steve carlton Stories - Beyond the Box Score
Today in Sports History: September 23rd
9/23/1908 - Merkle commits bonehead error The first famous gaffe in MLB history occurs as Giants first baseman Fred Merkle fails to tag all the bases in a critical game with the Chicago Cubs. Merkle's mistake would wind up costing the New York ball club, and would make his name one of the most...
Today in Sports History: September 15th
(Steve Carlton in his 19-strikeout game. Photo courtesy of Bruce Bennett Studios) 9/15/1969 - Carlton K's 19Steve Carlton of the St. Louis Cardinals strikes out 19 New York Mets batter, breaking the previous single-game mark of 18 held by Sandy Koufax, Bob Feller, and Don Wilson. One year later,...
Graph of the Day: Lefty, Doc and J.R.
Going nostalgic, for me. J.R. Richard, Steve Carlton and Dwight Gooden were three of the most dominant pitchers I remember from my youth. Richard was the pitcher at my first ever ballgame (4/15/79, double header), Lefty blazed fastballs and sliders on my TV as a child, and Doc blew my mind as a...
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