Baseball Birthdays: June tenth
Ken Singleton does Yanks t.v., but broke in with the Mets. He won a ring with Orioles, lest anyone forgets. Elias Sosa played twelve years and pitched six hundred games. Then threw for St. Pete … Read more
Ken Singleton does Yanks t.v., but broke in with the Mets. He won a ring with Orioles, lest anyone forgets. Elias Sosa played twelve years and pitched six hundred games. Then threw for St. Pete … Read more
Bill Virdon was an outfielder and manager of note. He hit the ball that bounced up and hit Kubek in the throat. Roy Smalley was a a shortstop with the Cubs, the Braves and Phils. … Read more
Van Lingle Mungo is the all-time baseball name. To me he’d be an all star if he never played a game. Dell Ennis was a menace. Yes, the guy could really hit. His Phillies homer … Read more
Herb Score had two great years, then his career seemed to die. He blamed a changed delivery, not the liner in the eye. Thurman Munson, catcher, captain, always known as brash, Climbed the Yankee mountain … Read more
Bill Dickey caught for nineteen years, an all-time Yankee great. He taught Yogi how to catch and passed on number eight. Merv Rettenmund won series rings with both the Reds and O’s. And later, as … Read more
Jack Chesbro is in the Hall, some say for the wrong reason. "Happy" may have got the nod for forty-one win season. Eddie Joost, a shortstop, played for Boston Braves and Sox. Known mostly for … Read more
Phil Linz took over shortstop when the Yanks began to skid. Remembered more for playing harp than baseball things he did. Tony Pena caught with a unique defensive style. He’s coached a lot and even … Read more
Jim Gentile, first sacker, had best years in Baltimore. Five slams in one season. Only Mattingly has more. Jim Dwyer played for seven teams, his best years with the O’s. He got the nickname Pig … Read more
Jim Maloney threw quite hard and often made Reds proud. Had three career no-hitters, one later disallowed. Horace Clarke played second after Richardson retired. His hitting was a plinking thing, his fielding uninspired. Gene Michael … Read more
Dean Chance won twenty and a Cy in nineteen-sixty-four. Had one more good year with the Twins, then heard from nevermore. Randy Hundley was a catcher known for his defense. He thought up fantasy camps, … Read more