August 20 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1938 Tom Tresh utility (MLB All-Star 1962, 63; AL Rookie of Year & World...
Earl Weaver. Billy Martin. 2,733 wins. 2 World Series titles. And all the smoke [IMG]
Today In 1969: Chicago #Cubs pitcher Ken Holtzman gets Hank Aaron to ground out to complete his no-hitter vs. the Atlanta #Braves on a sunny day...
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2010 The Cardinals obtain third baseman Pedro Feliz from the Astros in exchange for minor league pitcher David Carpenter. The Redbirds replace...
2007 At the Metrodome, Johan Santana two-hits the Rangers over eight innings, striking out 17 batters to establish a Twins team record for...
2005 Losing to the A's at Oakland's McAfee Coliseum, 4-0, the Royals establish a franchise record by losing their 19th consecutive game and tie...
992 When Bret Boone takes the field at Camden Yards against Baltimore, the Mariner second baseman becomes part of the first three-generation...
1982 Pascual Perez misses his start for the Braves when he gets lost on Interstate 285, trying to find Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. 1986...
1966 After guiding the club to fourteen victories in their first fifteen games, Birdie Tebbetts, who will remain in the organization, resigns...
1955 For the sixth consecutive season, Robin Roberts is a 20-game winner when he beats Don Newcombe and the first-place Dodgers at Connie Mack...
1941 "All my players are going to get pneumonia because of you Jocko – you haven’t got the guts to call this game!" - FRANKIE FRISCH, manager...
This Day in Baseball History August 19th 1900 Rube Waddell throws two complete games in Western League action as Milwaukee sweeps a...
August 19 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1926 Duke Snider HOF outfielder (8 x MLB All Star; World Series 1955, 59;...
The Great One, Roberto Clemente #OTD 1934, collected exactly 3,000 hits & batted .317 in his @MLB career, won 4 batting crowns & helped @Pirates...
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In 1974 Mike Marshall logged 208.1 innings…in relief And captured the NL Cy Young [IMG]
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