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⚾ The well traveled Bobby Bonds March 15
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The well traveled Bobby Bonds, born on March 15, 1946. Several factors, including the long shadow of teammate Willie Mays, have left Bobby Bonds as a footnote in baseball history, but for several seasons he was an exciting player. He was born ahead of his time, blending power and speed the way many players would later. His son became the best player of his generation
A few feats by Bobby
First man to have six seasons with at least 30 steals and homers, a record matched later by his son... Bobby set a ML record with 185 strikeouts in 1969, and set a new mark the following season, with 189... In 1973, Bonds set a ML-record with 11 leadoff homers... On June 20, 1973, Bonds hit his 22nd career leadoff homer, breaking Lou Brock's record... He and son Barry hold the all-time record for home runs hit by a father/son duo. In fact, they hold the record for most homers hit by any combination of family members.
MilestonesHit his 300th homer on May 3, 1979, against Moose Haas of the Milwaukee Brewers. In so doing, Bonds became the second player (with friend Willie Mays), to reach 300 homers and have at least 300 stolen bases. At the time, Bobby had 413 steals.
Game of the DayOctober 8 1940 World Series Game 7 Detroit Tigers vs Cincinnati Reds
Ernie helps Reds to the title!
Did you know?
Long time rival and the San Francisco Giants pitcher in the infamous John Roseboro incident signs with the enemy on March 15, 1975, when the Los Angeles Dodgers sign future Hall of Famer Juan Marichal. The former San Francisco Giants’ star will make only two appearances with the Dodgers before retiring.
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Trivia:
Bobby Bonds hit a grand slam in his first MLB game, from 1871-1968, how many other players accomplished that feat?
Hint: The answer is below
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
Born: Tuesday, March 15, 1938 in George, Bob Locker, one of the best (and most underrated) relievers of his era, his best season was in 1967 when he had 20 saves, 124 IP in relief, a 2.09 ERA, and a AL league-leading 77 appearances. Locker was a member of the 1972 World Series champion Oakland A’s.
March 15, 1971 — Bernie Gera a 39-year-old New York housewife files a civil rights suit against MLB when her contract to umpire in the New York-Penn League becomes void after six days without an explanation. The New York Court of Appeals, in an eventual landmark 5-2 decision, will uphold a previous court’s ruling, agreeing with her contention that she had been discriminated against unlawfully. Gera will eventually umpire one game before quitting.
Died: March 15, 2011 in Ladue, MO . . . Marty Marion was the premier defensive NL shortstop of his day, named to seven successive NL All-Star squads. With Marion at SS, the Cardinals won four pennants, three World Championships, and, from 1941 through 1949, never finished lower than second. Nicknamed “Slats” by Burt Shotton, who managed him in the minors, the 6’2″ 170-lb Marion disproved the theory that shortstops had to be small men. His unusually long arms, which reached for ground balls like tentacles, prompted writers to dub him “The Octopus.”
March 15, 1983 – Cy Young Award winner Pete Vuckovich is found to have a torn rotator cuff in his pitching shoulder that will sideline him for almost the entire 1983 season.
March 15, 1991, the Kansas City Royals release Bo Jackson, who had injured his hip playing football for the Los Angeles Raiders. In April, Jackson will sign a contract with the Chicago White Sox.
Quote of the day:
Bonds averaged 34 home runs and 41 stolen bases from 1969-74, and came close to becoming the first player to reach the 40-40 milestone in 1973. He remembered:"I went into September with 35 home runs, I only had to hit five the whole month and I wound up hitting four... the last day of the season I hit three balls up against the wall."
MILESTONES
Birthday Boys
Bob Locker, Dave Watkins, Bobby Bonds, Wayne Granger, Nellie King, and Ray Noble
Debuts
None today
Final Games
None Today
Passings
Bowie Kuhn, Dave Philley, Ed Charles and Marty Marion
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Trivia Answer:
June 25, 1968, Bonds blasted a grand slam, becoming the first player in the 20th century to hit a bases-loaded home run in his first ML game. The only other player to hit a grand slam in his first game was William Duggleby of the 1898 Philadelphia Nationals.
