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Today in 1975: Casey Stengel passed away. Casey Stengel won 7 World Series titles as a manager (tied for the most with Joe McCarthy). In fact, he won all 7 in a 10-year stretch (1949-1958) with the Yankees. He was also one of the great characters of the game. As a player,…

Today in 1976: Walter Alston stepped down as manager of the #Dodgers. He guided the team for 23 years and won 4 World Series for the club. Third base coach Tommy Lasorda took the helm and managed the Dodgers for 21 seasons. Both men are in the Hall of Fame. #MLB #baseball…

Today in 1941: Ted Williams entered the final day of the season with a batting average of .3995, which would be rounded up to .400. He was encouraged to sit out both games of the Red Sox doubleheader. Instead, he inserted himself into the lineup of both games. He went 6-for-8,…

Today in 1960: In his final major league at-bat, Ted Williams hit a 450-foot homer, the 521st of his career. He refused to take a curtain call. Once he took his outfield position, his manager sent out a replacement. Williams ran off to a standing ovation. #MLB #RedSox…

Born today in 1949: Mike Schmidt. One of the top third basemen of all-time. Schmidt was a 12-time All-Star, a 3-time MVP, a 10-time Gold Glove winner and the National League leader in home runs 8 times. Finished with 548 HRs. Elected to the Hall of Fame on the first ballot in…

There are already four players that have hit 50+ home runs this year: Cal Raleigh (60), Kyle Schwarber (56), Shohei Ohtani (54) and Aaron Judge (51). Eugenio Suarez has 49. There has never been a season in MLB history when five players hit 50 home runs. #MLB #baseball #Mariners

Today in 1996: Barry Bonds became just the second member of the 40/40 club (40 homers, 40 steals), joining Jose Canseco. The current members: 1988 Jose Canseco 1996 Barry Bonds 1998 Alex Rodriguez 2006 Alfonso Soriano 2023 Ronald Acuna, Jr 2024 Shohei Ohtani #MLB #baseball

Today in 1961: Roger Maris belted his 60th home run of the season, tying Babe Ruth's hallowed record which had stood for 34 years. The blast came off the Orioles' Pat Fisher. #MLB #Yankees #baseball @RMaris0961

Today in 1971: Jim Palmer won his 20th game of the season, becoming the 4th member of the Orioles pitching staff to win 20 games (Mike Cuellar, Pat Dobson, Dave McNally and Palmer). Only one other pitching staff in MLB history has ever done that: the 1920 White Sox (Red Faber,…

Today in 1979: Phil Niekro of the Braves wins his 20th game of the year. He would finish the season with a 21-20 record, becoming the first National League pitcher since 1905 to both win and lose 20 games in a season. #MLB #baseball #Braves

Today in 1986: Mike Scott of the #Astros pitched a no-hitter against the Giants, striking out 13 batters. It's the only time in history when a no-hitter clinched a division crown for a team. Scott won the NL Cy Young that year, and led the majors in ERA and strikeouts. He was…

Today in 1955: Al Kaline finished the year with a .340 average, and, at age 20, became the youngest player to ever win a batting title. Kaline signed with the #Tigers the night he graduated high school and made his #MLB debut six days later. He went on to be an 18-time All-Star.

Today in 1957: The last game ever played in Brooklyn's Ebbets Field. Just 6,702 fans were in attendance. It had been the home of the Dodgers for 45 seasons since 1913. It was demolished three years later and became the site of the Ebbets Field Apartments. #MLB #Dodgers…

Today in 1934: Babe Ruth's last home game as a New York Yankee. The next year, he returned to Boston as a member of the Boston Braves. The Braves' revenue was down and the owner wanted to find a way to increase ticket sales. But Ruth's skills had dwindled: he'd play only 28…

Today in 1984: The Detroit Tigers won their 100th game of the year, making Sparky Anderson the only manager in major league history to guide a team in both leagues to 100 wins in a season. He previously had led the Reds to 100+ wins in 1970, 1975 and 1976. #MLB #baseball #Reds…

Today in 1962: Maury Wills breaks Ty Cobb's record of 96 stolen bases in a season. Cobb's record had stood since 1915. Wills would go on to steal 104 bases that year. He recorded more steals than any other TEAM that year! He was named the NL MVP. #MLB #Dodgers #baseball

Today in 1993: the last game pitched in Nolan Ryan's career. Pitching for the Rangers, Ryan faced three Seattle batters before hurting his elbow. He finished his 27-year career with 324 wins, and as the all-time leader in strikeouts (5,714) and no-hitters (7). #MLB #baseball

Today in 1911: Cy Young notched the final victory of his career, number 511, against the Pirates. Young holds several major league records that are unbreakable: victories (511), games started (815), complete games (749) and career losses (316). #MLB #baseball #HallofFame

Born today in 1963: Cecil Fielder. A 3-time All-Star with the Tigers who led the AL in home runs in both 1991 and 1992, as well as RBIs in 1990-1992. In 1996, he set a record by taking 1,096 games to record his first career stolen base, which occurred on a botched hit and run.…

Today in 1970: Vida Blue pitched a no-hitter in just his eighth major league start, beating the Twins, 6-0. He was just 21 years old. #MLB #nohitter #baseball #Athletics