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Sunday, May 26, 2024
The Cuban double play
The Cuban double play: On July 23, 1960, three Cubans playing for the Washington Senators made baseball history.
They were involved in the only Cuban-to-Cuban-to-Cuban triple play.
I’m sure that it is the only “all Latino” triple play,..
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— Silvio Canto. Jr. (@silvio_canto) May 26, 2024
1959: Harvey Haddix perfect for 12 but lost in the 13th
This is the definition of a heartbreak or bad luck.
This is what happened on this day in 1959:
This is what happened on this day in 1959:
“Harvey Haddix of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches 12 perfect innings against the Milwaukee Braves, only to lose the game on a two-run double by Braves’ first baseman Joe Adcock in the 13th inning.It was the first time a pitcher threw more than nine perfect innings in major league history…Haddix took the mound in the 13th inning after retiring 36 Braves in a row, nine more than usually required for a perfect game.The fleet-footed second baseman Felix Mantillia came to bat first. He hit a grounder to Pirate third baseman Don Hoak, who threw the ball across the diamond and into the dirt near first baseman Rocky Nelson.Mantillia was safe, and the perfect game was over, though the no-hitter remained intact.The next batter, Hall of Famer Eddie Matthews, sacrificed Mantillia to second base.Then Hank Aaron, who was leading the National League in batting, came to the plate. Haddix intentionally walked the future career home run king on four pitches.Adcock was up next, and he hit a drive that just cleared the fence in right-center field.In their jubilation over the win, the Braves became muddled on the base paths, and Adcock passed Aaron between second and third base.The umpire Frank Dascoli called Adcock out, changing his three-run homer to a two-run double after several minutes of deliberation.”
It was the greatest pitching performance ever but he lost the game.
Harvey Haddix won 136 games with a 3.63 ERA. His best years were with the Cards and Pirates. On this day in 1959, he had everyone talking about what he did in Milwaukee.
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Happy # 75 Hank Williams, Jr.
In 1989, Hank recorded one of his father's songs: "There's A Tear In My Beer". It was a great arrangement and video.
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There's A Tear In My Beer.......Hank Williams Jr....... https://t.co/N9rPZI5YeQ via @amazon— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) May 26, 2019
1959: “The horse soldiers" a great John Wayne movie
As I was preparing a recent show, I had my eye on the TV and John Wayne's "The horse soldiers".
I loved it.
It is a Civil War story released in 1959 with John Wayne, William Holden and a very pretty Constance Towers as a southern beauty.
It was 2 hours long and worth watching.
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We remember John Wayne (1907-1979)
Wayne made dozens of westerns, from “The searchers” to “True grit”.
My favorite movie was “The shootist”. It was his last movie. Ironically, it was about an aging cowboy at the end of his life.
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1944: “Tall in the saddle" is a great John Wayne movie
The story has Wayne arriving in a new town and in the middle of a murder. Ella Raines did a great job as the horsewoman who owns the neighboring ranch.
It is a good movie!
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John Wayne and his last movie "The shootist"
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"The shootist" is a story about how "....A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity."
Did Wayne know that this would be his last movie? I am not sure. Nevertheless, what a way to finish John Wayne's career.
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John Wayne and a great movie called "The Cowboys"
It's time for John Wayne again.
What a treat to catch up with John Wayne movies.
"The Cowboys" is another great movie with Wayne as an aging cowboy.
In the story, he had to train a bunch of boys for a cattle drive. It was Wayne as a boss, father and leader.
He was great!
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1953: John Wayne and "Island in the sky"
John Wayne did not play a cowboy in "Island in the sky". Instead, he was Captain Dooley, a C-47 transport plane pilot, who was forced to land somewhere in the very cold and desolate areas north of Montreal. Dooley and the crew battled below zero temperatures and a lack of supplies until they were found.
I liked it a lot! One of the rescue pilots is James Arness, who became Mr Gunsmoke in the late 1950s.
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1970: John Wayne and "True grit"
John Wayne played US Marshall Rooster Cogburn helping a cute teenage girl (Kim Darby) look for the man who killed her father.
The cast is rather interesting: Country singer Glen Campbell, Robert Duvall and Dennis Hopper. This is Duvall a couple of years before he played Tom Hagen in "The Godfather".
Wayne won his only Academy for this movie.
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