September 2024
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On September 10th, 1963, Roberto Clemente provided a 420-foot footnote to a Sandy Koufax masterpiece. Roberto’s fourth career home run off Sandy is a typical Clemente clout off an atypical Koufax offering. “Koufax threw 133 pitches,” notes columnist Jim Murray. “3 were sliders, a pitch the Pirates didn’t know Sandy had picked up in the last ten days. Roberto Clemente Read more
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“Coffee may not make the world a better place, but it does put me in a better place to face the world.” ~M.A.H. Hinton Read more
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On September 8th, 1965, Bert Campaneris of the Kansas City A’s became the first major leaguer to play all nine positions in a game. Campy accomplished the unusual feat, which was prompted by A’s’ owner Charlie Finley, during a 5-3 loss to the California Angels. Usually a shortstop, Campy caught the ninth inning and was Read more
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On September 7th, 1973, New York Mets starting pitcher Jerry Koosman who had a streak of 31.2 consecutive scoreless innings had it snapped when a run crossed the plate in the bottom of the third inning in the team’s 4-2 victory in Montreal. At the time it was a Mets record. Koosman’s record of not Read more
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On September 6th, 1985, in a matchup of aces that actually lived up to its advanced billing, Mets phenom Dwight Gooden and Dodgers phenom Fernando Valenzuela hooked up in one of the best pitchers’ duel in recent memory. New York beat Los Angeles at Chavez Ravine, 2-0. Darryl Strawberry hit a two-run double to score Read more
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On September 5th, 1976, Reds’ Hall of Fame infielder Joe Morgan becomes the first second baseman in 26 years to drive in 100 runs when his third-inning single off Dick Ruthven plates Pete Rose and Ken Griffey in the team’s 6-4 victory in Atlanta. The last second sacker to reach the plateau was Bobby Doerr, Read more
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On September 4th, 1989, Fred Lynn hit his 300th career home run to help the Tigers to a 5 – 1 win over Kansas City. In 1975, Boston Red Sox center-fielder Fred Lynn won both the American League Rookie of the Year Award and the American League Most Valuable Player Award. In 1979, he had an even better year hitting 39 Read more
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On September 3rd, 1917, Grover Cleveland Alexander goes the distance in both games of the Phillies’ doubleheader sweep of Brooklyn at Ebbets Field. In his 18 innings of work, the Philadelphia right-hander limits the Dodgers to seven hits en route to posting 5-0 and 9-3 victories in the twin bill. You read that correctly. Pitchers Read more
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“Coffee is the common man’s gold, and like gold, it brings to every person the feeling of luxury and nobility.” – Sheik-Abd-al-Kadir Read more
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On September 1, 1906, With the regular umpires sick from food poisoning‚ Cub P Carl Lundgren and Cardinal C Pete Noonan were picked to umpire at the West Side Grounds. The Cubs‚ behind Mordecai Brown’s 5-hitter‚ won, 8 – 1, for their 14th win in a row.≥ Last summer my friend Bob and I did a cool baseball road trip. We saw 6 games in Read more
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