Baseball Minutiae and Trivia Only

JUAN MARICHAL

Marichal broke in with a bang on 19-Jul-1960, in the 48th G ever played at Candlestick Park. Clay Dalrymple got the lone Phillies hit with 2 outs in the 8th in Marichal’s debut.

The only CYA vote he ever got. Marichal received the singular CYA vote that placed him tied for 8th place, in the 1971ballot. He wins 25 or more 3 times.

Marichal’s walkoff 21-Sep-1966 vs.Roy Face....a solo song n the bottom of the ninth, after the Giants had scored two to two toe at 5-5.

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Man you are dredging up some memories Inger. A weird factoid is that I saw the debuts of two iconic Giants almost exactly a year apart, only because both came against the Phillies and both were on TV. And both were spectacular. The Marichal game was the first night game from the West Coast ever televised by the Phillies, and though it was well past my bedtime then as now, it was summer and I had to watch. My father was excited at the prospect but fell asleep before the second inning.

The previous July I saw Willie McCovey break in against Robin Roberts in a day game at Seals Stadium and get four hits. They didn't televise every game then like they do now (and have for decades) and especially from SF or LA, so it was a real treat to watch baseball at odd times.

Hard to believe Marichal only had one CYA vote. Koufax was so overwhelmingly dominant in the early part of Marichal's career that he was sucking up all the votes, and then Gibson stepped up for a few years.

There haven't been many pitchers more entertaining to watch than Juan Marichal. Whatever arm slot you can throw from, he threw from. And with about seven different pitches.

GEORGE UHLE

Uhle owns the highest (500 AB min.) BA for a pitcher in history. In 1,365 AB over 17 seasons, Uhle hit an impressive .289.

Since 1900, Walter Johnson hit 41 triples; George Mullin had 23; & Uhle is tied w/Carl Mays at 21.

Uhle’s walkoff…Uhle.............. 25-May-1926........ vs. Win Ballou
In the 11th inning.

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LINDY McDANIEL

Wilhelm had 124 relief W; McDaniel had 119, just ahead of Rich Gossage’s 115.

He was the first Yankees pitcher to bat after the DH was established. On 25-Sep-1973, McDaniel came to bat 2 X. He struck out in the 10th & 13th innings. MIL beat NYY in the next inning w/McDaniel on the mound.

Lindy’s walkoff:

06-Jun-1963.....vs.... Billy Pierce..bottom of the 10th. Noticing a trend, several in extra innings

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One of our mutual favorites Inger. The best-ever forkball pitcher who Willie Mays hated to face. Always a serene gentleman, a lay preacher of whom Joe Garagiola said he was the only preacher he ever heard of who had a great knockdown pitch. Always a steady presence and an excellent glove man; for many years he held the record for most consecutive pitching appearances without an error.

I remember his younger brother Von who broke in as a sensation as an 18-year-old in 1957. In his first start he pitched a two-hit shutout against the Dodgers, allowing only two infield hits. Four starts later he threw a one-hit shutout and was being hailed as the new Bob Feller.

By the next year he was out of the big leagues for good, developing the Steve Blass syndrome of losing the ability to throw the ball over the plate.

The McDaniels were from the small town of Hollis, Oklahoma. Hollis also produced legendary Texas football coach Darrell Royal, a second cousin to Lindy and Von, as well as longtime A's broadcaster Monte Moore and singer Terry Stafford, an Elvis sound alike who had a big hit with "Suspicion" in early 1964 and later in 1973 with the country hit "Amarillo By Morning." Pretty good for a town with fewer than 2,000 people.

Pipps, I recall Marichal pitching for Boston when I was nine years old and a bit earlier during the end of his tenure with the Giants.  I was a McCovey fan and liked San Francisco's uniforms and the pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge.  And, of course, Karl Malden and Michael Douglas in "The Streets Of San Francisco."  Those Giants' teams could hit with Bobby Bonds, Gary Matthews, Garry Maddox, Dave Kingman, and Gary Thomasson.  The only time I ever disliked the Giants was when Barry Bonds was dabbling with needles.  Now, the streets of San Francisco are littered with needles.  Sarah and I loved San Francisco, especially me.  In another life, I could have lived there.  Joe Simas used to say that as soon as I breathed in the Bay Area air that it was like I had snorted cocaine.  I never had more energy and positivity than when in that city.  No idea why.  Perhaps there was a similar place in Sicily or southern Italy that my genes recognized.  

1964 Phillies Starting Rotation
Jim Bunning 19-9
Chis Short 17-9
 Dennis Bennet 12-14
Art Mahaffey 12-9
Ray Culp 8-7

Closer Jack Baldschun 6-9 with a 3.12 ERA 21 saves. 71 games.

Also it features the last season for veteran hurler Bobby Shantz, he would turn down the club's offer to return for 1965 NL season.
1st season for Pitcher Rick Wise