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Wednesday, September 26, 2007
This Date in Baseball
"I'll play first, third, left. I'll play anywhere - except Philadelphia." -DICK ALLEN, Former Phillie Infielder
1896 Cleveland's Jesse Burkett gets three hits to finish the season at .410. The 'Crab' becomes the first player to hit .400 in consecutive seasons.
1906 After setting a major league record of being shutout for 48 consecutive innings, the A's finally score a run thanks to Harry Davis' two-run double. The Mackmen, however, still lose to the Cleveland Naps, 5-3.
1908 Ed Reulbach pitches two shutouts in the same day whitewashing Brooklyn 5-0 on a five-hitter and 3-0 on a three-hitter. The entire doubleheader is played in less than three hours.
1926 In his final day in a Tiger uniform, Ty Cobb watches his replacement in centerfield gets six hits in a twin bill with the Red Sox to become the new batting champs as Heinie Manush edges Babe Ruth 378 to .372 for the title.
1954 With three hits in the season finale, Willie Mays wins the batting title finishing with a .345 average. The ‘Say Hey’ goes third to first in batting average with his performance passing teammate Don Mueller (.342) and Dodger centerfielder Duke Snider (341).
1961 Yankee outfielder Roger Maris Yankees ties Babe Ruth's 34-year-old single season home run record with his 60th when he homers off Oriole Jack Fisher.
1964 At RFK Stadium, Mel Stottlemyre limits the Senators to just two hits throwing a complete game 7-0 shutout. In addition to his outstanding pitching performance, the 22-year old rookie helps the Yankees win their 11th consecutive game with four singles and double in five plate appearances.
1965 Twin hurler Jim Kaat stops the Senators in a 2-1 decision and Minnesota (formerly the original Senators) clinch their first pennant since 1933.
1975 By beating J.R. Richards and the Astros, 3-2, Burt Horton sets a Dodger record for starting pitchers by winning his twelfth consecutive game.
1976 The Phillies beat Expos in the first game of a doubleheader to clinch National League East title. After the second game, Dick Allen bolts from the team to protest Tony Taylor not being placed on the post-season roster.
1981 At the Astrodome, Astro Nolan Ryan becomes the first pitcher to throw five no-hitters defeating the Dodgers, 5-0.
1983 Cardinal Bob Forsch pitches his second career no-hitter beating the Expos, 3-0.
1993 By striking out 13 A's in 10 innings of a 3-2, extra inning loss, Mariner Randy Johnson becomes the 12th pitcher this century to strike out 300 batters in a season.
1998 David Cone sets a new major league record for the most years between 20-win seasons as the Yankees beat Devil Rays, 3-1. Cone, who was 20-3 in 1988 as a Met, passed the mark set by Jim Katt who won twenty in 1966 and 1974.
1998 In a 5-2 loss to the Orioles at Fenway, Red Sox reliever Dennis Eckersley pitches in his 1,071st game breaking Hoyt Wilhelm's major league mark for the most career pitching appearance.
1896 Cleveland's Jesse Burkett gets three hits to finish the season at .410. The 'Crab' becomes the first player to hit .400 in consecutive seasons.
1906 After setting a major league record of being shutout for 48 consecutive innings, the A's finally score a run thanks to Harry Davis' two-run double. The Mackmen, however, still lose to the Cleveland Naps, 5-3.
1908 Ed Reulbach pitches two shutouts in the same day whitewashing Brooklyn 5-0 on a five-hitter and 3-0 on a three-hitter. The entire doubleheader is played in less than three hours.
1926 In his final day in a Tiger uniform, Ty Cobb watches his replacement in centerfield gets six hits in a twin bill with the Red Sox to become the new batting champs as Heinie Manush edges Babe Ruth 378 to .372 for the title.
1954 With three hits in the season finale, Willie Mays wins the batting title finishing with a .345 average. The ‘Say Hey’ goes third to first in batting average with his performance passing teammate Don Mueller (.342) and Dodger centerfielder Duke Snider (341).
1961 Yankee outfielder Roger Maris Yankees ties Babe Ruth's 34-year-old single season home run record with his 60th when he homers off Oriole Jack Fisher.
1964 At RFK Stadium, Mel Stottlemyre limits the Senators to just two hits throwing a complete game 7-0 shutout. In addition to his outstanding pitching performance, the 22-year old rookie helps the Yankees win their 11th consecutive game with four singles and double in five plate appearances.
1965 Twin hurler Jim Kaat stops the Senators in a 2-1 decision and Minnesota (formerly the original Senators) clinch their first pennant since 1933.
1975 By beating J.R. Richards and the Astros, 3-2, Burt Horton sets a Dodger record for starting pitchers by winning his twelfth consecutive game.
1976 The Phillies beat Expos in the first game of a doubleheader to clinch National League East title. After the second game, Dick Allen bolts from the team to protest Tony Taylor not being placed on the post-season roster.
1981 At the Astrodome, Astro Nolan Ryan becomes the first pitcher to throw five no-hitters defeating the Dodgers, 5-0.
1983 Cardinal Bob Forsch pitches his second career no-hitter beating the Expos, 3-0.
1993 By striking out 13 A's in 10 innings of a 3-2, extra inning loss, Mariner Randy Johnson becomes the 12th pitcher this century to strike out 300 batters in a season.
1998 David Cone sets a new major league record for the most years between 20-win seasons as the Yankees beat Devil Rays, 3-1. Cone, who was 20-3 in 1988 as a Met, passed the mark set by Jim Katt who won twenty in 1966 and 1974.
1998 In a 5-2 loss to the Orioles at Fenway, Red Sox reliever Dennis Eckersley pitches in his 1,071st game breaking Hoyt Wilhelm's major league mark for the most career pitching appearance.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Practice Today!
PARA 5pm
Be there!
Also:
Thursday @ Force Field 5pm
Saturday Open House @ Force Field House 5pm
Be there!
Also:
Thursday @ Force Field 5pm
Saturday Open House @ Force Field House 5pm
Mission Statement
Our Purpose:
Force Baseball exists to use baseball as a vehicle to drive the growth & development of all it's members from the players on the field, to the coaches in the dugout to the parents & fans in the stands. Our concerns are primal, communal & holistic. We strive to keep our purpose at the forefront of all that we do & are. It governs our thoughts & actions keeping us of like mind & constantly motivated. We strive for excellence in all that we do & realize that who we are is a constant representation of what we are.
We long to see the physical, mental, emotional & spiritual development of our players & each other as leaders. Our end goal isn't to produce winning ballplayers, but fully matured men that will one day stand upon our shoulders, being able to reach greater heights than even we imagined. This is only accomplished together, realizing each other's unique gifts & qualities & celebrating them rather than searching out other's like us.
Force baseball. Primal in purpose. Communal in effort. Holistic in approach.
Our principles:
Excellence
If the game teaches us nothing else, it should be that our very being should strive for excellence in all that we do. To be satisfied w/anything less, is to negate the very basis of our being. The game itself begins & ends w/this continuous pursuit, w/each outing providing another opportunity to capture this very elusive virtue.
Strength
Our greatest strength should be seen as something that runs much deeper than any physical attribute or characteristic finely honed in any gym. When steeled; it drives to overcome in spite of the odds, maximizes & makes potential limitless & is always elusively intangible. It also becomes communal property when different parts of the whole bind themselves tightly to one another to reach for common goals.
So, let us all be mindful of our greatest resource & provider of true strength. It isn't present in the muscle-bound or any other visible source, but runs eternal w/in us all. Bound tightly together w/like mind no obstacle will be able to stop us.
Dedication
True integrity begins w/a very conscious decision to lessen the thoughts of self to adhere to the greater good & purpose of something much larger & more important than we could ever be alone. Dedication embodies this very decision & makes doing what's right often times the most difficult thing to do, but grows us in ways that are often times immeasurable. More important than any other skill, dedication forms a very sound base from which a healthy purpose driven self can thrive.
Truth
While the decision to be dedicated is of primal importance, what to be dedicated to is of even greater importance. Baseball is a game governed by absolutes & we believe that truth is as well. It's what leads, guides & directs our every step & is at the very heart of us all. Individuality yields itself to this universal principal that we know to be, true.
Our People:
Just like a big family, Force Baseball revels in the differences inherent in all of us as strengths rather than weaknesses. We realize that we're not perfect, have it all figured out or know what's best for another, but collectively we are able to achieve much more than we ever could individually. We all want the same things & have come to find value in each other & realize the very cherished commodity that community provides.
Force Baseball exists to use baseball as a vehicle to drive the growth & development of all it's members from the players on the field, to the coaches in the dugout to the parents & fans in the stands. Our concerns are primal, communal & holistic. We strive to keep our purpose at the forefront of all that we do & are. It governs our thoughts & actions keeping us of like mind & constantly motivated. We strive for excellence in all that we do & realize that who we are is a constant representation of what we are.
We long to see the physical, mental, emotional & spiritual development of our players & each other as leaders. Our end goal isn't to produce winning ballplayers, but fully matured men that will one day stand upon our shoulders, being able to reach greater heights than even we imagined. This is only accomplished together, realizing each other's unique gifts & qualities & celebrating them rather than searching out other's like us.
Force baseball. Primal in purpose. Communal in effort. Holistic in approach.
Our principles:
Excellence
If the game teaches us nothing else, it should be that our very being should strive for excellence in all that we do. To be satisfied w/anything less, is to negate the very basis of our being. The game itself begins & ends w/this continuous pursuit, w/each outing providing another opportunity to capture this very elusive virtue.
Strength
Our greatest strength should be seen as something that runs much deeper than any physical attribute or characteristic finely honed in any gym. When steeled; it drives to overcome in spite of the odds, maximizes & makes potential limitless & is always elusively intangible. It also becomes communal property when different parts of the whole bind themselves tightly to one another to reach for common goals.
So, let us all be mindful of our greatest resource & provider of true strength. It isn't present in the muscle-bound or any other visible source, but runs eternal w/in us all. Bound tightly together w/like mind no obstacle will be able to stop us.
Dedication
True integrity begins w/a very conscious decision to lessen the thoughts of self to adhere to the greater good & purpose of something much larger & more important than we could ever be alone. Dedication embodies this very decision & makes doing what's right often times the most difficult thing to do, but grows us in ways that are often times immeasurable. More important than any other skill, dedication forms a very sound base from which a healthy purpose driven self can thrive.
Truth
While the decision to be dedicated is of primal importance, what to be dedicated to is of even greater importance. Baseball is a game governed by absolutes & we believe that truth is as well. It's what leads, guides & directs our every step & is at the very heart of us all. Individuality yields itself to this universal principal that we know to be, true.
Our People:
Just like a big family, Force Baseball revels in the differences inherent in all of us as strengths rather than weaknesses. We realize that we're not perfect, have it all figured out or know what's best for another, but collectively we are able to achieve much more than we ever could individually. We all want the same things & have come to find value in each other & realize the very cherished commodity that community provides.
Faces of the Force
Coach Lee
Favorite food: rib-eye steak
Favorite Tv Show: Scrubs
Favorite Song: Boys of Summer by Don Henley
Favorite thing to do, not including baseball: Hang w/the fam, riding bikes, reading books & just enjoying each other's company
What did you want to be before you grew up? Ballplayer
Favorite MLB team: St. Louis Cardinals
Favorite MLB player: Albert Pujols
Best part about being apart of Force Baseball? Sharing ideals & principles w/like-minded men whose sole purpose is to teach the game the right way while remaining focused on raising up responsible young men
What inspires you to coach? I'm continually inspired by a shared desire & passion for a game that so closely resembles life & all the lessons it provides, not only to our little 1's, but to us as coaches & as parents. Principles that we learn here apply to the entirety of our existence if we would just slow ourselves long enough to learn. I cherish the opportunity to mold men from these impressionable boys & would hope that they take more w/them away from this season than how to hit or throw a baseball.
What's the most important thing for Force players to learn from you? It's my prayer that these boys learn how to carry & handle themselves in the face of adversity that not only the game presents, but life does & will in all of our futures. We all long for success, but I would hope that proper perspective would give the true definition of what that is. We all need constant reminder's of what's true, important & ever-lasting in life, just as we pass thru it much akin to the passing innings of a ballgame.
This Week in Force Fitness
With a weekend full of ball ahead it is important to get your child ready.
Start out with making sure that your child gets plenty of rest.
Even though it is the weekend keep his nightly schedule on target just like you do with school. Instead of allowing him to stay up two hours later make it just 30 minutes later.
Rest is key in a weekend full of physical activity.
Make sure your child gets well balanced meals and snacks.
Remember that foods high in fat cause us to feel a bit sluggish and tired so steer away from fast food if at all possible. If you find yourself in a bind and need to get something on the run choose a place like subway that offers good sandwiches, fruit, and salads. Places like Subway offer good nutritional options for both you and your child.
Keep in mind that with the heat it is important to be hydrated. Drink plenty of clear fluids like water. Stay away from soda which promotes dehydration. Make sure your child drinks before the games, during the games and after the games. Make sure you drink those fluids too. No parents passing out in the stands please!
Making sure your child is balanced in all these areas provides your child an opportunity to do his best both on and off the field.
Start out with making sure that your child gets plenty of rest.
Even though it is the weekend keep his nightly schedule on target just like you do with school. Instead of allowing him to stay up two hours later make it just 30 minutes later.
Rest is key in a weekend full of physical activity.
Make sure your child gets well balanced meals and snacks.
Remember that foods high in fat cause us to feel a bit sluggish and tired so steer away from fast food if at all possible. If you find yourself in a bind and need to get something on the run choose a place like subway that offers good sandwiches, fruit, and salads. Places like Subway offer good nutritional options for both you and your child.
Keep in mind that with the heat it is important to be hydrated. Drink plenty of clear fluids like water. Stay away from soda which promotes dehydration. Make sure your child drinks before the games, during the games and after the games. Make sure you drink those fluids too. No parents passing out in the stands please!
Making sure your child is balanced in all these areas provides your child an opportunity to do his best both on and off the field.
This Date in Baseball
"Frankly, the fans who come out are dedicated fans. I can almost remember them by name." -DAVE PARKER, Pirate outfielder commenting on lack of attendance in Pittsburgh.
1907 In a game against the Giants. Pirates' third baseman Honus Wagner swipes four bases, including second, third, and home in the second inning. Fred Clarke also has four stolen bases for the Pittsburgh.
1929 At Fenway Park, the game is halted during in the fifth inning as the umpires called time-out and have players from the Yankees and Red Sox to gather at home plate. Bill McGowan, an respected ump, informs the teams Bronx Bomber manager Miller Huggins has just died in New York and asks the crowd stands for one minute of silence as the flag in center field is lowered to half-staff.
1929 After turning over the team over to Art Fletcher and checking into the hospital, Yankee manager Miller Huggins dies suddenly at the age of 50 as a result of erysipelas. "Hug', who won six pennants and three World Series in his 12 years as skipper of the Bronx Bombers, will be elected to the Hall of Fame in 1964.
1941 Combined with a Cardinal defeat, the Dodgers win their first pennant in 21 years when they beat the Braves, 6-0.Whitlow Wyatt's throws a five-hitter and Pete Reiser hits a homer in the winning cause.
1954 A crowd 14,175 Fenway faithful fans pay tribute to retiring Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams who is playing his last game at home. The 'Splendid Splinter's retirement will only last until May when his divorce is finalized with his contract being excluded from the settlement.
1955 At the age of 20, Al Kaline becomes the youngest player to win a batting title. The Tigers' outfielder finishes the season with .340 average.
1956 Dodger Sal Maglie, 39, no-hits the Phillies, 5-0, at Ebbets Field. The 'Barber's' gem helps Brooklyn to keep pace in the pennant race with the Braves and Reds.
1960 Defeating the Red Sox, 4-3, the Yankees clinched the American League. It will be 70-year old Casey Stengel's tenth and last pennant as he will let go by the Yankees and be replaced by Ralph Houk next season.
1965 At the alleged age of 60, Satchel Paige becomes the oldest player ever to appear in a major league game. Pitching for the Kansas City A's, he blanks the Red Sox for three innings striking out one and giving up just one hit to Carl Yastrzemski.
1965 At age 34, Willie Mays becomes the oldest player to slug 50 home runs in a seasons. Giant center fielder was also the youngest to accomplish the feat hitting 51 homers in 1955.
1973 It's Willie Mays Day in Flushing as the Mets honor the 'Say-Hey Kid' in an emotional ceremony at Shea Stadium.
1974 In a revolutionary surgical operation, Dr. Frank Jobe repairs Tommy John's damaged ulnar collateral ligament by replacing the elbow tendon of the pitching arm with a tendon from the right wrist. The procedure, now known as Tommy John surgery, give the southpaw, who was unlikely ever be able to pitch again, an opportunity to win an additional 164 victories.
1979 Behind the solid pitching of Frank Tanana, the Angels defeat the Royals, 4-1, to win their first American League West title.
1984 Mets' Rusty Staub becomes only the second player to hit home run as a teenager and one after his 40th birthday. Ty Cobb was the first major leaguer to accomplish the feat.
1987 In a 5-3 loss to the Dodgers, Padres' catcher Benito Santiago sets a major league record for rookies by hitting safely in his 27th consecutive game.
1989 Red Sox announce the team will not exercise its option on Jim Rice next season. Bob Stanley, the club's all-time save leader with 173, reports he will call it quits after this season.
1989 Wade Boggs extends his own modern major league record when he collects his 200th hit for the seventh consecutive season. The Red Sox third baseman goes 4-for-5 as Boston beats the Yankees, 7-4.
1997 The Astros clinch their first division 11 years by beating the Cubs, 9-1. Houston wins the National League Central despite only being five games over .500.
1997 Donning uniform number 43 to honor recently fired manager Cito Gaston, Joe Carter becomes the Blue Jay's career home run leader hitting his 203rd in a 4-3 victory over the Orioles. George Bell had been Toronto's home run leader.
1998 With a 6-1 win over the Devil Rays, the Bronx Bombers set an American League record with their 112th win. The 1906 Cubs, who went 116-36, are the only team with more victories than the 1998 Yankees.
1998 By hitting a 462-foot blast at the Astrodome, Sammy Sosa hits #66 (and his final homer of the season) to take the lead in the HR race. Less than an hour later, however, Mark McGwire also hits his 66th in the Cardinals' 6-5 victory over the Expos to tie the Cub outfielder in the historic home run race.
1998 Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his league-leading 56th homer of the season and 350th of his career becoming the youngest player ever to reach the 350 mark.
2000 At Jacobs Field, the Indians play both the White Sox and the Twins in the first three-team doubleheader since 1951. The Tribe wins the opener 9-2, but losses the second game, to Minnesota, 4-3.
2001 In the Brewers 9-4 victory over the Diamondbacks, Richie Sexson and Jeromy Burnitz both hit three home runs. It is the first time in major league history two teammates have hit three homers in the same game.
2002 For only the second time since 1900 three teams have play in a twin bill, as the Indians beat the White Sox in the opener, 9-2, and lose the nightcap to the Twins, 4-3 at the Jake. In 1951 at Sportsman's Park, the Cardinals played host to the Giants (win 6-4) and Braves (lose, 2-0).
2003 Sammy Sosa becomes the first National Leaguer to have at least 100-RBIs nine seasons in a row. The Cubs' right fielder surpasses Mel Ott and Willie Mays who had accomplished the feat eight straight seasons, and joins Rafael Palmeiro and Jimmie Foxx as the only players in major league history to hit 35 home runs and 100 RBI for nine consecutive seasons.
2003 Carlos Delgado becomes the 15th player in big-league history and only the fifth American Leaguer player to hit four home runs in one game. The Blue Jays' first baseman's first homer was the 300th of his career and his barrage gives him 41 for the season.
1907 In a game against the Giants. Pirates' third baseman Honus Wagner swipes four bases, including second, third, and home in the second inning. Fred Clarke also has four stolen bases for the Pittsburgh.
1929 At Fenway Park, the game is halted during in the fifth inning as the umpires called time-out and have players from the Yankees and Red Sox to gather at home plate. Bill McGowan, an respected ump, informs the teams Bronx Bomber manager Miller Huggins has just died in New York and asks the crowd stands for one minute of silence as the flag in center field is lowered to half-staff.
1929 After turning over the team over to Art Fletcher and checking into the hospital, Yankee manager Miller Huggins dies suddenly at the age of 50 as a result of erysipelas. "Hug', who won six pennants and three World Series in his 12 years as skipper of the Bronx Bombers, will be elected to the Hall of Fame in 1964.
1941 Combined with a Cardinal defeat, the Dodgers win their first pennant in 21 years when they beat the Braves, 6-0.Whitlow Wyatt's throws a five-hitter and Pete Reiser hits a homer in the winning cause.
1954 A crowd 14,175 Fenway faithful fans pay tribute to retiring Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams who is playing his last game at home. The 'Splendid Splinter's retirement will only last until May when his divorce is finalized with his contract being excluded from the settlement.
1955 At the age of 20, Al Kaline becomes the youngest player to win a batting title. The Tigers' outfielder finishes the season with .340 average.
1956 Dodger Sal Maglie, 39, no-hits the Phillies, 5-0, at Ebbets Field. The 'Barber's' gem helps Brooklyn to keep pace in the pennant race with the Braves and Reds.
1960 Defeating the Red Sox, 4-3, the Yankees clinched the American League. It will be 70-year old Casey Stengel's tenth and last pennant as he will let go by the Yankees and be replaced by Ralph Houk next season.
1965 At the alleged age of 60, Satchel Paige becomes the oldest player ever to appear in a major league game. Pitching for the Kansas City A's, he blanks the Red Sox for three innings striking out one and giving up just one hit to Carl Yastrzemski.
1965 At age 34, Willie Mays becomes the oldest player to slug 50 home runs in a seasons. Giant center fielder was also the youngest to accomplish the feat hitting 51 homers in 1955.
1973 It's Willie Mays Day in Flushing as the Mets honor the 'Say-Hey Kid' in an emotional ceremony at Shea Stadium.
1974 In a revolutionary surgical operation, Dr. Frank Jobe repairs Tommy John's damaged ulnar collateral ligament by replacing the elbow tendon of the pitching arm with a tendon from the right wrist. The procedure, now known as Tommy John surgery, give the southpaw, who was unlikely ever be able to pitch again, an opportunity to win an additional 164 victories.
1979 Behind the solid pitching of Frank Tanana, the Angels defeat the Royals, 4-1, to win their first American League West title.
1984 Mets' Rusty Staub becomes only the second player to hit home run as a teenager and one after his 40th birthday. Ty Cobb was the first major leaguer to accomplish the feat.
1987 In a 5-3 loss to the Dodgers, Padres' catcher Benito Santiago sets a major league record for rookies by hitting safely in his 27th consecutive game.
1989 Red Sox announce the team will not exercise its option on Jim Rice next season. Bob Stanley, the club's all-time save leader with 173, reports he will call it quits after this season.
1989 Wade Boggs extends his own modern major league record when he collects his 200th hit for the seventh consecutive season. The Red Sox third baseman goes 4-for-5 as Boston beats the Yankees, 7-4.
1997 The Astros clinch their first division 11 years by beating the Cubs, 9-1. Houston wins the National League Central despite only being five games over .500.
1997 Donning uniform number 43 to honor recently fired manager Cito Gaston, Joe Carter becomes the Blue Jay's career home run leader hitting his 203rd in a 4-3 victory over the Orioles. George Bell had been Toronto's home run leader.
1998 With a 6-1 win over the Devil Rays, the Bronx Bombers set an American League record with their 112th win. The 1906 Cubs, who went 116-36, are the only team with more victories than the 1998 Yankees.
1998 By hitting a 462-foot blast at the Astrodome, Sammy Sosa hits #66 (and his final homer of the season) to take the lead in the HR race. Less than an hour later, however, Mark McGwire also hits his 66th in the Cardinals' 6-5 victory over the Expos to tie the Cub outfielder in the historic home run race.
1998 Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his league-leading 56th homer of the season and 350th of his career becoming the youngest player ever to reach the 350 mark.
2000 At Jacobs Field, the Indians play both the White Sox and the Twins in the first three-team doubleheader since 1951. The Tribe wins the opener 9-2, but losses the second game, to Minnesota, 4-3.
2001 In the Brewers 9-4 victory over the Diamondbacks, Richie Sexson and Jeromy Burnitz both hit three home runs. It is the first time in major league history two teammates have hit three homers in the same game.
2002 For only the second time since 1900 three teams have play in a twin bill, as the Indians beat the White Sox in the opener, 9-2, and lose the nightcap to the Twins, 4-3 at the Jake. In 1951 at Sportsman's Park, the Cardinals played host to the Giants (win 6-4) and Braves (lose, 2-0).
2003 Sammy Sosa becomes the first National Leaguer to have at least 100-RBIs nine seasons in a row. The Cubs' right fielder surpasses Mel Ott and Willie Mays who had accomplished the feat eight straight seasons, and joins Rafael Palmeiro and Jimmie Foxx as the only players in major league history to hit 35 home runs and 100 RBI for nine consecutive seasons.
2003 Carlos Delgado becomes the 15th player in big-league history and only the fifth American Leaguer player to hit four home runs in one game. The Blue Jays' first baseman's first homer was the 300th of his career and his barrage gives him 41 for the season.
Monday, September 24, 2007
This Week in Force Baseball
Don't forget that we're back to our regularly scheduled practices this week on Tuesdays & Thursdays as we prepare for our next tourney 10/6 & 7. We've only got 4 sessions to get ourselves ready, so make sure that you're there on time & ready to roll. We've also got our 1st annual open house this weekend, so please make the necessary plans to attend if you are interested in improving our current product & knowing our plans for '08.
This Date in Baseball
"The first thing any pitcher has got to develop- the biggest single item in his whole stock and trade - is control." -BABE RUTH, Hall of Fame Legend (1914-35).
1916 At Cleveland's League Park, Marty Kavanaugh hits the first-ever pinch hit grand slam in baseball history. The infielder's historic homer proves to be the difference as the Indians beat the Red Sox, 5-3.
1922 Cardinals outfielder Rogers Hornsby hits home runs off Giant hurlers Jesse and Virgil Barnes. The homers served up by the brothers enables the ‘Rajah’ to set the National League record for round trippers in a season with 42.
1928 A crowd of only 404 fans, the smallest American League crowd ever in Detroit, watch the Tigers blank the last-place Red Sox, 8-0.
1940 At Shibe Park, Red Sox first baseman Jimmie Foxx blasts his 500th career home run off A's pitcher George Caster. The historic homer is one of four round trippers hit in the inning setting an American League mark.
1957 Grounding out, Pirates left-handed first baseman Dee Fondy becomes last player ever to bat in Ebbets Field as the Dodgers blank the Bucs, 2-0 in the last major league game ever played in Brooklyn.
1969 Gary Gentry four-hits the Cardinals, 6-0, helping the Mets become the first team to clinch a National League East title.
1974 At Memorial Stadium, Tiger outfielder Al Kaline gets his 3000th hit. The milestone hit is a double off Oriole hurler Dave McNally in a 5-4 loss to the Birds.
1984 The Cubs clinch the National League East flag as Rick Suttcliffe two-hits the Pirates, 4-2. It is the Northsiders first title since 1945,
1985 Andre Dawson hits two homers in the same inning for the second time in his career becoming the second major leaguer to accomplish the feat. The Expo outfielder also went yard twice in the same frame on July 30, 1978.
1986 Astros rookie starter Jim Deshaies sets a major league record by striking out the first eight batters he faces. The young left-hander will finish with a two-hitter and 10 strikeouts beating the Dodgers, 4-0.
1988 Jose Canseco of the A's becomes baseball's first 40-40 player as he swipes his 39th and 40th base in a 14 inning victory over the Brewers, 9-8.
1992 At the age of 40, Dave Winfield drives in four runs with a homer and a two-run double becoming the oldest player to drive in 100 runs. The future Hall of Famer's offensive outburst helps the Blue Jays beat the Orioles, 8-2.
1992 Rookie center fielder Kenny Loftin establishes an Indian record stealing his 62nd base of the season.
1993 Defeating the Reds the Cincinnati Reds 9-2, the Rockies set a National League record for wins by an expansion team. Colorado's 65th win of the season surpasses the mark established by the Houston Colt .45s in 1962.
1998 Red Sox reliever Tom Gordon records his 42nd consecutive save establishing a major league record.
2001 Hitting his 55th home run off fireballer Daisuke Matsuzaka, former American major leaguer Tuffy Rhodes ties the Japanese record set by Sadaharu Oh in 1964. The Kintetsu Buffaloes outfielder has five games left to break the immortal Oh's record.
2002 Thanks to Jason's two home runs in the Yankees 6-0 whitewash of the Devil Rays, the Giambi brothers (Jason 40, Jeremy 20) pass the DiMaggio siblings for the highest single-season total for homers with 60. The DiMaggios (Joe 46, Vince, 13) went yard 59 times in 1937.
2002 The Astros have their first rain delay at home since July 15, 1976. To save time, officials decide to cover the Minute Maid field with a tarp during the 19-minute rather than use the retractable roof .
2005 Averaging more than 50,000 fans per game, the Yankees become the third franchise in major league history, and the first since the 1994 strike, to pass the four-million attendance mark. The 1993 Colorado Rockies and the 1991-1993 Toronto Blue Jays are the other teams which have reached the milestone.
2006 With best record in the majors at 94-62, the Tigers clinched their first playoff spot since 1987. Detroit's 11-4 victory over the Royals at Kauffman Stadium ends the 19 season post-season drought.
2006 As the Petco Park sellout crowd roars, Trevor Hoffman retires the three Pirates batter he faces in ninth inning ensuring a 2-1 victory. The Padres closer's 479th career save surpasses Lee Smith total (1980-1997) making the 38-year-old reliever the all-time leader.
1916 At Cleveland's League Park, Marty Kavanaugh hits the first-ever pinch hit grand slam in baseball history. The infielder's historic homer proves to be the difference as the Indians beat the Red Sox, 5-3.
1922 Cardinals outfielder Rogers Hornsby hits home runs off Giant hurlers Jesse and Virgil Barnes. The homers served up by the brothers enables the ‘Rajah’ to set the National League record for round trippers in a season with 42.
1928 A crowd of only 404 fans, the smallest American League crowd ever in Detroit, watch the Tigers blank the last-place Red Sox, 8-0.
1940 At Shibe Park, Red Sox first baseman Jimmie Foxx blasts his 500th career home run off A's pitcher George Caster. The historic homer is one of four round trippers hit in the inning setting an American League mark.
1957 Grounding out, Pirates left-handed first baseman Dee Fondy becomes last player ever to bat in Ebbets Field as the Dodgers blank the Bucs, 2-0 in the last major league game ever played in Brooklyn.
1969 Gary Gentry four-hits the Cardinals, 6-0, helping the Mets become the first team to clinch a National League East title.
1974 At Memorial Stadium, Tiger outfielder Al Kaline gets his 3000th hit. The milestone hit is a double off Oriole hurler Dave McNally in a 5-4 loss to the Birds.
1984 The Cubs clinch the National League East flag as Rick Suttcliffe two-hits the Pirates, 4-2. It is the Northsiders first title since 1945,
1985 Andre Dawson hits two homers in the same inning for the second time in his career becoming the second major leaguer to accomplish the feat. The Expo outfielder also went yard twice in the same frame on July 30, 1978.
1986 Astros rookie starter Jim Deshaies sets a major league record by striking out the first eight batters he faces. The young left-hander will finish with a two-hitter and 10 strikeouts beating the Dodgers, 4-0.
1988 Jose Canseco of the A's becomes baseball's first 40-40 player as he swipes his 39th and 40th base in a 14 inning victory over the Brewers, 9-8.
1992 At the age of 40, Dave Winfield drives in four runs with a homer and a two-run double becoming the oldest player to drive in 100 runs. The future Hall of Famer's offensive outburst helps the Blue Jays beat the Orioles, 8-2.
1992 Rookie center fielder Kenny Loftin establishes an Indian record stealing his 62nd base of the season.
1993 Defeating the Reds the Cincinnati Reds 9-2, the Rockies set a National League record for wins by an expansion team. Colorado's 65th win of the season surpasses the mark established by the Houston Colt .45s in 1962.
1998 Red Sox reliever Tom Gordon records his 42nd consecutive save establishing a major league record.
2001 Hitting his 55th home run off fireballer Daisuke Matsuzaka, former American major leaguer Tuffy Rhodes ties the Japanese record set by Sadaharu Oh in 1964. The Kintetsu Buffaloes outfielder has five games left to break the immortal Oh's record.
2002 Thanks to Jason's two home runs in the Yankees 6-0 whitewash of the Devil Rays, the Giambi brothers (Jason 40, Jeremy 20) pass the DiMaggio siblings for the highest single-season total for homers with 60. The DiMaggios (Joe 46, Vince, 13) went yard 59 times in 1937.
2002 The Astros have their first rain delay at home since July 15, 1976. To save time, officials decide to cover the Minute Maid field with a tarp during the 19-minute rather than use the retractable roof .
2005 Averaging more than 50,000 fans per game, the Yankees become the third franchise in major league history, and the first since the 1994 strike, to pass the four-million attendance mark. The 1993 Colorado Rockies and the 1991-1993 Toronto Blue Jays are the other teams which have reached the milestone.
2006 With best record in the majors at 94-62, the Tigers clinched their first playoff spot since 1987. Detroit's 11-4 victory over the Royals at Kauffman Stadium ends the 19 season post-season drought.
2006 As the Petco Park sellout crowd roars, Trevor Hoffman retires the three Pirates batter he faces in ninth inning ensuring a 2-1 victory. The Padres closer's 479th career save surpasses Lee Smith total (1980-1997) making the 38-year-old reliever the all-time leader.
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