Baseball Historians

July 31, 1957 at County Stadium
Braves 4, Pirates 2  (60-41)
The Braves finished up the month of July with a four game winning streak and this time, it was Bob Buhl who got it done on the mound.  He improved to 13-6 and he gave up two runs (one earned) on eight hits and two walks […]

July 31, 1987 at the Oakland Coliseum
Twins 5, Athletics 3  (56-48)
Gary Gaetti played a role in four of the Twins five runs in their win in the series opener against the Athletics.  He went two for four with a homerun, a double, three RBIs and two runs.  He was the only Twins with more then one […]

July 31, 1977 at the Oakland Colliseum
Yankees 9, Athletics 2  (58-45)
The Yankees blew out the Athletics for their fourth straight win and it was Cliff Johnson and Mickey Rivers who came up with the big hits.  Johnson belted a three run homer and he scored twice while Rivers singled and drove in three runs.  Graig […]

July 31, 1967 at Wrigley Field
Cardinals 9, Cubs 2  (62-40)
Lou Brock only had one hit but he still managed to play a part in five of the Cardinals nine runs in their fifth straight win.  His one hit was a three run homer and he finished the game with four RBIs and two runs.  Orlando […]

The Tigers snapped their skid and remained in sole possession of first place late last night behind a solid first career start by Jordan Tata.  The righthander gave up just two runs on six hits and two walks with five strikeouts in seven innings of work.  Chad Durbin and Todd Jones each threw a scoreless […]

And if Kyle thought Cincinnati fans know how to boo, wait until the fans of Brotherly Love get ahold of him.  Lohse gets to enjoy a playoff chase so it’s hard to feel too bad for him.  If he pitches like he did for the Reds, he’ll get applause every fourth start and boos the […]

The Mets shored up their offense and filled a huge hole by picking up Twins second baseman Luis Castillo.  The fleet footed, gold glover won’t give the team much pop but the Mets have plenty of big sticks so having a table setter like Castillo in the front part of the lineup is a big […]

The Braves pulled the trigger on a huge deal that may have shifted the balance of power in the NL East.  They sent Jarrod Saltalamacchia and three minor leaguers to the Rangers for slugging first baseman Jarrod Saltalamacchia and relief pitcher Ron Mahay.  With Brian McCann in the fold, Saltalamacchia was expendable and while I hate […]

July 30, 1957 at County Stadium
Braves 5, Pirates 2  (59-41)
Lew Burdette improved to 9-6 on the season with a solid start as the Braves won their third straight game.  He gave up just two runs on five hits and two walks with six strikeouts in the complete game win.
Johnny Logan singled twice, drew a walk and […]

July 30, 1977 at the Oakland Colliseum
Yankees 9, Athletics 3  (57-45)
Don Gullett improved to 10-3 on the season with a nice start in the Yankees third straight win.  He gave up just two runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings.  Dick Tidrow gave up one run in the final […]

July 30, 1967 at Atlanta Stadium
Cardinals 7, Braves 5  (61-40)
The Cardinals won their fifth straight game behind solid team effort at the plate.  Roger Maris had just one hit but he drove in three runs while Curt Flood went two for four with two RBIs and a run. 
Larry Jaster was roughed up for three runs […]

At least the Angels are a good team but that’s not an excuse as the Tigers were embarassed in all three of their games in a weekend series against the Angels.  Last nights beating on ESPN’s game of the week was a tough one to take considering Jeremy Bonderman was roughed up in one of […]

July 29, 1967 at Atlanta Stadium
Cardinals 6, Braves 0  (60-40)
The Cardinals won their fourth straight game and in the process, picked up their 60th win of the season.  Steve Carlton got it done on the mound with eight shutout innings.  He improved to 9-6 and he gave up just five hits and four walks with […]

July 29, 1967 at the Oakland Coliseum
Yankees 4, Athletics 0  (56-45)
Ron Guidry fell one out short of throwing a five hit shutout but his pitching performance was impressive none the less.  Guidry gave up just five hits and five walks with seven strikeouts and the win pushed his record to 8-5 on the season.  Guidry […]

July 29, 1987 at the Kingdome
Mariners 8, Twins 3  (55-48)
Mike Smithson fell to 4-6 on the season with a rough start in the Twins loss to the Mariners.  He gave up seven runs on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts in just five innings of work.
Kirby Puckett doubled twice and scored two runs.  […]

It’s early to start throwing around labels, but Andrew Miller’s inability to work late into games could cost the young starter down the line.  In his last four starts, he’s thrown just five innings or fewer and with the Tigers bullpen as it stands, no lead is safe.  So as good as Miller is through five, […]

July 28, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 14, Orioles 2  (55-45)
The Yankees poured on the offense in a game where three different Yankees drove in three runs a piece.  Chris Chambliss went three for three with two walks, three RBIs and two runs.  Thurman Munson, Graig Nettles and Roy White all went yard in the win.
Mike […]

July 28, 1987 at the Kingdome
Mariners 6, Twins 1  (55-47)
The Twins couldn’t get anything going against Mariners starter Mike Morgan and while they weren’t shutout, it was pretty close.  The lone run came in the third inning when Kirby Puckett singled home Dan Gladden.
Joe Niekro took the loss and he fell to 5-8 on the […]

Tiger fans saw a lot more then just a loss in Anaheim yesterday.  After some shadow victories late (I’ve been documenting this stuff in my BOB Reports at the Hardball Times) in the game for those who were proponents of saving the stadium, the city council voted to tear down the stadium.  The good news […]

July 27, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Orioles 6, Yankees 4  (54-45)
The Yankees were cruising along in this one and they took a 2-1 lead into the eighth when the wheels fell off the wagon.  Catfish Hunter gave up two runs and then Dick Tidrow was shelled for three runs all in the eighth inning.  The Yankees […]

July 27, 1987 at the Kingdome
Twins 4, Mariners 3  (55-46)
The Twins were shut out for eight innings but they made it all up in the ninth when they turned a 3-0 deficit into a 4-3 win.  Steve Lombardozzi belted a huge three run homer to tie the game up and then Gary Gaetti hit a walk […]

Another tough loss yesterday.  The Tigers lost their five game series against the White Sox and of the three losses, the Tigers pretty much gave two of those game away.  Now they have a tough west coast swing with a three game weekend series against the Angels to kick things off.  One again, they’re not only […]

You wonder if the Phillies season just got flushed down the toilet when Chase Utley got hit on the hand.  More details to follow, but I can guarantee that none of them will be good.

I mean, I love the Reds.  I really do.  But the Brewers need to dig deep and figure out exactly who they want to be after getting thumped by last-place Cincinnat.  They’re in deep trouble if they don’t get out of this hitting slump.  And their bullpen is springing some leaks.
Give some credit to Cincinnati […]

July 26, 1967 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 5, Orioles 4  (54-44)
Reggie Jackson hit a tenth inning walk off solo homer to win it in dramatic fashion for the Yankees in their extra inning win over the Orioles.  They needed a two run pinch hit homer in the bottom of the ninth to win it as well […]

July 26, 1967 at Exhibition Stadium
Blue Jays 4, Twins 2  (54-46)
Jimmy Key outdueled Bert Blyleven in a Twins loss that saw their hitters rack up just four hits.  Kirby Puckett had half of the Jays four hits and one of them was a solo homerun in the first inning.
Blyleven dropped to 9-8 with the complete […]

I never got back to the doubleheader sweep, but this is much more interesting news.  Ryan Raburn, who had been called up just this month, put together a game that’d do just about anyone proud.  He homered twice and drove in seven runs.  The last Tiger to drive in seven runs in a game was Carlos […]

July 25, 1987 at Exhibition Stadium
Twins 13, Blue Jays 9  (54-45)
The Twins ran up the scored on the Blue Jays and while their pitching wasn’t all that great, the ofense provided more then enough punch.  Gary Gaetti led the way and he went two for four with a homerun, four RBIs and two runs.  Gene […]

The trading deadline is coming up, and while the Pirates got fleeced last year, it’ll be interesting to see what happens this year.  The Pirates have some solid markers, but it looks like the front office is so out of touch with reality that a deal probably won’t get done.  The rumored Jack Wilson for […]

The Tigers lost both ends of a doubleheader yesterday, and just as I’m about to write this up, I hear my son waking up.  Game two was an ugly one and details will follow later this morning.