OTD: Seaver 300 & Carew 3000
Today in 1985, Tom Seaver won his 300th game & Rod Carew slashed his 3000th hit
Today in 1985, Tom Seaver won his 300th game & Rod Carew slashed his 3000th hit
Happy Birthday to my former #Phillies teammate Larry Bowa View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
On this day in 1970, Erine Banks took a pitch from Braves righty Pat Jarvis over the wall and into the Wrigley Field bleachers for the 500th home run of his Hall of Fame career. Rico Carty retrieved the ball after it bounced off a fan’s hand. Some future Hall of Famers would also to…
By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jay Johnstone, who won World Series championships as a versatile outfielder with the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers while being baseball’s merry prankster, has died. He was 74. He died last Saturday of complications from COVID-19 and also had suffered from dementia in recent years, according…
On this day in 1972, the Great Roberto Clemente became the 11th player in Major League History to reach that mark. Clemente was the first Latin player to gather 3,000 hits. No one knew at the time, it would be the last regular season hit of his Hall of Fame career. In the bottom of…
DA15 Instagram Post: Happy Birthday to my friend #Astros legend JR Richard. Print from the talented Jeff at Gypsy Oak Art. Check him out on Twitter @gypsyoak or http://gypsyoakart.bigcartel.com/
DA15 Instagram Post: Dock Ellis would’ve turned 75 today. Clemente & Pops loved him. For a few wild weeks in the summer of 1977 we were teammates in Oakland. Fierce competitor. Fearless yet an absolutely hilarious human being. If you’ve not seen “No No: A Dockumentary” yet. Check it out #Pirates #oaklandathletics #JustSayNoNo