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March 12
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
March 12, 1956 in Portland, OR . . . One of the most talented and complete players of the 1980s, Dale Murphy won two Most Valuable Player Awards and clubbed 398 homers while maintaining a squeeky-clean image. He was one of the most respected and popular stars of his era. He led the National League in homers, RBI, and slugging twice each. Though he declined rapidly late in his career, in his prime Murphy was compared to Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron.
Fun Fact:
Jack Dunn, Dale Murphy's high school baseball coach, is the one person Murphy credited the most for making him a big leaguer. Coincidentally, a man named Jack Dunn was responsible for discovering Babe Ruth.
In 1983, Dale Murphy became the second Brave (joining Hank Aaron) to hit 30 homers and steal 30 bases in a season. Murphy blasted 36 homers and stole 30 bases that season.
Feats:
Hit home runs in six consecutive games in 1978 and he once Belted two three-run homers in the same inning, July 27, 1989, vs. the Giants. National League Player of the Month in: August 1980, April 1982, September 1983 September 1984, April 1985
and August 1986
Milestones: Murphy hit his first home run on September 15, 1977, almost exactly one year to the day that he debuted in the big leagues. It came off Padre hurler Randy Jones.
Great interview here with Dale Murphy to listen too:
More on Murphy: Here are a few books I found on him at Thrift books to enjoy!
Here are links to the books and more on Murph!
Check out his SABR Bioproject here written by Joseph Wancho
His Baseball Reference Page here all the stats you will ever need
Dale Murphy’s personal website , full of great stories and quotes
If you are interested in Collecting his memorabilia check out his personal event on July 18th in Texas,
If you like the thumb nail image you can grab it on Amazon here
Classic Atlanta Braves games here
Quote of the day:
"If your a coach, you want him as a player, If your a father, you want him as a son. If your a woman, you want him as a husband. If your a kid, you want him as a father. What else can you say about the guy?" - Joe Torre
Game of The Day:
Game of the Day — October 10, 1982 NLCS Game 3 St Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves
At Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium In a must-win game, the Braves sent Rick Camp to the hill and the Cardinals countered with the sometimes volatile and often entertaining Joaquín Andújar.
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Todays highlights and Historic Days!
March 12, 1921, Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis suspends eight members of the Chicago White Sox for their alleged involvement in the fixing of the 1919 World Series. The group includes outfielder Joe Jackson, who batted .375 in the Series. Others banned are Eddie Cicotte, Oscar “Happy” Felsch, Arnold “Chick” Gandil, Fred McMullin, Charles “Swede” Risberg, George “Buck” Weaver, and Claude “Lefty” Williams. None of them will ever play in organized baseball again.
March 12, 1930 in Meridian, ID . . . Vern Law was largely responsible for the Pirates' World Championship in 1960, when he captured the Cy Young Award with a 20-9 record and a league-high 18 complete games. Despite nursing a late-season sprained ankle, he won the first and fourth games of the Series and had a no-decision in the famed seventh game, won by the Pirates on Bill Mazeroski's ninth-inning homer.
March 12, 1934, St. Louis Cardinals rookie Paul “Daffy” Dean ends his holdout. Dean will win 19 games for the Cardinals in his first major league season. Helping them to the 1934 Wrold Series, Dean will win 2 games for the Cardinal's helping them defeat the Tigers for the 1934 Championship.
March 12 , 1949 -- Jim Wynn is born in Hamilton, OH. Originally a shortstop, Wynn was drafted by his hometown Cincinnati Reds, but was swiped from their organization in the free agent draft by the Houston Colt .45s in 1962. In virtual obscurity, Wynn was switched to center field, played 11 seasons for Houston, and had several tremendous seasons. The cavernous dimensions of the Astrodome masked his raw power, and the immense value of his patience at the plate (he drew as many as 90 walks in eight different seasons), excellent defense, and stellar baserunning ability was somewhat lost as he played for mediocre teams most of his career. Dubbed the "Toy Cannon" because of his powerful swing from a small frame, Wynn clubbed nearly 300 homers in his career. His tape-measure homers are still described with awe today. Wynn's number 24 is retired in 2005.
March 12, 1973: New York Mets manager Yogi Berra fines Willie Mays for leaving the team for two days without notice. “I didn't think I'd have to tell them every time I cross the street. He made his point and he was right. I made a mistake. I should have told him.” - Willie Mays.
March 12, 1980, slugging outfielder Chuck Klein and former Boston Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. Klein won the NL MVP Award in 1932, won the Triple Crown in 1933, appeared in the first two ALL-Star Games.
March 12, 1982 -- Ballantine Books publishes the first of seven annual Bill James Abstracts, bringing the author into the national spotlight for his statistical insight into the game. The sabermetrician's original self-published efforts, written while working the night shift as a security guard at the Stokely-Van Camp's pork and beans cannery, introduces baseball fans to new ways of measuring a player's ability, using stats such as such Runs Created, Power Speed, Isolated Power and it is the introduction to saber stats.
March 12, 2015 -- Actor Will Ferrell pulls off a bizarre and hilarious stunt to drum up support for cancer survivors, as he suits up for ten different teams and takes part in five different games (all of them for both teams) during Cactus League play today. He plays all nine positions as well as designated hitter and even puts in some time as a third base coach, while being rushed from game to game. He retires the only batter he faces as a pitcher for the Dodgers, but for some reason all the teams he plays for decide to cut or trade him, once for a couple of hot dogs, after each of his brief appearances. He uses a police escort and a helicopter to ferry him from ballpark to ballpark, wearing uniform number 19 at every stop. "I'm a five-tool guy", the comic actor explains. The strange adventure will be the subject of a television special to be broadcast on HBO during the season.
It is severely criticized by former NFL coach and broadcasting legend John Madden, who calls the stunt disrespectful and insulting to the game of baseball.
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TRIVIA
TRIVIA: Only two players have tied Johnny Mize with 6 , 3 homerun games. Who are they?
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ANSWER TO YESTERDAY’S TRIVIA
YESTERDAY'S TRIVIA: Only two players have tied Johnny Mize with 6 , 3 homerun games. Who are they?
TRIVIA ANSWER: Mize holds the major league record for the most three-homer games, a feat he performed 6 times, tied with Sammy Sosa and Mookie Betts. He also was the first player to do it in both leagues — 5 times in the National League and once in the American League.
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