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Walter Johnson was not 100% sure of his skills. In his 1st contract, he asked for a train ticket home if he didn't make the team.
He won 417 games (second to Cy Young) and set MLB records of 531 complete games and 110 shutouts. Was one of the first 5 players in the Hall of Fame.
Today in 1991: The Twins' Kirby Puckett made an incredible catch to rob the Braves' Ron Gant of a two-run home run in Game 6 of the World Series.
Then in the 11th inning, he launched a game-winning homer to force a Game 7, one which the Twins won,
1-0.
#MLB #Twins #WorldSeries
No matter which team you root for, you gotta love the passion of the Brewers' fan base and the excitement that this World Series has generated for them
Baseball never had a commissioner until the Black Sox scandal of 1919, when players of the Chicago White Sox were accused of fixing the World Series.
Baseball needed a leader to restore its image. They turned to Kenesaw Mountain Landis, a federal judge who had a reputation for fighting big corporations.
In his first major act, Landis banned eight White Sox players from baseball for life for their involvement in with a New York gambler, and kept that ban even after the players were acquitted in a Chicago trial.
He served as baseball commissioner for 24 years until his death. He was then elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
#mlb #baseball @baseballhall
Today in 1986: Bill Buckner's error in the 10th on a slow grounder to first allowed Ray Knight to score the winning run in Game 6 of the World Series.
The Mets would beat the Red Sox in the decisive Game 7 to prolong the Curse of the Bambino.
#MLB #Mets #RedSox #WorldSeries
Some fun Cy Young facts: his real name is Denton True Young. "Cy" is short for cyclone which referred to the speed of his pitches.
He started 815 games, threw 749 complete games and won 511 games--all MLB records.
He even umpired four games. In the early days, when an umpire didn't show, a reserve catcher or a pitcher used the day before would be called upon to ump the game.
#MLB #baseball
A sad day today in 1972: Jackie Robinson, the player that integrated baseball, died at age 53 from heart disease.
After a 10-year career with the #Dodgers, he became the Vice President for Personnel at Chock Full O'Nuts, the first African American to be named a VP of a major U.S. company.
Incredible World Series records....
Grampa Yogi retired as a player in 1964 after 18 seasons with the #Yankees. As he would say, "These records will stand until they're broken." But I suspect that might be never! #WorldSeries #RepBX 🙏⚾️❤️
Born today in 1931: Jim Bunning. Only person to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame (1996) and be a U.S. Senator (1999-2011 from Kentucky).
A 9-time All-Star who won 224 games in his career. Pitched a perfect game in 1964 for the #Phillies and another no-hitter in 1958.
A very fun fact as the World Series begins….
How cool is this!? #Rays manager Kevin Cash (FSU) and #Brewers skipper Pat Murphy (Arizona State) faced off in the 1998 College World Series in Omaha. Now, they’ll be in opposite dugouts again for the #WorldSeries
A sad day today in 2024: Fernando Valenzuela passed away.
Anyone around in 1981 will remember how Fernandomania engulfed the baseball world, packing MLB stadiums everywhere.
As a rookie, he won his first eight starts, all complete games. Five were shutouts. His ERA in those games: 0.50. He became the first pitcher to win both Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young Award in the same season.
#MLB #baseball #Dodgers
This is disgusting and totally disrespectful....
Seconds before the national anthem begins, players from both WNBA Finals teams jog off the court. And for the third straight game, they don't return until the song is over.
The Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries repeat the routine Wednesday night at State Farm Arena, despite league rules requiring players, coaches and trainers to stand in line during the anthem.
@Outkick reports that the WNBA, both teams and the NBA have yet to answer questions about the repeated absences or whether any disciplinary action is being considered.
See what else OutKick observed during the Game 3 anthem: foxnews.com/outkick-sports/a…
Today in 1976: the Cincinnati Reds won their second consecutive World Series with a sweep of the Yankees.
The Big Red Machine had also swept the Phillies in three straight games in the NLCS, making the Reds the first and only team to go a perfect 7-0 in the postseason.
#MLB #baseball #Reds #Postseason
