[IMG]
50 Years Ago Today: Cleveland Indians pitcher Gaylord Perry strikes out Cincinnati Reds stars Pete Rose, Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench during the...
Willie McGee. One batting glove. Wrigley Field [IMG]
Sal Bando [IMG]
Fifteen years after his racial barrier breaking major league debut and five years after his retirement as a player, Jackie Robinson is inducted to...
1999 The Red Sox blast seven home runs, one shy of the club record, in an 11-4 rout of Detroit at Tiger Stadium. Boston right fielder Trot...
1988 In a tribute held at a sold-out Shea Stadium, Tom Seaver (41) becomes only the third Met to have his uniform number retired. In addition...
1970 Tommie Agee steals home with two outs in the bottom of the tenth inning, giving the Mets a 2-1 walk-off victory over the Dodgers at Shea...
1962 Cookie Lavagetto, filling in for manager Casey Stengel, brings in southpaw Bob G. Miller, not to be confused with Bob L. Miller, also on...
1951 "That was the finest catch I have ever seen, and the finest I ever expect to see" - Pirates GM Branch Rickey, commenting on a catch made...
1933 A pair of bandits send Dizzy Dean a gift as a goodwill gesture after he walked into the robbery at a St. Louis drug store last week. The...
1926 For the second time this season, Lou Gehrig swipes home on the front end of a double steal with Babe Ruth as the trailing runner. The...
This Day in Baseball History July 24th 1909 At Washington Park, the Superbas sweep a twin bill from the visiting Cardinals with identical 1-0...
JULY 24 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1863 Tommy McCarthy HOF outfielder (Boston Beaneaters, Philadelphia Quakers,...
"Show me a guy who can't pitch inside and I'll show you a loser." ~ Sandy Koufax [IMG]
[IMG][IMG]
MLB all-time Walks (pitching) 6) 1,732 - Bobo Newsom 7) 1,707 - Amos Rusie 8) 1,665 - Charlie Hough 9) 1,655 - Nolan Ryan (AL years only) [IMG]
