1929 All-Star Game: Junior Loop Wins Second Straight All-Star Tilt
March 29, 2014 by Mike Lynch · 2 Comments
JUNIOR LOOP WINS SECOND STRAIGHT ALL-STAR TILT, REGAINS LEAD IN SERIES Combs, Foxx Lead Swatsmiths TEAMS COMBINE FOR 17 RUNS AND 32 SAFETIES ST. LOUIS, July 9.—The Americans and Nationals battled to a 5 to 5 tie through four and a half frames before the juniors pushed four more across the dish in the bottom […]
Hornell continues streak; defeats Rochester, 9-4
June 27, 2012 by Paul Gotham · Leave a Comment
WEBSTER, N.Y. – Hornell’s Dodgers came north on route 390 toting a four-game win streak along with them. The NYCBL Western Division leading club left town adding another victory to their streak. Matt Calhoun (Harding) connected for a three-run home run in the pivotal fifth inning as the Dodgers came from behind to defeat the […]
Derek Jeter Moves Up All-Time Hits List
May 27, 2012 by Seamheads · Leave a Comment
Derek Jeter moves up all-time hits list (via AFP) New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter tied George Brett for 14th on Major League Baseball’s all-time hits list with two singles in New York’s 9-2 victory over Oakland. Jeter on Saturday tied Hall of Famer Brett at 3,154 hits with a bunt single in the fifth […]
A Good Old Fashioned Mano a Mano Fight in Milwaukee
April 3, 2011 by Dennis Pajot · Leave a Comment
Baseball fights still occur, but very seldom are they only a two-man affair. It seems the entire team has to show up now. But in baseball’s Deadball Era I have come across a number of one-on-one fights. One of the nastiest occurred in Milwaukee on May 8, 1913. The press coverage gives us the feeling […]
They Are Two Stepping in Texas
October 22, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
There is dancing in Texas tonight. Â The Texas Rangers played the best two teams in the American League and beat them both in convincing fashion to win the first American League Championship for the franchise after fifty years of frustration. Â The anticipation of history in the making gave drama to a game that was decided […]
Cliff Lee Builds Drama With Every Pitch
October 18, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
When Cliff Lee poured three fastballs past Brett Gardner to end the eighth inning, it marked 122 of the best post-season pitches since Roy Halladay threw his no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds. Lee did not have to finish this most recent of his numerous post-season gems. The Rangers busted the game open in the ninth […]
Washington Is a Baseball Town (Again)
June 8, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · 2 Comments
At the top of the seventh inning the crowd began the chant, “Let’s Go Stras-burg” to the same cadence that fans in DC have grown tired of listening to from Philly, Dodger, Red Sox and just about anywhere fans. Â But this chant was all DC and it grew and built. Â “Let’s Go Stras-burg” the entire […]
Strasburg in Syracuse Start Six: The Windup
June 6, 2010 by Gerry Von Hendy · Leave a Comment
It’s the fifth inning of Stephen Strasburg’s last minor league start. After Pedro Lopez flew out aimlessly to center, Strasburg himself reached out beyond the far side of the plate on an 0-2 count and slapped a ball back up the middle. Left fielder Boomer Whiting, a new call up for the Chiefs, then hit […]
