(via Twitter) “I know this honor for Roberto will help other Latin players. Roberto was always thinking of Puerto Rico and the people there.” Vera Clemente, on… Read more “A Moment in Time – 3/20/73: Roberto Clemente is posthumously voted into the HOF by special election”
Category: A Moment In Time
A Moment in Time – 3/8/68: Tom Seaver and Gil Hodges, Al Lang Field
(Via Twitter) Tom Seaver with Gil Hodges in Gil’s first camp as Mets manager, Al Lang Field, St Petersburg, March 8, 1968, by Bob Moreland of the… Read more “A Moment in Time – 3/8/68: Tom Seaver and Gil Hodges, Al Lang Field”
A Moment in Time – 8/14/46: Pete Reiser steals home, setting NL record
Wednesday afternoon, August 14, 1946, bottom of the 5th inning, and Pete Reiser deftly glides past the tag of the Giants’ Walker Cooper on the front end… Read more “A Moment in Time – 8/14/46: Pete Reiser steals home, setting NL record”
A Moment in Time – 5/18/51: Inside-the-park Jack
Friday, May 18, 1951, Wrigley Field, bottom of the 4th inning, and the Cubs’ rookie shortstop Jack Cusick barrels into home as Phillies’ catcher Andy Seminick awaits… Read more “A Moment in Time – 5/18/51: Inside-the-park Jack”
A Moment in Time – 6/25/44
Sunday, June 25, 1944, Comiskey Park in Chicago, Game 2 of a doubleheader between the White Sox and Indians, bottom of the 5th inning and Thurman Tucker… Read more “A Moment in Time – 6/25/44”
A Moment In Time – 5/14/47
Wednesday, May 14, 1947, Crosley Field, Cincinnati, Dodgers visiting the Reds, bottom of the 2nd inning with the locals up 1-0 and Reds’ All-Star SS Eddie Miller… Read more “A Moment In Time – 5/14/47”
A Moment in Time – 5/22/52
Thursday, May 22, 1952, the St Louis Cardinals at the Polo Grounds, no score, bottom of the 2nd inning, one away, and Willie Mays barrels into home… Read more “A Moment in Time – 5/22/52”
A Moment in Time – 5/7/41
Wednesday, May 7, 1941, Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, the first place Cardinals in town, bottom of the 9th inning, game tied 3-3, and veteran umpire Lou Jorda has… Read more “A Moment in Time – 5/7/41”
A Moment in Time – 9/19/61
Tuesday, September 19, 1961, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore and the Yankees are in town for a late season twi-night doubleheader. While the Orioles were at 88… Read more “A Moment in Time – 9/19/61”
A Moment in Time – 8/23/36: The East-West All-Star Game
Sunday, August 23, 1936, Comiskey Park, Chicago, and in one of the most beautiful Negro League photos you’ll see, the “East” roster poses for photos prior to… Read more “A Moment in Time – 8/23/36: The East-West All-Star Game”
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