Sunday, May 19th, 2013
Gerardo Parra (Mark Winograd, Wikimedia Commons)
For the first time in 50 years on Saturday, the only run in a Major League Baseball game came on the first pitch.
In Arizona’s 1-0 win over Miami on Saturday, Gerardo Parra, the Diamondbacks’ right fielder, hit a home run on the first pitch of the game off of Marlins’ starter Tom Koehler.
It would also be the last run scored in the entire game.
The last time that the only run was scored in the entire game from the first pitch was on September 2, 1963. According to Sports Illustrated, Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds hit a home run as the Reds defeated the New York Mets 1-0. This was Rose’s rookie season in Cincinnati. Rose, who went on to be one of the most controversial players of all time because he was banned from baseball for admitting to betting on the sport, is the all-time leader in hits with 4,256.
Arizona meanwhile move into first place in the National League West with the victory.
Tags: arizona diamondbacks, cincinnati reds, gerardo parra, miami marlins, new york mets, pete rose
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Friday, October 28th, 2011
World Series Trophy (Matthew Sheppard, Wikimedia Commons)
Tonight is literally one of the greatest nights in sports. It’s Game 7. Winner takes all. For some reason, Game 7 of the World Series and Stanley Cup means more than Game 7 of the NBA Finals. But tonight either the St. Louis Cardinals or Texas Rangers will come away with a Championship.
I thought it would be a good time to take a look back in Major League Baseball online archives and look back at the previous game sevens in World Series history.
1909– Pittsburgh Pirates def. Detroit Tigers– Honus Wagner collected six stolen bases and six runs batted in during the Series. Pirates’ starting pitcher Babe Adams won three of the World Series Games, including game seven, where he threw a six hitter as Pittsburgh won 8-0. The Pirates won the 1909 World Series despite poor defense. They committed 12 errors in seven games.
1924–Washington Senators def. New York Giants–The Giants played in a record fourth consecutive World Series. In game seven, and the score 3-3 in the 12th inning, Giants third baseman Freddie Lidstrom had the ball go over his head and allowed Muddy Ruel to score the winning run. Washington won 4-3.
1925–Pittsburgh Pirates def. Washington Senators–In their first World Series win since 1909, the Pirates outslugged the Senators 9-7 in the deciding game. Played in pouring rain, this Game 7 was considered by many as the worst conditions ever for any World Series game. According to www.baseballlibrary.com, there are rumors that Kiki Cuyler’s game winning two run double in the eighth inning was foul, but the umpires couldn’t see it properly because of the heavy fog. Cuyler would later be inducted into Cooperstown in 1968. The Pirates also were the first team in baseball history to come back from a 3-1 deficit to win the World Series.
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Saturday, July 9th, 2011
Derek Jeter (Keith Allison, Getty Images)
Derek Jeter not only collected his 3,000th hit of his career on Saturday. He did it with remarkable style.
The All-Star Yankee shortstop became the first player in a Yankee uniform and 28th player in Major League Baseball history to have 3,000 career hits. Jeter accomplished the feat with a home run on a full count in the third inning off of Tampa Bay Rays’ starter David Price.
Jeter had a magical game as he went five for five, with two runs scored, two runs batted in, a double, stolen base, in addition to the home run. He also had the game winning run batted in to score Eduardo Nunez, as the Yankees defeated the Rays 5-4 to move to 52-35, and a game back of the Boston Red Sox for first place in the American League East.
The last player to record 3,000 hits was Craig Biggio of the Houston Astros on June 28, 2007. Pete Rose has the most hits with 4,256.
In other Yankees’ news, third baseman Alex Rodriguez will be out a month with a slight tear in his right knee. He will not represent the American League for Tuesday’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Phoenix. He will be replaced by Adrian Beltre of the Texas Rangers in the starting lineup and Kevin Youkilis of the Boston Red Sox on the roster.
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Tags: adrian beltre, asdrubal cabrera, boston red sox, cleveland indians, craig biggio, david price, derek jeter, detroit tigers, houston astros, jhonny peralta, kevin youkilis, New York Yankees, pete rose, tampa bay rays, texas rangers
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