This day in baseball: The rookie puts on a hitting clinic
Posted: September 30, 2019 Filed under: 19th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Boston Beaneaters, Duff Cooley, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, Robison Field, sports, St. Louis Browns Leave a commentOn September 30, 1893, the last day of the season, rookie Duff Cooley of the St. Louis Browns collected six hits to help destroy the Boston Beaneaters, 16-4. The twenty-year-old utility player accomplished the feat by hitting four singles, a double, and a triple at Robison Field in St. Louis.
Duff Cooley in 1905 (Library of Congress)
This day in baseball: Burkett hits .400 … again
Posted: September 26, 2019 Filed under: 19th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Cleveland Spiders, Eclipse Park, history, Jesse Burkett, Louisville Colonels, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports Leave a commentSeptember 26, 1896 marked the season finale for the Cleveland Spiders, which they played against the Louisville Colonels at Eclipse Park. Cleveland outfielder Jesse Burkett collected three hits as the Spiders won, 4-3. Burkett thus finished the season with a .410 batting average, making him the first player to hit .400 in consecutive years, having batted .405 the previous season.
Jesse Burkett in 1903 (Wikipedia)
This day in baseball: Cy Young’s final win
Posted: September 22, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Boston Rustlers, Cy Young, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, Pittsburgh Pirates, sports Leave a commentCy Young pitched and recorded his 511th and final career victory on September 22, 1911, when he defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates. Young kept the Pirates scoreless at Forbes Field, winning 1-0. With a season record of 35-101, the Boston Rustlers won only three contests in 22 attempts against Pittsburgh during the 1911 season, with two of the victories coming as a result of shutouts thrown by the 44 year-old Cy Young.
This day in baseball: Out confusion
Posted: September 14, 2019 Filed under: 19th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Bob Reach, Boston Red Stockings, Cap Anson, Fergy Malone, George Wright, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, Philadelphia Athletics, sports Leave a commentIn a game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Stockings on September 14, 1872, the Athletics led 4-1 in the seventh inning with runners on first and second. Fergy Malone popped up to shortstop George Wright, who caught the ball in his hat and then proceeded to throw the ball to third base. The ball was then thrown to second base. Wright claimed a double play has been completed, as a batter cannot be retired with a “hat catch,” and thus runners Cap Anson and Bob Reach should have been forced out. This naturally caused some confusion, and ultimately , the umpire decided to give Malone another at bat, declaring nobody out on the play. The Athletics won this game, 6-4.
George Wright, 1872 (Wikipedia)
This day in baseball: Evers suspended
Posted: September 10, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Boston Braves, history, Johnny Evers, Major League Baseball, Mal Eason, MLB, sports 1 CommentAfter swearing at umpire Mal Eason on September 10, 1914, Braves shortstop Johnny Evers wound up with a three-day suspension from baseball. Evers, however, insisted that he had been talking to the ball and not the umpire.
Johnny Evers (Fenway Park Diaries)
This day in baseball: Rucker no-hits Boston
Posted: September 5, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Boston Doves, Brooklyn Superbas, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, Nap Rucker, sports Leave a commentNap Rucker of the Brooklyn Superbas threw a no-hitter against the Boston Doves on September 5, 1908. Rucker struck out 14 doves en route to the no-no as the Superbas won the contest, 6-0.
New Georgia Encyclopedia
This day in baseball: Three times three
Posted: August 27, 2019 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Cleveland Indians, history, Joe DiMaggio, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Yankees, sports Leave a commentIn the first game of a doubleheader played on August 27, 1938, the Yankee Clipper, Joe DiMaggio, hit three consecutive triples against the Indians. DiMaggio’s feat helped the Yankees en route to an 8-7 victory over Cleveland.
The box score for the game can be found here.
New York Post
