Hall of Fame
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On April 5th, 1979, Future Hall of Fame Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver wins his 1,000th game as a skipper. He would end up with 1480 in his career. Earl Weaver was the manager for Orioles between 1968 and 1986. I say “between” because like most managers he was fired a few times during that Read more
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On September 18th, 1996, Roger Clemens tied his own record for strikeouts in a game when he struck out 20 Detroit Tiger batters in a nine-inning game. Going the distance at Tiger Stadium in the Red Sox’s 4-0 victory, he gave up no walks and just 4 hits. Travis Fryman struck out 4 times and Read more
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On August 29th, 1977, at Fenway Park, Jim Rice clubbed three homers – in the 2nd, 3rd, and 6th innings – but Boston lost to the Oakland A’s anyway, 8 – 7. Rice added a single in the 4th. He became the first Red Sox player to hit three in the same game since Norm Zauchin on May 27, 1955. Jim Rice played from 1974-1989. Read more
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