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Re: Pale Hose History
« Reply #4600 on: April 05, 2018, 12:07:40 am »
    On April 5 in Baseball History...

    1913 - In an exhibition game against the Yankees, 25,000 fans watch the Dodgers play their first game in Ebbets Field. Brooklyn beats New York, 3-2, with Casey Stengel hitting the park's first home run, an inside-the-parker.

    1925 - Babe Ruth collapses at a railroad station in Asheville, North Carolina. The "bellyache heard round the world," so dubbed when a writer suggests that illness was caused by a hot dogs and soda binge, will require hospitalization and an operation keeping the Yankees slugger out of the line up until May.

    1934 - Babe Ruth, sponsored by Quaker Oats, agrees to do weekly NBC broadcasts. His thirteen week radio salary will be $4000 more than his Yankee contract.

    1934 - Reds president Larry MacPhail hires Red Barber to broadcast the team games on WSAL. The not-so-old "Ol' Redhead" will spend the first four years of his Hall of Fame career in Cincinnati calling games from the stands of Crosley Field.

    1957 - The Phillies trade five players, Ron Negray, Tim Harkness, Elmer Valo, Mel Geho, and Ben Flowers (the player to be named later) and send $75,000 to the Dodgers to obtain much touted Cuban infielder Chico Fernandez. Philadelphia's new shortstop plays three seasons in the City of Brotherly Love, batting just .242, before being traded to the Tigers.

    1966 - Don Larsen, the last active major leaguer who played for the Browns, is released by the Orioles. As a rookie in 1953, the Michigan City, Indiana native posted a 7-12 record for the hapless franchise which lost 100 games in its final season in St. Louis.

    1971 - At RFK Stadium, 45,000 fans watch the last Opening Day game the Senators will play in the District of Columbia. Dick Bosman goes the distance, blanking the A's on six hits in Washington's 8-0 victory over Oakland.

    1972 - The season opener between the Astros and Reds is canceled due to the player strike which started on April 1. The cancellation marks the first time in major league history Opening Day is delayed, and a total of 86 games will be lost before the labor dispute is settled.

    1972 - The Mets trade outfielder Ken Singleton and infielders Tim Foli and Mike Jorgensen to the Expos in exchange for 28-year old all-star right fielder Rusty Staub. The 'Le Grand Orange' will miss most of the season due to injuries, but will play a major role in New York's 'Ya Gotta Believe' pennant-winning team in 1973.

    1979 - Baltimore manager Earl Weaver wins his 1,000th game as a skipper.

    1982 - Jim Kaat, 43, pitches one inning for the Cardinals in a season-opening 14-3 rout of the Astros, setting a well-earned but short-lived major league record for pitchers by playing in his 24th consecutive season. Nolan Ryan and Tommy John will later surpass Kaat in the longevity department.

    1983 - On Opening Day, Tom Seaver, making his first appearance with the Mets since 1977, combines with Doug Sisk to blank the Phillies at Shea Stadium, 2-0. 'Tom Terrific', who will go on to extend the record to 16, ties Walter Johnson's major league mark with his 14th Opening Day assignment.

    1988 - With a 6-3 Opening night victory over the Padres, Houston wins its 2,000th game in franchise history. The Astros score five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning making starter Mike Scott the winning pitcher.

    1989 - At Riverfront Stadium, Dodgers' hurler Orel Hershiser's scoreless-inning streak ends at 59. With two outs in the bottom of the first, Todd Benzinger's single scores Barry Larkin, who had been picked off after getting a base hit to lead off the game, but was safe on the 'Bulldog's' throwing error.

    1993 - At Camden Yards, William Jefferson Clinton becomes the first U.S. president to successfully throw the first pitch of the season from the pitcher's mound. Orioles starter Rick Suttcliffe doesn't fare as well when the Birds lose to the Rangers, 7-4.


    1993 - At Shea Stadium, the Rockies lose their National League debut to the Mets, 3-0. Dwight 'Doc' Gooden pitches a four-hit complete game for the victory.

    1993 - In front of 42,334 fans at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, the Florida Marlins, making their major league debut, defeat the Dodgers, 6-3. Joe DiMaggio throws out the ceremonial first pitch, and the team retires uniform number 5 in tribute to Carl Barger, their late president.

    1993 - On Opening Day, Greg Maddux, signed as a free agent in the offseason, allows no runs and scatters five hits to his former team over 8 1/3 innings. Mike Stanton gets the last two out in the Braves' 1-0 victory over the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

    1993 - Eric Fox, inserted into the game as a late-inning defensive replacement, hits a grand-slam home run in the bottom of the eighth inning giving the A's a 9-4 Opening Day victory before 43,370 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. It will be the outfielder's only homer of the season.

    1997 - At Olympic Stadium, the Rockies set a franchise record with seven home runs, including three by Larry Walker, who is pulled from game in the eighth inning by Rockies manager Don Baylor. The Colorado skipper doesn't want to run up the score against the Expos with his team ahead 15-1.

    1997 - Just one day after the stadium's first game, Turner Field holds its first slumber party. Rain showers force Saturday night's Cubs-Braves game to be suspended in the seventh inning late Saturday night, but because of the change to daylight savings time and a day game on Sunday, several players decide to spend the night in the clubhouse at the brand-new stadium. The Braves win the completion of the suspended game, 11-5, and then win the regularly scheduled game, 4-0.

    1998 - The Arizona Diamondbacks get in the victory column for the first time with a 3-2 win over the Giants. Andy Benes, who lost the first game in club history in his Opening Day start, bounces back with seven strong innings in Phoenix to outpitch San Francisco's Shawn Estes. Felix Rodriguez earns the save to end the second-worst start ever (0-5) by an expansion team.

    2003 - The Royals become the first major league team to begin the season 5-0 after losing 100-games the prior year. Runelvys Hernandez, the winner of a coin toss making him the Opening Day starter, wins his second game when he allows two hits in seven innings beating the Indians, 2-1.

    2003 - To show support for the U.S. troops in Iraq, the White Sox announce all active military members showing a military ID will be given free admission to most home games at U.S. Cellular Field. The free passes will not be available during the Cubs series scheduled for June.


    2004 - Braves’ general manager John Schuerholz announces the team has exercised the option to retain Bobby Cox as the team's manager through the 2005 season. The 62-year old skipper, ninth all-time in managerial wins with 1,906, has won a record 12-consecutive divisional titles.

    2005 - The Nationals, formerly known as the Expos, lose their inaugural season opener bowing to the Phillies, 8-4. The franchise, which played its initial 36 years in Montreal, becomes the first team to represent the nation’s capital since the Senators left Washington to become the Texas Rangers in 1971.

    2005 - Johan Santana's streak of 22 straight starts of allowing three or fewer runs comes to an end when the southpaw gets the victory in the Twins' 8-4 victory over Seattle at Safeco Field. Last season's Cy Young Award winner has the second longest streak of giving fewer than four runs in consecutive outings, trailing only Dwight Gooden's 24 in 1985.

    2006 - Sluggerrr, the Royals' Mascot, celebrates his tenth birthday at Kauffman Stadium. In the offseason, the nearly seven-foot tall lion with a crown built into his skull, is very active in the Kansas City community visiting local schools encouraging youngsters to be good students and good citizens.

    2009 - Jordan Schafer becomes the tenth Brave in franchise history and the 99th overall player overall to hit a home run in his first major league at bat. The 22-year old rookie center fielder, who never played in a level higher than Double A, goes deep off off Philadelphia's Opening Day starter Brett Myers in the second inning at Citizens Bank Park.

    2010 - Receiving mostly cheers from the standing-room-only crowd at Nationals Stadium, President Barack Obama, wearing a White Sox cap and a Nats jacket, continues a 100-year tradition when he throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the Washington's home opener against Philadelphia The Commander-in-Chief's toss is high and wide, but third baseman Ryan Zimmerman is able to make a lunging grab of the ball.


    2010 - Jason Heyward becomes the eleventh Braves player in franchise history to homer in his first major league at-bat. The much touted 20-year old rookie, with the hometown fans chanting, “Let’s go, Heyward!”, hits a three-run homer in the first inning off Chicago's Carlos Zambrano at Turner Field


    2010 - The Red Sox and their ace, Josh Beckett, come to terms on a $68 million, four-year contract extension. The agreement keeps the team's Opening Day starter in Boston along with recent free agent acquisition John Lackey, giving the club a strong 1-2 punch in the top of their rotation for the next five years.

    2010 - Matt Stairs plays for his twelfth major league organization equaling Deacon McGuire's record (1884 to 1912) for the most teams ever played with by a position player. The 18-year veteran, who also joins pitchers Mike Morgan and Ron Villone for being on a dozen different clubs, flies out in a pinch-hitting role for the Padres in a 6-3 loss to Arizona at Chase Field.

    2011 - Nine pitchers each contribute a hitless inning apiece when the High Desert Mavericks (Adelanto, California) no-hit the local Victor Valley Community College Rams, 12-0. Hurlers James Gillheeny, Tim Boyce, Nick Czyz, Austin Hudson, Johnathan Hesketh, Ogui Diaz, Jose Jimenez, John Housey and Chris Kirkland share the equal workload for the California League's Class A - Advanced affiliate of the Mariners.

    2012 - Cooper Stone helps to unveil the statue depicting him and his dad holding hands and having a conversation wearing their baseball caps in front of a gate at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The inscription on the sculpture, created by Bruce Greene, reads "In memory of Shannon Stone and dedicated to all fans who love the game" in tribute to his father, who died last season at the stadium attending a game with his six-year old son when he flipped over the railing and fell twenty feet, onto the concrete behind the out-of-town scoreboard in left field, after reaching for a ball thrown into the stands by Texas outfielder Josh Hamilton.


    2012 - J.P. Arencibia's three-run homer in the 16th inning, giving the Blue Jays an eventual 7-4 victory over Cleveland, ends the longest opening-day game in major league history. The Progressive Field marathon surpasses the 15-inning Opening Day contests between Cleveland and Detroit in 1960 and Philadelphia and Washington in 1926.

    2014 - Ike Davis becomes the second player in franchise history to deliver a pinch-hit walk-off grand slam when he goes deep off J.J. Hoover in New York's’ 6-3 victory over Cincinnati at Citi Field. The only other Met to accomplished the feat is the team’s current third base coach Tim Tuefel, who went yard off the bench with the bases loaded in 1986 against Philadelphia.

    2015 - The day before the season begins, A.J. Preller continues his makeover of the Padres, acquiring All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel and outfielder Melvin Upton Jr. from the Braves for outfielders Carlos Quentin and Cameron Maybin, minor league right-hander Matt Wisler, outfield prospect Jordan Paroubeck, and the 41st overall draft pick. The San Diego GM increases the club's payroll significantly to pull off the stunning deal, with most of the cost involving taking on the remaining $46.35 million still owed Upton, who will now join his brother B.J. as a teammate.

    2016 - For the first time in more than six decades, the Cubs and White Sox start the same season with two victories and no losses. The last time both Chicago teams were undefeated after two games occurred in 1951, two seasons before Ernie Banks played his rookie year.


    2017 - The Baltimore Orioles signed Edwin Jackson as a free agent.


    Baseball Birthdays on April 5...

    1859 - Andrews, Ed
    1861 - Kennedy, Ed
    1864 - Scheffler, Ted
    1875 - Emig, Charlie
    1876 - Dinneen, Bill
    1877 - Conroy, Wid
    1889 - Phillips, Tom
    1894 - Sullivan, Jim
    1899 - Welzer, Tony
    1907 - Cain, Sugar
    1907 - Goodell, John

    1921 - Hogue, Bobby
    1922 - Crumling, Gene
    1931 - Besana, Fred
    1936 - Schaffer, Jimmie

    1937 - Marquis, Roger
    1938 - Prince, Don
    1938 - Hansen, Ron
    1940 - Campbell, Ron
    1951 - Stennett, Rennie
    1953 - Allen, Kim
    1960 - Scranton, Jim
    1965 - Carpenter, Cris
    1967 - Smith, Greg
    1970 - Karp, Ryan
    1971 - Berumen, Andres
    1975 - Guzman, Domingo
    1976 - Gload, Ross
    1976 - Peterson, Kyle
    1976 - Drese, Ryan
    1976 - Blank, Matt
    1977 - Abreu, Winston
    1978 - Backe, Brandon
    1981 - De La Rosa, Jorge
    1985 - Milledge, Lastings

    1985 - Olivera, Hector
    1985 - Stewart, Ian
    1986 - Clevenger, Steve
    1987 - Kang, Jung-Ho
    1993 - Curtiss, John


    Baseball Deaths on April 5...

    1902 - Eggler, Dave
    1911 - Hankinson, Frank
    1917 - McLaughlin, Frank
    1929 - Crooke, Tom
    1930 - McGeachy, Jack
    1932 - Koons, Harry
    1939 - Curtis, Fred
    1946 - Rehg, Wally
    1951 - Moore, Roy
    1952 - Jacobs, Ray
    1953 - Walsh, Connie
    1953 - Erwin, Tex
    1953 - Gorman, Herb
    1956 - Taylor, Tommy
    1957 - Bader, Art
    1959 - Bruggy, Frank
    1962 - Shupe, Vince
    1964 - Clemens, Bob
    1965 - Pasquella, Mike
    1966 - Dodge, Sam
    1973 - Jeanes, Tex
    1974 - Snodgrass, Fred
    1984 - Kehn, Chet
    1988 - Earley, Tom
    1993 - Coscarart, Joe
    1994 - Hofman, Bobby
    2002 - Erickson, Paul
    2002 - Robinson, Sheriff
    2008 - Masterson, Walt
    2011 - Shepard, Larry







                 




 








 

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