Walter Alston won seven National League pennants and four World Series titles. Alston was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983. He posted 2040-1613 record as the manager of the Dodgers both in Brooklyn and in Los Angeles from 1954 to 1976. The 2,040 victories is currently the ninth on the all-time […]
Category: 1930s Baseball History
It was 85 years ago when Brooklyn’s Al Lopez hit what today would be a double. Instead during a National League game back in 1930, hitting a fair ball that bounced into the stands was considered a home run. Lopez hit his three-run shot off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Ray Kolp in the third inning of […]
Nolan Ryan has thrown seven no-hitters, which is the standard in the major leagues. Frank O’Loughlin was the home plate umpire in a record six no-hitters. Although there are 10 umpires in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, arbiters are not often recognized unless they make the “wrong” call depending on one’s perspective. An American […]
Winning your first game as a starting pitcher is quite an accomplishment, but add a major league record and you can be in a class by yourself. In this case, however, it’s a group of two. J.R. Richard of the Houston Astros and Karl Spooner of the Brooklyn Dodgers share the big league mark with […]
Baseball is a sport with numerous connections. Teammates or opponents, players can usually be linked by an accomplishment or just being on the same team. Joe Glenn played professional baseball from 1928 until he retired as 40-year old in 1949, after over 1,000 minor league games. Glenn was a catcher in the big leagues from […]
Jimmie Foxx was one of the greatest home run hitters of all-time. After Babe Ruth reached the 500 mark, Foxx became the second player in the major league history to climb to that plateau. The slugger finished his career in 1945 with 534 homers and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in […]
There is a new No. 47 in town. With the trade of Johnny Cueto to the Kansas City Royals the Cincinnati Reds acquired pitchers John Lamb, Brandon Finnegan and Cody Reed. Reds fans will get a look at Lamb as he makes his major league debut in Los Angeles against the Dodgers on Friday, Aug. […]
Playing minor league baseball has always been difficult with long bus rides and sleepless nights between stops. There is also a certain amount of anonymity that goes with being in the minors. A popular question from fans is “Who is that guy?” As I sat in the stands at Victory Field in Indianapolis, no one […]
This time of year my focus always turns to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. A visit to the induction ceremony should be on any baseball fan’s bucket list. My list was checked in 2000. Tony Perez, Sparky Anderson, Carlton Fisk and Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman were the highlights of the weekend. But from […]
The tradition of the mid-summer classic known as the Major League Baseball All-Star Game began in 1933. After a few years of discussion about adding this type of affair to the schedule, Chicago Tribune Sports Editor Arch Ward convinced commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis to support the contest as part of the Century of Progress celebration […]