| When, in game 5 of the 1920 World Series, Cleveland second
baseman Bill Wambsganss spun around and tagged out Brooklyn's Otto Miller,
Wambsganss completed the only unassisted triple play in Series history. In
the same game, the Indians' Jim Bagby, Sr. Became the first pitcher to
clout a World Series home run...
Willie "Hands of Stone" Davis was invaluable for the Orioles as they defeated the Dodgers in game 2 of the 1966 Series. Only one problem, Davis played for Los Angeles-well, he tried to play. Davis committed three errors in the game-IN THE OUTFIELD... Jose Canseco is the only player to crush a grand slam in his first series at bat... Canseco and Yogi Berra are the only two players to hit grand slams in losing causes. Berra's slam in game 2 of the 1956 Series staked the Yankees to a 6-0 lead before the Dodgers came back to win 13-8... Bucketfoot is in complete denial about the outcome of game 1 of the 1988 Series and it is the official policy of Bucketfoot to make no reference to such a painful moment... After holding the Dodgers hitless over the first eight innings of game 4 of the 1947 Series, Yankee pitcher Floyd (Bill) Bevens retired the first Dodger batter, then walked Carl Furillo. Bevens got Dodger third baseman Spider Jorgensen to foul out for the second out of the ninth, but then Al Gionfriddo, pinch running for Furillo, stole second. After hitter Pete Reiser was intentionally walked, Dodger pinch hitter Cookie Lavagetto ripped a double to break up the no-hitter and drive in both runners. Bevens had lost the no-hitter, the shutout and the game... On May 26, 1959, Pittsburgh's "Hard Luck" Harvey Haddix tossed 12 perfect innings against the Milwaukee Brewers before giving up a 13th inning home run to Milwaukee's Joe Adcock and losing the game... Clete and Ken Boyer are the only brothers to hit home runs in the same World Series. In game 4 of the 1967 Series, Ken smacked a grand slam. Then, in game 7, Ken homered again in the 7th inning and Clete homered in the ninth... When the White Sox Jiggs Donahue singled in the seventh inning of game 2 of the 1906 Series, he broke up Cubs' pitcher Ed Reulbach's no-hit bid. The single was the only hit the Sox got in the game... Philadelphia Athletics manager Connie Mack, had called upon veteran pitcher Howard Ehmke to pitch only 55 innings during the 1929 season. So, when Mack, immediately before the start of game 1 of the 1929 Series, named Ehmke his starter, the fans, media and opposing Chicago Cubs were all quite stunned. Mack, it appeared, had lost his marbles. Why else would he bypass stars Lefty Grove and George Earnshaw for an apparently washed up 35-year old pitcher. Ehmke responded by striking out a then Series record 13 batters in leading the A's to a 3-1 Series opening victory... Bill McKechnie is the only manager to manage three different teams in the World Series... In 1903, Deacon Phillippe was the winning pitcher in the first game in World Series history. Phillippe's Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Boston ace, Cy Young, 7-3. Pittsburgh's Jimmy Sebring hit the first Series home run, in the same game. In game two of the same 1903 Series, Patsy Dougherty became the first player to hit two home runs in a Series game... An alphabetical listing of all major league players starts with Hank Aaron and concludes with Dutch Swilling... Hank Aaron had 12,364 at bats and 755 home runs in his remarkable career-a 6.1 career home run percentage. Babe Ruth had 8,399 career at bats and 714 home runs-a 8.5 career home run percentage. Based on his home run percentage, if Ruth were given as many at bats as Aaron, Ruth would have hit 1,050 home runs (that deserves a great big WOW)... |