Baseball Guru
08-15-2001, 12:48 PM
This Day in Baseball History - August 15
"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts." - EARL WEAVER, Oriole Manager (1968-82, 85-6)
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(1914) A's Rube Waddell pitches a five-inning no-hit game blanking the Browns, 2-0.
(1914) With four sacrafices in one game, Dodger Jake Daubert sets a National League record.
(1926) When Babe Herman doubles with the bases loaded, three Dodgers wind up on third base. The runner on second rounds third but decides to go back as the runner from first reaches the same base, and a few seconds later Herman slides in to join his two teammates.
(1941) In spite of leading 6-3, the Senators forfeited the game to the Red Sox because the league ruled the home ground crew deliberately refused to cover the field when it started to rain.
(1955) Brave hurler Warren Spahn hits a home run off Cardinal Mel Wright giving the crafty lefty at least one round tripper in every NL stadium.
(1962) Met pinch hitters tie a ML record by hitting two HRs (Choo Choo Coleman in the sixth and Jim Hickman in the eighth) in the same game; the amazin' Mets still manage to lose to the Phillies.
(1975) Earl Weaver is ejected twice by umpire Ron Luciano, the fiery Baltimore manager was thrown out in the first game of a doubleheader and is tossed again before the start of the second game.
(1990) A dramatic game-winning grand slam by Mark McGwire gives the A's a ten-inning victory over the Red Sox, 6-2; he becomes the first player to hit thirty HRs in each of his first four seasons.
(1989) In his second start after coming back from cancer surgery, Giant Dave Dravecky suffers a broken arm beating Expos, 3-2; he collapsed to the ground and clutched his left arm in severe pain after throwing a wild pitch to Tim Raines.
(1990) Phillie Terry Mulholland faces just twenty-seven hitters as he no-hits the Giants 6-0; third baseman Charlie Hayes throwing error allows the only batter to reach base.
(2000) Club owner Ted Turner and two-time NL MVP Dale Murphy are inducted into the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame joining Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, Phil Niekro and Warren Spahn.
"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts." - EARL WEAVER, Oriole Manager (1968-82, 85-6)
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(1914) A's Rube Waddell pitches a five-inning no-hit game blanking the Browns, 2-0.
(1914) With four sacrafices in one game, Dodger Jake Daubert sets a National League record.
(1926) When Babe Herman doubles with the bases loaded, three Dodgers wind up on third base. The runner on second rounds third but decides to go back as the runner from first reaches the same base, and a few seconds later Herman slides in to join his two teammates.
(1941) In spite of leading 6-3, the Senators forfeited the game to the Red Sox because the league ruled the home ground crew deliberately refused to cover the field when it started to rain.
(1955) Brave hurler Warren Spahn hits a home run off Cardinal Mel Wright giving the crafty lefty at least one round tripper in every NL stadium.
(1962) Met pinch hitters tie a ML record by hitting two HRs (Choo Choo Coleman in the sixth and Jim Hickman in the eighth) in the same game; the amazin' Mets still manage to lose to the Phillies.
(1975) Earl Weaver is ejected twice by umpire Ron Luciano, the fiery Baltimore manager was thrown out in the first game of a doubleheader and is tossed again before the start of the second game.
(1990) A dramatic game-winning grand slam by Mark McGwire gives the A's a ten-inning victory over the Red Sox, 6-2; he becomes the first player to hit thirty HRs in each of his first four seasons.
(1989) In his second start after coming back from cancer surgery, Giant Dave Dravecky suffers a broken arm beating Expos, 3-2; he collapsed to the ground and clutched his left arm in severe pain after throwing a wild pitch to Tim Raines.
(1990) Phillie Terry Mulholland faces just twenty-seven hitters as he no-hits the Giants 6-0; third baseman Charlie Hayes throwing error allows the only batter to reach base.
(2000) Club owner Ted Turner and two-time NL MVP Dale Murphy are inducted into the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame joining Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, Phil Niekro and Warren Spahn.