Baseball Guru
07-26-2001, 05:24 AM
This Day in Baseball History - July 26
"You just can't beat the person who never gives up." -BABE RUTH, Hall of Fame outfielder (1914-35)
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(1900) In Brooklyn, sherriff siezes the St. Louis share of gate reciepts to reimburse Gus Weyhing, a player released by the Cards claiming to have been cheated out of ten days pay.
(1935) An unusual double play occurs when a line drive (hit by Yank Jesse Hill) bounces off the pitcher's head (Senator Ed Linke) in the air to the catcher (Jack Redmond) who throws to second to double off the runner (Ben Chapman).
(1948) The Bambino makes his final public appearance at the New York premiere of The Babe Ruth Story. The Sultan of Swat will die three weeks later.
(1957) Future Hall of Famer Tiger Jim Bunning two-hits Yanks 3-2, but one of the hits is Mickey Mantle's 200th career HR.
(1961) Johnny Blanchard hits his fourth consecutive HR over three games setting a ML mark; his two HRs in this game pace the Yanks over the White Sox, 5-2.
(1962) Brave hurler Warren Spahn homers off Met Craig Anderson to set the NL record for round trippers hit by a pitcher. His 31st career homerun helps Milwaukee to extend NY lossing streak to 11 with 6-1 Milwaukee win.
(1962) Red Sox pitcher Gene Conley and infielder Pumpsie Green mysteriously disappear after leaving the team bus in traffic to use the bathroom. Later in the day Conley is refused a ticket at the airport to fly to Isreal because he doesn't have a visa.
(1984) In a 5-4 win over the Pirates, Expo Pete Rose singles for the 3,052nd time tying him Ty Cobb on the all-time career single list.
(1991) Expo Mark Gardner no-hits the Dodgers for nine innings, but Los Angeles wins the game in the bottom of the tenth on two singles off Gardner and Darryl Strawberry's RBI single off reliever Jeff Fassero. It's the first time the Dodgers had been held hitless at home for nine innings since Johnny Vander Meer second straight no-hitter in 1938.
(1998) Don Sutton and Larry Doby are inducted into the Hall of Fame along with Lee MacPhail, George Davis and Joe Rogan; MacPhail joins his dad, Larry, to become the first father and son to be enshrined at Copperstown.
(1998) With his 44th HR, Mark McGwire surpasses Johnny Mize as the all-time Cardinal single-season home run leader.
(1998) Hitting his 380th career HR, Jose Canseco becomes the all-time Latin home run leader passing Orlando Cepeda and Tony Perez.
(2000) The Phillies send their number one starter, Curt Schilling to Arizona for first baseman-outfielder Travis Lee and pitchers Omar Daal, Vicente Padilla and Nelson Figueroa.
"You just can't beat the person who never gives up." -BABE RUTH, Hall of Fame outfielder (1914-35)
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(1900) In Brooklyn, sherriff siezes the St. Louis share of gate reciepts to reimburse Gus Weyhing, a player released by the Cards claiming to have been cheated out of ten days pay.
(1935) An unusual double play occurs when a line drive (hit by Yank Jesse Hill) bounces off the pitcher's head (Senator Ed Linke) in the air to the catcher (Jack Redmond) who throws to second to double off the runner (Ben Chapman).
(1948) The Bambino makes his final public appearance at the New York premiere of The Babe Ruth Story. The Sultan of Swat will die three weeks later.
(1957) Future Hall of Famer Tiger Jim Bunning two-hits Yanks 3-2, but one of the hits is Mickey Mantle's 200th career HR.
(1961) Johnny Blanchard hits his fourth consecutive HR over three games setting a ML mark; his two HRs in this game pace the Yanks over the White Sox, 5-2.
(1962) Brave hurler Warren Spahn homers off Met Craig Anderson to set the NL record for round trippers hit by a pitcher. His 31st career homerun helps Milwaukee to extend NY lossing streak to 11 with 6-1 Milwaukee win.
(1962) Red Sox pitcher Gene Conley and infielder Pumpsie Green mysteriously disappear after leaving the team bus in traffic to use the bathroom. Later in the day Conley is refused a ticket at the airport to fly to Isreal because he doesn't have a visa.
(1984) In a 5-4 win over the Pirates, Expo Pete Rose singles for the 3,052nd time tying him Ty Cobb on the all-time career single list.
(1991) Expo Mark Gardner no-hits the Dodgers for nine innings, but Los Angeles wins the game in the bottom of the tenth on two singles off Gardner and Darryl Strawberry's RBI single off reliever Jeff Fassero. It's the first time the Dodgers had been held hitless at home for nine innings since Johnny Vander Meer second straight no-hitter in 1938.
(1998) Don Sutton and Larry Doby are inducted into the Hall of Fame along with Lee MacPhail, George Davis and Joe Rogan; MacPhail joins his dad, Larry, to become the first father and son to be enshrined at Copperstown.
(1998) With his 44th HR, Mark McGwire surpasses Johnny Mize as the all-time Cardinal single-season home run leader.
(1998) Hitting his 380th career HR, Jose Canseco becomes the all-time Latin home run leader passing Orlando Cepeda and Tony Perez.
(2000) The Phillies send their number one starter, Curt Schilling to Arizona for first baseman-outfielder Travis Lee and pitchers Omar Daal, Vicente Padilla and Nelson Figueroa.