Baseball Photo Trivia

[Angel Oracle]

First ball ever hit out of Forbes Field?

[fan_since79]

1 hour ago, Angel Oracle said:

First ball ever hit out of Forbes Field?

You got it.

He hit it over the 86-foot high right field roof. His final home run. He hit three that day and drove in six runs, but the Braves lost 11-7.

 

[fan_since79]

Who are these two and why are they so happy?

[yk9001]

That's Bob Moose, I don't know who the other guy is, and I assume it is an hour after game 7 of the 1971 world series.  They are happy.

I don't know anything else.

 

As an aside, Memorial Stadium is the first big league ballpark I ever visited.  Went to probably 25 games there between 1977 and 1983.

Went to game 2 of the 1979 ALCS between baltimore and the Angels.

Went to game 6 of the 1979 world series.  When my mom died in November, I went through some old stuff and found a ticket stub.

Went to Opening Day 1982 there - incredibly my parents let me and my friends ditch school and we drove there from Hagerstown (60 miles).

Went to the final game of the 1982 season, Earl Weaver's last game as manager, and the game decided the AL East championship (Palmer vs. ???) - Robin Yount hit a leadoff homer, and the Brewers led the whole way.

 

I have great memories there.  The parking was so tight, you parked bumper to bumper.  If you needed to leave early, you were screwed.

[fan_since79]

Moose is right.

I'll give it a little more time for the other guy.

Both men pitched in the Series for the Pirates, and yes, it was about an hour after Game 7.

Edited May 25, 2017 by fan_since79

[makepeac]

Is that tall feller on the right a young Bruce Kison? Before he permed his hair, wore glasses and pitched for the Angels?

[fan_since79]

5 minutes ago, makepeac said:

Is that tall feller on the right a young Bruce Kison? Before he permed his hair, wore glasses and pitched for the Angels?

That's him.

He won the deciding game in the NLCS and Game 4 in the Series.

 

[fan_since79]

[Angel Oracle]

Wasn't Kison at the time the youngest pitcher to ever start a WS game?   Wasn't it also the first ever nighttime WS game?

[yk9001]

bob moose uncorked a wild pitch in game 5 of the 1972 NLCS that resulted in a walk off win for the reds.

That's a big deal - a trip to the world series was decided on a wild pitch.

That is what I hate about the media coverage of sports history.  Its the same 10-20 events... US Olympic hockey gold in 1980; Fisk's game 6 homer.  Reggie's 3 home run's. Franco Harris' immaculate reception. Willis Reed going out on court to start game 7.  Willie Mays' catch. Pete Rose-Ray Fosse....

A world series is decided on a wild pitch... you'd think that would be discussed once in a while.

[fan_since79]

...and Barry Bonds made a lousy throw to the plate, on the first-base side, and Mike LaVallierre had to get it then reach back to tag Sid Bream, who scored the winning run in Game 7 of the 1992 NLCS.

That game should at least have been tied going to extras.

[fan_since79]

Who is the guy with Gehrig?

It has something to do with home runs.

[fan_since79]

The name is not necessary. His connection to Gehrig is enough.

 

[Homebrewer]

1 hour ago, fan_since79 said:

The name is not necessary. His connection to Gehrig is enough.

 

 

1 hour ago, fan_since79 said:

It has something to do with home runs.

Since we had a 4 HR game recently, and I know Gehrig hit 4 in a game...while it's hard to imagine that skinny guy hitting 4 in a game, it's my guess.

[Redondo]

Had to look it up. Homebrewer on the right path.

Spoiler

Gehrig poses with old-time Boston (Beaneaters) player Bobby Lowe on June 9, 1932, in Detroit. Gehrig matched Lowe's record of four consecutive home runs in a single game.

 

[fan_since79]

2 hours ago, Homebrewer said:

 

Since we had a 4 HR game recently, and I know Gehrig hit 4 in a game...while it's hard to imagine that skinny guy hitting 4 in a game, it's my guess.

Bobby Lowe of the Boston Beaneaters became the first player to hit four home runs in a single game on May 30, 1894.

He was 66-years old in the photo with Gehrig above. It was taken six days after Lou hit his four home runs.

Lowe was 38 years older than Gehrig and outlived him by ten years.

[Homebrewer]

3 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Bobby Lowe of the Boston Beaneaters became the first player to hit four home runs in a single game on May 30, 1894.

He was 66-years old in the photo with Gehrig above. It was taken six days after Lou hit his four home runs.

Lowe was 38 years older than Gehrig and outlived him by ten years.

He was 66???

Whoa. Hate to think what he looked like in his 80's.

Great Find FS79

[fan_since79]

Bobby Lowe in 1895.

[Angel Oracle]

Gotta love the tobacco baseball cards.

[fan_since79]

One more thing about Bobby Lowe. He had four home runs and a single in that game, for 17 total bases. That was an NL record that stood for 60 years, until Joe Adcock broke it in 1954.

 

[fan_since79]

Joe Mulvey, Philadelphia Phillies 3rd baseman. Major league record of six errors in one game. In his first two seasons with the team (1884-85) he committed 135 errors.

[Dick B Back]

5 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Joe Mulvey, Philadelphia Phillies 3rd baseman. Major league record of six errors in one game. In his first two seasons with the team (1884-85) he committed 135 errors.

He only maintained those records because the Halos wouldn't let Trumbo stay at 3B.

[Homebrewer]

June 13 1905

CHRISTY MATHEWSON THREW NO HITTER #2
	NEW YORK GIANTS (NL)
Mordacai "Three Finger" Brown took a no hitter of his own into the 8th inning in that game.	Tuesday, June 13, 1905 New York Giants 1, Chicago Cubs 0 West Side Park (Chicago)

[Homebrewer]

THIS DAY IN NO-NO HISTORY

Mathewson’s second no-no, 112 years ago today

JUNE 13, 2017 LEAVE A COMMENT

Christy Mathewson baseball card The New York Giants’ Christy Mathewson threw the second of his two no-hitters, 112 years ago today.

 

Mathewson, nicknamed “The Christian Gentleman,” no-hit the Chicago Cubs at West Side Park for a 1-0 win. The right-hander from Factoryville, Pennsylvania faced just 28 batters, with the only Cubs base runners coming courtesy of errors by Bill Dahlen and Billy Gilbert (one runner was doubled up).

“Neither run, nor hit, nor base on balls did Mathewson allow Chicago in the full nine innings, and if his support had been perfect, he would have tied “Cy” Young’s record of not permitting an opponent to reach first base,” the New York Times noted.

Mathewson’s first no-no came on Monday, July 15, 1901, when he beat the St. Louis Cardinals on the road at Robison Field 5-0.

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[Angel Oracle]

Makes me think of Christy's namesake, Chris Mathewson, who pitched for LB State through the 2016 season and then went pro.