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Post by inger on Mar 16, 2023 15:35:01 GMT -5
In 1996:
Milt Gaston, a former American League pitcher who played for five teams in the 1920s and 1930s (Yankees, Browns, Nationals, Red Sox, White Sox) died at age one-hundred. Gaston boasted eighteen Hall of Fame teammates and managers, more than any player in history of the game...
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Post by inger on Mar 16, 2023 15:35:22 GMT -5
Sweet memories:
On April 23, 2000, Bernie Williams of New York hit two home runs - one from each side of the plate. Jorge Posada matched the feat with his second homer in the ninth inning and they became the first duo to perform the feat during the same game…
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Post by rizzuto on Mar 16, 2023 17:43:53 GMT -5
Sweet memories: On April 23, 2000, Bernie Williams of New York hit two home runs - one from each side of the plate. Jorge Posada matched the feat with his second homer in the ninth inning and they became the first duo to perform the feat during the same game… Difficult to believe that was 23 years ago. So many things were different in my life back then, it seems surreal. Sarah was just 29 years old. |
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Post by inger on Mar 16, 2023 18:10:49 GMT -5
Sweet memories: On April 23, 2000, Bernie Williams of New York hit two home runs - one from each side of the plate. Jorge Posada matched the feat with his second homer in the ninth inning and they became the first duo to perform the feat during the same game… Difficult to believe that was 23 years ago. So many things were different in my life back then, it seems surreal. Sarah was just 29 years old. I can almost divide my life into quarters, which probably has to do with working each of my first two careers for around 17 years, and being a bit shy of 17 when I started the first career. Lastly is the propane and solar into retirement phase. So that’s four quarters. Luckily for me, the game has gone into overtime… |
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Post by inger on Mar 16, 2023 18:12:08 GMT -5
Difficult to believe that was 23 years ago. So many things were different in my life back then, it seems surreal. Sarah was just 29 years old. I can almost divide my life into quarters, which probably has to do with working each of my first two careers for around 17 years, and being a bit shy of 17 when I started the first career. Lastly is the propane and solar into retirement phase. So that’s four quarters. Luckily for me, the game has gone into overtime… Geez I just realized the first marriage was the second and third quarter… the timing is almost exact…bizarre… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 16, 2023 19:34:55 GMT -5
In 1996: Milt Gaston, a former American League pitcher who played for five teams in the 1920s and 1930s (Yankees, Browns, Nationals, Red Sox, White Sox) died at age one-hundred. Gaston boasted eighteen Hall of Fame teammates and managers, more than any player in history of the game... I decided to take The Inger Challenge and figure out who these eighteen HOFers were. I went through Gaston's career year by year to count them up, and I got stuck at sixteen. Second try, same result. Anyway here's the rundown on the man with so much reflective glory. I list the year, the team and the HOFers I found therein. 1924 Yankees -- Manager Miller Huggins, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Earle Combs, Herb Pennock, Waite Hoyt 1925 Browns -- Manager/First Baseman George Sisler 1926 Browns -- nobody new 1927 Browns -- nobody new 1928 Senators -- Manager/Second Baseman Bucky Harris, Goose Goslin, Sam Rice, Joe Cronin 1929 Red Sox -- Red Ruffing 1930 Red Sox -- nobody new 1931 Red Sox -- nobody new 1932 White Sox -- Luke Appling, Ted Lyons, Red Faber 1933 White Sox -- Al Simmons 1934 White Sox -- nobody new I was stuck at sixteen. So then I did a search for Gaston/Hall of Fame teammates. There, in both a SABR bio and an AP wire story in which he was interviewed on his 100th birthday, it was mentioned that he had shared a bench with seventeen HOFers. That seventeenth guy, who I had missed because I was focused on baseball players in the HOF, was Jocko Conlan, who was a teammate of Gaston in 1934 but who is in Cooperstown as an umpire, and one I remember very clearly as a colorful guy who wore a bow tie (the only ump to do so) and as the last NL ump to wear his chest protector outside (he was grandfathered; the AL umps wore them outside for many years afterward.) But that still is only seventeen. The only way I can get to eighteen is if I count his teammate with the 1927 Browns Ernie Nevers, who is in both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame, but not the one in Cooperstown. Do you know if that is the trick? I'm just spitballing here. A few more bits of Gastoniata -- with a record of 97-164, he is more games below .500 than any pitcher in baseball history. At least in the modern era. He also holds (tied actually) the record for pitching a shutout while allowing the most hits, twirling a nifty 14-hitter against Cleveland on July 10, 1928. He is also tied for a pitching record by starting four double plays in one game. So a lot of history with this fellow. The AP article noted that on his 100th birthday he received a card from none other than George Steinbrenner, and that he still followed the game closely and that he approved of interleague play. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 16, 2023 19:46:02 GMT -5
In a bit of a frivolity, in Frank Robinson’s glorious 1966 triple crown season he both drove in and scored 122 runs. While 18 players in MLB history have driven in 100+, scored 100+ and those numbers have exactly the same, Robinson’s 122 of each is the highest number. In a side note, pitcher Bob Feller scored 99 runs and drove in 99 runs in his career… There is a never-ending flow of numerical coincidences on this game. They come from every era, don’t they? They’ve been a big part of my life, saving me from boredom, fame, and fortune no doubt…So many things I could have done, but clouds (of numbers) got in my way… One of my favorite such stats is Stan Musial's career split of 1,815 base hits at home and 1,815 base hits on the road. The Man!! |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 16, 2023 20:08:57 GMT -5
I figured that there had to be some Yankee player who spanned the McCarthy-Harris-Stengel managerial era (there are three HOFers right there) who had to approach Gaston's record. The first guy I thought of was a guy who drove Casey Stengel to distraction with his great stuff but lousy control, Tommy Byrne. Between his stints with the Yanks and brief stops with a few other teams, he had seventeen HOF managers/teammates.
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Post by inger on Mar 16, 2023 22:12:25 GMT -5
In a bit of a frivolity, in Frank Robinson’s glorious 1966 triple crown season he both drove in and scored 122 runs. While 18 players in MLB history have driven in 100+, scored 100+ and those numbers have exactly the same, Robinson’s 122 of each is the highest number. In a side note, pitcher Bob Feller scored 99 runs and drove in 99 runs in his career… There is a never-ending flow of numerical coincidences on this game. They come from every era, don’t they? They’ve been a big part of my life, saving me from boredom, fame, and fortune no doubt…So many things I could have done, but clouds (of numbers) got in my way… One of my favorite such stats is Stan Musial's career split of 1,815 base hits at home and 1,815 base hits on the road. The Man!! Musial also just missed that list of R/RBI career duplicity with 1949 runs scored and 1951 RBI… The Man showed so much consistency! … |
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Post by inger on Mar 16, 2023 22:20:59 GMT -5
In 1996: Milt Gaston, a former American League pitcher who played for five teams in the 1920s and 1930s (Yankees, Browns, Nationals, Red Sox, White Sox) died at age one-hundred. Gaston boasted eighteen Hall of Fame teammates and managers, more than any player in history of the game... I decided to take The Inger Challenge and figure out who these eighteen HOFers were. I went through Gaston's career year by year to count them up, and I got stuck at sixteen. Second try, same result. Anyway here's the rundown on the man with so much reflective glory. I list the year, the team and the HOFers I found therein. 1924 Yankees -- Manager Miller Huggins, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Earle Combs, Herb Pennock, Waite Hoyt 1925 Browns -- Manager/First Baseman George Sisler 1926 Browns -- nobody new 1927 Browns -- nobody new 1928 Senators -- Manager/Second Baseman Bucky Harris, Goose Goslin, Sam Rice, Joe Cronin 1929 Red Sox -- Red Ruffing 1930 Red Sox -- nobody new 1931 Red Sox -- nobody new 1932 White Sox -- Luke Appling, Ted Lyons, Red Faber 1933 White Sox -- Al Simmons 1934 White Sox -- nobody new I was stuck at sixteen. So then I did a search for Gaston/Hall of Fame teammates. There, in both a SABR bio and an AP wire story in which he was interviewed on his 100th birthday, it was mentioned that he had shared a bench with seventeen HOFers. That seventeenth guy, who I had missed because I was focused on baseball players in the HOF, was Jocko Conlan, who was a teammate of Gaston in 1934 but who is in Cooperstown as an umpire, and one I remember very clearly as a colorful guy who wore a bow tie (the only ump to do so) and as the last NL ump to wear his chest protector outside (he was grandfathered; the AL umps wore them outside for many years afterward.) But that still is only seventeen. The only way I can get to eighteen is if I count his teammate with the 1927 Browns Ernie Nevers, who is in both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame, but not the one in Cooperstown. Do you know if that is the trick? I'm just spitballing here. A few more bits of Gastoniata -- with a record of 97-164, he is more games below .500 than any pitcher in baseball history. At least in the modern era. He also holds (tied actually) the record for pitching a shutout while allowing the most hits, twirling a nifty 14-hitter against Cleveland on July 10, 1928. He is also tied for a pitching record by starting four double plays in one game. So a lot of history with this fellow. The AP article noted that on his 100th birthday he received a card from none other than George Steinbrenner, and that he still followed the game closely and that he approved of interleague play. A great exercise in tenacity! I too am only able to find the 17 MLB HOF associates for Milt so I might assume Nevers to be the missing link. Gaston also was one of the earliest players to both face his brother (catcher Alex Gaston) and later have Alex as his team mate and battery mate. The “below .500” record does indeed rein as the all-time worst… nice digging! … |
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Post by inger on Mar 17, 2023 10:29:05 GMT -5
I decided to take The Inger Challenge and figure out who these eighteen HOFers were. I went through Gaston's career year by year to count them up, and I got stuck at sixteen. Second try, same result. Anyway here's the rundown on the man with so much reflective glory. I list the year, the team and the HOFers I found therein. 1924 Yankees -- Manager Miller Huggins, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Earle Combs, Herb Pennock, Waite Hoyt 1925 Browns -- Manager/First Baseman George Sisler 1926 Browns -- nobody new 1927 Browns -- nobody new 1928 Senators -- Manager/Second Baseman Bucky Harris, Goose Goslin, Sam Rice, Joe Cronin 1929 Red Sox -- Red Ruffing 1930 Red Sox -- nobody new 1931 Red Sox -- nobody new 1932 White Sox -- Luke Appling, Ted Lyons, Red Faber 1933 White Sox -- Al Simmons 1934 White Sox -- nobody new I was stuck at sixteen. So then I did a search for Gaston/Hall of Fame teammates. There, in both a SABR bio and an AP wire story in which he was interviewed on his 100th birthday, it was mentioned that he had shared a bench with seventeen HOFers. That seventeenth guy, who I had missed because I was focused on baseball players in the HOF, was Jocko Conlan, who was a teammate of Gaston in 1934 but who is in Cooperstown as an umpire, and one I remember very clearly as a colorful guy who wore a bow tie (the only ump to do so) and as the last NL ump to wear his chest protector outside (he was grandfathered; the AL umps wore them outside for many years afterward.) But that still is only seventeen. The only way I can get to eighteen is if I count his teammate with the 1927 Browns Ernie Nevers, who is in both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame, but not the one in Cooperstown. Do you know if that is the trick? I'm just spitballing here. A few more bits of Gastoniata -- with a record of 97-164, he is more games below .500 than any pitcher in baseball history. At least in the modern era. He also holds (tied actually) the record for pitching a shutout while allowing the most hits, twirling a nifty 14-hitter against Cleveland on July 10, 1928. He is also tied for a pitching record by starting four double plays in one game. So a lot of history with this fellow. The AP article noted that on his 100th birthday he received a card from none other than George Steinbrenner, and that he still followed the game closely and that he approved of interleague play. A great exercise in tenacity! I too am only able to find the 17 MLB HOF associates for Milt so I might assume Nevers to be the missing link. Gaston also was one of the earliest players to both face his brother (catcher Alex Gaston) and later have Alex as his team mate and battery mate. The “below .500” record does indeed rein as the all-time worst… nice digging! … Reign, not rein. Reign, rein, rain, rane raine. Tim Raines. The Pope reigns. It rains outside. The horse has reins. Rane doesn’t exist, neither does raine, but tell that to the Raines’… |
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Post by inger on Mar 17, 2023 11:02:30 GMT -5
The only pitchers to win 20 games in three different decades are Bob Feller, Warren Spahn, and a cheating Roger Clemens…
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Post by inger on Mar 17, 2023 11:14:10 GMT -5
In 2006, the Tampa Devil Tays were 41-40 at home. They went 20-61 on the road…
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Post by inger on Mar 17, 2023 13:24:22 GMT -5
The Pittsburgh Pirates extended a dubious record; 2010 was their 18th consecutive losing season, a record for North American major professional sports teams. The Pirates matched the 1963 New York Mets for the worst road record in a 162-game season at 17-64...
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Post by inger on Mar 17, 2023 13:32:28 GMT -5
The New York Yankees were the first franchise to amass 15,000 home runs? Brett Gardner hit the record setting home run on September 21, 2014…
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