On this date in 1974… with his first swing of the new season, Hank Aaron hits the 714th HR of his career bringing him even with Babe Ruth as MLB’s all-time home run hitter.
“I never wanted them to forget Babe Ruth,” Aaron said. “I just wanted them to remember Henry Aaron.”
35 years ago today Lyman Bostock was shot sitting in a car at the intersection of Fifth and Jackson in Gary, Indiana. If you don’t know his story, check out this great article on ESPN written by Jeff Pearlman. The son of Annie, and Lyman Sr., Lyman Wesley Bostock was born on November 22nd 1950…
25 years ago today, the LA Dodgers hosted the powerful Oakland A’s in the first game of the 1988 World Series. Oakland was heavily favored to crush the shorthanded Dodgers, who playing without their leader, 1988 NL MVP Kirk Gibson. When the game started, Gibson was nowhere in sight, he was in too much pain…
It has been 13 years since we lost Willie Stargell. Rather than go on and on about how much Willie meant to so many in baseball… we wanted to share this timeless obituary by AP sports writer Ted Anthony published on April 9th, 2001 from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [hr] Captain Willie was Pittsburgh icon He was…
Today in 1980… #Phillies 1B Pete Rose steals 2nd, 3rd & home in the same inning against the #Reds in Cincinnati #mlb View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
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