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Sat Jul 3 202110:07This Date in Baseball
July 4 1905 — The Philadelphia Athletics scored two runs in the 20th inning, giving Rube Waddell a 4-2 victory over Cy Young of the Boston Red Sox. Both pitchers went the distance. Young did not allow a walk. 1908 — George Wiltse of the New York Giants pitched a 10-inning, 1-0 no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies. 1912 — George Mullin of the Detroit Tigers celebrated his 32nd birthday by pitching a no-hitter over the St. Louis Browns. 1925 — Two of the great left-handers of their time, Herb Pennock of the Yankees and Lefty Grove of the Athletics, hooked up in a pitcher’s duel that New York won 1-0 in 15 innings. Pennock gave up four hits and walked none. 1939 — Jim Tabor of the Boston Red Sox hit three home runs, including two grand slams, in an 18-12 triumph over the Philadelphia Athletics in the second game of a doubleheader. 1945 — Augie Bergamo drove in eight runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to 19-2 rout of the New York Giants in the second game of a doubleheader. Bergamo,... [More]
Fri Jul 3 202010:12This Date in Baseball
July 41905 — The Philadelphia Athletics scored two runs in the 20th inning, giving Rube Waddell a 4-2 victory over Cy Young of the Boston Red Sox. Both pitchers went the distance. Young did not allow a walk.1908 — George Wiltse of the New York Giants pitched a 10-inning, 1-0 no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies.1912 — George Mullin of the Detroit Tigers celebrated his 32nd birthday by pitching a no-hitter over the St. Louis Browns.1925 — Two of the great left-handers of their time, Herb Pennock of the Yankees and Lefty Grove of the Athletics, hooked up in a pitchers duel that New York won 1-0 in 15 innings. Pennock gave up four hits and walked none.1939 — Jim Tabor of the Boston Red Sox hit three home runs, including two grand slams, in an 18-12 triumph over the Philadelphia Athletics in the second game of a doubleheader.1945 — Augie Bergamo drove in eight runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to 19-2 rout of the New York Giants in the second game of a doubleheader.1976 — The Phillies’... [More]
Thu Jul 2 202011:02This Date in Baseball
July 41905 — The Philadelphia Athletics scored two runs in the 20th inning, giving Rube Waddell a 4-2 victory over Cy Young of the Boston Red Sox. Both pitchers went the distance. Young did not allow a walk.1908 — George Wiltse of the New York Giants pitched a 10-inning, 1-0 no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies.1912 — George Mullin of the Detroit Tigers celebrated his 32nd birthday by pitching a no-hitter over the St. Louis Browns.1925 — Two of the great left-handers of their time, Herb Pennock of the Yankees and Lefty Grove of the Athletics, hooked up in a pitchers duel that New York won 1-0 in 15 innings. Pennock gave up four hits and walked none.1939 — Jim Tabor of the Boston Red Sox hit three home runs, including two grand slams, in an 18-12 triumph over the Philadelphia Athletics in the second game of a doubleheader.1945 — Augie Bergamo drove in eight runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to 19-2 rout of the New York Giants in the second game of a doubleheader.1976 — The Phillies’... [More]
Thu Jun 25 202012:20This Date in Baseball
July 11910 — Comiskey Park — then known as White Sox Park — held its first major league game, with the St. Louis Browns beating Chicago 2-0.1917 — Fred Toney of the Cincinnati Reds pitched complete-game victories in a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Toney threw a three-hitter in each game for 4-1 and 5-1 wins, setting a record for the fewest hits allowed in a doubleheader by a pitcher.1920 — Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators defeated the Boston Red Sox 1-0 at Fenway Park with the season’s only no-hitter.1925 — Hack Wilson of the New York Giants hit two home runs in the third inning of a 16-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in the second game of a doubleheader. Wilson also doubled twice during the game.1941 — Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees singled off Boston’s Jack Wilson in the fourth inning, tying Willie Keeler’s hitting streak of 44 games.1951 — Bob Feller of the Indians pitched his third career no-hitter, beating the Detroit Tigers 2-1 in the first game... [More]
Fri Jun 28 201912:49This Date in Baseball
June 301908 — At 41 years, 3 months, Cy Young of the Boston Red Sox pitched the third no-hitter of his career, an 8-0 win over the New York Highlanders.1948 — Cleveland's Bob Lemon pitched a 2-0 no-hitter against the Detroit Tigers for the first American League no-hitter at night.1962 — Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers struck out 13 New York Mets en route to the first of four career no-hitters, a 5-0 victory at Dodger Stadium.1970 — Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati was dedicated, but Henry Aaron spoiled the show for the crowd of 51,050 with a first-inning homer off Jim McGlothlin as Atlanta beat the Reds 8-2.1978 — Willie McCovey became the 12th player in major league history to hit 500 home runs. His milestone shot off Atlanta's Jamie Easterly wasn't enough, as the Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 10-5 in the second game of a doubleheader at Fulton County Stadium.1995 — Eddie Murray of the Cleveland Indians became the second switch-hitter and the 20th player in baseball history... [More]
Thu Mar 22 201809:49American League West capsules
Capsules of American League West teams, listed in order of finish last year:___Houston Astros2017: 101-61, first place, won World Series.Manager: A.J. Hinch (fourth season).He's Here: RHP Gerrit Cole, RHP Joe Smith, RHP Hector Rondon.He's Outta Here: DH Carlos Beltran, RHP Luke Gregerson, RHP Joe Musgrove, RHP Mike Fiers, RHP Michael Feliz, INF Colin Moran.Projected Lineup: CF George Springer (.283, 34 HRs, 85 RBIs), 3B Alex Bregman (.284, 19, 71, 39 2Bs), 2B Jose Altuve (MLB-best .346, 24, 81, 39 2Bs, 32 SBs, AL MVP), SS Carlos Correa (.315, 24, 84), 1B Yuli Gurriel (.299, 18, 75, 43 2Bs), LF Marwin Gonzalez (.303, 23, 90, 34 2Bs), DH Evan Gattis (.263, 12, 55), RF Josh Reddick (.314, 13, 82, 34 2Bs), C Brian McCann (.241, 18, 62).Rotation: LH Dallas Keuchel (14-5, 2.90 ERA, 251 Ks), RH Justin Verlander (15-8, 3.36, 219 Ks with Tigers and Astros), RH Gerrit Cole (12-12, 4.26, 196 Ks with Pirates), RH Lance McCullers Jr. (7-4, 4.25), RH Charlie Morton (14-7, 3.62).Key Relievers: RH Ken... [More]
Fri Feb 9 201813:23AL West teams at the start of spring training
A team-by-team look at the American League West entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad:___Houston AstrosManager: A.J. Hinch (fourth season).2017: 101-61, first place, won World Series.Training Town: West Palm Beach, Florida.Park: The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches.First Workout: Feb. 14/19.He's Here: RHP Gerrit Cole, RHP Joe Smith, RHP Hector Rondon.He's Outta Here: DH Carlos Beltran, RHP Luke Gregerson, RHP Joe Musgrove, RHP Mike Fiers, RHP Michael Feliz, INF Colin Moran.Going campin': This team is basically set after retaining almost every key player from last season's championship squad. The two strongest areas are the middle infield, where shortstop Carlos Correa and second baseman Jose Altuve, last year's AL MVP, return to anchor the middle of the order. Correa hit .315 with 24 homers — both career highs — and Altuve had his finest season, hitting a career-best and major... [More]
Mon Sep 11 201701:20RHP A.J. Griffin retired just nine batters before getting pulled...
RHP A.J. Griffin, who was pitching on seven days' rest, retired just nine batters before getting pulled in the fourth inning on Sunday. Griffin allowed five runs and five hits, walked one and hit two batters. It was the shortest outing by Griffin since he exited a May 26 start against Toronto with a left intercostal strain. "I felt fine," Griffin said. "They got a couple of runs off me. I just go out there and try to get guys out. I wasn't able to last long enough today, I guess. They got some base hits."
Sun Sep 3 201706:25RHP A.J. Griffin pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed two runs and ...
RHP A.J. Griffin pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed two runs and four hits. He struck out six, his most since striking out seven on May 4 against Houston. The 5 2/3 innings pitched also marked Griffin's longest outing since pitching sixth innings Aug. 3 at Minnesota.
Mon Aug 28 201702:23RHP A.J. Griffin (6-5) allowed three runs on five hits, includin...
RHP A.J. Griffin (6-5) allowed three runs on five hits, including two home runs, over 3 1/3 innings in an 8-3 loss to Oakland, his former team, on Sunday. Griffin struck out three and walked three in his second start at the Oakland Coliseum against the A's. "Just wasn't executing my elevated fastball," Griffin said. "I was trying to go up in the zone and it'd be down by the knees of their wheelhouse."
Mon Aug 21 201703:06RHP A.J. Griffin received no run support for just second time in...
RHP A.J. Griffin received no run support for just the second time in starts he's lasted at least five innings since he joined the Rangers to start 2016. Griffin retired nine of the first 12 batters he faced, but five of the first Chicago batters in the fourth inning reached as he allowed three runs. "I just wasn't able to get ahead," Griffin said. "They got a couple of base hits with guys on and scored a couple of runs. Other than that, I thought it was all right. We did a good job of keeping it right there with the bullpen coming in."
Wed Aug 16 201707:09RHP A.J. Griffin (6-3) atoned for bad start in May against Detro...
RHP A.J. Griffin (6-3) atoned for a bad start in May against Detroit with a good one vs. the Tigers on Tuesday. Griffin, who gave up nine runs over 3 1/3 innings against the Tigers three months ago and had a 10.88 ERA in five career starts against them, earned the victory in Texas' 10-4 win over Detroit on Tuesday. Griffin, making his fourth start since coming off the disabled list Aug. 2, gave up one run on five hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings. "It's huge any time you go out there and help your ball team get a win," he said.
Fri Aug 4 201705:31RHP A.J. Griffin (5-2) made return on Thursday after missing two...
RHP A.J. Griffin (5-2) made his return on Thursday after missing two months due to a left intercostal strain. Griffin cruised through six innings in beating Minnesota, allowing just two hits and one walk. The right-hander said he had "first-day-of-school jitters" the night before but he settled in nicely on Thursday. The only blemish on his line came when he walked Robbie Grossman to lead off the third inning and Grossman scored on Byron Buxton's double to left field when left fielder Delino DeShields slid while trying to field the ball. It was Griffin's first major league appearance since May 26 and his first win since May 9. He had won his first four decisions of the season.
Thu Aug 3 201705:06RHP A.J. Griffin will be activated from disabled list and start ...
RHP A.J. Griffin will be activated from the disabled list and start Thursday's series opener at Minnesota. Griffin has been on the DL since May 27 with a left intercostal strain and is looking forward to helping the Rangers after making four rehab starts. "I thought it took a little bit longer than I expected," he said. "With the way that everything was going, with the trade deadline and everything, we didn't really know what we were doing yet, so I was just trying to hang tight and stay positive and just control the things that I could control."
Wed Jul 26 201706:34RHP A.J. Griffin made third rehab start in Double-A Frisco's 13-...
RHP A.J. Griffin made his third rehab start in Double-A Frisco's 13-1 loss on Monday at Midland, going five innings and not allowing a run with four hits, two walks and five strikeouts. He threw 73 pitches, including 48 for strikes. Griffin has allowed four runs in 11 1/3 innings of three rehab outings with Frisco and the Arizona Rangers. He could return the rotation Saturday against Baltimore.
Tue Jul 25 201704:35RHP A.J. Griffin scheduled to make third rehab start Monday with...
RHP A.J. Griffin was scheduled to make his third rehab start Monday with Double-A Frisco. Griffin is out with a left intercostal strain.
Thu Jul 20 201703:46RHP A.J. Griffin (oblique) started Wednesday in rehab appearance...
RHP A.J. Griffin (oblique) started Wednesday in a rehab appearance for Triple-A Round Rock. He allowed four runs and six hits, with four strikeouts and no walks, over 3 1/3 innings. He also allowed a pair of homers. Griffin is 4-2 with a 5.77 ERA in eight starts for Texas this season.
Tue Jul 18 201703:41RHP A.J. Griffin (oblique) will start Wednesday for Triple-A Rou...
RHP A.J. Griffin (oblique) will start Wednesday for Triple-A Round Rock, He will throw four innings or about 60 pitches, manager Jeff Banister said. Griffin is 4-2 with a 5.77 ERA in eight starts this season.
Tue Jun 20 201703:43RHP A.J. Griffin transferred to 60-day DL to continue rehabilita...
RHP A.J. Griffin was transferred to the 60-day DL to continue rehabilitating a left intercostal strain he suffered in his last start May 26 at Toronto. The first date he could return is July 26. In eight starts, Griffin is 4-2 with a 5.77 ERA.
Sun May 28 201703:02RHP A.J. Griffin of Rangers placed on 10-day disabled list Satur...
RHP A.J. Griffin of the Rangers was placed on the 10-day disabled list Saturday with a left intercostal muscle strain. Griffin was forced to leave Friday night's game due to the injury after 1 1/3 innings in his start against the Toronto Blue Jays. Griffin allowed four runs and three hits, including a home run, before being removed. He is expected to be further evaluated and have an MRI when the team returns home Monday. "It got pretty tight there that last batter," Griffin said after the Rangers' 7-6 loss. "It felt more like a cramp earlier on in the game. Sometimes those come and you can just pitch through them. It just kept tightening more and more, grabbing more and more." Griffin is 4-2 with a 5.77 ERA in eight starts with Texas this season.
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