Start Listening today to 2500+ games and interviews FREE to start! www.classicbaseballbroadcasts.com Join the email list: Join Here On January 19, 1945, media reports say that Stan “The Man” Musial will enlist in the U.S. military for duty in World War II. Musial will miss the entire 1945 season before returning to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1946. Since big league ball wasn’t played any further west than the city of St. Louis until the Dodgers and Giants moved to California in 1958, Musial was a...
Jan 19, 2025•10 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Start Listening today to 2500+ games and interviews FREE to start! www.classicbaseballbroadcasts.com Join the email list: Join Here On January 18, 1950, star right-hander Bob Feller tells the Cleveland Indians that he should receive a cut in pay after a subpar 15-14 season in 1949. The Indians agree to the suggestion, cutting the future Hall of Famer’s pay by $20,000. Feller will receive a salary of $45,000 in 1950. A farmboy from Van Meter, Iowa, in 1936 Feller was only 17 when he struck out ei...
Jan 18, 2025•8 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Start Listening today to 2500+ games and interviews FREE to start! www.classicbaseballbroadcasts.com Join the email list: Join Here On January 17, 1934, the New York Giants come to contract terms with National League Most Valuable Player Carl Hubbell. “The King,” who won league honors unanimously in 1933, will earn $18,000 for the upcoming season. The Giants will be well rewarded as Hubbell will lead the league in ERA, CG and SV’s and finish 9th in the MVP Voting. The 1934 season is best remembe...
Jan 17, 2025•15 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Don Wilson's Page - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/don-wilson-page/ Jan 5 1975 – Houston Astros pitcher Don Wilson is found dead of monoxide poisoning in his garage in Houston, a suicide victim at age 29. The Astros will retire his uniform number 40. This show features a great article from the Sons of Same Horn on Don Wilson Don Wilson bio Events on Jan 5 The End of the 1967 No Hitter against Atlanta. Mentioned in this episode: Classic Baseball Broadcasts Classic Baseball Broadcasts...
Jan 05, 2025•14 min•Season 1Ep. 5
On January 4 , 1942 — Rogers Hornsby becomes the 14th player selected to the Hall of Fame, getting 78 percent of the vote, while both Frank Chance (58%) and Rube Waddell (54%) miss out. Mentioned in this episode: Classic Baseball Broadcasts Classic Baseball Broadcasts...
Jan 04, 2025•14 min•Season 1Ep. 4
January 3, 1920, The details of the Babe Ruth to New York sale are revealed. The Red Sox owner received $100K plus a $300K note to remortgage Fenway Park. But what about the play? We take a deeper look into the trade on the Daily rewind. Start Listening today to 2500+ games and interviews FREE to start! www.classicbaseballbroadcasts.com Join the email list: Join Here Mentioned in this episode: Classic Baseball Broadcasts Classic Baseball Broadcasts...
Jan 03, 2025•9 min•Season 1Ep. 3
On January 2, 1918, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquire outfielder Casey Stengel and infielder George Cutshaw from the Brooklyn Robins for 3 players - pitcher Burleigh Grimes, Al Mamaux, and infielder Chuck Ward. Stengel will play only two seasons with the Pirates before moving on to Philadelphia, but will eventually enjoy his true success as a manager. Grimes will win 158 games during a nine-year stint with Brooklyn and pitch in the 1920 World Series that Brooklyn lost to Cleveland, he went 1-2 over...
Jan 02, 2025•10 min•Season 1Ep. 2
On January 1, 1923, 19th century star Wee Willie Keeler dies at the age of 50. Having promised his fans and former teammates he’d live to see 1923, Wee Willie Keeler dies on New Year’s Day of that year as a result of heart failure. The five-foot, four-and-a-half-inch Keeler amassed 2,932 hits, and won consecutive batting titles in 1897 and 1898. He batted .341 over a 19-year career, placing him in the top 10 on the all-time batting list. He played for the National League’s Superbas (Dodgers), Or...
Jan 01, 2025•8 min•Season 1Ep. 1
December 26th Show Notes December 26 , 1919 — Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee makes a secret agreement to sell Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $100,000 (one-fourth cash, plus $25,000 a year at 6 percent) plus guaranteeing a $300,000 loan with Fenway Park as collateral. The transaction will be announced publicly in one week. December 26 , 2005 — The Associated Press reports that baseball took a lot of shots in 2005 from politicians, commentators and players themselves as the sport struggl...
Dec 26, 2024•18 min•Season 12Ep. 26
December 22nd Show Notes Born on December 22 , 1862 in East Brookfield, MA, Player, manager, scout, general manager, owner — Cornelius MacGillicuddy ( Connie Mack ) — did it all. For more than half a century, he owned and managed the Philadelphia A’s — nearly their entire existence. He built two dynasties that won a total of five World Series titles. Mack was often described as the “grand old gentleman of the game,” but he wasn’t above stretching the rules to gain a competitive advantage. He was...
Dec 22, 2024•17 min•Season 12Ep. 22
December 19th Show Notes December 19 , 1934 – The New York Yankees send five players to the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League as partial compensation for the acquisition of Joe DiMaggio . The Yankees had previously paid $25,000 for the future Hall of Famer. DiMaggio will play one more season in the PCL before reporting to the Yankees in 1936. In ‘36, DiMaggio will hit .323 with 125 RBIs in helping the Yankees to a World Series title. December 19 , 1976 — A single-engine Piper Chero...
Dec 19, 2024•17 min•Season 12Ep. 19
Matt and Tom Discuss - Bob Feller, Pitching Machines, December 15th, Free Agency, Bill Hamilton and Tommie Agee December 15th Show Notes December 15, 1896 – THE PITCHING CANNON AT WORK In 1896, Princeton University mathematics instructor Charles Hinton designed a gunpowder-powered baseball pitching machine for the Princeton University baseball team’s batting practice. According to one source it caused several injuries and may have been partly responsible for Hinton’s dismissal from Princeton tha...
Dec 15, 2024•26 min•Season 12Ep. 15
December 12 , 1941 – Future Hall of Famer Arky Vaughan is traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Bucs receive four players in return, catcher “Hot Potato” Hamlin, Pete Coscarart , Babe Phelps and Jimmy Wasdell. Shifted to third base by the Dodgers, Vaughan had an off year in 1942, batting just .277, to finish under .300 for the first time in his career. However, he rebounded in 1943, batting .305 and leading the National League with 112 runs scored and a career-high 20 sto...
Dec 12, 2024•21 min•Season 12Ep. 12
Tribute to Dick Allen - Listen to his classic homeruns Mentioned in this episode: Classic Baseball Broadcasts Classic Baseball Broadcasts
Dec 09, 2024•10 min•Season 12Ep. 9
On December 5, 1921, Babe Ruth and two other members of the New York Yankees are suspended for participating in an “illegal” barnstorming tour after the 1921 World Series. Commissioner Landis punishes Ruth, outfielder Bob Meusel, and pitcher “Wild Bill” Piercy for the first six weeks of the 1922 season. This will have little impact as the Yankees will make World Series for the second straight year (although they lost to the NY Giants for the second consecutive time). However, Ruth had the worst ...
Dec 05, 2024•16 min•Season 12Ep. 5
Five Cool Things About December 1 in Baseball history When was the DH first discussed? 1911 - Hall of Fame Manager Walter Alston was Born. Alston put himself through College playing pool, and despite just 1 at bat, would eventually come to manage the Dodgers from 1954 to 1976. 1928 - The DH narrowly gets voted down by the AL 1948 - George Foster is born and becomes a key cog in the big Red Machine blasting 52 homeruns in 1977. 1956 - Frank Robinson who tied the NK Rookie HR record with 38, wins ...
Dec 01, 2024•9 min•Season 12Ep. 1
Five cool things in Baseball History from November 30 Born on November 30, 1962 in Bessemer, AL, Superathlete Bo Jackson. “Sometimes the best trades are the ones you never make” – BILL VEECK, the Indian owner’s observation about a possible deal that wasn’t made. Lou Boudreau is selected as the American League Most Valuable Player, becoming the only manager to win a World Series and be named the League MVP in the same season. Listen to the entire 1948 World Series Billy Williams wins NL Rookie of...
Nov 30, 2024•10 min•Season 11Ep. 30
Events that happened on November 6 This Day in Baseball history. November 6 , 1887 Walter Johnson was born on this day in 1887. Considered by many to be the greatest right-hander in baseball history, Johnson was the hardest thrower of his time. He was a phenomenally successful pitcher on often terrible Washington Senators’ teams. As a veteran, he anchored the only Senators’ World Series winning club, in 1924. He and Christy Mathewson were the first pitchers inducted into the Hall of Fame. He was...
Nov 06, 2024•16 min•Season 11Ep. 6
On November 5 , 1936 — The Dodgers name Burleigh Grimes as their new manager. The former Brooklyn spitballer will be replacing Casey Stengel , who was fired last month during the World Series after compiling a 208-251 (.453) record during his four-year tenure. The Dodgers for a short period will be paying 3 managers, Max Carey , Grimes and Stengel. Grimes will last two seasons and win only 131 games and lose 171. On November 5 , 1997 – In an unprecedented move, Davey Johnson resigns the same day...
Nov 05, 2024•11 min•Season 11Ep. 5
Up first up a little trivia Burleigh Grimes played with an astonishing 36 hall of fame players, including 4 HOF first basemen can you name them . . . . On November 5 , 1936 — The Dodgers name Burleigh Grimes as their new manager. The former Brooklyn spitballer will be replacing Casey Stengel , who was fired last month during the World Series after compiling a 208-251 (.453) record during his four-year tenure. The Dodgers for a short period will be paying 3 managers, Max Carey , Grimes and Stenge...
Nov 05, 2024•12 min•Season 11Ep. 5
Frank Robinson was the first black manager when the Cleveland Indians hired him, but there was another black player who managed before Robbie . . . . On November 4 , 1948 Jake Powell , 39, former big league baseball star, shot himself to death in Washington police headquarters late today while being questioned on bad check charges.Powell had been picked up at the Union Station the complaint of a local hotel where he had been staying the past three days. After Powell was taken to the check and fr...
Nov 05, 2024•12 min•Season 11Ep. 4
November 4 This Day in Baseball history. Let's celebrate Pete Alexander on his birthday - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/pete-alexander-page/ All of Today's amazing events - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/this-day-in-baseball-november-4/ Reggie Jackson - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/reggie-jackson-biography/ Please help us out and commemorate a page with a dedication - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/donations/donation-form/ Mentioned in this episode: Classic Baseball Broadcasts Classic Baseball Br...
Nov 04, 2024•12 min•Season 11Ep. 4
Day of Cy Young Awards, 8 Cy Youngs are awarded with 3 multiple winners – Vern Law 60 he went 20-1 and started game 1, 4 and the historic game 7 of the 1960 World Series and went 2-0 you can listen to all three of those games in our community. Sandy Koufax wins his 3rd, setting the NL record with 382 stakeouts in 1965. You can listen to his starts from 1965, April 22, June 20 and August 10, the 9th inning of his perfect game and for good measure Game 7 of the 1965 World Series on 2 days rest. Ji...
Nov 03, 2024•11 min•Season 11Ep. 3
On November 2 , 1972 -- Leading the league in victories (27), ERA (1.97), starts (41), complete games (30), and strikeouts (310), Steve Carlton wins the 1972 National League Cy Young Award, the first of three he will win. 'Lefty's' 27 victories account for nearly half (45.8%) of the last-place Philadelphia Phillies 59 wins. November 2 , 1999 Ken Griffey Jr. , who wants to be nearer his family in Orlando, asks the Mariners to move him to a team that is closer to Florida. The superstar outfielder ...
Nov 02, 2024•9 min•Season 11Ep. 2
On November 1, 1892 –Statistics for the first 154-game season show that Dan Brouthers of the Brooklyn Grooms was the top hitter at .335, and Cy Young of the Cleveland Spiders the top pitcher in terms of wins with a 36-11 record. On November 1, 1951 — Future Hall of Famer Roy Campanella (.325, 33, 108) wins the first of his three National League MVP Awards. The Dodger backstop will also receive the prestigious honor in 1953 and 1955. Campanella outpoints Stan Musial , Monte Irvin and teammates Pr...
Nov 01, 2024•9 min•Season 11Ep. 1
October 24, 1994 Atlanta Braves Pitcher Greg Maddux is named the National Leagues Cy Young award winner for the strike-shortened 1994 season. Maddux became the first player to win three consecutive Cy Young Awards in the National League and would add a 4th the following year. The 1994 Major League Players Association struck over their refusal to allow a league imposed salary cap. The 232 day strike halted the season with roughly 50 games left on each team's schedule and led to the cancellation o...
Oct 24, 2024•3 min•Season 10Ep. 24
October 23, 1993 The sixth game in the Toronto Blue Jays -- Philadelphia Phillies World Series was a rematch between Game 2 starters Terry Mulholland and Dave Stewart. Toronto scored in the bottom of the first on a Paul Molitor triple, Joe Carter sacrifice fly, and Roberto Alomar RBI single. Paul Molitor added a solo home run in the fifth inning while the Toronto fans were chanting "MVP" for Paul, bringing the score to 5--1 for Toronto. Ultimately, Molitor became the first player in World Series...
Oct 23, 2024•4 min•Season 10Ep. 23
October 22, 2000 Game Two of the "Subway Series" between the Mets and Yankees brought with it the long awaited matchup of Yankee Pitcher Roger Clemens against Mets Catcher Mike Piazza. Earlier in the year during regular season Interleague play, Clemens beaned Piazza with a fastball giving him a concussion and sending him to the disabled list. Their Game 2 matchup would not disappoint. In the first inning, Clemens quickly dispensed with the first two batters and Piazza's name was announced sendin...
Oct 22, 2024•3 min•Season 10Ep. 22
October 21, 1998 - The New York Yankees close out their historic season with 3 - 0 victory against the San Diego Padres, sweeping San Diego in four games to win their record 24th World Series championship. Andy Pettitte, who struggled mightily throughout the regular season secured the victory with 7 1/3 strong innings. With the Yankees clinging to a 3--0 lead in the eighth, the Padres were able to load the bases against Yankee's reliever Jeff Nelson. Yankees closer, Mariano Rivera came in and sh...
Oct 21, 2024•4 min•Season 10Ep. 21
October 20, 2004 Game 7 of the ALCS began at 8:30 in the evening at Yankee Stadium. After winning the first three and loosing the next three, the Yankees were sending Kevin Brown to the mound to face Derek Lowe for the Red Sox. Johnny Damon, suffering through a 3 for 29 slump decided to play aggressively leading off the game with a single to left and a stolen base, but was thrown out at home trying to score on a Manny Ramirez base hit. The very next pitch, however, was lined into the right-field...
Oct 20, 2024•4 min•Season 10Ep. 20
