Oddities in Sports

The footballs in New England used to have less air in them, but now it happens in Tampa

Prior to Huascar Ynoa in 2021, the last Braves pitcher to hit a grand slam was Jaime Garcia in 2017.

Two days after Garcia hit his grand slam, he was traded to the Twins for a pitcher in rookie ball. That pitcher was Huascar Ynoa.

Doesn’t every woman’s softball field have the same dimensions ?

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Prior to Huascar Ynoa in 2021, the last Braves pitcher to hit a grand slam was Jaime Garcia in 2017.

Two days after Garcia hit his grand slam, he was traded to the Twins for a pitcher in rookie ball. That pitcher was Huascar Ynoa.

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Awesome.

That one of college football’s biggest programs doesn’t play in a conference because they just don’t feel like it.

Two former Yankees traded wives
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Fritz Peterson and his close friend, fellow New York Yankees pitcher Mike Kekich, had swapped wives — and children and dogs.

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I would say the NFL linebacker with one arm. That's pretty odd.

Oh, and also the guy with 7 fingers. That's pretty odd.

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But on June 23, 1917, Ruth’s name was recorded next to one of the rarest pitching feats in history – with a lot of help from teammate Ernie Shore.

That day, Ruth was a starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. He took the mound during the first game of a doubleheader at Fenway Park against the Washington Senators and faced the Senators' lead-off batter Ray Morgan.

Umpire Brick Owens called ball four and gave Morgan a base-on-balls to begin the game. Ruth rushed to the plate to argue.

Owens warned Ruth that he would run him from the ballgame if he didn’t get back to the mound.

“If you chase me, I’ll punch your face,” Ruth said as reported by the Washington Post.

Subsequently, Owens tossed Ruth – and Ruth hit Owens in the head, behind his ear. After players broke up the argument and helped Ruth to the dugout, Shore came on in relief – having pitched five innings on June 21.

Morgan was thrown out attempting to steal second, and Shore set down the next 26 straight batters, earning a 4-0 win and – at the time – a perfect game.

Boston also won the nightcap, 5-0.

“We will take care of Ruth,” American League President Ban Johnson was quoted as saying.

Johnson handed Ruth a 10-game suspension, lighter than some expected – and the game was later changed to a combined no-hitter.

Shore, meanwhile, pitched 11 innings in his next start on June 27, allowing 13 hits in a complete game loss against the Senators.

American League president Ban Johnson suspended Red Sox pitcher Babe Ruth 10 games for striking umpire Brick Owens following a lead-off walk against the Senators on June 23, 1917.

Less than three years later, much of Ruth’s pitching success became a distant memory when the Sultan of Swat was sold to New York – a move that resulted in birth of the Yankee dynasty.

Shore finished his seven-year big league career with a record of 65-43 with a 2.47 ERA. He missed the 1918 season while serving in the Naval Reserves, and following the armistice was traded to the Yankees – along with other Boston stars Duffy Lewis and Dutch Leonard – on Dec. 18, 1918.

He teamed with Ruth again on the 1920 Yankees during his last big league season, the returned home to North Carolina, where he was the Forsyth County sheriff for three decades.

Ruth was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936 as part of the inaugural class.

LSU having six straight losing seasons from 1989-1994 when they had never had more than two in a row since they started playing in the 1890's.

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