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Let’s Focus on Baseball’s Rare Perfect Games!
Baseball Rarities / Baseball Trivia / Historic Events / Perfect Games May 30, 2017July 3, 2024

Let’s Focus on Baseball’s Rare Perfect Games!

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Memorial Day Tribute to World War I Hero Eddie Grant – 10-year veteran who played shortstop and third base. Was killed in battle at Argonne Forest
New York/ SanFrancisco Giants / Player Spotlights May 29, 2017May 30, 2017

Memorial Day Tribute to World War I Hero Eddie Grant – 10-year veteran who played shortstop and third base. Was killed in battle at Argonne Forest

 Eddie Grant (1905, 1907-1915) – When you look at Eddie Grant’s numbers nothing really sticks […]

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The Record Winning Streak of “King Carl” Hubbell!
Hall of Fame / Historic Events / New York/ SanFrancisco Giants / Player Spotlights May 27, 2017May 27, 2017

The Record Winning Streak of “King Carl” Hubbell!

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Polo Grounds, Manhattan, NY, September 29, 1954 – Giants pinch hitter Dusty Rhodes shocks the Tribe with game-winning HR in 1954 World Series
Cleveland Indians / New York/ SanFrancisco Giants / World Series May 26, 2017May 27, 2017

Polo Grounds, Manhattan, NY, September 29, 1954 – Giants pinch hitter Dusty Rhodes shocks the Tribe with game-winning HR in 1954 World Series

The Indians outfielder Dave Pope is seen here leaping for the Giants pinch-hitter Dusty Rhodes […]

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“From the Lighter Side!” Women and Baseball from Days Gone By!”
From the Lighter Side / Odds and Ends May 24, 2017January 11, 2019

“From the Lighter Side!” Women and Baseball from Days Gone By!”

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Another Edition of Baseball’s Forgotten Stars: Buddy Rosar
Forgotten Stars / New York Yankees / Player Spotlights May 20, 2017May 21, 2017

Another Edition of Baseball’s Forgotten Stars: Buddy Rosar

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“Roy Campanella Night” Draws Record Crowd of 92,103!
Brooklyn Dodgers / Hall of Fame / Historic Events / Los Angeles Dodgers May 15, 2017October 29, 2019

“Roy Campanella Night” Draws Record Crowd of 92,103!

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Fenway Park, Boston, MA, August 4, 1937 – Indians Frankie Pytlak  slides under the tag by Red Sox catcher/spy Moe Berg
Boston Red Sox / Cleveland Indians May 12, 2017May 15, 2017

Fenway Park, Boston, MA, August 4, 1937 – Indians Frankie Pytlak slides under the tag by Red Sox catcher/spy Moe Berg

  Cleveland Indians base runner Frankie Pytlak slides under the tag of Red Sox catcher/spy […]

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Roy Campanella’s Great 1953 Start: 40 RBI in First 30 Games!
Brooklyn Dodgers / Hall of Fame / Player Spotlights May 11, 2017November 27, 2017

Roy Campanella’s Great 1953 Start: 40 RBI in First 30 Games!

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Historic Sportsman’s Park Closes, May 8, 1966!
Ball Parks / St. Louis Cardinals May 8, 2017May 9, 2017

Historic Sportsman’s Park Closes, May 8, 1966!

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Sportsman Park, St Louis, MO, August 13, 1939 – Johnny Mize has the look of a dead man in a Reds-Cardinals doubleheader
Cincinnati Reds / St. Louis Cardinals May 8, 2017May 16, 2017

Sportsman Park, St Louis, MO, August 13, 1939 – Johnny Mize has the look of a dead man in a Reds-Cardinals doubleheader

The Cardinals slugger Johnny Mize has the look of a dead man as the Reds […]

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Let’s Remember Don Zimmer and His 66 Years in the Game!
Boston Red Sox / Brooklyn Dodgers / Chicago Cubs / New York Yankees / Player Spotlights May 6, 2017May 7, 2017

Let’s Remember Don Zimmer and His 66 Years in the Game!

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Tommy Lasorda’s “Wild” First Major League Inning!
Brooklyn Dodgers / Hall of Fame / Player Spotlights May 5, 2017May 5, 2017

Tommy Lasorda’s “Wild” First Major League Inning!

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Polo Grounds, Manhattan, NY, July 4, 1950 – Baseball fan shot and killed at baseball game by stray bullet and game went on
New York/ SanFrancisco Giants / Odds and Ends May 4, 2017September 13, 2017

Polo Grounds, Manhattan, NY, July 4, 1950 – Baseball fan shot and killed at baseball game by stray bullet and game went on

Two nights ago a Cardinals fan in St Louis was hit by a stray bullet […]

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Hanlan’s Point Stadium, Toronto, 1928 – Babe Ruth, America’s biggest sports legend, hit his first pro home run here in Canada in 1914
Ball Parks May 3, 2017May 3, 2017

Hanlan’s Point Stadium, Toronto, 1928 – Babe Ruth, America’s biggest sports legend, hit his first pro home run here in Canada in 1914

  This obscure Canadian stadium was built in 1910 and at the time was lauded […]

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Let’s Salute Historic Bosse Field, Third Oldest Ball Park in America!
Ball Parks May 3, 2017May 4, 2017

Let’s Salute Historic Bosse Field, Third Oldest Ball Park in America!

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Featured Ballplayer of the Month: Sandy Koufax

  • Don Newcombe with Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax
  • Sandy hoolding up four no-hitter balls.
  • A young Sandy Koufax
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  • Don Drysdale, Pete Richert, Stan Williams, Sandy Koufax, Johnny Podres
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  • Sandy with Dodger teammate and fellow Hall-of-Famer, Don Drysdale
  • Sandy sets World Series strike out record, 1963
  • Jeff Torborg caught Sandy's Perfect Game.
  • Stan Musial with Sandy Koufax and Warren Spahn
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  • Three greats, Sandy Koufax, Tom Seaver, Bob Gibson
  • Sandy Koufax threw a no-hitter at Shibe Park on June 4, 1964
  • Box score from Sandy's Perfect Game,, Seept. 9, 1965
  • Maury Wills, Sandy Koufax, Willie Davis
  • Sandy Koufax and Wally Moon during the 1959 World Series
  • Sandy after recording 14 KO's (Getty Images)
  • A young Sandy Koufax with the Brooklyn Dodgers
  • Don Sutton with Tommy Lasorda and Sandy Koufax
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  • Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax yields a hit to Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Memorial Stadium. St. Louis, Missouri 9/17/1963 (Image # 1049 )
  • Sandy Koufax later in life
  • Sandy Koufax with Carl Erskine, October 2, 1963 (Getty Images)
  • Teammates mob Sandy adter the Perfect Game
  • Sandy Koufax and Willie Davis
  • Don with Sandy Koufax
  • Sandy Koufax with his mother and father
  • Sandy Koufax, 1965 after the final out of his Perfect Game

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