The Streak Begins
One June 1, 1925 a young ball player for the New York Yankees pinch-hit for shortstop Pee Wee Wanninger. Little did anyone, especially Lou Gehrig, know that he would play in 2130 consecutive games before a disease that would carry his name would cause him to sit down.
It’s always thought that he played his first [...]
This happened on May 25th
Originally published on May 25, 2007:
On May 25, 1977 the movie Star Wars was released.
In 1961, as part of the State of the Union address, President John F. Kennedy announces plans to send men to the moon. “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, [...]
Fenway Opener
On April 20, 1912 the first pitch was thrown in the new baseball park in Boston. It was the first game played at Fenway Park. Fenway is the oldest of the baseball parks in use by Major League Baseball.
The name Fenway Park comes from its location in the Fenway district of Boston. The [...]
Partriots’ Day
It was on April 19, 1775 that has been determined to be the first battle of the American Revolution. It was on that day that the Battles of Lexington and Concord, near Boston were fought. The first shots were fired shortly after first light.
This day is observed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and [...]
Baseball’s Major Change
For many April 15th is the deadline for paying their tax for the prior year. Baseball fans know this as the day that baseball changed. It was on April 15, 1947 that the The Brooklyn Dodgers under General Manager Branch Rickey played Negro-League star Jackie Robinson on opening day.
By the end of the [...]
The Baltimore Orioles
The franchise of the team that would in 1954 become the present day Orioles began as part of the Western League in Milwaukee named the Brewers. The Milwaukee Brewers were one of the teams that began play in 1901 in the new American League. They finished in last place and in 1902 moved [...]
World Series Droughts
The Major League Baseball season begins in a few days so i thought I would revise and republish my October 2007 post about World Series Droughts.
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These baseball franchises have never won a World Series; Tampa Bay Rays, Colorado Rockies, Seattle Mariners, Washington Nationals, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers.
Of the above [...]
In Texas
Texas was the next to last state to reenter the union of the United States of American after the end of the War Between the States or the Civil War. That occurred on March 30, 1870. The last was Georgia a few months later on July 15, 1870.
Over its history Texas has been [...]
A Cold Race
When Lance Mackey arrived in Nome Alaska at 11:38:46 am on March 18, 2009 he became just the third to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race for the third consecutive time. Only Susan Butcher and Doug Swingley has won three in a row.
The race runs for over 1,100 miles between Anchorage and Nome, [...]
One Man One Hundred Points
Wilt Chamberlain was in the middle of his third NBA season when he did what had never been done before or since. He scored 100 points in a single game. That game was played on March 2, 1962.
Chamberlain’s Philadelphia Warriors (now Golden State) were playing a home game against the New York Knicks. [...]
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