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On April 24 in Baseball History...​
  • 1901 - Chicago defeated Cleveland 8-2 in the first American League game. The game lasted 1 hour and 30 minutes in front of a reported crowd of 14,000 at the Chicago Cricket Club.

  • 1917 - George Mogridge of the New York Yankees pitched a no-hitter over the Red Sox in Boston, winning 2-1.

  • 1945 - At a meeting of owners in Cleveland, Albert Happy Chandler is voted commissioner to succeed the late Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis.

  • 1946 - Eleven former players � Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, Frank Chance, Jesse Burkett, Tom McCarthy, Rube Waddell, Eddie Plank, Ed Walsh, Jack Chesbro, Clark Griffith, and Joe McGinnity � are named to the Hall of Fame.

  • 1956 - A.L. umpire Frank Umont is the first to wear glasses in a regular season game when he officiates a contest between Detroit and Kansas City. The former NFL tackle (New York Giants) still presents an intimidating appearance to most players and fans.

  • 1957 - Cubs pitchers walk nine Reds in the fifth inning, an N.L. mark, as Cincinnati wins 9-5. Moe Drabowsky starts with four walks, Jackie Collum adds three, and Jim Brosnan passes two.

  • 1958 - Lee Walls hit three homers and drove in eight runs as the Chicago Cubs shelled the Los Angeles Dodgers 15-2 at the Coliseum.

  • 1962 - Sandy Koufax ties the modern major league record he shares with Bob Feller by fanning 18 Cubs in nine innings. The Dodgers win 10-2.

  • 1966 - The Braves' 5-2 win at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in the first game of a doubleheader is an N.L.-record 18th straight home win against the Mets. Home for the first 17 of those wins was Milwaukee.

  • 1978 - In nine innings the Angels' Nolan Ryan strikes out 15 Mariners � the 20th time he has had 15 K's in a game � but leaves without a decision. Seattle prevails 6-5 in the 12th.

  • 1996 - Greg Myers and Paul Molitor each had five RBIs as the Minnesota Twins set a team record for runs and routed the Detroit Tigers 24-11. It was the most runs against the Tigers in 84 years, matching the mark set in a 24-2 loss to the Philadelphia Athletics on May 18, 1912, when Detroit's regular players went on strike, forcing the team to use players from semipro teams and St. Joseph's College.


Baseball Birthdays on April 24... ​




Baseball Deaths on April 24... ​


 
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I'm curious, who do we definitely lose next season? Where will the holes be in the roster that TV needs to fill?
 
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VolPack22 said:
Hopefully it was for one of those Vandy Boy punks. So glad we not only swept them, but completely humiliated them for the majority of two games.
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It was for the Vandy player who had just drawn a walk and stared Drew down on his way to first. Hard to believe you are getting battered in a weekend series and still do that. Apparently VandyBoys are not quite as bright as people like to think.
 
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