September 30, 1927: Babe Ruth hit # 60!

Today, we remember that Babe Ruth hit # 60 in 1927.

Ruth was arguably the greatest professional athlete of the 20th century. He saved baseball in the 1920's after the White Sox World Series scandal. It was Ruth and his majestic home runs that put people back in the seats.

Ruth set the all time record home run record, a mark that stood until Aaron passed him in 1974.   We remember # 60 in 1927!

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1971: Jim Palmer makes it four 20-game winners for Baltimore

Jim Palmer and the Orioles made a little history on this day in 1971.   He won his 20th and joined teammates Mike Cuellar, Dave McNally & Pat Dobson as 20-game winners.

A few days later, the O's swept the A's in the ALCS.  Then they lost to the Pirates in the World Series.

A great moment in O's history:   Four 20-game winners in one staff!

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1971: Frank Robinson hit # 500

On this day in 1971, the late Frank Robinson hit # 500.

Robinson retired in 1976 as a player-manager with Cleveland.    His numbers put him in the Hall of Fame in 1982:  .294 batting average, 2,943 hits, 1,812 RBI and 586 HRs.

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We remember Jackie Hernández (1940-2019)

We remember Jackie Hernández (Jacinto Hernández Zulueta) who was born in Central Tinguaro, Matanzas Cuba, on this day in 1940.

Jackie broke with the Angels in 1965. He played 9 seasons and hit .208 over 618 games. His best season was 1969 when he played 145 games with the expansion Royals. Jackie played for the Pirates in all 7 games of the 1971 World Series.

On September 1, 1971, Jackie made history as one of the 8 black position players who took the field for the Pirates.

After the majors, Jackie played in Mexico and died in Miami in 2019.

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Clemente and the 1971 Pirates

We remember Roberto Clemente and the 1971 Pirates who won the World Series and changed baseball.   On this day in 1971, the Pirates fielded the first all-Black lineup in Major League Baseball history in the team's 10-7 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.

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