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Matt from TN · 10-03-2005, 08:56 AM

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May 12: At Cincinnati, the Phillies were losing by a score of 4-1 in the 4th inning before Willard Carte gave up an RBI single to Ted McMurray. Carte plunked the next batter, Alton Kee, and a brawl ensured. Reds manager Dixie Douglas charged the mound to tackle Carte. Both dugouts emptied with fights all around. The most cinematic fight was between 5'9" pitcher Dewey Coughlin and 6'5" Abe Arsenault, though Phillies pitcher Josh Nicely taking on McMurray was a close second. It took 12 minutes to restore order. After Carte was ejected, the next batter, Delmar Yordy, hit a 3-run HR off Matt Heal and the Reds went on to a 7-1 win.

May 27: Since there is no rule limiting the size or shape of the catcher's mitt, New York manager Ervin Skjerly combatted the passed-ball problem while catching Jack Garvin by devising an oversized mitt to gather in his fluttering knuckleball.

May 28: Detroit manager Kid Fite was hospitalized with a virus and high fever and missed 13 games. The Tigers went 2-11 under interim manager Nick Graves.

May 28: With the Dodgers leading 5-1 at Forbes Field in the bottom of the 9th inning, Alberto Val was on 3B and Doug Provenzano on 2B with one out when Ernest Baize fanned on a ball that hit in front of the plate. The ball then hit umpire Al Barlick on the right knee and bounced back toward Dodgers pitcher Brock Putnam. Baize did not move but Val raced in from 3B then stopped. Putnam fielded the ball and went after Val, ignoring pleas from the Dodgers bench to simply throw to 1B. In the run-down, Val knocked the ball out of Charlie Shellenbarger's glove and scored on the catcher's error. The photo of the incident was widely published. Pittsburgh scored 2 more runs in the inning off Brian Northington, but Vic Stokes struck out with the tying run at 2nd and the winning run at 1st as L.A. won 5-4.

May 31: When Arnie Stewart caught the ball on the end of a 6-4-3 game-ending double play, he was surrounded by a group of fans. One fan punched Stewart in the face as he raced for the dugout. Because of the incident, the Yankees announced that ushers using ropes -- a tactic used at one point with Jimmy Ditty -- will escort Stewart off the field in the future. Stewart hit a grand slam in the 7th inning of this 14-5 defeat of Washington.

June 11: Cleveland's Earl Taylor hit a 3-run homerun in the 1st inning off Boston's Mike Phipps. Taylor was knocked down by an inside pitch in his next at-bat and eventually walked. In his 4th at-bat which came in the 7th inning, Taylor hit a solo homerun and Phipps was lifted from the game. The Indians went on to win 9-4.

June 17: In Chicago, Bill Veeck's new $300,000 exploding scoreboard was silent as no White Sox players hit homeruns. When Baltimore's Mike Maginnis banged one in the 4th inning, all the Orioles lit sparklers and greeted the outfielder on the dugout steps. Sid Metcalf led the sparklers in the bullpen. The O's went on to win 5-2.

July 1: A first-refusal option for chief minority stockholder H. Gabriel Murphy to buy the holdings of Washington owner Calvin Griffith expired. Murphy will lose two court decisions in efforts to keep Griffith from moving the Senators to Minnesota.

July 3: With the Tigers leading the Yankees 4-2 in the top of the 9th, Yankees 1B Henry Laurence argued at length about a call at first when Nestor Camacho was called safe. Laurence was finally tossed. In the bottom of the 9th, Arnie Stewart hit a 3-run homer with one out off Magnus George to win the game.

July 15: San Francisco fog played havoc with a Giants-Braves game. Matt Praks' invisible triple in the 7th prompted umpire Frank Dascoli to halt play for 24 minutes. The Giants won easily 14-3.

July 18: The National League voted to expand to 10 clubs if the Continental League does not join organized baseball. The new NL clubs would invade CL territories.

July 23: In an effort to distract Arnie Stewart during his at bats in the 7th and 8th innings, Indians LF Paul Lett went into a war dance. Lett got tossed for his efforts and manager Flip DeLeon was also ejected for arguing Lett's case. DeLeon had previously announced that any more ejections would cost Lett $500 each, but he thought today's thumbing was unwarranted and waived the fine.

July 27: William Shea, chairman of Mayor Robert Wagner's New York baseball committee, announced the formation of the Continental League. The five founding cities are New York, Houston, Toronto, Denver and Minneapolis/St. Paul.

10-03-2005, 08:56 AM	#4766
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413	In The News May 12: At Cincinnati, the Phillies were losing by a score of 4-1 in the 4th inning before Willard Carte gave up an RBI single to Ted McMurray. Carte plunked the next batter, Alton Kee, and a brawl ensured. Reds manager Dixie Douglas charged the mound to tackle Carte. Both dugouts emptied with fights all around. The most cinematic fight was between 5'9" pitcher Dewey Coughlin and 6'5" Abe Arsenault, though Phillies pitcher Josh Nicely taking on McMurray was a close second. It took 12 minutes to restore order. After Carte was ejected, the next batter, Delmar Yordy, hit a 3-run HR off Matt Heal and the Reds went on to a 7-1 win. May 27: Since there is no rule limiting the size or shape of the catcher's mitt, New York manager Ervin Skjerly combatted the passed-ball problem while catching Jack Garvin by devising an oversized mitt to gather in his fluttering knuckleball. May 28: Detroit manager Kid Fite was hospitalized with a virus and high fever and missed 13 games. The Tigers went 2-11 under interim manager Nick Graves. May 28: With the Dodgers leading 5-1 at Forbes Field in the bottom of the 9th inning, Alberto Val was on 3B and Doug Provenzano on 2B with one out when Ernest Baize fanned on a ball that hit in front of the plate. The ball then hit umpire Al Barlick on the right knee and bounced back toward Dodgers pitcher Brock Putnam. Baize did not move but Val raced in from 3B then stopped. Putnam fielded the ball and went after Val, ignoring pleas from the Dodgers bench to simply throw to 1B. In the run-down, Val knocked the ball out of Charlie Shellenbarger's glove and scored on the catcher's error. The photo of the incident was widely published. Pittsburgh scored 2 more runs in the inning off Brian Northington, but Vic Stokes struck out with the tying run at 2nd and the winning run at 1st as L.A. won 5-4. May 31: When Arnie Stewart caught the ball on the end of a 6-4-3 game-ending double play, he was surrounded by a group of fans. One fan punched Stewart in the face as he raced for the dugout. Because of the incident, the Yankees announced that ushers using ropes -- a tactic used at one point with Jimmy Ditty -- will escort Stewart off the field in the future. Stewart hit a grand slam in the 7th inning of this 14-5 defeat of Washington. June 11: Cleveland's Earl Taylor hit a 3-run homerun in the 1st inning off Boston's Mike Phipps. Taylor was knocked down by an inside pitch in his next at-bat and eventually walked. In his 4th at-bat which came in the 7th inning, Taylor hit a solo homerun and Phipps was lifted from the game. The Indians went on to win 9-4. June 17: In Chicago, Bill Veeck's new $300,000 exploding scoreboard was silent as no White Sox players hit homeruns. When Baltimore's Mike Maginnis banged one in the 4th inning, all the Orioles lit sparklers and greeted the outfielder on the dugout steps. Sid Metcalf led the sparklers in the bullpen. The O's went on to win 5-2. July 1: A first-refusal option for chief minority stockholder H. Gabriel Murphy to buy the holdings of Washington owner Calvin Griffith expired. Murphy will lose two court decisions in efforts to keep Griffith from moving the Senators to Minnesota. July 3: With the Tigers leading the Yankees 4-2 in the top of the 9th, Yankees 1B Henry Laurence argued at length about a call at first when Nestor Camacho was called safe. Laurence was finally tossed. In the bottom of the 9th, Arnie Stewart hit a 3-run homer with one out off Magnus George to win the game. July 15: San Francisco fog played havoc with a Giants-Braves game. Matt Praks' invisible triple in the 7th prompted umpire Frank Dascoli to halt play for 24 minutes. The Giants won easily 14-3. July 18: The National League voted to expand to 10 clubs if the Continental League does not join organized baseball. The new NL clubs would invade CL territories. July 23: In an effort to distract Arnie Stewart during his at bats in the 7th and 8th innings, Indians LF Paul Lett went into a war dance. Lett got tossed for his efforts and manager Flip DeLeon was also ejected for arguing Lett's case. DeLeon had previously announced that any more ejections would cost Lett $500 each, but he thought today's thumbing was unwarranted and waived the fine. July 27: William Shea, chairman of Mayor Robert Wagner's New York baseball committee, announced the formation of the Continental League. The five founding cities are New York, Houston, Toronto, Denver and Minneapolis/St. Paul. Last edited by Matt from TN; 10-03-2005 at 09:28 AM.