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On April 16 in Baseball History...​
  • 1929 - Cleveland outfielder Earl Averill becomes the first A.L. player to hit a home run in his first major league time at bat when he blasts an 0-and-2 pitch off Detroit's Earl Whitehill in the Indians' 5-4, 11-inning victory.

  • 1935 - Babe Ruth's N.L. debut draws 25,000 to Braves Field. The Babe's two-hit debut includes a 430-foot home run off Carl Hubbell, as Boston beats New York 4-2. The Babe's contract includes a share in the team's profits.

  • 1940 - Working in 47-degree weather, Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians throws an Opening Day no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox, winning 1-0 at Comiskey Park. It's the first Opening Day no-hitter since Leon Red Ames pitched one for the Giants in 1909.

  • 1948 - A Major League baseball game was televised for the first time, by WGN-TV. It was an exhibition game at Wrigley Field with Jack Brickhouse doing the play-by-play. The White Sox defeated the Cubs, 4-1.

  • 1972 - In Chicago, 22-year-old rookie Burt Hooton of the Cubs no-hits the Phillies 4-0. It is Hooton's fourth major league game over two seasons. He has allowed just eight hits in 30 innings with his knuckle-curve.

  • 1977 - Regulations force Oakland pitcher Vida Blue to discard his old, discolored lucky cap because it is no longer identical in color, trim and style to those of his teammates.

  • 1978 - Bob Forsch of the St. Louis Cardinals no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0. Less than a year later, Bob's brother, Ken, of the Houston Astros pitched a no-hitter against Atlanta. They are the only brothers to throw no-hitters.

  • 1983 - Padres first baseman Steve Garvey plays in his 1,118th consecutive game, breaking Billy Williams' N.L. record. Garvey goes 2-for-4 in an 8-5 Padres loss at Los Angeles.

  • 1984 - Dave Kingman of the Oakland A's hit three home runs, including a grand slam, in his first three at-bats. He drove in a total of eight runs in a 9-6 victory over the Seattle Mariners.

  • 1989 - Kelly Gruber becomes the first member of the Blue Jays to hit for the cycle as Toronto beats Kansas City 15-8.

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Baseball Deaths on April 16... ​

 
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VolPack22 said:
On April 16 in Baseball History...​

  • 1929 - Cleveland outfielder Earl Averill becomes the first A.L. player to hit a home run in his first major league time at bat when he blasts an 0-and-2 pitch off Detroit's Earl Whitehill in the Indians' 5-4, 11-inning victory.

  • 1935 - Babe Ruth's N.L. debut draws 25,000 to Braves Field. The Babe's two-hit debut includes a 430-foot home run off Carl Hubbell, as Boston beats New York 4-2. The Babe's contract includes a share in the team's profits.

  • 1940 - Working in 47-degree weather, Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians throws an Opening Day no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox, winning 1-0 at Comiskey Park. It's the first Opening Day no-hitter since Leon Red Ames pitched one for the Giants in 1909.

  • 1948 - A Major League baseball game was televised for the first time, by WGN-TV. It was an exhibition game at Wrigley Field with Jack Brickhouse doing the play-by-play. The White Sox defeated the Cubs, 4-1.

  • 1972 - In Chicago, 22-year-old rookie Burt Hooton of the Cubs no-hits the Phillies 4-0. It is Hooton's fourth major league game over two seasons. He has allowed just eight hits in 30 innings with his knuckle-curve.

  • 1977 - Regulations force Oakland pitcher Vida Blue to discard his old, discolored lucky cap because it is no longer identical in color, trim and style to those of his teammates.

  • 1978 - Bob Forsch of the St. Louis Cardinals no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0. Less than a year later, Bob's brother, Ken, of the Houston Astros pitched a no-hitter against Atlanta. They are the only brothers to throw no-hitters.

  • 1983 - Padres first baseman Steve Garvey plays in his 1,118th consecutive game, breaking Billy Williams' N.L. record. Garvey goes 2-for-4 in an 8-5 Padres loss at Los Angeles.

  • 1984 - Dave Kingman of the Oakland A's hit three home runs, including a grand slam, in his first three at-bats. He drove in a total of eight runs in a 9-6 victory over the Seattle Mariners.

  • 1989 - Kelly Gruber becomes the first member of the Blue Jays to hit for the cycle as Toronto beats Kansas City 15-8.

Baseball Birthdays on April 16... ​


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Ritzwatch said:
Home sweet home. 😉. If you make it here, give me a word. I will treat you to dinner and give you a brief local tour.
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I sincerely appreciate your offer, but I live in Knoxville and don’t get in your neck of the woods. I do go to Forest City a number of times during the summer. Look at the Owls schedule, and if you find a game you want to come to, I’ll leave tickets at Will Call for you, spouse, and kids (if you have them) to be my guest for a game. If it’s a game I’m there as well, I’ll get your first cold beverage of choice.
 
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VolPack22 said:
3-4 is not good enough for lead off. 4-4 is the minimum expectation. Kid needs to be dropped in the lineup 😜

In all seriousness, that’s awesome for him. I know you are proud. Once we have kids, we cheer for their success way more than we ever dreamed about compared to our own success. I’m glad he is having fun and enjoying the game.
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Mine is 6-6 in our first 2 games batting leadoff. I threaten him with losing his spot in the order if he thinks he’s a power hitter and goes up there swinging as such. My son doesn’t watch MLB at all but follows us and SEC baseball in general to the nth degree so I relate everything to that. He wants to know why he can’t hit like Caglinone (he just turned 6) and I’m like if you try to hit like Caglinone you’re going to wind up looking more like KB6. Just make contact and the rest will work out.
 
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@1RBFjr said:
I sincerely appreciate your offer, but I live in Knoxville and don’t get in your neck of the woods. I do go to Forest City a number of times during the summer. Look at the Owls schedule, and if you find a game you want to come to, I’ll leave tickets at Will Call for you, spouse, and kids (if you have them) to be my guest for a game. If it’s a game I’m there as well, I’ll get your first cold beverage of choice.
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Very kind offer; we may take you up on that.
 
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