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On Saturday, Kevin Millwood spun a gem against the Colorado Rockies, with a 2-hit complete game shutout in hitter-friendly Coors Field. The 16-year Mariners’ veteran seems like he has found his old self and his trade value will not get any higher.
The Mariners are in a rebuilding year and won’t be... Read more.
2012-05-22 14:06
The ever-increasing numbers of players on the DL means that managers need to be on the waiver wire as often as possible. Staying active is instrumental in keeping an edge in your league and with names of hitters like Matt Kemp, Evan Longoria, Pablo Sandoval, Kevin Youkilis, Juan Uribe, and Mark... Read more.
2012-05-21 10:43
The Major Leagues move west
Baseball had been in the West for almost as long as the National League and the American League had been around. It evolved into the Pacific Coast League, which included the Hollywood Stars, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Oaks, Portland... Read more.
2012-04-30 07:04
Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hits four home runs against the Milwaukee Braves in the Giants' 14 - 4 victory at County Stadium. Mays becomes just the ninth player in major league history to hit four homers in one game.
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2012-04-24 08:56
Historic milestones on this date. August 5, 1979, Willie Mays is inducted into the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Mays slugged 660 homers, batted .302, and collected 3,283 hits in his 22-year career. Known for his all-around play, Mays won 12 Gold Glove Awards for his defense in... Read more.
2012-04-19 13:14
Eleven days after the start of the PCL season‚ a great 70-second earthquake in San Francisco and the fire which follows destroys Recreation Park‚ home of the San Francisco Seals as well as the offices of the PCL. The Seals (9-2) are leading the league. Oakland C Pat Donohue reportedly breaks both... Read more.
2012-04-18 15:06
In what can be described as a rare "pitcher's cycle‚" Pirate hurler Al Grunwald allows a single‚ double‚ triple‚ and HR for 4 runs in one-third of an inning in his first ML game. Grunwald relieves in the 4th with the Giants ahead 3-0‚ and gives up a single to Don Mueller‚ a double to... Read more.
2012-04-18 14:36
Following a downtown parade in the morning‚ the Giants-Dodgers game in Los Angeles sets a NL single-game record with 78‚682 fans in attendance ‚ as the Dodgers prevail 6-5. Hank Sauer hits 2 HRs for the Giants‚ including the first at the Coliseum. After Jim... Read more.
2012-04-18 14:26
Stealing considerable thunder from Brooklyn's victorious home opener, a 7 - 6, 12-inning triumph, Willie Mays makes the catch he'll later call his greatest. The Associated Press reports: "Willie Mays, army-bound centerfielder of the New York Giants, astounded... Read more.
2012-04-18 14:20
After a magical 1961 season that saw the Yankees win 109 games en route to capturing their 19th world championship, New York had a more difficult time winning the American League pennant in 1962. Nevertheless, they finished five games ahead of the second-place Minnesota Twins, with a record... Read more.
2012-04-17 11:48
1962 World Series, Bill Skowron, Bill Stafford, Billy Pierce, Bobby Richardson, Chuck Hiller, Clete Boyer, Elston Howard, Felipe Alou, Jack Sanford, Jim Coates, Jim Davenport, Juan Marichal, Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees, Orlando Cepeda, Ralph Terry, Roger Maris, San Francisco Giants, Tom Tresh, Willie Mays, Willie McCovey
About alower
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I'm a SABR member since 1984. Mainly, I have my baseball statisitics website, baseballbypositions.com. This looks at baseball from a positional perspective. I've also started dong player salary analysis, seeing how every player's salary matches with production.
