Category: Baseball

The Cincinnati Reds of the 1970s are an example of a team that garnered a nickname. The Reds were called the “Big Red Machine” for much of that decade. The Yankees have been called the “Bronx Bombers” since moving into Yankee Stadium in the Bronx in the 1920s. Another team […]

Ty Cobb nickname was “Georgia Peach”Napolean Lajoie nickname was “Larry”Tris Speaker nickname was “The Grey Eagle” and “Spoke”Walter Johnson nickname was “Big Train”Christy Mathewson nickname was “Big Six”Cy Young nickname was “The Cyclone”Honus Wagner nickname was “The Flying Dutchman”Rogers Hornsby nickname was “Rajah”Willie Keeler nickname was “Wee Willie”Lou Gehrig nickname […]

Here are a few of the reasons that Minor league baseball is one of the best bargains around:– tickets are cheaper than a major league game– parking is often free– the players are still playing for reasons other than the dollar sign (for the most part)– seats are often much […]

Jon Matlack surrendered Clemente‘s 3,000th – and final – hit on September 30, 1972. Clemente was killed in the off-season when his plane went down while attempting to deliver relief supplies to earthquake victims in Nicagarua.

Harvey Kuenn. On May 11, 1963 he grounded out to Koufax for the final out in the Dodger’s no-hitter against the Giants. On September 9, 1965, Kuenn struck out to end Koufax’s perfect game against the Cubs.

Paige started and pitched three innings for the Kansas City A’s at the age of 59 on September 25, 1965, against the Boston Red Sox. He allowed just one hit, a double by Carl Yastrzemski in the first inning. He struck out one and walked no one, leaving the game […]

Boston Red Sox hitter Jim Gosger grounded out against the 59-year-old pitcher on September 25, 1965.

On September 22, 1911, Cy Young won the 511th and final game of his career, beating Babe Adams of Pittsburgh, 1-0.

Carroll Hardy replaced Williams in left field on September 28, 1960, in the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park. Williams had homered an inning earlier in his last at-bat.

On October 3, 1976, the Brewers played the Tigers in the game that proved to be Aaron‘s final major league appearance. Aaron singled off Dave Roberts in the 6th inning and was removed for pinch-runner Jim Gantner. Aaron was the DH in the game. He later expressed his frustration at […]