Illinois native Del Howard wasn’t as well-known as Hall of…
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After finishing second in the National League East in 1984 and…
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Roger Kahn’s 1972 classic, The Boys of Summer, a nostalgic…
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Hank Aaron quietly and unassumingly approached another significant…
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When Mel Ott smacked his 500th career home run, it was the latest…
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Forty-one minor leagues operated in the United States in 1939.…
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A Sunday crowd of 19,950 — overflowing into fair territory…
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Jack Kramer – who started 1947 with wins in his first three…
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On Monday afternoon, May 26, 1930, at Yankee Stadium, Washington…
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The New York Mets took sole possession of first place in the…
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Good hitters have high batting averages; good sluggers have high…
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Ray Burris
Del Howard
Lloyd Nephew
April 18, 1986: Ron Darling shuts down Phillies as Mets begin 11-game winning streak
September 2, 1983: Roger Kahn’s ragtag Utica Blue Sox nab New York-Penn flag by a half-game
April 27, 1971: Hank Aaron hammers 600th career home run
August 1, 1945: Mel Ott swats 500th career home run for Giants
May 10, 1939: Olean beats Bradford on New York-Penn League’s first day
October 9, 1921: Cardinals barnstormers smash St. Louis Giants in doubleheader sweep
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Bob Oldis (2019)
Dick Schofield (2021)
May 11, 1913: Shoeless Joe Jackson’s first-inning grand slam sparks Naps over Yankees
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Eddie Higgins
Lou Kretlow
Elmer Singleton
May 16, 1947: ‘Nearly as high as it was long’: Ted Williams grand slam proves a game winner
May 26, 1930: Goose Goslin, Joe Judge first in 20th century to hit back-to-back homers twice in a game
June 10, 1986: Tim Teufel’s pinch-hit grand slam gives Mets the win over Phillies
May 18, 1996: John Mabry hits for the natural cycle, but ‘Rockies’ Horror Show’ snatches victory from Cardinals
May 29, 1963: Braves, Dodgers get fog-tied in Milwaukee