Baseball

On This Day - Joe Morgan Goes 6 for 6

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On July 8th, 1965 Houston Astros Rookie Second Baseman Joe Morgan goes 6 for 6 during a 9-8 loss to the Atlanta Braves in 12 innings. Joe had 3 rbi, Scored 4 runs, & hit 2 homers. He raised his batting average 15 points that day. The Hall of Famer finished 2nd in Rookie of the Year voting.

Bird's Best Bud -Bruce Kimm

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Birthday shout out to former Detroit Tigers catcher Bruce Kimm. He was pitcher Mark ‘ The Bird’ Fidrychs’ personal catcher for the 1976 season when Bird went 19-6, & won Rookie of Year honors. On August 17th, 1976 Bruce hit the one & only Homer of his career off Angels pitcher Frank Tanana during a Tigers 3-2 victory.

Barry Bonds Debut -May 30th, 1986

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Barry Bonds went 0 for 5 with 3 strike outs in his MLB Debut back on May 30th, 1986. The Pirates centerfielder went on to hit .223 with 16 homers, 48 r.b.i, while stealing 36 bases during the 113 games of his rookie year. It was also the only season he wore the #7 jersey before switching to # 24 to honor his Godfather Willie Mays.

Jose Throws a Few

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May 29th, 1993 - After allowing a ball to bounce off his head for a Homerun a few days before, Jose Canseco escalated the wackiness of his week by taking the mound for the Rangers during the 8th inning of a blowout loss to the Boston Red Sox. Jose gave up two hits, walked three, while allowing two runs in the eventual 15-1 loss to Boston. Worse yet, is that Jose had to undergo Tommy John Surgery a few months later and never threw another pitch in his career.

By the way, that side note about a non-pitcher referred to Rangers Shortstop Jeff Kunkel who moved to the mound for 1.2 innings deep in a 19-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins. Jeff gave up 4 runs on 4 hits, & walked three.

Last Place MVP

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Did you guys know that Andre Dawson became the first player in MLB History to be named a League MVP while playing on a last place team? Hawk batted .287, belted 49 homers and had 137 RBI’s on the 1987 season in which the Chicago Cubs finished in the bottom of the NL East standings at 76-85.

Phillies vs Cubs - May 17th, 1979

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If anybody is up for an exciting Sunday Baseball Matinee look no further than the May 17th, 1979 matchup between the Philadelphia Phillies & Chicago Cubs. It won’t disappoint. The two teams combined for 45 runs on 50 hits. Eleven players had at least 3 hits, Including Mr. Dave ‘Kong’ Kingman who went deep 3 times that day at windy Wrigley. YouTube Link is below. Check it Out!!