We remember Yogi Berra (1925-2015)

We remember Lawrence Berra who was born in St. Louis on this day in 1925.  He died in 2015.

Like a lot of kids of my generation, we got to know the post-baseball Yogi Berra. 

We remember him on Johnny Carson or other baseball events. We laughed and admired all of those quotes.    

Yogi Berra was a great player, a Hall of Famer and 3-time MVP.   He made the AL All Star Team 15 times and played on 10 World Series champions.

Did he really say all of those things?   I don't know but they were great.

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1970: Ernie Banks hit # 500

We remember the late Ernie Banks' 500th home run.   

Unfortunately, Banks never played in a post season game.  The Cubs were in first place in August 1969 but fell apart and lost to the Mets down the stretch.

Banks is still one of the most popular players ever to wear a major league uniform:   Hall of Fame 1977, 1958 & 1959 NL MVP, 512 HR, 1,636 RBI, 2,583 hits and twice led the NL in HR's.

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Happy # 91 Felipe Alou

We remember Felipe Alou who was born in The Dominican Republican on this day in 1935.

As a player, Alou was one of the most consistent hitters in the National League:  .286, 206 HR, 852 RBI & 2,101 hits.     

He broke with the Giants in 1958, was traded to Milwaukee (1964-65) and then had some great years in Atlanta (1966-69).   Later, he played with the A's, the Yankees, Expos & Brewers.  

Along the way, Alou led the NL twice in hits, i.e. 1966 & 1968.  

His best season was probably 1966:   .327 average, 31 HR, 74 RBI, 122 runs & 218 hits.  He finished # 5 in the NL MVP vote.

As a manager, Alou was 691-717 with the Expos and later the Giants.  His Expos had the best record in baseball (.649) the year of the 1994 strike.    Wonder how deep those Expos would have gone that year?

Alou's two brothers, Matty & Jesus, also played in the majors.

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May 12, 1932: The police found the body of the Lindbergh baby

On May 12, 1932, the police found the body of the missing Lindbergh baby.     He was kidnapped on March 1st and many believe that the baby died that same night.  

It became "the crime of the century".   A man was eventually convicted for the crime but there are still doubts about who did it.     

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Public school and students. Virginia Democrats in full panic. Irving Berlin (1888-1989)

 

Public school and students.  Virginia Democrats in full panic.   Irving Berlin (1888-1989)

A lot of kids are not going to public schools

A lot of kids are not going to public schools:

Declining birth rates are part of the problem, but they’re not the sole driver of the exodus from public schooling.

Click to read:

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/05/a_lot_of_kids_are_not_going_to_public_schools.html

We remember Milt Pappas (1939-2016)

Milt Pappas was born on this day in 1939.  He died in 2016 at the age of 76.  

Pappas will always be remembered as the man traded for Frank Robinson.    It turned out to be a great trade for the Orioles with Robinson leading the team to 4 of the next 6 World Series.   

It wasn't so good for Pappas.    He won 110 games over 8 years in Baltimore.   He went 99-90 in Cincinnati, Chicago and Atlanta.    In all fairness to Pappas, he went from a great team in Baltimore to teams that never competed for the pennant.   His numbers after Baltimore have to been seen in that context.

Pappas finished his career with 209 wins and a no-hitter in 1972.   

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Happy # 85 Eric Burdon

We remember Eric Burdon who was born in England on this day in 1941.   

Burdon was the lead singer for The Animals, from "House of the rising sun" to my super favorite "San Franciscan nights".    

Then he moved on to War and had that great 45 "Spill the wine".

Super voice and a big part of that British Invasion of 1964.

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1858: Minnesota joined the union

We salute the beautiful state of Minnesota.    The 32nd state joined the union on this day in 1858.

Today, it is the home of the Vikings, the Twins and 10,000 lakes.

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We remember Irving Berlin (1888-1989)

We remember Irving Berlin who was born in Tyumen, Russia, on this day in 1888.    Berlin moved to the US as a child.   Over time, he became one of the most popular songwriters in the US.   His songs included "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "What’ll I Do" and "White Christmas."    He also wrote the soundtrack for several movies such as "Puttin’ on the Ritz", "Easter Parade" and "Annie Get Your Gun". 

He died in 1989, at age 101.

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