Baseball Guru
08-15-2001, 12:50 PM
This Day in Baseball History - August 12
"Now there's three things you can do in a baseball game, you can win or you can lose or it can rain." -CASEY STENGEL, Hall of Fame manager
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(1921) Despite giving up 12 hits, Phillies hurler George Smith pitches a shutout beating the Braves, 4-0.
(1948) The Indians set a major league record as 14 different players get a hit as the Tribe, with a total of 29 hits, rout the Browns, 26-3.
(1964) For a major league record tenth time and for the final time in his career, Yankee switch-hitter Mickey Mantle hits a home run both left-and right-handed in the same game.
(1966) In a game which featured a total of 11 HRs, Red's Art Shamsky hits three round-trippers in a 14-11, 13-inning loss to the Pirates at Crosley Field. Shamsky's, who came in as a defensive replacement, eighth inning HR put the Reds ahead and his 10th and 11th inning shots tied the game.
(1974) Angel fireballer Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 Red Sox batters en route to a 4-2 victory.
(1980) At Tiger Stadium, 48,361 fans witness the return of Mark Fidrych. The 'Bird' loses to Red Sox, 5-2.
(1984) Don Drysdale, Harmon Killebrew, Rick Ferrell, Luis Aparicio and Pee Wee Reese are inducted into the Hall of Fame.
(1988) The Red Sox beat the Tigers 9-4 for their 23rd consecutive win at Fenway establishing a new major league record [the streak will end after one more home victory]. The 1931 Philadelphia Athletics had previously set the league mark with 22 straight home victories.
(1990) The White Sox-Ranger game is finally postponed after a seven and one-half hour rain delay.
(1994) The MLB Players' Association members go on strike, the work stoppage will lead to the cancellation of the World Series and a delayed opening of next season.
"Now there's three things you can do in a baseball game, you can win or you can lose or it can rain." -CASEY STENGEL, Hall of Fame manager
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(1921) Despite giving up 12 hits, Phillies hurler George Smith pitches a shutout beating the Braves, 4-0.
(1948) The Indians set a major league record as 14 different players get a hit as the Tribe, with a total of 29 hits, rout the Browns, 26-3.
(1964) For a major league record tenth time and for the final time in his career, Yankee switch-hitter Mickey Mantle hits a home run both left-and right-handed in the same game.
(1966) In a game which featured a total of 11 HRs, Red's Art Shamsky hits three round-trippers in a 14-11, 13-inning loss to the Pirates at Crosley Field. Shamsky's, who came in as a defensive replacement, eighth inning HR put the Reds ahead and his 10th and 11th inning shots tied the game.
(1974) Angel fireballer Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 Red Sox batters en route to a 4-2 victory.
(1980) At Tiger Stadium, 48,361 fans witness the return of Mark Fidrych. The 'Bird' loses to Red Sox, 5-2.
(1984) Don Drysdale, Harmon Killebrew, Rick Ferrell, Luis Aparicio and Pee Wee Reese are inducted into the Hall of Fame.
(1988) The Red Sox beat the Tigers 9-4 for their 23rd consecutive win at Fenway establishing a new major league record [the streak will end after one more home victory]. The 1931 Philadelphia Athletics had previously set the league mark with 22 straight home victories.
(1990) The White Sox-Ranger game is finally postponed after a seven and one-half hour rain delay.
(1994) The MLB Players' Association members go on strike, the work stoppage will lead to the cancellation of the World Series and a delayed opening of next season.