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On August 28th, 1990, Ryne Sandberg of the Chicago Cubs becomes the first second baseman in history to notch consecutive 30-home run seasons. I had a chance in 2006 to spend a little time talking to Ryne Sandberg. He joined Paul Molitor, Harmon Killebrew, and a bunch of retired Twins at the opening night of… Read more
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On August 27th, 1990, 42-year old Texas Ranger knuckleballer Charlie Hough allowed 10 walks in five innings before being lifted in the 6th. California scored just three runs off of Hough. But they scored four off of the two Texas relievers to win the game, 7 – 3. For many baseball fans like me, the knuckleball is the… Read more
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On August 25th, 1985, At the age of 20 years, 9 months, 9 days, Dwight Gooden became the youngest 20-game winner ever when the Mets beat San Diego at Shea Stadium, 9-3. Doc was 27 days younger than Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller, who had accomplished the feat with Cleveland in 1939. Gooden would… Read more
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On August 24th, 1910, from atop the 555 foot Washington Monument, White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh threw 23 balls before C Billy Sullivan snared one. Sullivan then caught two more, It duplicated Gabby Street’s catch of August 21, 1908. The estimated speed of the ball was 161 feet per second. The White Sox catcher, after… Read more
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On August 22, 1970, in a 16-inning game, the Pirates edge the Dodgers, 2 – 1. Roberto Clemente went 5 for 7 with an RBI and run scored. I have been meaning for a while to feature a few baseball pictures from my trip earlier this month to Pittsburgh and this seems like as good a day to do it… Read more
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On August 21st, 1881, The Eclipse club refused to play against the Chicago Whites in Louisville because of a black player named Fleet Walker on the Chicago team. Walker would go on to play for the Toledo Blue Stockings in the American Association in 1884 and is generally regarded as the first black player in major league baseball. I sometimes suspect that the angry MAGA… Read more
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On August 20th, 1986, Dave Winfield hit his 300th homer in a losing cause as the Yanks fell to Seattle, 5 – 2. It is difficult to imagine that there is any other small city in America that has turned out as many great baseball players as St. Paul, Minnesota. There are four St. Paul, Minnesota, natives in the… Read more
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Last week I got the following email from Google. Apparently a picture I took of a scone and a latte at Spyhouse Coffee in Minneapolis over five years ago has been viewed now by 80,000 people. Who knew? When I went to the link to see other photos I may have posted on Google and… Read more
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