When Ramon & Pedro Became Known as Pedro & Ramon
A pair of brothers with exceptional pitching skills came out of the Dodgers organization in the early 1990s.
Double Rated-Rookie Got Paid Then Didn’t Pay
Danny Tartabull’s professional baseball-playing father once attributed his son’s prodigious power hitting ability to his mother. I presume she was also better with finances.
The First HR-Hitting Shortstop Was in ’52 Topps
Home runs didn’t come from shortstops until Junior Stephens got to the majors.
Two and Half Complete Games (At Once)
Complete games have become a rarity. How about throwing one that lasts 22 innings?
Don’t Kill Seagulls When the Home Team is Named After a Bird
This advice would have served Dave Winfield well in a trip to Toronto.
1993 Finest: Harold Reynolds
Harold Reynolds is the only guy not named Rickey Henderson to lead the AL in stolen bases during the 1980s.
Rain Delay Ejection
Connie Ryan once wore a rain coat in the batter’s box to protest the weather.
Who Wins MVP When Everyone Plays Well?
I guess we’ll just award it to a relief pitcher (for the first time in history).
The Utility Infielder That Beat the 1927 Yankees
George Strickland generated just over 1 win above replacement for the Cleveland Indians. That was the same margin by which the team beat the record of the Yankees’ famous Murderers’ Row team from 1927.