Today in All Teams HistoryJuly 7th 48 Fact(s) Found 1900 By defeating the Cubs, 11-4, Beaneaters' hurler Kid Nichols takes only nine seasons to get his 300th victory. The 30-year-old righty will amass 361 wins during his 15-year career and remain the youngest player to accomplish the feat. 1909 In a 15-3 blow-out of the Browns, the White Sox collect 12 stolen bases. The thievery at Chicago's South Side Park includes the theft of home plate three times. 1920 After he appeared in 55 games, the Giants trade Benny Kauff and cash to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League for Vern Spencer. Although acquitted of the charges, the New York outfielder, slated to rejoin the team in 1921, is banished from baseball for life by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis after being implicated in a car theft ring during the offseason. 1923 Lefty O'Doul, who will become an outstanding major league hitter later in his career, gives up 13 runs in the sixth inning as the Indians rout the Red Sox, 27-3. The San Francisco native will finish his 11-year stint in the majors with a lifetime batting average of .349. 1923 The Indians become the first American League team to score a run in every inning when they rout Boston, 27-3, in the first game of a doubleheader at Cleveland's Dunn Field. The Tribe tallies nearly half their runs in the sixth frame, crossing the plate 13 times in a contest that takes only two hours and ten minutes to complete. BaseballReference 1931 The White Sox outlast and outslug the Browns, beating St. Louis in 12 innings, 10-8. During the Sportsman's Park contest, the five pitchers who took the mound did not record a strikeout, making it the longest game in major league history without a strikeout. 1936 The Senior Circuit wins its first All-Star game, edging the American League at Braves Field in Boston, 4-3. The Junior Circuit had taken the first three contests of the Midsummer Classic. 1936 Joe DiMaggio becomes the first rookie to appear in an All-Star Game when he starts in right field and bats third for the Junior Circuit in the team's 4-3 loss to the National League at Boston's Braves Field. The 21-year-old Yankees outfielder does not fare well in the fourth edition of the Midsummer Classic, committing an error and making the last out of the game with a man in scoring position to finish his day 0-for-5 at the plate. 1937 With Franklin D. Roosevelt in attendance at Griffith Stadium in Washington, Yankees' first baseman Lou Gehrig drives in four runs with a home run and a double to lead the AL to an 8-3 victory over the National League in All-Star action. FDR, who tosses the ceremonial first pitch, is the first U.S. president to attend an All-Star Game. 1937 All-Star Game program 1948 On his 42nd birthday, Negro League legend Satchel Paige signs a contract to pitch with the Indians. Though viewed by many as another publicity stunt by team owner Bill Veeck, the crafty right-hander will finish the season 6-1 for the eventual world champs. 1951 In the Tigers' 13-3 rout of the Indians, Hoot Evers collects four singles and a double. The Detroit outfielder's productive 5-for-5 day includes scoring five times in the Briggs Stadium contest. 1951 At Fenway Park, Yankee manager Casey Stengel replaces Joe DiMaggio with rookie Jackie Jensen after the Red Sox score six runs in the first frame. After the Clipper takes his position in the outfield, the skipper's decision to 'rest' his aging superstar in the second inning strains an already acrimonious relationship. 1953 The Dodgers set a major league mark for the most consecutive games with a home run by a team with at least one round-tripper in their 24 contests. Brooklyn starter Preacher Roe hits the record-breaking homer with a third-inning blast in the team's 9-5 victory over Pittsburgh at Forbes Field. 1953 The Browns, with their 6-3 loss to the Indians at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, set a major league record, losing their 20th consecutive home game. The non-winning streak dates back to June 3. 1959 At Forbes Field, Hank Aaron's eighth-inning single ties the score, and a triple hit by Willie Mays plates Aaron with the winning run in the 5-4 All-Star victory in the first of the two Midsummer Classics scheduled this season. 1964 In the 35th and only All-Star Game ever played at Shea Stadium, the National League evens the all-time series at 17-17-1 beating the AL squad, 7-4, with a dramatic ninth-inning rally that includes a two-out and two-strike three-run homer by Phillies slugger Johnny Callison. Home team second baseman Ron Hunt becomes the first Mets player selected as a starter in the Midsummer Classic. 1968 Throwing just nine pitches, Tom Seaver earns the only save of his 20-year major league career when the Mets beat the Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium, 4-2. Tom Terrific strikes out Dick Allen on three pitches and then quickly dispatches Johnny Callison and Tony Taylor on outfield flies. 1970 Rico Carty, the National League's leading hitter, becomes the first player voted to play in the All-Star Game as a write-in candidate. The ballot, drawn up by managers and general managers before spring training, did not list the Braves outfielder's name. 1970 Lew Krausse tosses the first shutout in Brewers' history, blanking the White Sox at Milwaukee's County Stadium, 1–0. The game's lone run scores from second base on Joe Horlen's errant throw after fielding a sacrifice bunt, plating Mike Hegan, who had doubled to lead off the seventh inning. 1971 After the first plan of placing the new inductees in a separate wing creates a storm of controversy, Commissioner Bowie Kuhn and Hall of Fame president Paul Kirk announce former Negro League players will have full membership in the Cooperstown shrine. Last month, the HOF created a committee to select players annually who played at least ten years in the Negro Leagues and were ineligible for induction into the regular Hall. 1974 The Cubs snap Buzz Capra's nine-game winning streak when the team beats the Braves at Wrigley Field, 4-3. The 26-year-old All-Star right-hander establishes a franchise mark for consecutive victories, finishing the season with a 16-8 record and posting a major league-leading ERA of 2.28. 1975 During an 8-6 loss to the Cardinals at Busch Stadium, Giants outfielders Gary Thomasson, Bobby Murcer, and Chris Arnold each nail a baserunner trying to score. The rare feat last occurred in 1905, when Cubs flycatcher Jack McCarthy accomplished it with his three outfield assists. 1979 In the Philies' 8-6 loss to the Giants at Veterans Stadium, Mike Schmidt homers in his first three times at the plate, tying a major league mark of four straight over two games. The 29-year-old third baseman, who went deep in his final at-bat last night, will hit three more round-trippers in the next three games, equaling a National League mark of seven home runs in five games. 1982 Harold Baines hits three consecutive home runs, including a grand slam, to lead the White Sox over the Tigers, 7-0. The Chicago right fielder hits solo round-trippers leading off the fifth and seventh frames before going deep in the eighth with the bases full to seal the deal in the Comiskey Park contest. 1998 In a game remembered more for 'Glory,' a patriotic-colored Beanie Baby souvenir given to the fans, the American League beats the senior circuit, 13-8, in the thin air at Coors Field in Denver. The 21-run total surpasses the previous record set in 1954, when the AL beat the National League in Cleveland's Municipal Stadium, 11-9. 1998 Jeff Shaw becomes the first player to participate in an All-Star Game wearing a uniform for a team he has not yet played for when he allows three hits and a run, pitching an inning for the National League squad before appearing in a regular-season game for the Dodgers. The 32-year-old closer, who posted a 1.81 ERA and 23 saves in the first half of the season for the Reds, was traded three days ago by Cincinnati to Los Angeles for Paul Konerko and Dennys Reyes. 1998 At hitter-friendly Coors Field, the American League defeats the NL, 13-8, in the highest-scoring All-Star game since its inception in 1933. The 21 runs break the mark established in the 1954 Midsummer Classic, when the AL topped the Senior Circuit, 11-9, at Cleveland Stadium. 2000 The Butte Copper Kings 'John Rocker Awareness Night' promotion is a huge success when the Angel rookie-league club offers free admission to anyone belonging to a group insulted by the Atlanta reliever in his Sports Illustrated interview. The 672 fans in attendance for the Pioneer League contest, one of the team's largest crowds this season, include single moms with multiple children, people with purple hair, 'foreigners,' and people with alternative lifestyles. 2003 Shea Hillenbrand becomes the sixth player to homer in three consecutive innings, tying a big-league record. The third baseman's fourth, fifth, and sixth inning round-trippers account for half of the runs the Diamondbacks score in their 14-6 victory over Colorado at Bank One Ballpark. 2004 Blanking the Royals at the Metrodome, 12-0, Twins' hurler Kyle Lohse helps establish a club record, throwing the team's third consecutive shutout. Johan Santana (Royals, 4-0) and Brad Radke (Royals, 9-0) started the streak of 27 scoreless innings, also a franchise record. 2004 Kazuhisa Ishii tosses a one-hitter in the Dodgers' 11-0 defeat of Arizona. The 30-year-old Japanese southpaw retires the first 12 batters he faces before issuing a leadoff walk to Luis Gonzalez and a single by Shea Hillenbrand, but the left-hander proceeds to set down the next 15 D-Backs to finish his masterpiece. 2006 John Lackey retires the next 27 A's batters after leadoff batter Mark Kotsay doubles to start the bottom of the first inning on a 3-0 count and after falling behind Nick Swisher on the same count. The 3-0 Angel victory, which takes 2 hours and 1 minute to complete, also halts LA shortstop Orlando Cabrera's streak of reaching base safely in 63 consecutive games, twenty-one shy of Ted Williams' record of 84 straight games established in 1949. 2006 Travis Hafner hits his fifth grand slam of the season when he clears the bases in the second inning of the Indians' 9-0 win over Baltimore at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland DH becomes the first player in major league history to accomplish the feat before the All-Star break and surpasses the franchise record of four-baggers established in 1951 by Al Rosen. 2007 Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki records the first inside-the-park home run in All-Star Game history when he hits Chris Young's fastball into deep right-center field at San Francisco's AT&T Park. The fifth-inning blast caroms off the park's quirky configuration, getting past NL center fielder Ken Griffey Jr., allowing the American League leadoff hitter, who will be named the game's MVP, to complete his way around the bases for the historic round-tripper. 2008 After taking a nine-run lead into the sixth inning, the Mets hold on to beat the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, 10-9. The game is eerily similar to a 1992 contest, also played in Philadelphia, that caused Hall of Fame announcer Bob Murphy to remark after the final out, "they win the damn thing by a score of 10 to 9!" 2008 To reach the postseason for the first time since 1982, the Brewers trade four highly touted farm hands to the Indians to obtain CC Sabathia. Milwaukee sends last year's first-round draft pick, Matt LaPorta, minor league pitching prospects Zach Jackson and Rob Bryson, and Taylor Green (player to be named later), the team's minor league player of the year, to Cleveland for last season's American League Cy Young Award winner. 2009 Without throwing a pitch, Alan Embree is credited with the win when Colorado scores the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning to beat the Nationals at Coors Field, 5-4. After entering the tied contest with two outs in the top of the frame, the Rockies reliever picks off Austin Kerns off first base (caught stealing/PO --> P-1B-SS-P) for the third out of the frame without facing a batter. 2010 With the score tied at seven in the bottom of the ninth at Coors Field, Rockies catcher Chris Iannetta makes Evan MacLane's major league debut memorable when he leads off the inning, hitting a walk-off home run off the 27-year-old rookie. The Cardinals' southpaw is the first hurler to surrender a game-winning homer to the first major league batter he faces since Padres' right-hander J.J. Trujillo accomplished the dubious deed, allowing Baltimore's Tony Batista to end a game with a round-tripper in 2002. 2010 Adam Dunn becomes the second Washington Nationals player to hit three home runs in a game and the first major leaguer to accomplish the feat at the three-year-old Nationals Park. The first baseman's offensive output, which matches Alfonso Soriano's performance in 2006, helps the home team edge San Diego, 7-6, on a hot night in the nation's capital. 2011 Trailing by four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Indians rally to beat the Blue Jays, 5-4. Travis Hefner delivers the keynote blast, whose walk-off grand slam off Luis Perez to deep right field delights the Progressive Field fans. 2011 Trying to grab the ball tossed into the stands by Josh Hamilton, Ranger fan Shannon Stone dies when he tumbles over the railing and falls 20 feet to the concrete pavement below. The 39-year-old Brownwood (TX) firefighter had attended the game with his six-year-old son, Cooper. 2011 The Cubs erase an eight-run deficit, beating Washington at Nationals Park, 10-9. The defeat of the hometown team marks the largest blown lead in franchise history for the Nats, including their tenure in Montreal as the Expos. 2012 In the bottom of the first inning at Minute Maid Park, first base umpire Sam Holbrook tosses Zack Greinke from the game. The arbitrator took exception when the Brewers starter, who had thrown only four pitches, spiked the ball after he called Jose Altuve safe on a close play in which the Milwaukee hurler covered the bag in the 6-4 loss to Houston. 2012 Bryce Harper becomes the youngest position player to make an All-Star team when he is named to replace Miami's Giancarlo Stanton, who cannot participate because of an injury. The 19-year-old Nationals outfielder, who is older than hurlers Dwight Gooden (Mets) and Bob Feller (Indians) when they played in their first Midsummer Classics, surpasses backstop Butch Wynegar (Twins) as the youngest non-pitcher to be selected. 2016 Rockies shortstop Trevor Story, with his twenty-first home run, ties the National League mark shared by Dave Kingman (Giants, 1972) and Albert Pujols (Cardinals, 2001) for the most home runs by a rookie before the All-Star break. Mark McGwire established the major league record, going deep 30 times before the Midsummer Classic while playing for the A's in 1987. 2017 Eight seconds before a 5 p.m. ET deadline, the Reds and their No. 2 overall pick, Hunter Greene, reportedly agree to a record $7.23 million bonus. The 17-year-old two-way senior at Notre Dame High School (Sherman Oaks, CA), a recent subject on the cover of Sports Illustrated, has been selected primarily as a pitcher but will also bat and occasionally play shortstop. Sports Illustrated cover featuring Hunter Greene. 2017 Carlos Carrasco tosses an immaculate inning when he strikes out the side in the fifth frame on nine pitches in the Indians' 11-2 victory over the Tigers at Progressive Field. The Venezuelan right-hander is only the second pitcher in franchise history, along with Justin Masterson, who accomplished the feat in 2014. 2019 In his 89th game in the majors, Mets first baseman Pete Alfonso records his 30th home run when he goes deep off Aaron Nola in the team's 8-3 loss at Citi Field. The 24-year-old rookie's total is second only to Rudy York (1934-37) and Mark McGwire (1986-87), who went deep 31 times at the same point in their careers.
Most Starts With Game Score of 64+ But No Win: 17 Jacob deGrom (2018) 16 15 14 13 Jim Bunning (1967) 12 Mike Scott (1986) 11 Clemens (2005), Greinke (2015), Scherzer (2018)
Today in All Teams HistoryJuly 10th 1911 After being ejected for disputing a called third strike, Sherry Magee knocks out home plate umpire Bill Finneran with just one punch. The National League suspends the star Phillies flychaser for the rest of the season, but he misses only 36 games due to an appeal. 1911 When umpire Bill Klem stops the Phillies-Cardinals contest to have an unruly fan banned from the Baker Bowl, the removal marks the first expulsion of a patron from a game. At the time, the standard practice was to use bodyguards after the contest to protect the arbitrators rather than risk the crowd's ire by ousting one of their own. 1914 Although limited to one hit, the Yankees beat the Indians at the Polo Grounds, 1-0, when darkness postpones the second game of a twin bill after five and a half innings. The next time the team wins a game while being one-hit will occur again in 102 years with a 1-0 nine-inning victory over the Rays at Tropicana Field. 1917 Thanks to Ray Caldwell's nine and two-thirds innings of five-hit relief, the Yankees beat the Browns in St. Louis, 7-5, in a 17-inning game. Later in the day, the St. Louis police arrest the hard-living right-hander, charging him with grand theft for allegedly stealing a diamond ring from a woman. 1920 Tris Speaker, who has collected 11 consecutive hits, is finally thwarted by Washington hurler Tom Zachary. The "Grey Eagle's" effort establishes a record that will last until 1938, when the Red Sox third baseman Pinky Higgins hits 12 knocks in a row. 1928 Although the Indians banged out 14 hits, the team fails to score a run in a 9-0 nightcap loss to the Senators in a Griffith Stadium twin bill. The Tribe becomes only the second club blanked after collecting that many hits. 1932 Indians' flychaser Johnny Burnett, in 11 at-bats, collects a record nine hits in an 18-inning game where the A's outscore the Tribe, 18-17. A's right-hander Ed Rommel, replacing Lew Krausse in the second inning, gives up a record 29 hits in 17 innings in relief to get the victory, his 171st and final major league win, when manager/owner Connie Mack, trying to save train fare, brings only two pitchers. 1934 At the All-Star Game played in New York's Polo Grounds, Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell faces a starting lineup comprised of nine eventual Hall of Famers. After giving a single and a walk to his first two batters, King Carl consecutively fans Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin. 1935 In the fourth evening contest ever played in major league history, Babe Herman becomes the first player to hit a home run during a night game. The Reds' cleanup hitter's seventh-inning round-tripper off Dutch Leonard contributes to the 15-2 rout over the Brooklyn at Crosley Field. 1935 Galveston Buccaneers right-hander Ed Cole throws the first perfect game in Texas League history, beating the Tulsa Oilers at Moody Park, 1-0. Bill McGhee's inside-the-park home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning accounts for the contest's only run. 1936 At Forbes Field, Chuck Klein becomes the first National League player to hit four home runs in one game this century. The Phillies' 36-year-old outfielder's offensive outburst, which includes his final round-tripper on the first pitch in the tenth inning, powers Philadelphia's 9-6 victory over Pittsburgh. 1943 The eventual 23-6 rout of the Pirates at Ebbets Field begins ten minutes late when some of the Dodgers, led by infielder Arky Vaughan, threaten not to play to protest manager Leo Durocher's suspension of Bobo Newsome. In a few days, Newsome, who had argued with his skipper over a pitch selection in a previous game, is traded to the Browns for Archie McKain and Fritz Ostermueller. 1947 Home plate umpire Jocko Conlan asks Reds hurler Bucky Walters to make the calls at first base when some of his crew fails to show for a rescheduled contest between Cincinnati and Boston necessitated by a rainout on May 1. Dick Culler covers third base with second base remaining without an arbitrator in the hometown's 6-4 victory at Braves Field. 1947 During the first game of a twin bill in front of 47,871 Tribe fans, Don Black retires the final ten A's batters he faces to record the first no-hitter in the history of Cleveland's Municipal Stadium. The crowd, the largest ever to witness a no-hitter, endures the rain and six walks as the Indians right-hander completes the 3-0 victory, the eighth no-no in franchise history. 1951 In the second All-Star Game played in Detroit, the National League beat their AL rivals at Briggs Stadium, 8-3. Although their team's circuit loses, the 52,075 Motor City fans witness home runs hit by hometown favorites George Kell and Vic Wertz. 1953 With Roy Campanella's second-inning home run off Giants hurler Sal Maglie, the Dodgers establish a National League record, homering in their 24th consecutive game, one shy of the major league mark set by the 1941 Yankees. Campy's homer, his 22nd of the season, is the only run Brooklyn scores as the Giants extend their winning streak to seven with the 6-1 victory at Ebbets Field. 1962 John F. Kennedy returns to D.C. Stadium and becomes the first president to throw the ceremonial first pitch at an All-Star Game, a 3-1 National League victory. In April, JFK, who will stay for the entire contest, threw the ceremonial first pitch at the Senators' home opener, the first game in Washington's new $24-million ballpark. 1968 The American League and National League agree on next year's expansion and playoff format. Each league will divide its twelve teams into two i-team divisions, playing a best-of-five game league championship series to determine the pennant winner. 1972 Phillies owner Bob Carpenter announces Paul Owens, named the GM five weeks ago, will become the team's manager, replacing a visibly upset Frank Lucchesi, who guided the team this season to the worst record in baseball, winning only 26 of 76 contests. The new skipper, known as the Pope, will use the opportunity to better evaluate his last-place team before returning to the front office next year, before building Philadelphia into pennant contenders within three seasons. 1979 With his team trailing the Padres 5-3 in the bottom of the ninth with two outs at Veterans Stadium, Phillies pinch-hitter Del Unser hits a three-run walk-off home run, giving the team a 6-5 comeback victory. The dramatic dinger makes Del Unser only the second player in major league history to hit a homer in three consecutive at-bats as a pinch-hitter, a feat also accomplished by Lee Lacy of the Dodgers last season. 1984 At San Francisco's Candlestick Park, Dodger southpaw Fernando Valenzuela and Mets rookie Dwight Gooden combine to strike out six consecutive American League All-Stars on the 50th anniversary of Carl Hubbell's memorable 1934 Midsummer Classic performance of setting down five future Hall of Famers on strikes. At 19, Dwight Gooden becomes the youngest player to participate in an All-Star Game. 1984 The National League beats the Junior Circuit at Candlestick Park, 3-1. Home runs by Expos' catcher Gary Carter, the game's MVP, and Braves' outfielder Dale Murphy prove to be the difference in the 55th Midsummer Classic. 1986 A very disappointed Oil Can Boyd (11-6, 3.71) begins shouting and throwing clothes in the clubhouse after learning KC manager Dick Howser had not selected him as one of the eight pitchers to make the American League All-Star team. The inconsolable Red Sox right-hander, who will storm out of Fenway Park before the team's scheduled game against California, will be suspended, without pay, for three days for his tirade. 1986 After allowing three runs in the top of the twelfth, the Red Sox score four times in the bottom of the inning, with the final tally coming on a walk-off bases-loaded balk. The winning run in Boston's 8-7 improbable victory over the Angels when home plate ump Joe Brinkman rules Todd Fischer moved his hands after coming to a set position before delivering the first pitch of his outing, ending the Fenway contest without throwing a ball. 1999 At Leland's 'Hero's Auction' of sports memorabilia held in New York, Carlton Fisk's 12th inning Game 6 home run ball, to end one of the most dramatic games in World Series history, is sold for $113,273. Reds' left fielder George Foster retrieved the historic horsehide after it hit the Fenway foul pole, deciding to sell the 1975 souvenir, realizing the ball's potential value after Mark McGwire's 70th home run ball sold for almost $3 million. 2001 In his final All-Star appearance, Cal Ripken is named the MVP of the game. The Orioles shortstop's home run and consecutive dingers from Derek Jeter and Magglio Ordonez power the AL to its fifth victory in a row, beating the National League at Seattle's Safeco Field, 4-1. 2001 Derek Jeter becomes the first Yankee to homer in an All-Star Game in 42 years when he goes deep, leading off the sixth inning off Jon Lieber at Safeco Field. Yogi Berra was the last Bronx Bomber to accomplish the feat, homering off Don Drysdale in 1959. 2007 The Clemente Museum, housed in the historic Engine House 25 in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh, opens its doors to the public. The meticulously renovated firehouse features a wealth of baseball memorabilia, photographs, literature, and art that captures Roberto Clemente's career with the Pirates, his personal life, and the humanitarian causes he championed. (Ed. Note: Our thanks to Rich Beleski for making us aware of this treasure in Pittsburgh. -LP) 2009 Beating the Padres 8-0 at AT&T Park, Giants' southpaw Jonathan Sanchez throws the first no-hitter in franchise history since John "The Count" Montefusco accomplished the feat in 1976. The 22-year-old, a replacement for an injured Randy Johnson, sees his bid for a perfect game end when third baseman Juan Uribe makes an error in the eighth inning. 2010 In his 19th season, Arthur Rhodes becomes the longest-tenured major leaguer to go to an All-Star Game for the first time. The 40-year-old Reds southpaw reliever, who does not play in the Midsummer Classic, surpasses the 1988 selection of 18-year veteran Doyle Alexander for the dubious distinction. 2013 David Ortiz establishes a new record for career hits by a designated hitter when he doubles in the second inning of the Red Sox' 11-4 victory over Seattle at Safeco Field. 'Big Papi' surpasses Harold Baines with his 1,689th hit as a DH. 2017 Aaron Judge, overcoming 22 first-round round-trippers from Justin Bour and a dozen blasts from Cody Bellinger in the second, slams 11 homers in the finals to defeat Miguel Sano, becoming the first rookie to win the All-Star Home Run Derby outright. The Yankees outfielder hit 47 long balls that traveled 3.9 miles, including back-to-back dingers of 507 and 513 feet. (Ed. Note: Angels' freshman Wally Joyner was a co-champion in 1986 -LP).
Today In 1957: Ernie Banks, Frank Robinson, Henry Aaron & Willie Mays chat before the #AllStarGame in St. Louis! #MLB #Baseball #Legends Bob Walk, circa 1982
50 Years Ago Today: Oakland #Athletics pitcher Vida Blue fields a bunt from #Pirates pitcher Jerry Reuss, then whirls and throws out #Dodgers runner Ron Cey at second during the All-Star Game in Milwaukee! (July 15, 1975)
50 Years Ago Today: Los Angeles #Dodgers stars Steve Garvey & Jimmy Wynn hit back-to-back HRs vs. Oakland #Athletics pitcher Vida Blue at the #AllStarGame in Milwaukee! (July 15, 1975)
uly 15, 1975 - Stan Musial and Mickey Mantle, the honorary captains of the NL and AL teams, at the All-Star Game in Milwaukee.
1975 National League All-Star Team (Milwaukee County Stadium) Great uniforms! Plenty of powder blue!
Roberts defends Misiorowski’s All-Star nod as an ‘easy answer’ Charles Odum,Associated Press ATLANTA — National League All-Star manager Dave Roberts said including Milwaukee rookie right-hander Jacob Misiorowski on his team was “an easy answer" despite complaints from some players over his inclusion after just five big league appearances. "If it brings excitement, attention to our game, then I’m all about it," Roberts said before Monday's Home Run Derby. “I think for me, kind of my North Star is the All-Star Game should be the game’s best players,” the Los Angeles Dodgers manager added before also addressing the other side of the argument by adding “It’s about the fans and what the fans want to see.” Misiorowski has pitched in only five games, a record low for an All-Star, creating a debate between those who say the game is for the most deserving players and those who say the game is for the fans. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday he made the decision based on “the excitement that was going to be generated, the fan interest in seeing this guy” and adding a competitive pitcher to the game. “He’s a very, very good pitcher on a very very good run right now," Manfred told the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. "Do I understand five stars is short? Yeah, I do. And do I want to make that the norm? No, I don’t. But I think it was the right decision given where we were.” The 23-year-old created an instant stir when he threw a 100.5 mph fastball for his first pitch in the big leagues. Oh, and for good measure, he opened that debut on June 12 against St. Louis by throwing five no-hit innings before leaving with cramping in the Brewers' 6-0 win. The 6-foot-7 rookie is 4-1 with a 2.81 ERA and has 33 strikeouts with only 12 hits allowed in 25 2/3 innings. It's an impressive debut, but some players still believe the right-hander hasn't been in the game long enough to merit All-Star consideration over more established players. Philadelphia's Trea Turner was outspoken in his criticism of the decision to add Misiorowski to the team when Phillies' left-hander Cristopher Sánchez, who is 8-2 with a 2.50 ERA, didn't make the team. The Phillies also lobbied for left-hander Ranger Suárez (7-3, 1.94). “What a joke,” Turner told reporters. Misiorowski said Monday he wasn't offended. “They're not upset with me,” he said, adding he is as surprised as anyone to find himself in Atlanta for Tuesday night's game. “The last five weeks have been insane,” Misiorowski said. “I thought the All-Star break would be a chance to sit down and reflect. Now we're here.” Turner’s teammate, All-Star Kyle Schwarber, said Monday the attempt by Phillies players to speak up for Sánchez and Suárez “was not an attack at Misiorowski by any means. It’s an honor for him that he’s here and it should be an honor for him. It’s not his fault that he’s only pitched five games and he got named.” Schwarber said Misiorowski could be an All-Star "every year that he pitches. It’s just more of the fact of our guys were having some really good years and some pretty good every day starts and numbers. You want them to feel like they’re gonna get represented the way that they should be.” Schwarber added that he would likely talk to Misiorowski during All-Star week and would tell him “he's doing a great job at what he's doing and he's going to be a perennial All-Star for years to come.” Roberts said he plans to bring Misiorowski into the game as early as the fifth inning. “And it’s going to be electric,” Roberts said. “So the fans, the media, you’re going to love it.” Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw, 37, is on his 11th All-Star roster, this time as a legend pick by Manfred. When asked about the conflicting opinions about Misiorowski, Kershaw said “I don’t think it’s conflicting. I think everybody wants the best players here.” San Francisco right-hander Robbie Ray, 33, said Misiorowski has “an electric arm. He's a special talent and I'm excited to watch him pitch.” Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker, who is serving on Roberts' staff and has experience selecting an All-Star roster, said there's room for a player as inexperienced as Misiorowski to find a spot in Tuesday night's showcase. “You know what? It's an exhibition game,” Snitker said. “He's another great talent. ... There are some guys that are very deserving. It is what it is.”
Today’s #BaseballHistory in 1941, Joe DiMaggio would extend his historic hitting streak to 56 games. “Baseball didn't really get into my blood until I knocked off that hitting streak. Getting a daily hit became more important to me than eating, drinking or sleeping.”
Nolan Ryan carried 31 no-hitters into the 7th inning during his career. The next generation of starting pitchers will be lucky if they even make it to the 7th inning 31 times.
