Thursday, June 18, 2009

This Day in Baseball History

A few historical tidbits from this day courtesy of www.nationalpastime.com


1973
Twenty days after pitching his high team to a state championship, Rangers' rookie David Clyde pitches five innings, strikes out eight and allows just one hit in his first major league start as Texas defeats the Twins, 4-3. A crowd of 35,698 fans, the first sellout at Arlington Stadium, to see the debut of the 18-year-old, $125,000 bonus baby.


2001
Citing he wants to spend more time with his family, Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. announces he will retire at the end of the season. The two-time MVP will be best remembered for his streak of playing in consecutive 2,632 games.



2002
In the first major league game to feature four players with 400 career homers, the Cubs beat the Rangers, 4-3, as Alex Gonzalez hits a walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth inning. Sammy Sosa (475), Fred McGriff (459) and Juan Gonzalez (401) watched Rafael Palmerio add his 460th home run to the total.
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4 comments:

  1. Do you mean Alex Rodriguez?

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  2. Nope, never mind. Alex Gonzalez.

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  3. 2001 - the year Baseball died....for me ;-(

    Cal Ripkin is THE MAN.

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