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 part [...]
An Extra Day in February
February 29th. It’s the day that is added every 4 years to balance the calendar. A year is actually a little less that 365.25 days long. The actual formula for leap days is that it occurs only every four years, in years evenly divisible by 4, except century years not divisible by 400. Since the [...]
1903 World Series – Boston Wins over the Pirates
In 1903 Baseball’s American League was just two years old, but they were popular enough that it was decided that the champion of each league would play a series of nine games for the national championship. The series began on October 1st with the last game held on October 13th. The Pittsburgh Pirates led by [...]
The First Game
Until 1933 the only time that Baseball’s National League faced the American League was in the World Series. That changed on July 6, 1933, at Chicago’s Comiskey Park when players from the two leagues came together to play the first All-Star Game. This first All-Star Game was held as part of the 1933 World’s Fair [...]
Chance Leads the Cubs
The Chicago Cubs. A team that everyone loves, but one that seems to be jinxed. There has been many stories over the years on why the Cubs are jinxed and maybe the jinx came from Frank Chance leaving the team. In the first few years of the 20th Century the Chicago Cubs were one of [...]
Red Sox Pitcher – George Herman (Babe) Ruth
It was on July 11, 1914 that the 19 year old left handed pitcher George Herman Ruth made he first appearance for the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox played the Cleveland Indians defeating them 4-3. In 1914 Babe Ruth would appear in 4 games starting 3 of them. He pitched 23 innings, with a [...]
56 Straight Games
On May 15, 1941 the New York Yankees played the Chicago White Sox, losing to them 3-1. Joe DiMaggio was able to get a single in one of his four at bats that day. No one knew that it was a game that would begin a streak, one that may never be broke. It was [...]
Most Consecutive Games Played in Baseball
1. Cal Ripken, Jr. – Baltimore Orioles – 2632 games – May 30, 1982 to September 1998. 2. Lou Gehrig – New York Yankees – 2130 – June 1, 1925 to April 30, 1939 3. Everett Scott – Boston/New York – 1307 – June 20, 1916 to May 5, 1925 4. Steve Garvey – Los [...]
Partriots’ Day
April 19, 1775 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 the State of Maine, which [...]
About the Los Angeles Dodgers
During the early days of baseball the New York district of Brooklyn was home to many ball clubs. Even though Brooklyn had fielded strong teams prior to 1869 the team they fielded in the National Association of Professional Baseball that formed in 1871 were weak. When the National League granted their eight territories to eight [...]
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