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Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ootani became the first pitcher to hit a homer while as a starting pitcher against an American League pitcher. For those who don't know, the AL instituted the Designated Hitter for the 1973 season (and beyond.) So who was the last AL pitcher to homer against another AL pitcher while pitching in the game and not playing another position?

The answer is Roric Harrison of the Baltimore Orioles homered against Cleveland Indians started Ray Lamb on the final day of the 1972 season.

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I’ve always said that I feel that Mike Trout is this generation’s Mickey Mantle with legs. Mantle hurt his knee in 1951 and the player known as the Commerce Comet wasn’t the same on the bases. Trout so far has his speed.

But ESPN put this stat by stat comparison of Trout and the great Willie Mays. Truly amazing. Time will tell where Trout finishes up but I wouldn’t be surprised if he matches or even surpasses both M&M boys of Mantle and Mays.

What do you think?

#MikeTrout #MickeyMantle #WilleMays #BaseballHistory #HistoriaDelBeisbol #Baseball #Beisbol #BaseballSisco

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In 1936, 17-year old Ted Williams debuted with the hometown San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League. Clocking in at 6'3" and weighing 148 pounds “soaking wet,” Williams had a scout of the St. Louis Cardinals tell him that he didn’t have the stamina to play professionally and was “too scrawny, a year of pro ball would kill you.” I wonder how that guy felt when Williams hit .406 just five seasons later. Also imagine the Cardinals with both Williams and Stan “The Man” Musial at the same time. 🤯🤯🤯

Williams would play for San Diego through the 1937 season. He pitched and played outfield while wearing uniform number 19, which would also be worn by arguably the best hitter in his generation as a member of the San Diego Padres fifty years later (Three guesses on who that is 😉.)

The documentary The First Padres: The Story of San Diego’s First Professional Baseball Team is on YouTube and is quite informative. Check it out.

#TedWilliams #SanDiegoPadres #PacificCoastLeague #PCL #TheKid #BaseballHistory #HistoriaDelBeisbol #Baseball #Beisbol #BaseballSisco

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I came across this excerpt from the April 9, 1978 edition of the New York Times. It comes from the book “Baseball I Gave You All The Best Years of My Life” edited by Kevin Kerrane and Richard Grossinger.  This essay simply but complexly describes the beauty of the game of Baseball and encapsulated the parts of the games that many people wrongly claim makes the game of Baseball “boring” or “slow”. Highly recommend it to anyone that you might know who feels this way about the game of Baseball.

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Interesting take on the Marlins trade of Giancarlo Stanton to the New York Yankees #GiancarloStanton #MiamiMarlins #MVP #MostValuablePlaye r#NewYorkYankees #NYYankees #NYY #HotStove #MLBOffseason #Baseball #Beisbol #BaseballSisco

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Happy Birthday to Future Hall of Famer, Ichiro Suzuki who was born on today’s date October 22, 1973  in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

Painting done in Pencil, charcoal, acrylic by Marc Potocsky.

For Further Reading:

Ichiro Suzuki’s career statistics from MLB from Baseball Reference.com

Ichiro Suzuki’s career statistics from NPB from the Japanese Ballplayers website

Ichiro Suzuki wants to return to Marlins, play until 'at least 50' from ESPN.com dated September 30, 2017

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Happy Birthday Remembrance to Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx (October 22, 1907 - July 21, 1967) who was born on today’s date October 22, 1907 in Sudlersville, Maryland.

Painting by Dick Perez.

For Further Reading:

Jimmie Foxx career statistics from Baseball Reference.com

The Real Jimmie Foxx by Bill Jenkinson from the 2013 The National Pastime from SABR: The Society of American Baseball Research website

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On This Day in History October 10, 1957: The Milwaukee Braves defeat the defending World Champion New York Yankees 5-0 in Game 7 of the World Series. In doing so, the Braves became the first team to win a World Series since relocating. The Braves played in Boston from 1871 until they moved to Milwaukee in time for the 1953 season. 

This would be the Braves first World Series title since 1914 and it would be the only time a professional Baseball team from Milwaukee would win the World Series. The Brewers would lose to the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1982 World Series 4 games to 3. The Braves would return to the World Series the next season losing to the New York Yankees in seven games. The Braves would move to Atlanta after 13-winning seasons in Milwaukee. 

The saga of the 1957 Milwaukee Braves is immortalized in John Kilma’s book  Bushville Wins!: The Wild Saga of the 1957 Milwaukee Braves and the Screwballs, Sluggers, and Beer Swiggers Who Canned the New York Yankees and Changed Baseball.

For Further Reading:

Milwaukee Braves.info

1957 World Series: Milwaukee Braves over New York Yankees (4-3) from Baseball Reference.com

1957: Braves beat the Yanks to win World Series from History Channel.com

1957 World Series from World Series.com