January 12

Daily Rewind - January 12 - Cooperstown calls the man of steal

January 12, 2025

January 12, we are highlight several Cooperstown calls including Rickey Henderson, he passed away last month. Rickey was a one of a kind player and he was pure entertainment.

A few others, Jim Rice; 1994 Steve Carlton; 1988 Willie Stargell; 1983 Brooks Robinson & Juan Marichal.

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Best,

Tom

TODAY ON THE DAILY HIGHLIGHT

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Today’s Highlighted Reel:

Jackie Robinson Radio Show Episode 123 Ted Raynor
Home run Derby Episode Four: Harmon Killebrew vs Mickey Mantle
Bob Elson Interviews Bobby Riggs on January 12, 1980
Joe McCarthy Interview

January 12, 1921, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis takes over his new role as commissioner of baseball. Landis, who is given wide-ranging powers, replaces the three-man National Commission that had been running the game.(Audio Highlight: Willie Mays – Kenesaw Mountain Landis 1939 HOF Induction)

January 12, 1946, Boston Red Sox star Ted Williams receives his discharge from the U.S. Marine Air Corps after a three-year stint serving in World War II.(Audio highlights: Sports Illustrated Interviews - Ted Williams on players reaching potential)

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January 12 1949 – The New York Giants are fined $2,000, and their manager Leo Durocher $500, for signing Freddie Fitzsimmons as a coach while he was still under contract to the Boston Braves. Fitzsimmons gets a $500 fine and a 30-day spring training suspension.(Audio highlights: Eugene Murdock Interviews Fred Fitzimmons)

Cooperstown calls – 2009 Rickey Henderson, Jim Rice; 1994 Steve Carlton; 1988 Willie Stargell; 1983 Brooks Robinson & Juan Marichal

Henderson, the all-time major league leader in stolen bases, runs and leadoff home runs, is elected to the Hall of Fame on the first ballot; at the time of his retirement, Henderson also held the all-time walk record. Rice, the third player to go in on the 15th and final ballot (after Ralph Kiner and Red Ruffing); Carlton, on the greatest left-handed pitchers in baseball history and the winner of 329 games, 4,136 strikeouts and four Cy Young Awards, is elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA receiving almost 96% of the vote. Orlando Cepeda falls seven votes short of the 75% required for election. Stargell was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot. He was named on 352 of the 427 ballots, while a total of least 321 (75%) were necessary for election. Stargell was the only player voted in that year, but five others on the ballot eventually got in, one of them being Bill Mazeroski, who finished seventh with 33.5% of the votes. Robinson, who won 12 Gold Gloves and helped the O’s to two World Championships. Robinson established a standard of excellence for modern-day third basemen. Marichal won 243 games and lost only 142 over 16 marvelous seasons. The high-kicking right-hander enjoyed six 20-win seasons, hurled a no-hitter in 1963 and was named to nine All-Star teams.

(Audio highlights: Brooks Robinson Highlight Reel, Malice towards none interview with Rice, Stargell & Robinson)

Birthday boy – Bill Madlock – Madlock may be the most overlooked four-time batting champion in the history of baseball. One reason is that he bounced among six teams in his 15 seasons. The other is that he was a poor defensive player and a one-dimensional offensive player for most of his career. But he still won those four batting titles, more than any other third baseman until Wade Boggs. Madlock was acquired three times by teams battling for a playoff spot, and his hot bat helped the 1979 Pirates, 1985 Dodgers and 1987 Tigers get to the post-season.

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HIGHLIGHTED GAME OF THE DAY:

Game of the Day – 1970 World Series, as Pete Rose said he played as if he were in a higher league! Brooks Robinson in the World Series in 1970 won the MVP by hitting .409 with 2 homeruns but he was equally as good with the glove making dazzling plays through the five games.

Robinson had an incredible run in 4 playoff series, 2 World Series and 2 ALCS’s, 1970-1971 hitting .409, 27-66 with 3 homeruns and 15 RBIS in 18 games.

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