Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Howard Johnson - New York Mets

1989-Dec-20 Shea Stadium - Flushing NY

Howard Johnson 1982-1995
(Detroit Tigers, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs)

2× Silver Slugger Award (1989, 1991)
NL home run leader (1991)
NL RBI leader (1991)
New York Mets Hall of Fame

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Knoxville Smokies - MiLB

1999-Aug-30 Knoxville TN
Knoxville has fielded a a team since 1921, playing inn various Leagues and various levels
1999: Double A affiliate Toronto Blue Jays, Southern League

Monday, July 7, 2025

Maury Wills : Los Angeles Dodgers

1987-Oct-03 Los Angeles Ca
25th Anniversary Stolen Base Record

Maury Wills - 1959-1972
(Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos)
NL MVP (1962)
2× Gold Glove Award (1961, 1962)
6× NL stolen base leader (1960–1965)
586 career stolen bases

Sunday, July 6, 2025

Negro League Baseball : 2002

2002-Feb-25 Washington DC

2002-Feb-01: legends of black baseball come to life in a new musical by local writer-director Raquis Petree and composer Marion Johnson. "Black Diamond: Satchel Paige and the Negro Leagues" plays through March 1 at the Smithsonian's Discovery Theater in celebration of Black History Month. The story tells the story of the Negro Leagues through the eyes of four principal figures: Andrew "Rube" Foster, the "father of black baseball"; Josh Gibson; Satchel Paige; and Jackie Robinson.

The show ran Feb 01 through March 01 at the Smithsonian's Discovery Theater, Arts & Industries Building

One 'Diamond,' Many Facets - January 31, 2002 - Janice L. Kaplan, Washington Post 

Saturday, July 5, 2025

Luis Gonzalez - Arizona Diamondbacks

2001-Oct-07 Milwaukee Wi

Luis Gonzalez 1990-2008
(Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida Marlins)

Silver Slugger Award (2001)
Arizona Diamondbacks No. 20 retired
Arizona Diamondbacks Hall of Fame

Thursday, July 3, 2025

Home Run Race : 1998

1998-Sep-27 Cooperstown NY

During Major League Baseball's 1998 season, Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals and Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs pursued the league's long-standing and highly coveted single-season home run record (61), set in 1961 by Roger Maris. The season-long chase culminated on September 8, 1998, when McGwire, facing Sosa and the Cubs, hit his 62nd home run of the season to break the record. McGwire finished the season with 70 home runs, while Sosa finished with 66

Sosa and McGwire shared Sports Illustrated magazine's 1998 "Sportsman of the Year" award.

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

New York Yankees - 2003

2003-Apr-08 Yankee Stadium Bronx NY
Yankees started the seasons on the road with a 3-4 record
Minnesota Twins 3 – 7 New York Yankees
MIN RBI: Torii Hunter 2; Matt LeCroy
NYY RBI: Hideki Matsui 4(HR); Robin Ventura 2(HR); Raúl Mondesí
MIN pitching: Joe Mays L(5-innings)
NYY pitching: Andy Petitte W(5.2-innings)

Monday, June 30, 2025

All-Star Game : 1969 Washington DC

1994-Jul-23 Washington DC
25th Anniversary 1969 All-Star Game (cachet indicates 40th Anniversary)

1969-Jul-23 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium - Washington, D.C.
American League 9 – 3 National League
MVP: Willie McCovey (SFG)

Sunday, June 29, 2025

Boston Braves - 1948 Anniversary

1998-Sep-26 Allston MA
50th Anniversary 1948 NL pennant

In 1948, the team won the National League pennant by capturing 91 games to finish 6.5 places ahead of the second–place St. Louis Cardinals. The pitching staff was anchored by Hall of Famer Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain, who won 39 games between them. The Braves lost the 1948 World Series in six games to the Cleveland Indians (who had beaten the Red Sox in a tie-breaker game to spoil an all-Boston World Series). 

1948 NL pennant was the only one the Braves would win while in Boston. The Braves moved to Milwaukee in 1953

Sibby Sister, infielder: Boston Bees / Boston Braves / Milwaukee Braves (1939–1942, 1946–1954)

Saturday, June 28, 2025

New York Yankees - 1986

1986-Apr-08 Yankee Stadium - New York NY
Kansas City Royals 2 - 4 New York Yankees
KCR RBI: Hal MacRae 2 (HR)
NYY RBI: Butch Wynegar 3(HR), Willie Randolph
KCR pitching: Bud Black L(7-innings)
NYY pitching: Ron Guidry W (5-innings) Dave Righetti S(1.2-innings)

Friday, June 27, 2025

World Series : 1946 St Louis Cardinals v Boston Red Sox

1996-Oct-15 St Louis Mo
50th Anniversary 1946 World Series

1946-Oct-06/15
St. Louis Cardinals (4) Boston Red Sox (3)
Sportsman's Park (STL) - Fenway Park (BOS)

Thursday, June 26, 2025

World Series : 1960 - Pittsburgh Pirates v New York Yankees


1994-Oct-13 Pittsburgh Pa
34th Anniversary Bill Mazeroski's game winning home run in game 7 of the series
1960-Oct-5/13
Pittsburgh Pirates (4) - New York Yankees (3)
Forbes Field (PIT) - Yankee Stadium (NYY)
MVP Bobby Richardson (NYY) 

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

World Series : 1954 - New York Giants v Cleveland Indians

1994-Oct-02 Cleveland Oh - 40th Anniversary
1954-Sep-29 – Oct-02
Polo Grounds (NYG) - Cleveland Stadium (CLE)
New York Giants (4) Cleveland Indians (0)

"The Catch" occurred during Game 1 of this series, when Giants center fielder Willie Mays snared a long drive by Vic Wertz near the outfield wall with his back to the infield

Friday, June 20, 2025

New York Yankees : 2002

2002-Apr-05 Yankee Stadium - Bronx NY

Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0 – 4 New York Yankees
NYY RBI: Derek Jeter; Alfonso Soriano; Nick Johnson
Pitching – TBD Joe Kennedy (L5-innings 8-hits 4-Ks) NYY Andy Pettite (W 6-innings 2-hits 6-Ks)

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Valleypex - Buffalo NY : Masonic Baseball

2006-Jun-17 Valleypex Station - Buffalo NY
Masonic Baseball Players

Team picture includes
Lefty Grove, Jimmie Foxx, Herb Pennock, Dazzy Vance,Red Rolfe, Rube Walberg

 

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Hall of Fame - 2015 : Johnson, Martínez, Biggio, Smoltz

2015-Jul-26 Induction Day - Cooperstown NY
Randy Johnson - 1988-2009
Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants
Pedro Martínez - 1992-2009
Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies
Craig Biggio - 1988-2007
Houston Astros
John Smoltz 1988-2009
Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, St Louis Cardinals


Monday, June 16, 2025

Hall of Fame - 2024 : Beltré, Helton, Mauer, Leyland

National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction
2024-Jul-21 Cooperstown NY


Adrián Beltré - 1998-2018
Los Angeles Dodgers; Seattle Mariners; Boston Red Sox; Texas Rangers

Todd Helton - 1997-2013
Colorado Rockies

Joe Mauer - 2004-2018
Minnesota Twins

Jim Leyland manager - 1986-2013
Pittsburgh Pirates; Florida Marlins; Colorado Rockies; Detroit Tigers

Friday, June 13, 2025

David Ortiz : Boston Red Sox

2015-Sep-12 Tropicana Field - St Petersburg Fl
David Ortiz 500th Career Home Run
Boston Red Sex 10 – 4 Tampa Bay Rays
BOS RBI: David Ortiz 4 (2HR); Dustin Pedroia 3 (HR); Travis Shaw 2 (HR); Mookie Betts (HR).
TBR RBI: John Jaso 2 (HR); Richie Shaffer (HR); Luke Maile
Pitching: BOS – Rick Porcello (W 7-innings) TBR Matt Moore (L 5-innings)

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Hall of Fame - 2023 : McGriff, Rolen

National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction
2023-Jul-23 Cooperstown NY

Fred McGriff - 1986-2004
Toronto Blue Jays; San Diego Padres; Atlanta Braves; Tampa Bay Devil Rays; Chicago Cubs; 
Los Angeles Dodgers

Scott Rolen - 1996-2012
Philadelphia Phillies; St. Louis Cardinals; Toronto Blue Jays; Cincinnati Reds