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MLB Record: Seven Hits in a Game
Wilbert Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945. Only three players in the history of major league baseball share a record that could be equaled on any day of the season, but...
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Vintage Baseball Cards: Vida Blue and Gene Tenace
Baseball cards in some form have been around for over a century. They’ve been in my house for over 40 years. I remember sitting in the front yard under a tree sorting them by teams. My grandfather and...
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Baseball History: Horace Clarke
Spoiler alert! It was 45 years ago this week that Joe Niekro of the Detroit Tigers was destined to make history. Niekro had a no-hitter going against New York in Tiger Stadium on July 2, 1970. There...
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Baseball History: Cesar Geronimo
Cesar Geronimo was one of the key components of Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine during the 1970s. Inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame in 2008, Geronimo is a member of the Great Eight starting lineup for...
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S-O-M Game of the Day: 66 Orioles at 66 Reds
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Baseball History: One Swing Links Three Players
Cincinnati Reds righthander Brooks Lawrence was poised to earn his 14th straight win without a loss 59 years ago this week. With one out in the ninth inning, the Reds led the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 on...
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Baseball History: Hall of Fame Inductions
Gil Hodges This time of year my focus always turns to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. A visit to the induction ceremony should be on any baseball fan’s bucket list. My list was checked in 2000....
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Baseball History: Bert Campaneris
One pitch, one swing, one homer. That was the debut of Bert Campaneris of the Kansas City Athletics on July 23, 1964. Campaneris hit a home run on the first pitch that he ever saw in the major leagues...
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S-O-M Game of the Day: 75 Expos vs. 75 Red Sox
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Baseball History: Willie McCovey’s First Game
A National Baseball Hall of Fame career began on this date 56 years ago. The rookie first baseman for the San Francisco Giants got four hits as he led his team to a 7-2 victory over the Philadelphia...
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Blue Jays are Flying Higher
Never really been a fan of trade deadline deals. Most of the time, the teams I follow are often sellers. Case in point, my favorite team, the Cincinnati Reds recently moved pitchers Johnny Cueto and...
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Baseball History: Alexander and Smoltz
The recent induction of John Smoltz into the National Baseball Hall of Fame always brings the discussion of the trade that brought him to the Atlanta Braves. Many view it a lopsided deal, but was it?...
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S-O-M Game of the Day: 68 Tigers at 68 Cardinals
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Baseball History: Roberto Clemente
Roberto Clemente’s 1973 Topps card. Eventually, I would learn about an earthquake that happened in Nicaragua on Dec. 23, 1972. Eight days later, my favorite baseball player had died in a plane crash...
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S-O-M Game of the Day: 71Pirates at 81 Astros
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Encarnacion and McRae Blossomed After Deals
Ideally, major league baseball trades are supposed to benefit both organizations. In the long run, it usually works out that one team often seems to get the better end of the deal. The Toronto Blue...
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Baseball History: J.R. Richard and Karl Spooner
Winning your first game as a starting pitcher is quite an accomplishment, but add a major league record and you can be in a class by yourself. In this case, however, it’s a group of two. J.R. Richard...
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Baseball History: Rick Wise
Rick Wise is celebrating his 70th birthday this week on Sept. 13. Wise pitched for five different teams during his 18-year career with an 188-181 record. He was also traded for a pair of members of the...
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Baseball History: Ron Swoboda and Steve Carlton
As a member of the St. Louis Cardinals, Steve Carlton was striking out the New York Mets hitters at a record pace. The future National Baseball Hall of Fame legend finished with an all-time best 19...
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Baseball History: Ray Washburn and Gaylord Perry
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Ray Washburn had a tough act to follow on Sept. 18, 1968. Future National Baseball Hall of Fame member Bob Gibson was in the midst of one of the greatest seasons a pitcher...
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