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Today in Sports History: January 28th
1/28/2005 - Sosa traded to the Orioles After 13 years with the Chicago Cubs, Sammy Sosa is traded to the Baltimore Orioles for Jerry Hairston Jr. and a pair of minor leaguers. For most of his time with the Cubs, Sosa was a one-man wrecking crew; in 2001, Sosa hit 64 home runs (one-third of his...
4/18/1981 - The longest baseball game
(Marty Barrett scores the winning run in the 33rd inning. Photo courtesy of AP Photos) It was an April day in 1981 when the Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings (the AAA affiliates of the Red Sox and Orioles) met at McCoy Stadium in Rhode Island. The initial 1,740 fans in attendance had to...
8/19/1951 - Eddie Gaedel walks into history
Eddie Gaedel's one-game stint in Major League Baseball produced nothing of statistical importance: 0-0, 1 walk. Yet the conditions surrounding his at-bat were so preposterous that his appearance in the batter's box is now a part of baseball lore.To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of both the...
Today in Sports History: May 15th
(The Clippers moved to L.A. on this day in '84. Photo by Noah Graham, Getty Images) 5/15/1912 - Cobb beats up hecklerTy Cobb left the game of baseball as the most respected player in the sport. He retired with more hits, runs, stolen bases, and a higher batting average than anyone in history, and...
Today in Sports History: September 13th
(Frank Francisco throws the chair. Photo by D. Ross Cameron, AP Photos) 9/13/1965 - Mays knocks 500th home runThe "Say Hey Kid" hits career home run #500 off the Astros' Don Nottebart. Willie Mays was the first player in history to collect both 3000 hits and 500 home runs. Adding that with his...
Today in Sports History: May 27th
(Clint Courtney holds the giant mitt. Photo courtesy of the Baltimore Sun) 5/27/1960 - Courtney uses oversized glove Orioles pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm was a master at the knuckleball. In 1959, Wilhelm led the American League with a 2.19 ERA, but he was so proficient with the pitch that not even his own...
Today in Sports History: April 15th
(Jackie Robinson. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press) 4/15/1947 - Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrierJackie Robinson fielded first base when he played in the Brooklyn Dodgers' first game of the 1947 season. In doing so, he was the first African American in over half a century to play in a...
Today in Sports History: February 17th
(Bechler's death took this off the market. Photo by Chris Hondros, Getty Images) 2/17/2001 - Davis sinks 89-footer Happy anniversary Baron Davis. It was on this day in 2001 that you, then playing for the Charlotte Hornets, ended the third quarter of a game in Milwaukee with an 89-foot...
9/27/1996 - Alomar spits at Hirschbeck
(Alomar and Hirschbeck. Photo by Mike Blake, Reuters) Over the course of his 17-year career, Roberto Alomar established himself as the best second baseman in baseball. He won 10 gold gloves, recorded 2724 hits, stole 474 bases, and was a 12-time All-Star. But if he isn't voted into the Hall of...
O's Reach Extension with Roberts
The Baltimore Sun is reporting that the Orioles and Brian Roberts have reached an agreement on a two year extension worth 14.3 million dollars that will keep him with the Orioles through 2009. However, the contract has a limited no trade clause so he could be traded before the contract is up. "I...
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