Baseball Historians

Game 83 Recap-
New star Orioles closer LH George Sherrill’s(2-3,3.68) slump continued as the KC Royals tied the game with 2 outs and then won it in the 11th to beat Baltimore 6-5 at Camden Yards Monday night. After giving up a walk off 2 run shot Sunday, Sherrill, who has been the team MVP, blew […]

Game 82 Recap-
Certified Hall of Famer CF Ken Griffey Jr hit a two run shot off of Pittsburgh closer Matt Capps(1-3,2.97 era, 17 saves) to close out a stunning Reds victory over the Pirates, 4-3 at All American Ballpark in Cincinati. This was a tight game all night as each clubs starter pitched great and […]

Nick Swisher and his two home runs, one from each side of the plate, powered the Sox past the Cleveland Indians 9-7 and to their fifth straight win.  With a grand slam in the third and a solo shot in the sixth, the Sox could not have asked for more out of their slugger.  Jim […]

During the Twins’ recent winning streak, the bullpen had been one of the most important parts, holding down leads and keeping the team in the game. However, such was not the case tonight as the bullpen blew a lead and the Twins lost 5-4.
The team built a 4-1 lead by the 7th in part due […]

The Dodgers dropped their first to the Astros in Houston and their second straight in a 4-1 loss.
Batting leadoff for the Dodgers, and going 0 for 5 with 4 K’s in his first big league game of the year, was Jason Repko. He was brought up to replace Juan Pierre, who was placed on the […]

In the first game of their big series with the Boston Red Sox, the Tampa Bay Rays came out on top with a 5-4 win.  The defending champion Red Sox were no match for the Rays tonight as the Rays got some great starting pitching from James Shields and some timely hitting.  The Rays are […]

June 30, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 10, Tigers 2  (43-32)
The Yankees got out of Milwaukee and picked up a win as they decimated the Tigers in front of a home crowd.  Reggie Jackson had a monster day at the plate.  He went three for five with his thirteenth homer and five RBIs.  Lou Piniella went […]

With the seats full at U.S. Cellular field, hoping for a payback series after the Cubs had just swept the Sox a week ago, the Sox got their payback and completed the sweep over the Cubs with a win on Sunday 5-1.  Powered by three home runs by Carlos Quentin, Brian Anderson, and Jim Thome, […]

June 30, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
White Sox 12, Tigers 0 (48-27)
The Tigers five game winning streak came to an abrupt end as Tommy John shut out the Tigers and Joe Sparma and the Tigers pen were pummelled for twelve runs.  Sparma fell to 6-8 and he gave up six runs in 2 2/3 innings and […]

The Tigers hung on yesterday to finish up a three game sweep over the Rockies.  This puts them at 41-40 at the half way point of the season and it marks the first time they’ve had a winning record all year.  Regardless of what happens tonight, the Tigers have had an impressive month.  Despite a […]

June 30, 1918 at Griffith Stadium
Red Sox 3, Senators 1  (39-28)
Babe Ruth belted a two run homer in the top of the tenth inning as the Red Sox not only topped the Senators for the second straight game, but they also reclaimed the lead in the American League.  The homerun for Ruth was his eleventh […]

After Tim Lincecum pitched a 1-0 masterpiece on Saturday, the Giants followed up to win the finally of the Bay Bridge series on Sunday. The bats came alive and Jonathan Sanchez was impressive yet again in the 11-1 series clincher.
Sanchez’ success this season might be overlooked by the career year Lincecum is having, but he […]

Game 80 Recap-
Nationals INF Ronnie Belliard hit a 2 run walk off homer to propel Washington to a thrilling 3-2 win in 12 innings over the Baltimore Orioles Sunday afternoon at Nationals Park in DC.  The win came with 2 outs and the Os 1 stike away from a win(and taking 2 of 3 in […]

Game 81 Recap-
The Tampa Bay Rays got 4 run producing plays from back ups and got solid pitching from 3 sources, helping them beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 Sunday at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.   The win allows the Rays to take 2 of three in the series and puts them in 1st place for […]

Derek Lowe continued to lack run support and pitched a gem but still took the loss as the Dodgers lose 1-0 and fail to take the series sweep. They did seal the series win though, just their second series win in the past 11.
Angels’ starter John Lackey threw like an ace, allowing just three Dodger […]

The finale of the Angel-Dodger series ended with another shutout, but this time John Lackey and the Angels shut out the Dodgers to take the win and avoid a series sweep.
The Angels managed to squeeze one run out of their six hits. It came in the second when Juan Rivera singled and came around to […]

June 29, 1958 at Municipal Stadium
Athletics 12, Yankees 6  (43-23)
Bob Turley and the bullpen were knocked around as the Yankees failed to sweep the Athletics on the road.  Turley gave up three runs in 3 2/3 innings and it was Art Ditmar who took the loss.  He fell to 2-1 and he gave up two […]

The Indians are struggling to win in interleauge. They have watched the Tigers and Twins pull away as they slip further and further back. The Indians have been unable to win, despite playing well enough to keep themselves in the game. For example in the game Sunday, the Tribe racked up eleven hits in a […]

The Twins got back on the winning track behind starter Kevin Slowey, who pitched a shutout in a 5-0 victory. It was all Slowey as he stymied the Brewer hitters all night long.
What is most impressive about the Twins’ 5 runs was that they all came with two outs. It started in the 4th with […]

The Washington Nationals won the opener of their series with the Baltimore Orioles on Friday and followed it with a loss on Saturday and a win on Sunday afternoon.  On Saturday they lost 9-1 in a laughed, but came back strong on Sunday with a 3-2 win in 12 innings.  The Nationals are now 33-50 […]

After winning the opening game of their series with the Pittsburgh Pirates the Tampa Bay lost on Saturday night but finished off the series with a win on Sunday afternoon.  The Rays lost in 13 innings on Saturday night by a score of 4-3 and then won on Sunday afternoon by the same score.  The […]

Jered Weaver and Jose Arrendondo held the Dodgers hitless through eight but a run in the fifth gave the Dodgers a 1-0 victory and series win.
The run came in the fifth when Matt Kemp got on after Weaver’s fielding error. He stole second and took third when the catcher’s throw sailed into the outfield. Kemp […]

Jered Weaver and Jose Arrendondo combined for eight hitless innings but an unearned Dodger run in the fifth gave the Angels a 1-0 loss. It is just the fifth time in baseball history that a team keeps the opponent hitless but still takes the loss.
The Angels had just five hits on the night and couldn’t […]

June 29, 1968 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 5, White Sox 2 (48-26)
The Tigers won their fifth straight game and once again, it was Denny McLain who pitched the Tigers to victory.  He improved to 14-2 and he gave up two runs on eight hits and two walks with five strikeouts in another complete game.
Jim Northrup hit […]

June 29, 1918 at Griffith Stadium
Red Sox 3, Senators 1  (38-28)
The Red Sox snapped their three game skid with three late runs and some solid pitching by Sad Sam Jones and Bullet Joe Bush.  Jones threw the first seven frames and held the Senators to a single run while Bush held the opposition hitless in […]

Game 80 Recap-
RF Jason Bay hit a walk off home run, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Tampa Rays, 4-3 Saturday night at PNC Park.  Bay hit a pitch from RH Jason Hammel(3-2,4.96) out to center, making RH John Van Benschoten(1-2,8.31) a winner after he pitched a scoreless 13th.
The teams got strong games from young […]

Game 79 Recap-
The Baltimore Orioles used a 14 hit attack to beat the Washington Nationals,9-1 Saturday Night in DC. The game was delayed for an hour in the 6th with a strong rain storm passing through the region.The Os scored multiple runs in the 3rd thru 6th innings, scoring 7 runs(4 earned). C Ramon Hernandez(1 […]

The magic of the past 10 wins for the Twins came to an end today, as they fell to the Brewers, 5-1. All the hallmarks of the streak, timely hitting and solid starting pitching, were not to be seen in this game.
The Twins struggled all night long to get any sort of offense. They were […]

June 28, 1978 at County Stadium
Brewers 5, Yankees 0  (42-31)
The Yankees were held to just six hits in a shutout loss to the Brewers in the first game of their doubleheader.  Roy White had three of those hits and Fred Stanley went two for three with a double.
Dick Tidrow fell to 3-6 with a rough […]

June 28, 1958 at Municipal Stadium
Yankees 8, Athletics 0  (43-22)
White Ford threw a three hit shutout and the Yankees piled on eight runs as the Yankees picked up their fourth straight win.  Ford improved to 9-3 and he gave up just two walks and he struck out eight.  It was Ford’s 100th career win.
Yogi Berra […]