User contributions for Barry friedman

30 June 2007

• 17:5017:50, 30 June 2007 diff hist +22‎ Joe Kennedy (baseball) ‎ The sportsriters have nicknamed Kennedy "The Patriarch" (apparent reference to Kennedy political family.
• 17:1417:14, 30 June 2007 diff hist +84‎ George Sisler ‎ →‎Life and career: Sisler & Suzuki only 2 major league players with 240+ major league seasons.
• 17:1017:10, 30 June 2007 diff hist +98‎ Ichiro Suzuki ‎ Only 2nd player with 2 seasons of 240+ hits (joining George Sisler of Browns); Mariners won 116 games in his rookie year to tie ML record set by 1906 Cubs.
• 17:0417:04, 30 June 2007 diff hist +10‎ Urban Shocker ‎No edit summary
• 17:0317:03, 30 June 2007 diff hist +120‎ Urban Shocker ‎ Urban Shocker only Brown to lead AL in strikeouts (149 in 1922). Turley led trans-planted Orioles with 185 in 1954
• 17:0117:01, 30 June 2007 diff hist +171‎ Bob Turley ‎ Bob Turley is only Oriole ever to lead AL in stikeouts (1954). Urban Shocker led 1922 St.Louis Browns.
• 16:5516:55, 30 June 2007 diff hist +140‎ Mike Piazza ‎ →‎Career highlights and milestones: Streak of rbi's in 15 cons games in 200 2nd longest streak ever (Ray Grimes had 17 for 1922 Cubs) - "See SABR List & Record Book (2007)>"
• 16:4716:47, 30 June 2007 diff hist +45‎ Albert Pujols ‎ Pujols 6 cons 100-rbi's NL record (ML record is 11 by Al Simmons (1924-1934).
• 16:4416:44, 30 June 2007 diff hist +265‎ Albert Pujols ‎ Pujols' 37 home runs in first year 1 short of NL rookie record and major league 1st-year record; Pujols 100+ rbi's in first 6 years (record is 11 cons yrs.by Al Simmons: holds NL rookie rbi record.

29 June 2007

• 21:4421:44, 29 June 2007 diff hist +213‎ Albert Pujols ‎No edit summary

28 June 2007

• 18:3018:30, 28 June 2007 diff hist +79‎ Mike Hegan ‎ Mike Hegan was injury-replacxement for Tony Kubek on 1964 World Series roster.
• 18:2618:26, 28 June 2007 diff hist +159‎ Bert Campaneris ‎ Campanerios won Babe Ruth Award in 1973 for being outstanding player in WS (MVP for Series went to Reggie Jackson).
• 18:0318:03, 28 June 2007 diff hist +130‎ Orlando Cepeda ‎ →‎Baseball Career: Led league in rbi's in 1967; 2nd NL player (joining Carl Hubbell in 1936) to win MVP unanimously.
• 17:5817:58, 28 June 2007 diff hist +176‎ Willie McCovey ‎ Last home run off Scott Sanderson. Joined Ted Williams (besides being tied in home runs) in distinction of homering in 4 different decades.
• 16:5516:55, 28 June 2007 diff hist +221‎ Frank Torre ‎ Frank Torre received a kidney transplant in May 2007 (from daughter; survived initial danger).: (1975-76 Reds only NL team with 2 cons WS wins after 1922).
• 16:4916:49, 28 June 2007 diff hist +3‎ Ken Boyer ‎ Ken Boyer in top 10 in rbi's 7 times (couunting 1964 when he lead the league). 1964 was missing in info-box.
• 16:3916:39, 28 June 2007 diff hist +289‎ Carl Furillo ‎ Furillo hit dramatic game-tying home run in 9th inning ofGame 6 of 1953 WS - but yANKEES SCORED IN BOTTOM HALF TO WIN UNPRECEDENTED 5TH CONSECUTIVE wORLD sERIES.
• 16:3016:30, 28 June 2007 diff hist +21‎ Lori Stokes ‎ Lori Stokes daughter of Congressman Louis Stokes (1925---) and niece of Cleveland mayor Louis Stokes (1927-1996).
• 16:2216:22, 28 June 2007 diff hist +202‎ Pedro Guerrero (first baseman/outfielder) ‎ Guwerrero 1st major leaguer since Frank Howard of Wash Al in 1968 with 15 hrs in month; 3rd in MVP balloting.
• 16:1316:13, 28 June 2007 diff hist +276‎ Pat Dobson ‎ Dobson pitched breifly for Tigers in their 1968 winning World Series; won 12 cons wins in 12 cons starts (no no-decisions intervening) for Balt in 1970. Only Radke (1997) has done it since.
• 16:0516:05, 28 June 2007 diff hist +1‎ Bob Aspromonte ‎No edit summary
• 16:0316:03, 28 June 2007 diff hist +307‎ Bob Aspromonte ‎ Bob Aspromonte one of small group of players to be both teammate of Gil Hodges and one who played under his management; 9th and final player to play 1 or more games for both Brooklyn Dodgers & Mets.
• 15:5315:53, 28 June 2007 diff hist +138‎ Tony Oliva ‎ →‎Major league career: Oliva was voted AL Player of The Year in both 1965 and 1970.
• 15:4715:47, 28 June 2007 diff hist +2‎ Doc White ‎No edit summary
• 15:4615:46, 28 June 2007 diff hist +169‎ Doc White ‎No edit summary
• 15:4515:45, 28 June 2007 diff hist +225‎ Doc White ‎No edit summary
• 15:4315:43, 28 June 2007 diff hist +311‎ Doc White ‎ Doc White holds Al record of 5 cons shutouts (IN NL, Drysdale 6 and Gibson 5 in 1968; Hershiser 5 in 1988).
• 15:1715:17, 28 June 2007 diff hist +186‎ Kevin Mench ‎ Mench 1 short of record for hrs in cons games (had 7); only others with exactly 7 were Thome (Indians-2002) and Barry Bonds (Giants-2004).
• 15:0815:08, 28 June 2007 diff hist +272‎ Tom Herr ‎ Tommy Herr was first player with under 10 home runs and 100+ rbi's in one season since George Kell in 1950 (noted in BB Digest); trripled in 4 cons games in April 1981 - 1 game short of the record.

26 June 2007

• 21:3721:37, 26 June 2007 diff hist +62‎ John Tudor (baseball) ‎ →‎1985: Gibson holds Cardinal record of 13 shutouts in 1968; Tudor may be last pitcher ever to have 10+ cg shutouts.

25 June 2007

• 22:1722:17, 25 June 2007 diff hist +321‎ Reggie Jackson ‎ Jackosn won 1973 WS MVP (Babe Ruth Award for top player of WS given to Bert Campaneris); only player to hit 4 cons homers in WS (None did it in Playoffs or AS Game).
• 22:1122:11, 25 June 2007 diff hist +229‎ Reggie Jackson ‎ →‎Oakland championships: Reggie Jackson, with Baltimore in 1976, tied existing AL record with Home runs in 6 consecutive games (broken by Mattingly in 1987).
• 16:2016:20, 25 June 2007 diff hist +2‎ Yogi Berra ‎No edit summary
• 16:1916:19, 25 June 2007 diff hist +28‎ Yogi Berra ‎ Berra known (particularly later in his career) as "The Little Squat Man'
• 16:0516:05, 25 June 2007 diff hist +39‎ Harmon Killebrew ‎ Harmon Killebrew hit final 14 home runs for K.C..Royals in 1975.
• 15:5815:58, 25 June 2007 diff hist +88‎ Pee Wee Reese ‎ Jackie FRobinson actually played 1st base in 1947 - ERddie Stanky played 2nd base.
• 15:5515:55, 25 June 2007 diff hist +95‎ Gary Carter ‎ Elected to Hall of Fame in 2003 (with Eddie Murray). Murray was his teammate on 1991 Dodgers.
• 15:5015:50, 25 June 2007 diff hist +332‎ m Gary Carter ‎ Carter 5th player (and still latest one) with 2 home runs in All-Star Game; onlyh player ever to have 2 home runs in All-Star Game and World Series Game.

23 June 2007

• 15:5015:50, 23 June 2007 diff hist +152‎ Robin Yount ‎ Beat Sierra in controversial 1989 MVP vote; lat active major leaguer to be teammate; elected to Hall in 199 with Nolan Ryan & George Brett.
• 15:4215:42, 23 June 2007 diff hist +368‎ Robin Yount ‎ →‎Career: Most hits (1731 in 1980's); Joined Musial and Greenberg (later A-Rod) as MVPs at 2 positions. First man with 2 AL MVP's since

22 June 2007

• 21:3721:37, 22 June 2007 diff hist +51‎ Stan Musial ‎ Musial, Mays, and Aaron all played in exactly 24 All-Star Games (Musial & Mays cons; Aaron 24 out of 25)
• 21:3421:34, 22 June 2007 diff hist +41‎ Stan Musial ‎ pronounced (Myou'-see-ull); nicknames include "Stash"

19 June 2007

• 18:3018:30, 19 June 2007 diff hist +144‎ Bob Watson ‎ Bob Watson's millionth run only included NL and AL runs scored. Narrowly eclipsed Dave Concepcion
• 18:2618:26, 19 June 2007 diff hist +38‎ Bill McKechnie ‎ Elected to Hall with Edd Roush in 1962; chosen posthumously to Reds" team Hall of Fame.
• 18:2418:24, 19 June 2007 diff hist +38‎ Edd Roush ‎ Elected to Hall with Bill McKechnie in 1962.
• 18:2018:20, 19 June 2007 diff hist +6‎ Frankie Frisch ‎ spelling cleanup
• 18:1718:17, 19 June 2007 diff hist +168‎ Frankie Frisch ‎ Frisch died same way as Ott and Hubbell; buried in the Bronx, New York.
• 18:1118:11, 19 June 2007 diff hist +1‎ Davey Johnson ‎No edit summary
• 18:1018:10, 19 June 2007 diff hist +61‎ Davey Johnson ‎ Nicknamed "Davey" during his managerial career.
• 17:3817:38, 19 June 2007 diff hist +364‎ Rube Waddell ‎ Only eventual HFer in 1900 AL (only other man to be candidate was Dummy Hoy); lack of major league recognition cost Waddell 200 major league wins.