Bucky Dent was a typical all-glove, no-bat shortstop who became famous for hitting one of the most famous home runs in the history of baseball. On July 17, 1978, the Yankees lost their third straight game to the Kansas City Royals. Their record at that point was 47-42, which put them in fourth place in The AL East, 14 games behind the division leading Red Sox. At the same … [Read more...] about Bucky Dent- Bucky F!@#$%g Dent October 2, 1978
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Babe Ruth Hits 60th Home Run – September 30, 1927
Babe Ruth broke the single season home run record in 1919, 1920, 1921 and 1960 When Babe Ruth hit 59 home runs in 1921, he broke his own record of 54 homers, which he had set in 1920. His 1920 record also broke a record that Ruth already held. He hit 29 homers in 1919, the year that is generally considered to be the last of the "dead ball era." After 1921, the Yankee … [Read more...] about Babe Ruth Hits 60th Home Run – September 30, 1927
Ted Williams .406 Last Day of Season – Sept 28, 1941
Ted Williams hit .406 for the entire 1941 season. He is the last Major League player to hit .400 for a whole year. From the start of baseball's modern era (1900) until Bill Terry hit .401 in 1930, there were 11 occurrences of a player hitting .400 or more. Williams was the first and last .400 hitter after Terry. After Williams's Red Sox lost to the Indians on May 16, … [Read more...] about Ted Williams .406 Last Day of Season – Sept 28, 1941
Mickey Mantle Plays Shortstop, Yogi Berra at 3B – September 26, 1954
Last game of the 1954 season, Yankees vs. A's. Casey Stengel "experiments." Plays Mickey Mantle at Third Base, Yogi Berra at Shortstop, Moose Skowron at Second. For the Philadelphia Athletics it's the end of a 54-year run. The New York Yankees won five consecutive World Series between 1949 and 1953. Their streak ended in 1954, even though the '54 team posted a better … [Read more...] about Mickey Mantle Plays Shortstop, Yogi Berra at 3B – September 26, 1954
Brooklyn Dodgers Last Game at Ebbets Field September 24, 1957
The Brooklyn Dodgers had not yet officially announced that they were moving to Los Angeles when they played their last game at Ebbets Field on September 24, 1957, but the fact that the Dodgers were going to be leaving Brooklyn was the worst kept secret of the twentieth century. As the New York Times reported, "Everybody, including the 6,702 cash customers assumed that they … [Read more...] about Brooklyn Dodgers Last Game at Ebbets Field September 24, 1957