartime
Swing hard, in case they throw the ball where you’re swinging.
~Duke Snider