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  • Haught’s Thoughts
    • RIP Bob Gibson
    • Long live HRD @ RMP!
    • Steal signs? Pffft. Just tell ’em what’s coming!
    • Oh, STFU and play ball!
    • You Can’t Fix Stupid: Wotus out of Giants’ managerial search
    • More than just breakfast
    • You gotta love Gibby!
    • Thanks, Diamond Jim!
    • Bob Gibson Has Pancreatic Cancer
    • Bill Buckner dead at age 69
    • Farewell to The Hot Dog Man
    • The Old-Fashioned Batter
    • Forrest Gregg 1933-2019
    • Time to go, Larry
    • “Wo” is Me? No, but …
    • Darrel Chaney: Having an Impact
    • Dave and Lance Bristol
    • Retire Dave Bristol’s #4
    • Ron Wotus: Big League Manager
    • Talking Baseball With Dave Bristol
    • Wayne Krenchicki 1954-2018
  • In Appreciation
    • Paul Moskau remembers Tom Seaver
    • Gary Nolan
    • Darrel Chaney
    • George Foster’s 1977 MVP season
    • Hal King
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    • Jim Kern’s 1979 season
    • Kim Nuxhall: Working Miracles, One Day at a Time
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  • Moments in Time
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    • Mark Lucich
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    • John Harrison Part II: A second career
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    • Eric Soderholm Part I: Playing days
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    • Jim Palmer defeats Sandy Koufax in 1966 World Series 10/6/66
    • Hugh Casey’s spitter eludes Mickey Owen 10/5/41
    • Astros go overtime to win the NL West 10/4/80
    • Bob Watson sets Astros RBI mark 10/2/77
    • Mays’ HR helps Giants tie the Dodgers 9/30/62
    • Vida Blue’s no-hitter 9/21/70
    • Mickey Mantle’s last home run 9/20/68
    • Tell the hitter what’s coming!
    • Don Wilson’s one-hitter punctuated by triple play 9/17/71
    • Blue Jays hit 10 HR against Orioles 9/14/87
    • Dierker’s near no-no against Atlanta in a critical game 9/13/69
    • Mets win DH over Pirates 1-0, 1-0 9/12/69
    • Nolan Ryan’s first big-league strikeout 9/11/66
    • Lou Brock steals 105 9/10/74
    • Ferguson Jenkins wins 20 for 6th consecutive year 9/8/72
    • Preston Gomez pinch-hits for Don Wilson after 8 no-hit innings 9/4/74
    • Bob Gibson: 1968 Juggernaut
    • Frank Chance, the Cubs’ Peerless Leader
    • Rangers hit back-to-back ITP home runs 8/27/78
    • Cliff Johnson hits HR in fifth consecutive game 8/24/75
    • Astros beat Cubs 1-0 in 17 behind Joe Niekro’s arm and bat 8/23/80
    • Nolan Ryan gets his 5000th strikeout 8/22/89
    • Double no-hitter at Batavia 8/21/52
    • Tom Brookens goes 5-5, starts triple play as Tigers win 8/20/80
    • Ken Holtzman no-hits the Braves in Chicago 8/19/69
    • Tony Conigliaro beaned by Angels’ Jack Hamilton 8/17/67
    • “Hawk” Harrelson gets 100th RBI 8/17/68
    • Curt Flood gets 8 hits in doubleheader 8/16/64
    • Babe Ruth beats Walter Johnson — as a pitcher 8/15/1916
    • Charlie Gehringer Day in Detroit 8/14/29
    • Jim Palmer no-hits Oakland 8/13/69
    • Red Sox win 23rd consecutive home game 8/12/88
    • Roberts defeats Giants, who fall 13 games behind Dodgers 8/11/51
    • Dave Dravecky comes back, beats Reds 8/10/89
    • The Candy Man pitches a sweet no-hitter 8/9/76
    • Iron Man McGinnity pitches, wins doublehehader 8/8/1903
    • Satchel Paige pitches at the Orange Bowl 8/7/56
    • Mantle hits 3 HR, Yankees sweep doubleheader 8/6/61
    • Cliff Johnson sets pinch-hit HR record 8/5/84
    • Rod Carew gets his 3,000th hit 8/4/85
    • Dave McNally’s winning steak ends at 17 vs. Twins 8/3/69
    • Yellow baseballs for the Dodgers 8/2/38
    • Nate Colbert has 5HR, 22 total bases in doubleheader 8/1/72
    • Municipal Stadium opens in Cleveland 7/31/32
    • There’s a swing, and … nothing: Disappearing baseball 7/29/73
    • Dennis Martinez’ perfect game 7/28/91
    • Duane Kuiper hits two bases-loaded triples 7/27/78
    • What DH? Spahn hits 31st HR, setting record for NL pitchers 7/26/62
    • George Brett pine tar incident 7/24/83
    • McCovey hits two HR, NL wins All-Star Game 7/23/69
    • Hitchcock uses five pitchers in ninth inning; Braves win in 13 7/22/67
    • Gomez pinch-hits for Clay Kirby with no-hitter in progress 7/21/70
    • Hank Aaron’s final home run 7/20/76
    • Juan Marichal makes his debut 7/19/60
    • Ralph Kiner hits 3 HR to beat Dodgers 7/18/51
    • Doc Medich gets his most-important save 7/17/78
    • Durocher manages the Giants 7/16/48
    • Rod Carew steals home to tie single-season record 7/15/69
    • Dr. Strangeglove hits a mammoth home run at Forbes Field 6/5/59
    • 10-cent Beer Night goes awry — duh! 6/4/74
    • Astros beat Dodgers 5-4 in longest NL night game 6/3/89
    • Astros win big in extras vs Reds 6/2/66
    • Le Grand Orange
    • Babe Ruth takes the mound for the Yankees 6/1/1920
    • Don Newcombe pitches, hits Dodgers to victory 5/30/55
    • Joe Niekro beats his brother Phil, hits HR 5/29/76
    • George Brett hits for the cycle and has GWHR vs Orioles 5/28/79
    • Stealing signs — in 1900!
    • Stolen bats
    • Yankkes and A’s hit 14 HR in doubleheader 5/22/30
    • 1930 Phillies give up 1,199 runs
    • Frank Verdi and Larry Yount: short stints in The Show
    • Panic at Yankee Stadium 5/19/29
    • Carroll Hardy’s walkoff HR 5/18/58
    • Don Nottebart pitches Houston’s first no-hitter 5/17/63
    • Craig Reynolds hits three triples 5/16/81
    • Len Barker pitches a perfect game 5/15/81
    • Walter Johnson gets his 300th win 5/14/1920
    • Ernie Banks hits 500th home run 5/12/70
    • Hoyt Wilhelm pitches in his 1,000th MLB game 5/10/70
    • Casey Stengel’s sparrow trick 5/9/1919
    • Catfish Hunter’s perfect game 5/8/68
    • Four no-hitters in five days 5/2-5/6/1917
    • Bo Belinsky throws a no-hitter for the Angels 5/5/62
    • Bob Watson scores baseball’s one-millionth run 5/4/76
    • Willie McCovey hits HR #521 5/3/1980
    • Lou Gehrig’s streak ends 5/2/39
    • Andre Dawson hits for the cycle 4/29/87
    • Doug Clarey’s game-winning HR for Cardinals 4/28/76
    • Steve Busby no-hits the Tigers 4/27/73
    • Steve Carlton one-hits the Cardinals 4/26/80
    • Rick Monday rescues the US flag 4/25/76
    • Buzz Arlett: The Babe Ruth of the minor leagues
    • Colts pitcher Ken Johnson loses no-hitter 4/23/64
    • White Sox score 11 runs on one hit 4/22/59
    • Fleetwood Walker breaks the color line 4/21/1883
    • Fenway Park opens 4/20/1912
    • Minnie Minoso returns to the White Sox 4/19/60
    • Babe Ruth hits first HR in Yankee Stadium 4/18/23
    • Burt Hooton no-hits the Phillies 4/16/72
    • Jackie Robinson’s debut with the Dodgers 4/15/47
    • Expos win home opener 8-7 4/14/69
    • Opening Day 1954 at Crosley Field 4/13/54
    • Pete Richert Ks six consecutive Reds in MLB debut 4/12/62
    • Gary Bell wins Seattle Pilots’ only home opener 4/11/69
    • Opening Day for the Colt .45s 4/10/62
    • Tom Seaver’s 15th Opening Day start 4/9/85
    • Expansion teams go 4-0 on Opening Day 4/8/69
    • Babe Ruth’s bellyache heard ’round the world 4/7/1925
    • Tony Oliva ushers in the DH era 4/6/73
    • Hershisher’s scoreless-innings streak ends 4/5/89
    • Hank Aaron hits HR #714 4/4/74
    • Best and Worst Aprils
    • Jackie Mitchell Ks Ruth and Gehrig 4/2/1931
    • Phil Niekro’s birthday — April 1
  • WHAT THE FOOK?
    • WTF 3: Fookie’s post-pitching career, in and out of baseball
    • WTF 2: Removing Blake Snell early in Game 6 of the 2020 World Series
    • WTF 1: Fookie’s background and his career as a pitcher
  • DHBB
    • DHBB 12: Where has our game gone?
    • DHBB 11: Bob Gibson 10/29/20
    • DHBB 10: Joe Morgan remembered 10/28/20
    • DHBB 9: Command Performance
    • DHBB 8: Lou Brock 9/9/20
    • DHBB 7: Tom Seaver
    • DHBB 6: Making adjustments and facing the end as a pitcher
    • DHBB 5: Bob Gibson 1968, lowering the mound in 1969, and more
    • DHBB 4: Let ’em pitch!
    • DHBB 3: The (sorry) state of the game 8/25/20
    • DHBB 2: Tatis Jr. and Baseball’s Unwritten Rules 8/23/20
    • DHBB Episode 1: Managing the bullpen and buzzing the tower 8/22/20

There’s a swing, and … nothing: Disappearing baseball 7/29/73

During a minor-league game in 1973, a batter hit a popup into the twilight. The infielders went out, the outfielders came in, and … the ball disappeared. It was never found, and the batter was awarded a home run.

https://ramrod250.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/july-29-disappearing-baseball.mp3

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