Vintage Baseball Reflections

About Vintage Baseball Reflections

Baseball is told to you by the players and announcers from the Golden Era. Interviews, highlights, radio shows, and much more.

Publisher

This Day In Baseball

Category

sports · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Apr 2023

Latest episode

25 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

286 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Jul 2025

   July 25 record number of Hall of Famers return to Cooperstown - Daily Rewind

   July 25, 2004, a record number of Hall of Famers return to Cooperstown to witness the Induction of Dennis Eckersley and Paul Molitor. In all, 53 living Hall of Fame members are on hand for the ceremony. July 25, 1978, the New York Yankees name Bob Lemon as manager, jettisoning Billy Martin. Under Lemon’s leadership, the Yankees will erase a nine-and-a-half-game deficit and win the American League East on their way to the World Championship. July 25, 1966, Casey Stengel and Ted Williams are inducted into the Hall of Fame. Both men make memorable speeches in Cooperstown. Williams calls for the election of former Negro leagues stars to the Hall of Fame. Five years later, Satchel Paige will become the first Negro Leagues standout to take his place in Cooperstown. Stengel amazes the crowd with his recollections of his nearly six decades in baseball. July 25, 1955, the largest contingent of living Hall of Famers to date congregate in Cooperstown for the Induction Ceremony. The new members include: third baseman Home Run Baker, center fielder Joe DiMaggio, catcher Gabby Hartnett, pitcher Ted Lyons, catcher Ray Schalk, and pitcher Dazzy Vance. A record crowd attends the ceremony, many coming to cheer on DiMaggio, one of the most popular players of his era. July 25, 1941, Lefty Grove of the Boston Red Sox wins his 300th game, a 10-6 decision over the Cleveland Indians. Despite giving up 12 hits, Grove becomes the sixth pitcher in the modern era to reach the milestone July 25, 1883, future Hall of Famer Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn pitches a 1-0 no-hitter against Worcester. Radbourn wins 48 games that season, and 309 in his career. Historical Recap performed by: Robyn Newton from - Robyn Says (https://www.robynsays.com/) This Day In Baseball is Sponsored by - www.vintagebaseballreflections.com - Join the membership today and listen to 50 years of baseball history told to you by the folks who were there! As a special offer, all our listeners can use the term - thisdayinbaseball at the membership check out. Trivia is provided by -Horseshide (http://horsehidetrivia.blogspot.com/) Trivia Mentioned in this episode: Classic Baseball Broadcasts (https://baseballdailyrewind.com/-sign-up-page-) Classic Baseball Broadcasts (https://baseballdailyrewind.com/-sign-up-page-)

2. 

   19 Jul 2025

   July 19 - Gwynn, Marichal and Wagner debut - Daily Rewind

   July 19, 1982, 22-year-old Tony Gwynn makes his major league debut for the San Diego Padres. In a harbinger of things to come, the future National League batting champion collects two hits against the Philadelphia Phillies. Gwynn, a seven-time batting champion, will play his entire career with the Padres before announcing his retirement in 2001. The original Pine Tar bat - July 19, 1975, New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson is ruled out for using an illegal bat that has too much pine tar. The umpire’s ruling, which is based on the pine tar exceeding the 18-inch limit, negates Munson’s first inning RBI single against the Minnesota Twins. July 19, 1960, future Hall of Famer Juan Marichal makes his major league debut for the San Francisco Giants. Marichal pitches a no-hitter until the seventh and winds up with a one-hit, 2-0 victory over the Phillies. Marichal will enjoy a 16-year career with the Giants, Boston Red Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers. July 19, 1910, Cy Young of the Cleveland Spiders wins the 500th game of his career. The 43-year-old future Hall of Famer defeats Washington, 5-4, in 11 innings. Young will finish with an all-time record of 511 victories. A ball from that game is in the Hall of Fame collections. July 19, 1897, Honus Wagner made his big league debut with the Louisville Colonels. The Flying Dutchman won eight batting titles in his career, and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1936. He still is considered the games best shortstop. Mentioned in this episode: Classic Baseball Broadcasts (https://baseballdailyrewind.com/-sign-up-page-) Classic Baseball Broadcasts (https://baseballdailyrewind.com/-sign-up-page-)

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   16 Jul 2025

   July 16 - Joe DiMaggio hits in 56th straight - Daily Rewind

   On July 16, 1853 - The New York Clipper publishes what is believed to be the first tabulated boxscore of a baseball game. The Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York defeated the Gotham Club 21-12 on July 5. Shoeless Joe Jackson, the best major league player not in the Hall of Fame was born on this day in 1887. Babe Ruth once said of Jackson "I copied Jackson's style because I thought he was the greatest hitter I had ever seen.. He's the guy who made me a hitter." Jackson was implicated in the 1919 Black Sox scandal as one of the 8 men who threw the World Series. During that series Jackson led both teams in hits and batting average, did not commit a single error and even threw a runner out at the plate. Jackson has the third highest career batting average in MLB history at .356. On July 6 1897 - At the age of 45, Chicago's Cap Anson becomes the first major leaguer to amass 3,000 hits when he singled off Baltimore's George Blackburn. As a matter of fact, it took years for the figure filberts of baseball to come to Anson’s “official” stats. Anson played from 1876-97 and his hit total changed over time, soaring as high as 3,509 and as low as 2,995 as researchers dissected box scores and refigured statistics. Finally, Total Baseball, the official encyclopedia of the game, listed his total hits at 3,081. On July 16, 1941, “The Streak” reaches its zenith as Joe DiMaggio goes 3-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to a major league record 56 games, which stands to this day. During the streak DiMaggio went 91 for 223, batting 409 while leading the Yankees to a World Series ring and collecting an MVP for himself. On July 16, 1970, the Pittsburgh Pirates played their first game in Three Rivers Stadium, the successor to Forbes Field. Dock Ellis threw the first pitch in the new stadium and future Hall of Famer Willie Stargell ripped a home run for the Bucs, who lost the game to the Cincinnati Reds, 3-2. Another Hall of Famer, Tony Perez, hit the first home run in the stadium’s history. Mentioned in this episode: Classic Baseball Broadcasts (https://baseballdailyrewind.com/-sign-up-page-)

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