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Ronald Reagan, a sports announcer for WHO Radio in Des Moines from 1933-37, called Cubs games without being there. He recreated the action from a pitch-by-pitch report off the wire Once, the wire went dead and he improvised with 12 minutes of foul balls til the wire was restored…
Today in 1979: Willie Stargell of the #Pirates and Keith Hernandez of the #Cardinals shared the National League MVP honors, the only time in baseball history the MVP award has been shared. Stargell led Pittsburgh to the World Series; Hernandez led the league with a .344 average.
This is amazing. The lesson: don't get discouraged, don't give up, keep on grinding...
Born today in 1968: Sammy Sosa. One of nine players to hit over 600 career home runs. He is the only player to belt 60 or more home runs in a single season 3 times, but didn't lead the league in any of those 3 seasons. #MLB #Cubs #baseball
Today in 1975: Tom Seaver won his third Cy Young award. Led the NL with 22 wins, 243 strikeouts and a 2.38 ERA. When inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1992, he received the highest percentage of votes in history: 98.8% (since surpassed by Rivera, Jeter, Ichiro and Griffey Jr.)…
Quite an accomplishment by these guys...
A Veteran's Day salute to Ted Williams. He lost 5 prime seasons serving in World War II and Korea. Was shot down on his 1st mission as a Marine pilot in Korea. Made a crash landing, only spraining his ankle. He flew 39 missions and was hit 3 times in combat. #MLB @USMC…
Today, we salute all who served our country. So many gave up some prime baseball years, including Bob Feller, Warren Spahn, Ted Williams, Willie Mays, Joe DiMaggio and Stan Musial. Others, like Yogi Berra, Jackie Robinson and Ty Cobb, served before or after playing. #VeteransDay
If Commissioner Rob Manfred wants to make a serious statement about gambling, he would immediately ban gambling ads in every stadium, program and broadcast of major and minor league baseball. This still won't stop individual players from being tempted. We live in a fallen world.…
Born today in 1944: Tigers great Norm Cash. A 5-time All-Star, 1961 AL batting champ. During Nolan Ryan's 2nd no-hitter, he came up in the 9th carrying a table leg, not a bat. The ump said "You can't use that." Cash said "Why not. I won't hit it anyway." #MLB #baseball #Tigers
Today in 1964: The Braves sign a 25-year lease to play in the new Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. They played in Milwaukee for 13 years (from 1953-1966), winning two NL pennants and the 1957 World Series. The first Atlanta Braves game took place on April 12, 1966. #MLB…
Cool photo. Roger doesn’t get the respect he deserves, having won back-to-back MVP awards….
A young Roger Maris proudly holding his 60th home run ball in 1961. This home run, hit on September 26th against the Baltimore Orioles, tied Babe Ruth's single-season record. The intense pressure of the home run chase left Maris physically and mentally exhausted, though he would…
Dizzy Dean was quite a character. And quite confident in his abilities. Before one game, he bet he could strike out Joe DiMaggio’s brother, Vince, 4 times. Dizzy struck him out his first 3 at-bats. In his 4th at-bat, DiMaggio hit a foul pop-up behind home plate. Dean yelled to…
Born today in 1935: Bob Gibson. Had arguably the best season for a pitcher in 1968. Started 34 games; completed 28 with 13 shutouts. Led the #Cardinals to a pennant, won the MVP and Cy Young. Had an #MLB record for ERA: 1.12. The next year, baseball lowered the pitching mound.
Interesting way to look at it….
"During my 18 years, I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times, I walked around 1,800 times. A baseball player averages about 500 at bats every season. Which means, I played a full seven years without ever hitting the ball." - Mickey Mantle
Hilarious….
Born today in 1944: Ed Kranepool. One of the original New York Mets in 1962. A local New Yorker who signed with his hometown team at age 17, and spent his entire 18-year career with them. Holds the team record for games played and is beloved for hitting a critical home run in…
Today in 1966: The Orioles Frank Robinson, the Triple Crown winner, was named the unanimous AL MVP. The first player to ever win the MVP in each league Led Baltimore to its 1st World Series win that year, as well as 3 more pennants (1969-71) and 2nd championship in 1970 #MLB…
So very sad. Prayers for this family. So much bigger than baseball…
Two of the top 3rd basemen of all time. Quite a bond!
George Brett was selected w/the 29th pick in the '71 Draft, and retired with 1596 RBI Mike Schmidt was selected w/the 30th pick in the '71 Draft, and retired with 1595 RBI
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