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Auggie

(31,133 posts) Thu Aug 15, 2013, 02:25 PM Aug 2013

Today in Baseball History, August 15

1955 - Pitcher Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves hit a home run off Mel Wright of the St. Louis Cardinals to give Spahn a home run in every National League park.

1975 - Baltimore manager Earl Weaver was ejected twice by umpire Ron Luciano. Weaver was thrown out in the first game and was again before the second game of a doubleheader.

1990 - Philadelphia's Terry Mulholland pitched the record eighth no-hitter of the season as the Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants, 6-0. The season's eighth no-hitter surpassed the modern record of seven set in 1908 and 1917.

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Earl Weaver just brings a smile to my face ...

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when I think of Weaver, I think of that great pitching staff...and his reliever "two pack" - NRaleighLiberal Aug 2013 #1

Yeah, the four 20 game winners from 1971: Auggie Aug 2013 #2

NRaleighLiberal

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1. when I think of Weaver, I think of that great pitching staff...and his reliever "two pack" -

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Thu Aug 15, 2013, 03:27 PM

Aug 2013

was it Stanhouse? Made Weaver so nervous when he came in to do a save that Weaver said he had to smoke two pacs of cigs?

Great manager.....

Auggie

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2. Yeah, the four 20 game winners from 1971:

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Thu Aug 15, 2013, 04:03 PM

Aug 2013

Jim Palmer, Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar, and Pat Dobson.

No wildcard -- the A.L. was a two division league. Orioles won the ALCS in a three game series over the Athletics.

Pirates won the seven games World Series.

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