Baseball

Ken Hubbs-R.I.P- 1962 NL Rookie of The Year

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Ken Hubbs became the 1st Rookie to win a Gold Glove back in 1962. Sadly Ken would pass away at just 22 years old in February of 1964 as the small plane he piloted crashed in snowstorm near Provo,Utah.

An ** can go next to Boston Red Sox’s third baseman Frank Malzone, who arguably was first Rookie to win the award back in the inaugural year of the Gold Glove, 1957. See, Frank had already qualified as a rookie in 1956 by old standards, but using today’s eligibility guidelines, Malzone’s would have been considered a rookie in 1957.

Another fun fact is that Malzone, would win the 3B Gold Glove honor for the first three seasons of the awards existence, (‘57-’60) before a Baltimore Oriole named Brooks Robinson would emerge on the scene and take the award for the next sixteen seasons.

Jerome Walton- 1989 NL Rookie of The Year

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📅 On November 8th,1989, Chicago Cubs OF Jerome Walton was named the National League Rookie of the Year. He was the 1st Cubbie to win the award in 27 seasons.
Any Blaze fans out there who can tell the crowd that previous ROY winner from 1962?
Bonus points if you can also name the runner up in 1989.
(Hint) He happened to be Jerome's teammate. 🔥

Nolan Ryan's Final Appearance

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On September 22nd, 1993 Pitcher Nolan Ryan made the final appearance of his storied career. Ryan’s elbow finally called in quits in the 1st Inning of a 7-4 Rangers loss to the Seattle Mariners. The 46 year old finished his 27 year career with 5,714 strikeouts, 324 Wins, and 7 No-Hitters!

Any Baseball Nerds out there who can tell the class the last batter that Nolan faced?

Only Homer Ever Hit In Shorts

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While taking part in the infamous Bermuda Shorts experiment of 1976, Chicago White Sox 2nd Baseman Jack Brohamer hit a Homer off Baltimore Orioles pitcher Rudy May during an 11-10 Chicago win. In fact, Jack had 5 r.b.i over the three games the Sox sported shorts, the most of any other pale hose player.

Florida Marlins First Hit

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Wishing Bret Barberie a Happy Birthday. Did you know that Bret recorded the 1st hit in Florida Marlins franchise history? Batting in the two hole for the Marlins on April 5th, 1993, he singled off Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Orel Hersheiser. Can anybody name who scored the 1st run in Marlins history?

Double Whammy - Tony Cloninger July 3rd,1966

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Tony Cloninger remains the only MLB Pitcher to have hit 2 Grand Slams in one game. Back on July 3rd, 1966 Tony accumulated 9 RBI’s in an Atlanta Braves 17-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants. He wasn’t too shabby on the mound that day either pitching a complete game while giving up 7 hits, and striking out 5. The 9 RBI’s is two better than any other pitcher has recorded. Tony finished 1966 batting .234 with 23 rbi’s and 5 homers. R.I.P.

Joe Hits Grounders

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On July 21st, 1975 Joe Torre grounded into 4 straight double plays. What’s funny is that batting ahead of the Mets Catcher that day was second baseman Felix Millan, who happened to hit 4 singles, only to be put out at 2nd on each of Joe’s grounders. Torre ranks 16th all-time with 284 GIDP.