A Red Sox pitcher, later a Yankee, he held the World Series record for consecutive scoreless innings from 1918 to 1961
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YankeesRed Sox rivalry - Wikipedia  The YankeesRed Sox rivalry is a rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox .... The game was marked by a fight when Boston pitcher George Winter was ... his then record World Series scoreless inning streak at 29 23 innings. ... While the Red Sox's five World Series titles were a record at the time, 1918...
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Babe Ruth - Wikipedia  George Herman Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895  August 16, 1948), better known as Babe Ruth, ... Ruth established many MLB batting (and some pitching) records, including ..... Ruth remained with the Orioles for several days while the Red Sox ..... Ruth pitched 29 23 consecutive scoreless innings, a record for the World Series...
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If you were on 'Jeopardy!' and the final category was baseball ...  Feb 4, 2010 ... It's at this point where most people usually tell me that they'd risk just enough to ensure that ... (4/23/01): "A Red Sox pitcher, later a Yankee, he held the World Series record for consecutive scoreless innings from 1918 to 1961.
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1916 World Series - Wikipedia  The Sox's Babe Ruth pitched thirteen shutout innings in Game 2, starting a consecutive scoreless innings streak that would reach 29 in 1918. As with the 1915...
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1961 World Series - Wikipedia  The 1961 World Series matched the New York Yankees (10953) against the Cincinnati Reds ... He set the record for consecutive scoreless innings during World Series play with 32, when, during the third inning ... Babe Ruth, who had pitched 29 23 consecutive scoreless innings for the Boston Red Sox in 1916 and 1918.
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This Date In Baseball | WTOP  Jul 25, 2015 ... 1939  The New York Yankees tied a major league record by scoring in ... 2013  Edwin Encarnacion hit two home runs in one inning, ... Willingham's eight RBIs were the most in Nationals history and tied the franchise mark. ... his eighth consecutive game, but it wasn't enough for the Seattle Mariners in a...
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Babe Ruth Hits His 60th Home Run, 1927 - EyeWitness to History  By the last game of the season he had tied his record  he needed only one more. ... He needed 17 to do it in the last month, or better than one every two days. He did it of course. The 60th was made in Yankee Stadium against Washington. ... Babe came up in the eighth inning and it was quite probable that this would be his...
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Roger Maris - Wikipedia  Roger Eugene Maris (September 10, 1934  December 14, 1985) was an American ... Maris set the MLB record for home runs during the 1961 season with 61, ... He finished his MLB career playing for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1967 and 1968. ... Maris appeared in seven World Series, five as a member of the Yankees and...
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Babe Ruth - Wikipedia  George Herman Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895  August 16, 1948), better known as Babe Ruth, .... Ruth stated, "I think I was born as a hitter the first day I ever saw him hit a ... of the eighth to overcome a 60 deficit, making Ruth the winning pitcher. .... game of that length was played in 2005, this was the longest World Series...
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Roger Maris breaks home-run record - Oct 01, 1961 - HISTORY.com  Finally, in the last game of the regular season, Maris hit his 61st home run against the Boston Red Sox. (The league-champion Yanks won the game 1-0.).
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Joe Torre | Society for American Baseball Research  That first World Series in 1996 was the beginning of a streak of 14 consecutive trips (12 with the Yankees and two with the Dodgers) to the postseason for Joe Torre. ... Torre's sandlot team, the Cadets, were managed by Jim McElroy, and played .... One of those homers, against the Giants' Juan Marichal on August 22, 1963...
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Cy Young - Wikipedia  Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867  November 4, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. During his 22-season baseball career (18901911), he pitched for five different teams. Young established numerous pitching records, some of which have stood for ... Young compiled 511 wins, which is most in Major League history and 94...
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Joe DiMaggio's Record-Breaking-Hitting Streak - History in the ...  Jul 15, 2016 ... In 1941, legendary New York Yankees slugger. ... DiMaggio, incidentally, has hit safely in 19 straight games, the New York Times wrote. ... In 1933, as a rookie with the Pacific Coast League's San Francisco Seals, he had gone 61 straight .... But if you see something that doesn't look right, contact us!
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1961 in sports - Wikipedia  1961 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Years in sports: 1958 1959 1960 ... Roger Maris hits 61 home runs during the regular season, establishing a record ... The series MVP is Whitey Ford of the Yankees. ... Women's professional ... 30 May  A.J. Foyt wins his first 45th running of the Indianapolis 500 in the...
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20 years ago today, a one-handed Yankee pitched a no-hitter | For ...  Sep 4, 2013 ... Jim Abbott secured a place in baseball history 20 years ago. ... 20 years ago today, a one-handed Yankee pitched a no-hitter ... pitching coach Mark Connor before facing the Cleveland Indians on September 4, 1993. ... But perhaps the greatest quote came from then-Yankees manager Buck Showalter. No...
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Bob Gibson - Wikipedia  Robert "Bob" Gibson (born November 9, 1935) is a retired American baseball pitcher who ... Gibson also pitched three complete game victories in the 1967 World Series. The pinnacle of Gibson's career was 1968, when he posted a 1.12 ERA...
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History of the New York Yankees - Wikipedia  The history of the New York Yankees Major League Baseball (MLB) team spans more than a ..... In 1920, Ruth hit 54 home runs for a new record; his total was higher than that ... New York had 95 wins, the most in team history to that point, but fell three .... DiMaggio recorded base hits in 56 consecutive games for the Yankees...
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List of Major League Baseball no-hitters - Wikipedia  This is a list of no-hitters in Major League Baseball history. In addition, all no-hitters that were ... The pitcher who holds the record for the shortest time between no-hitters is Johnny ... Jim Maloney technically threw two no-hitters in the 1965 season, but his first one ... 4 Notes; 5 Bibliography; 6 References; 7 External links...
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'The Luckiest Man': Remembering Lou Gehrig 75 years after the ...  Jun 2, 2016 ... Henry Louis Gehrig, Yankee Captain and "Luckiest Man" ... He had suffered from it for about two years or so; it stole from him what mattered ... the record of 2,130 consecutive games played without interruption. .... No wonder everyone in Yankee Stadium, from home plate right up to the rafters, cried that day.
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Major League Baseball consecutive games played streaks - Wikipedia  The record of playing in 2,632 consecutive games over more than 16 years is held by Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles. Ripken surpassed Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees, whose record of 2,130 consecutive games had stood for 56 years.
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Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams (1918 - 2002) - Genealogy - Geni  Dec 10, 2012 ... Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams (August 30, 1918  July 5, 2002), was an ... He played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder ... to the Boston Red Sox and giving Lane $35,000 and two major leaguers, ..... Williams could not swing a bat again until four days later, one day before...