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April 17
⚾ Bill Stoneman Dazzles
TODAY ON THE DAILY HIGHLIGHT
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April 17, 1969 - - At Connie Mack Stadium, Bill Stoneman of the Montreal Expos pitches a 7 - 0 no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies in only the ninth game of the Expos' existence. That is the fastests no-hitter by any MLB team. The Padres broke into MLB the same year and just recently had their first no hitter. Which may have been the curse of Clay Kirby.
Rusty Staub hits a home run with three doubles and three RBI to pace Stoneman's gem. Stoneman had never thrown a complete game in the major leagues. The 25 year-old right-hander, the future GM of the Angels, will throw another no-hit game in 1972 against the Mets.
Game of the Day
April 17, 1969 Montreal Expos vs Philadelphia Phillies
Stoneman dazzles
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Did you know?
April 17, 1951 -- For the first time, in a career that will span more than half of a century, public address announcer Bob Sheppard announces the Yankees' lineup. The 'Voice of God's introduction of the Bronx Bombers will include the memorable names of Mickey Mantle, playing his first game in pinstripes, Phil Rizzuto, and Yogi Berra, but the first player's name announced will be DiMaggio - Dom DiMaggio, the leadoff batter for the visiting Red Sox.
(In many of the Yankee broadcasts you can hear him in the back ground announcing the players)
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Trivia:
Only one player has pitched no-nos in both his first and last complete game. Who is he?
Hint: The answer is below
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
April 17, 1925 — Babe Ruth undergoes an operation for an intestinal abscess at St. Vincent’s Hospital, where he will remain for six weeks. The 30 year-old Yankee outfielder will miss the first forty games of the season due to his “bellyache heard ’round the world,” a popular misconception that blamed the consumption of an abundance of hot dogs and soda for his illness.
April 17, 1934 -- On Opening Day at the newly-named Crosley Field, Reds' announcer Red Barber calls his first play-by-play for a major league team. The 26 year-old future Hall of Fame broadcaster had never attended a major league game before today's 6-0 loss to Chicago.
April 17, 1953, Mickey Mantle hits what is believed to be the longest home run in the history of Washington’s Griffith Stadium. The New York Yankees’ slugger blasts a mammoth 565-foot shot against Chuck Stobbs of the Washington Senators.
April 17, 1955, At Forbes Field, the Pittsburgh Pirates' 20-year-old rookie Roberto Clemente makes his major league debut, playing both ends of a doubleheader, ironically but perhaps fittingly, against the Brooklyn Dodgers, the team that first signed him but left him unprotected in the 1954 Rule V draft. In his first at-bat, the future Hall of Famer rifles one back through the originator, Johnny Podres, and off the glove of shortstop Pee Wee Reese, for the first of his 3,000 career hits.
April 17, 1964 Boston Red Sox rookie Tony Conigliaro hits his first Major League home run in his first at-bat at Fenway Park, off Joe Horlen, 2nd inning. The two-out blast totally clears the Green Monster. the 19-year-old was born in Revere MA just a few miles away from Fenway Park. He will become the fastest player to 100 home runs until an awful beaning occurred changing the course of history for the young slugger.
April 17, 1970 - - Bud Harrelson of the New York Mets hits a home run in the 1st inning of a 6 - 0 win over the Phillies. The homer is one of only seven in Harrelson's 16-year career and the only one he will ever hit in the 660 games played at Shea Stadium.
April 17, 1976 -- At Yankee owner's George Steinbrenner's insistence, Thurman Munson is named the team captain. The reluctant backstop is the first player to assume the role since the Bronx Bombers honored Lou Gehrig with the position in 1935.
April 17, 1976, At Wrigley Field, Mike Schmidt leads a Philadelphia Phillies assault with a single, four home runs in consecutive at-bats, and eight RBI to overcome a 12 - 1 deficit after three innings and beat the Chicago Cubs in 10 innings, 18 - 16. Chicago ties the game in the 9th after the Phillies have taken a 15 - 13 lead. Hitting .167 going into the game, Schmidt connects for two homers off Rick Reuschel, one off Mike Garman, and the last, a two-run shot off Reuschel's brother Paul in the 10th inning. Schmidt also becomes the first National League player in modern times to hit four home runs in a row.
April 19, 1977 At memorial stadium Brooks Robinson's final home run is a three-run walk-off shot to give the Orioles a 6-5 win over the Indians in the 10th. It is the final homerun of his career.
Quote of the day:
“People think that a pitcher who throws a no-hitter totally dominates the game, but that isn’t always true,” he said. “I had trouble with my control and gave up five walks, which is something that happened a lot in my career.”
Bill Stoneman
MILESTONES
Birthday Boys
Highlights: Cap Anson, Solly Hemus and Pedro Garcia
Debuts
Notable: Arky Vaughan, Art Fowler, Art Shamsky and Bill Henry
Final Games
Steve Blass & Rollie Hemsley
Passings
Bobby Winkles
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Trivia Answer:
Bill Stoneman. He came close to a complete game in his previous start to his first no hitter and complete game April 17, 1969 going 8 and 2/3rds. He tossed another no hitter on October 2, 1972.
In 1973 his longest start will be 6 and 2/3, and in 1974 his last season quality start comes on May 1 vs the Red Sox going 8 innings and giving up 2 runs in a 4-2 Angels victory.
