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On January 7 in Baseball History...
  • 1971 - The ruptured Achilles tendon of Reds center fielder Bobby Tolan brings an end to two sports seasons. Tolan suffers the injury while playing basketball for the Reds offseason squad. He misses the baseball season because of the injury and the Cincinnati front office orders the basketball team disbanded as a result.

  • 1985 - Lou Brock, the major leagues' all-time stolen base king, and Hoyt Wilhelm, who rewrote the record book on relief pitching, are elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA.

  • 1992 - Tom Seaver, one of the greatest starting pitchers of all time, and Rollie Fingers, who helped revolutionize the role of the relief pitcher, are elected to the Hall of Fame. Between the two of them, they won or saved 767 games: Seaver had 311 wins and one save, while Fingers had 114 wins and 341 saves.

Baseball Birthdays on January 7...


Baseball Deaths on January 7...

 
Ty Cobb & Joe Jackson taking time out for a picture to be made ...
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Wow I recall the name of that baseball mentioned by Al Capone in The Untouchables movie before he killed a Chicago Mobster that was planning to betray so he could become the Chicago Mob Boss.

Back in the era when Baseball players wore Baseball pants that were same length as Football pants.
 

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