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,...
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"Show me a guy who can't pitch inside and I'll show you a loser." ~ Sandy Koufax [IMG]
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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]
Happy 67th to Dave Stieb, one of the most underrated pitchers of his era. He won 176 games [IMG]
In 1994 Tony Gwynn's lowest Batting Avg by month came in August Gwynn hit .370 in August [IMG]
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2010 With a bases-empty homer in the first, a ground-rule double in the fifth, a two-run triple in the sixth, and a single in the eighth inning...
2002 Hitting three homers in Boston's 22-4 rout of the Devil Rays, Nomar Garciaparra, on his 29th birthday, ties the major league record,...
2000 Reds third baseman Mike Bell, joining his grandfather and father, becomes part of the first three-generation family to play for the same...
WRITTEN BY: LARRY TYE Negro Leaguers were pros at using charm and humor to deflect tension on and off the diamond. They had to be. Half their...
1974 At Three Rivers Stadium, Dodger first baseman Steve Garvey, a write-in All-Star starter, singles and doubles to help the National League...
1965 Mickey Lolich loses his tenth straight game, setting a Tigers' record for consecutive defeats when Detroit drops a 4-2 decision to the...
