Baseball Photo Trivia

[Angel Oracle]

First Oldtimers Game for me had one humorous thing.    Dick Stuart was batting against Drysdale, and he suddenly runs to the mound with a bottle of Vitalis in his hand, a take off on the popular commercial of that time where the pitcher has greasy kid stuff in his hair, which was easy for the ump to find on the ball, and he ejected the pitcher from the game.       

[fan_since79]

He pitched five innings in relief for the Yankees in one of the greatest World Series games ever. He also had his 92nd birthday a few days ago.

He pitched for seven teams altogether in his major-league career. AL MVP in 1952.

 

Edited October 2, 2017 by fan_since79

[Angel Oracle]

I knew who it is, but want to see if someone else answers it.   The MVP clue gave it away for me.

He won 24 games that season.

[fan_since79]

On 10/2/2017 at 6:07 AM, Angel Oracle said:

I knew who it is, but want to see if someone else answers it.   The MVP clue gave it away for me.

He won 24 games that season.

Bobby Shantz

 

[fan_since79]

A pitching coach for five different ML teams, also a minor-league pitching instructor for the California Angels for one season.

Oh, and he had a pretty decent playing career before that.

 

[makepeac]

Johnny Sain, as in Spahn and Sain and pray for rain.

[fan_since79]

What's this all about?

[Redondo]

Spoiler

https://bill37mccurdy.com/2011/05/26/floyd-bevens-the-legacy-of-disappointment/

http://www.syracuse.com/kirst/index.ssf/2010/10/post_98.html

 

[fan_since79]

The pitcher with DiMaggio had walked ten batters in the game just finished but it was the ending that was so excruciating, and historic.

1947.

 

 

[fan_since79]

A pinch-hitter named Cookie ruined the whole day for him.

 

That's the last clue. I'll give the answer this afternoon if nobody gets it.

[Angels#1Fan]

Lookie, lookie, here comes Cookie...Lovagetto.

Floyd Bevens..maybe Bill. I don't remember his first name.

[fan_since79]

5 hours ago, Angels#1Fan said:

Lookie, lookie, here comes Cookie...Lovagetto.

Floyd Bevens..maybe Bill. I don't remember his first name.

Floyd was his real name but he was known as Bill. 

Cookie Lavagetto broke up his World Series no-hitter with two outs in the 9th inning with a walk-off two-run double. Dodgers beat the Yankees 3-2 but ultimately lost the Series. That's Bevens walking dejectedly toward the clubhouse moments after the game.

[fan_since79]

It was Lavagetto's only hit of the series and those were the final games of his career.

 

Edited October 9, 2017 by fan_since79

[fan_since79]

Sixty-one years ago today. Jim Gilliam was the first out.

[Tank]

Don Larsen's perfect game?

[Tank]

On 9/28/2017 at 1:31 PM, fan_since79 said:

I was reading a story about the two-inning exhibition game they held that day between Yankee oldtimers and former stars from other teams.

Cobb led off the game and warned the infielders that his grip on the bat was shaky and it might fly out of his hands. They played back, and he laid down a nice bunt. But his 61-year old legs couldn't get him to first base before the throw got there. He was fuming after being called out, but a few moments later broke out into a grin, realizing it was all for fun.

I was going to suggest that Albert try something like this until I read about him being thrown out.

[fan_since79]

3 minutes ago, Tank said:

Don Larsen's perfect game?

Yep. The photo shows the first pitch of the game.

Don Larsen is 88 years old, and he's the only player from either starting lineup that day still living.

 

 

[Angel Oracle]

Happened the day before I was born.   I can imagine my dad watching the game while being nervous about my impending birth.

[fan_since79]

He went to a 3-ball count to only one batter, Pee Wee Reese, the second hitter in the first inning. The Dodgers made ten outs on either the first or second pitch.

 

 

Edited October 9, 2017 by fan_since79

[fan_since79]

He wasn't ready to turn the page.

Bonus question: Who threw the pitch?

[Angels#1Fan]

21 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Bonus question: Who threw the pitch?

Gooden.

[fan_since79]

1 hour ago, Angels#1Fan said:

Gooden.

Yep. It turned the whole NLCS around. A game-tying two run homer in the 9th at Shea by none other than our fearless skipper. Instead of being down 3 games to 1, the series would be even.

Kirk Gibson put the Dodgers ahead with a solo home run in the 12th inning. Hershiser came in to face one batter in the bottom of the inning with the bases loaded and got the save.

[fan_since79]

"These are the saddest of possible words..."

[makepeac]

Tinker to Evers to Chance.

[fan_since79]

14 minutes ago, makepeac said:

Tinker to Evers to Chance.

Baseball's Sad Lexicon

by Franklin Pierce Adams

Published: New York Evening Mail (July 10, 1910)

These are the saddest of possible words:
"Tinker to Evers to Chance."
Trio of bear cubs, and fleeter than birds,
Tinker and Evers and Chance.
Ruthlessly pricking our gonfalon bubble,
Making a Giant hit into a double-
Words that are heavy with nothing but trouble:
"Tinker to Evers to Chance."