March 6
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
March 6, 1985 – Enos Slaughter and Arky Vaughan are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. Slaughter, known for his hustling style of play, gained fame for his celebrated “Mad Dash” home during the 1946 World Series. Vaughan batted .318 over a 14-year career with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers.
Slaughter was A southern gentleman outside the lines, Enos Slaughter was a fierce competitor on the ball field. His intensity was often mistaken for brashness, cockiness or hatred. For many years the legend was that Slaughter was behind the racial tension in the Cardinals clubhouse that was directed toward Jackie Robinson. Truth was, Slaughter didn't like anyone on the opposing team when the game was on. Slaughter's habit of running to first when he drew a base on balls was copied by Pete Rose. His hustling style earned him 10 All-Star nods, and he was part of four World Championship teams, twice each in the AL and NL.
Many know him for the mad dash in the 1946 world series, but it wasn’t his first, On July 19, 1942, Slaughter's fly ball was dropped by Dodgers' center fielder Pete Reiser as Reiser crashed into the wall. Slaughter circled the bases for a homer, giving the Cards a 7-6 triumph and cutting Brooklyn's lead over St. Louis to three games. The Cards eventually overtook the Dodgers to win the flag.
Best season? He nearly missed the MVP in 1942, Slaughter had many seasons of similarity, we'll trust the MVP voters who selected him 2nd in 1942 to teammate Mort Cooper. That would make him the most valuable everyday player in the NL in '42 on the strength of his .318 mark, 100 runs scored, 31 doubles, 17 triples, 13 homers, 98 RBI, 88 walks, and .412 OBP.
Listen to “Country” give his HOF Speech and multiple interviews. He starts the HOF speech off with what took you so long . . .
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Highlighted Reel, 1946 World Series Game 7
Game of The Day:
July 31, 1936 Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox — Lefty Grove was putting together another great season as the 36 year old was on his way to leading the league in ERA for the 7th time and going to set a career high in WAR 11.2 and shutouts with 6. Neither the Red Sox 53-46 11.5 out or the White Sox 51-45 13 games out were contenders.
Ted Lyons, or Sunday Ted took the mound for the White Sox, at 35 Lyons was off to a shaky season 5-9, 5.22 ERA.
The game is broadcasted by Hal Totten and the fun thing here is you simply don’t have many games to hear, future inner circle hall of famers such as Lefty Grove, Jimmie Foxx, Joe Cronin as well as Luke Appling and Lyons.
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Lefty Grove was Born on March 6 in Lonaconing, Maryland, Grove was a sandlot star in the Baltimore area during the 1910s. Grove didn't play organized baseball until he was 19 years old. In 1920, he made his professional debut with the Martinsburg Mountaineers of the class-D Blue Ridge League, where he appeared in six games. In 59 innings pitched, Grove gave up just 30 hits, and he had an earned run average (ERA) of 1.68. His performance attracted the attention of Jack Dunn, Sr. (1872–1928), the manager/owner of the minor league Baltimore Orioles, who also discovered Babe Ruth. Here is an interview that is long but worth the listen by Eugene Murdock on July 18, 1974 in Norwalk, Ohio
Listen to the Lefty Grove interview discuss his career
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March 6, 1948 — The Braves acquire All-Star second baseman Eddie Stanky from the Dodgers for Bama Rowell and $60,000. The 32 year-old hard-nosed infielder, who is known as the Brat, will play a pivotal role in Boston’s National League championship this season.
Listen to the Eddie Stanky interviewed by Joe Garagiola
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March 6, 1961, the County Board approved a sweeping ban barring fans from bringing beer, liquor or soda into County Stadium. The penalty for violating the ordinance: a $5 to $500 fine or up to 90 days in jail.
March 6, 1973 – Larry Hisle of the Minnesota Twins becomes the first designated hitter in major league history during an exhibition game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Hisle makes the new American League rule look good by collecting two home runs and seven runs batted in.
March 6, 1975, Glenn Wright Interviewed by Leo Cloutier in 1975. Wright is one of two shortstops with 600+ assists what year did he accomplish it? Send me an email for the answer!
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March 6, 1985 – Enos Slaughter and Arky Vaughan are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. Slaughter, known for his hustling style of play, gained fame for his celebrated “Mad Dash” home during the 1946 World Series. Vaughan batted .318 over a 14-year career with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers.
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March 6, 2001 — Former Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star second baseman Bill Mazeroski and Negro Leagues pitching great Hilton Smith are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee. Mazeroski, an eight-time Gold Glove Award winner, hit one of the most memorable home runs ever – a 9th-inning blast in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series.
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Quote of the Day:
"To be a big league ball player, you have to love the game. This is a pretty good game and a pretty swell way to make a living. The conditions in the majors are fine and the money is good. So I say keep yelling and hustling every minute you're in uniform." Enos Slaughter |
TRIVIA
TRIVIA: Enos Slaughter played for four teams over his 18 career and played in five world Series. He spent the majority of his career with St Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees during their prime championship years Can you name the team he played the most World Series for?
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A Couple of Birthday Boys!
A member of the Pirates his entire career, slugger Willie Stargell played on each of Pittsburgh's last two World Championships teams. He was a clutch long ball hitter, who won the National League MVP, NLCS MVP, and World Series MVP in 1979. "Pops" holds the Pittsburgh career home run record and was one of the most popular players of his era.
Ironman submariner Abernathy struggled with control and injuries before finally enjoying his first good year in the majors at age 29 with Cleveland in 1963 (7-2, with 12 saves). With the Cubs in 1965, he was named NL Fireman of the Year when he led the league with 31 saves. Two years later with the Reds he again was Fireman of the Year and again led in saves (28). He had 148 career saves.
ANSWER TO YESTERDAY’S TRIVIA
YESTERDAY'S TRIVIA: Which All-Star Game was the first played without an extra-base hit on either side?
Hint: #1 Billy O’Dell, pitching in his home team’s stadium, threw three perfect innings.
A. 1958
The AL’s lead-off second baseman, Nellie Fox was the only batter with more than one hit.
#1 O’Dell retired 9 consecutive NL All-Star batters, including 5 future Hall of Famers.
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