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Hard to believe this is the first series of the season between the Braves and Phils. This is the 17th series of the season for the Bravos. I’ve always been used to playing them earlier on. I think it was about the same way last year too.
 
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On May 27 in Baseball History...​
  • 1948 - Recently retired slugger Hank Greenberg buys an interest in the Cleveland club, becoming the Indians' second-largest stockholder.

  • 1960 - Baltimore manager Paul Richards combats the passed-ball problem while catching Hoyt Wilhelm (38 in 1959, 11 so far this year) by devising an oversized mitt to gather in Wilhelm's fluttering knuckler. Wilhelm goes the distance in beating New York 3-2 at Yankee Stadium.

  • 1968 - Montreal and San Diego are awarded N.L. franchises after a ten-hour meeting of league owners.

  • 1974 - The Pirates Ken Brett no-hits the Padres until the ninth inning, settling for a two-hit 6-0 shutout in the first game of the doubleheader. In the second game, Brett's two-run pinch triple gives the Bucs an 8-7 win.

  • 1993 - Dale Murphy calls it a career. Just two home runs shy of 400, the former two-time N.L. MVP announces his retirement as a member of the Colorado Rockies. He is hitting .143 with no home runs and seven RBI as a backup for the expansion club.

  • 1997 - Cheeky play helps the Braves win 9-2. With runners on second and third and one out in the fifth inning in San Diego, Braves speedster Kenny Lofton slices a one-hopper into the Padres bullpen. A Padres reliever tries to get out of the way, but the ball bounces off the seat of his pants and falls onto a small ledge between the outfield fence and the bullpen seating area. Left fielder Greg Vaughn, expecting a ground-rule double to be called, stands a few feet away and watches as Lofton touches all the bases.

Baseball Birthdays on May 27... ​


Baseball Deaths on May 27... ​

 
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Parker update - today we got results back from a full lab work up yesterday that revealed he has Mono. He has been fever free for almost 24 hours. Hemoglobin levels are a little low but other than that we are seeing some real progress in his energy and behavior. God is good! Could have been much worse. Not every day you see a 1 year old with Mono, crazy!
 
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I wonder if some people don't know about General Neyland's baseball connections.

He won 35 games (20 consecutive) pitching for Army, at the time he was also a starting end on the Cadets’ 1914 national championship football team, and was the academy’s heavyweight boxing champion his final three years.

Neyland was Army’s first baseman in 1913 when the team’s ace pitcher pulled a muscle that ended his career. Former Vols football captain Sammy Strang (known as Strang Nicklin during his college days) coached the Cadet nine and called a meeting to proclaim Neyland the team’s new starting pitcher. Strang told Neyland to give his first baseman’s mitt to his teammate – future four-star general Omar Bradley.

In his first outing, Neyland struck out 12 in beating NYU, 2-1. Later in front of a crowd of 15,000, Neyland was the pitching and hitting star in Army’s 2-1 win over Navy. His outstanding performance excused Neyland from “hell-week” activities normally assigned to West Point plebes.

During a 1915 game against Syracuse, Army trailed by one and had a runner at third with one out. Strang decided to replace Bradley, a .385 hitter, with Neyland, who promptly grounded to third and the runner was thrown out at home. Neyland then was picked off first for the final out. Afterward, Bradley confronted Neyland and said, “Well I think I could have done as good as that.” Neyland replied, “Well Brad, it wasn’t my idea in the first place.”

He was recruited to play professional baseball by the New York Giants, Detroit Tigers, and Philadelphia Athletics, but instead went to World War I as soon as he graduated, and served in France.

Note: I took most of this verbatim from a UTSports article from several years ago.

He liked to wear baseball gear sometimes at UT as football coach.
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TheBigOne10 said:
Parker update - today we got results back from a full lab work up yesterday that revealed he has Mono. He has been fever free for almost 24 hours. Hemoglobin levels are a little low but other than that we are seeing some real progress in his energy and behavior. God is good! Could have been much worse. Not every day you see a 1 year old with Mono, crazy!
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the little player been kissing around at daycare probably. lol Glad this is all it was and hoping he will bounce back soon!
 
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Orange. said:
I wonder if some people don't know about General Neyland's baseball connections.

He won 35 games (20 consecutive) pitching for Army, at the time he was also a starting end on the Cadets’ 1914 national championship football team, and was the academy’s heavyweight boxing champion his final three years.

Neyland was Army’s first baseman in 1913 when the team’s ace pitcher pulled a muscle that ended his career. Former Vols football captain Sammy Strang (known as Strang Nicklin during his college days) coached the Cadet nine and called a meeting to proclaim Neyland the team’s new starting pitcher. Strang told Neyland to give his first baseman’s mitt to his teammate – future four-star general Omar Bradley.

In his first outing, Neyland struck out 12 in beating NYU, 2-1. Later in front of a crowd of 15,000, Neyland was the pitching and hitting star in Army’s 2-1 win over Navy. His outstanding performance excused Neyland from “hell-week” activities normally assigned to West Point plebes.

During a 1915 game against Syracuse, Army trailed by one and had a runner at third with one out. Strang decided to replace Bradley, a .385 hitter, with Neyland, who promptly grounded to third and the runner was thrown out at home. Neyland then was picked off first for the final out. Afterward, Bradley confronted Neyland and said, “Well I think I could have done as good as that.” Neyland replied, “Well Brad, it wasn’t my idea in the first place.”

He was recruited to play professional baseball by the New York Giants, Detroit Tigers, and Philadelphia Athletics, but instead went to World War I as soon as he graduated, and served in France.

Note: I took most of this verbatim from a UTSports article from several years ago.

He liked to wear baseball gear sometimes at UT as football coach.
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That’s incredible. No idea that he played with Gen Omar Bradley.
 
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Orange. said:
I wonder if some people don't know about General Neyland's baseball connections.

He won 35 games (20 consecutive) pitching for Army, at the time he was also a starting end on the Cadets’ 1914 national championship football team, and was the academy’s heavyweight boxing champion his final three years.

Neyland was Army’s first baseman in 1913 when the team’s ace pitcher pulled a muscle that ended his career. Former Vols football captain Sammy Strang (known as Strang Nicklin during his college days) coached the Cadet nine and called a meeting to proclaim Neyland the team’s new starting pitcher. Strang told Neyland to give his first baseman’s mitt to his teammate – future four-star general Omar Bradley.

In his first outing, Neyland struck out 12 in beating NYU, 2-1. Later in front of a crowd of 15,000, Neyland was the pitching and hitting star in Army’s 2-1 win over Navy. His outstanding performance excused Neyland from “hell-week” activities normally assigned to West Point plebes.

During a 1915 game against Syracuse, Army trailed by one and had a runner at third with one out. Strang decided to replace Bradley, a .385 hitter, with Neyland, who promptly grounded to third and the runner was thrown out at home. Neyland then was picked off first for the final out. Afterward, Bradley confronted Neyland and said, “Well I think I could have done as good as that.” Neyland replied, “Well Brad, it wasn’t my idea in the first place.”

He was recruited to play professional baseball by the New York Giants, Detroit Tigers, and Philadelphia Athletics, but instead went to World War I as soon as he graduated, and served in France.

Note: I took most of this verbatim from a UTSports article from several years ago.

He liked to wear baseball gear sometimes at UT as football coach.
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Thanks; I’ve never read this before.

Omar Bradley became the last five star general (which is an incredible accomplishment), and that led me down a rabbit hole where I found this article about Bradley, including a photo of the Army baseball team. Only Bradley is identified, but it looks like Neyland on the far left: The Centennial: Omar Nelson Bradley

More info on Army five star generals (impressive names): Frequently Asked Questions - Five-Star Generals
 
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@1RBFjr said:
Thanks; I’ve never read this before.

Omar Bradley became the last five star general (which is an incredible accomplishment), and that led me down a rabbit hole where I found this article about Bradley, including a photo of the Army baseball team. Only Bradley is identified, but it looks like Neyland on the far left: The Centennial: Omar Nelson Bradley

More info on Army five star generals (impressive names): Frequently Asked Questions - Five-Star Generals
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My Dad met Gen Bradley while he was flying SeaWolves in Vietnam. He was supposed to give Gen Bradley a tour in a Huey helicopter but had a little mishap with a sandbag and the tail rotor so the assignment went to another pilot.
 
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taylorvol said:
My Dad met Gen Bradley while he was flying SeaWolves in Vietnam. He was supposed to give Gen Bradley a tour in a Huey helicopter but had a little mishap with a sandbag and the tail rotor so the assignment went to another pilot.
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My parents saw him at a play in NYC. He was of advanced age at the time and an aide brought him in in a wheelchair. He purposely was the last person to be seated, he was announced, and the orchestra played a patriotic song (I forget which song they told me).
 
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On May 28 in Baseball History...​
  • 1941 - The New York Yankees nip the Washington Senators 6-5 in the first night game at Griffith Stadium.

  • 1946 - The Washington Senators edge the New York Yankees 2-1 before 49,917 fans in the first night game at Yankee Stadium.

  • 1951 - After going 0-for-12, Willie Mays connects for his first major-league hit, a home run off Braves pitcher Warren Spahn. The Giants lose the game 4-1.

  • 1952 - The Giants Willie Mays enters the army. Although Mays is hitting just .236, the Giants are two and a half games up, in first place. They will lose eight of their next ten games.

  • 1957 - The N.L. approves the proposed moves of the Dodgers and the Giants to the West Coast, provided both clubs make their request before October 1 and move at the same time.

  • 1961 - After losing the first game 14-9 at home to Chicago, the Yankees take the nightcap 5-3 with the help of a Roger Maris home run. Maris's ninth home run of the season is one of 27 hit in today's seven A.L. games � a record. Twelve more homers in four N.L. games make a total of 39, a one-day major-league record for 11 games in both leagues.

  • 1968 - The A.L. owners agree to the following divisional alignment for 1969: Eastern: Boston, New York, Cleveland, Baltimore, Washington, Detroit. Western: Chicago, Kansas City, Minnesota, Seattle, Oakland, California.

  • 1971 - Clete Boyer, involved in a dispute with Braves owner Paul Richards and manager Lum Harris over alleged silly rules and mismanagement, gets his release and retires. Boyer had hit safely in the last nine games of his career, including five home runs and 14 RBI.

  • 1986 - In his second start for the White Sox since being recalled from Triple-A Buffalo, Joe Cowley sets a major-league record by striking out the first seven Rangers he faces, but still surrenders six runs in 4 1/3 innings and loses 6-3. Cowley's record will be broken by Jim Deshaies before season's end.

  • 1994 - Minnesota's Dave Winfield passes former Twin Rod Carew to move into 15th place on the all-time list with career hit 3,054.

  • 1995 - The White Sox and Tigers combine for a major-league record 12 home runs at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers hit seven home runs, but still lose the 14-12 slugfest.

Baseball Birthdays on May 28... ​


Baseball Deaths on May 28... ​

 
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@1RBFjr said:
Thanks; I’ve never read this before.

Omar Bradley became the last five star general (which is an incredible accomplishment), and that led me down a rabbit hole where I found this article about Bradley, including a photo of the Army baseball team. Only Bradley is identified, but it looks like Neyland on the far left: The Centennial: Omar Nelson Bradley

More info on Army five star generals (impressive names): Frequently Asked Questions - Five-Star Generals
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Yes, that's Neyland on the far left in that photo, next to Bradley.
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