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A total of 26 future Hall of Famers were present for this game: 21 players, both managers, National League coach Walt Alston, Hall of Fame umpire Doug Harvey, and future Hall of Fame manager Joe Torre. [14] This was the final All-Star Game in which a majority of players wore uniforms made of wool flannel.
January 9 – Elmer Flick, 94, Hall of Fame right fielder and lifetime .313 hitter who led AL in triples three times, steals twice, and batting and runs once each. January 12 – Cy Malis, 63, pitcher who threw 3 2 ⁄ 3 innings of relief for the Philadelphia Phillies in his only MLB game, on August 17, 1934.
The plaque gallery at the Baseball Hall of Fame Ty Cobb's plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, honors individuals who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport, and is the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, displaying baseball-related artifacts and exhibits.
He developed into a solid starter, winning 17 games with a 2.88 earned run average for a last-place Phillies team in 1971, as well as being named to his first All-Star Game. The highlight of Wise's Philadelphia career took place that year on June 23 when he overcame the flu to no-hit the Cincinnati Reds in a 4–0 win at Riverfront Stadium . [ 6 ]
Ernest Banks (January 31, 1931 – January 23, 2015), nicknamed "Mr. Cub" and "Mr. Sunshine", was an American professional baseball player who starred in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs between 1953 and 1971.
He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990 in his first year of eligibility. [6] Since his retirement as an active player in 1984, Palmer has worked as a color commentator on telecasts of MLB games for ABC and ESPN and for the Orioles on Home Team Sports (HTS), Comcast SportsNet (CSN) Mid-Atlantic and the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network ...
Heading into Oakland’s final game of July, Blue had added two more wins to his record, setting him up to be one of the fastest 20-game winners in MLB history. Then the 22-year-old stalled in his ...
He is the first player in baseball history to be named a College Baseball All-American and then in MLB win a Rookie of the Year Award, MVP Award, Gold Glove Award, and World Series championship. He is also the only catcher in MLB postseason history to record at least a .300+ batting average (.357), 20 RBIs (22), and 20 defensive caught ...