BASEBALL
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On Tuesday, October 6th, 1903 after two days of rest, Pittsburgh Pirate Deacon Phillippe threw his third complete game victory of the series against Boston American Bill Dinneen, who was making his second start of the series. The Pirates won the game and took a commanding 3–1 series lead. But they would end up losing… Read more
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October baseball is Playoff Baseball. It is Reggie Jackson and Bill Mazeroski. It is the best and worst time of the year if your team is still playing. It is a time of great hope balanced with great despair. My local team, the Minnesota Twins, are done after an epic collapse. My other team, the… Read more
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Today is the last day of the regular season. It has been a great baseball season for me personally. I have been to Major League Parks, Minor League Parks, and Minnesota Townball Parks. Here is my 2024 Baseball Diary: 2024 BASEBALL DIARYMarch 28 – Oakland, California(LAST Opening Day for the Oakland A’s)Oakland Athletics 0–8 Cleveland… Read more
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On September 28th, 1941, At Shibe Park, Batting .399955, Ted Williams elected to play in a doubleheader against the A’s on the final day of the season rather than to back into the a .400 average because the number would be rounded up. In game one, Williams went 4-5 against a trio of Philadelphia A’s… Read more
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On September 26th, 1998, Oakland A’s Rickey Henderson swiped second and third off Steve Sparks and Phil Nevin in the bottom the third inning of the A’s 4-3 victory over the Angels. 39 year-old Rickey became the oldest player ever to steal over 50 bases and lead the league in stolen bases. Let’s face it,… Read more
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On September 25th, 1989, At Fenway Park Boston Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs went 4 for 5 in a 7 – 4 win over the New York Yankees to become the first player in major league history to achieve both 200 hits and 100 walks in four consecutive seasons. Wade Boggs has a lifetime… Read more
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On September 24th, 1988, Dave Stewart won his 20th game of the season and the A’s win their 100th, 5 – 2, over Milwaukee Dave Stewart is one of my favorite pitchers of all time. From 1987-1990 he won at least 20 games a year for the Oakland Athletics. In each of those years, he led the League in… Read more
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On September 22, 2002, Chicago first baseman Fred McGriff became the first player to hit 30 home runs in a season for five different teams (Blue Jays, Braves, Cubs, Devil Rays, and Cubs). The ‘Crime Dog’s’ first inning homer at PNC park also set a record for being hit in the 42nd major league park,… Read more
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On September 21st, 1971, Baltimore Orioles Dave McNally won his 20th game for the fourth consecutive season when he blanked New York at Yankee Stadium, 5-0. The lefty became the first of the four 20-game winners on the club, which would include Jim Palmer, Mike Cuellar, and Pat Dobson. Dave McNally is one of just… Read more
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Today is post number 100 here at ClimbingSky. Since re-starting ClimbingSky, I have missed posting only once. And that was by accident. I actually had a post for that day and had scheduled it in advance to publish. But somehow, I had set it to publish in 2025 and not 2024. Oh well. As we… Read more
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