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The Canadiens captured a 5-0 shutout win over the Bruins in Game 7 on Monday and advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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The California Angels met the Baltimore Orioles in a game @ Camden Yards on August 25, 1996. This was Dennis Springer's first Major League shutout. The batter is Cal Ripken, Jr. as Eddie Murray waits on deck. Check out the box score @ www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B08170BOS1996.htm. I posted an earlier version of this picture. This version was scanned from the original slide then processed through Photoshop CC 2014, Topaz Labs software and onOne software.
James Russell Howard III (born March 26, 1984) is an American professional ice hockey goalie who is currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Howard was runner up in voting for the Calder Memorial Trophy following the 2009–10 NHL season as the NHL's rookie of the year.
On April 14, 2010, Howard played in his first NHL playoff game, a 3–2 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes. On April 20, he recorded his first career playoff shutout, making 29 saves in a 3–0 win over the Coyotes. The Coyotes were eliminated by the Red Wings when Howard's first NHL playoff series went to seven games. The Detroit Red Wings were then eliminated by the San Jose Sharks in five games. Howard recorded a 2.75 goals against average with a .915 save percentage during the postseason.
Howard was also a 2010 Calder Memorial Trophy finalist, but was runner-up to Buffalo's Tyler Myers. Howard won the 2010 Detroit Red Wings-Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association Rookie of the Year Award.
Howard recorded a 21 save shutout in Detroit's season opener against the Anaheim Ducks to kick off the 2010–11 NHL season. On February 28, 2011, Howard signed a two-year contract extension with the Red Wings worth $2.25 million per season. The Red Wings lost in seven games to the San Jose Sharks in the 2nd round of the playoffs.
On January 23, 2012, in the Red Wings 49th game, Jimmy Howard recorded his 30th win of the season, before the All-Star break. The win was Detroit's 17th consecutive home victory and kept them in first place in the standings. Howard would win only five more games after the All-Star break, because of a broken finger on his stick hand suffered on February 3, 2012, that made him miss eight games, and a reoccurring groin injury later in the season that scratched him in seven other games.
During the lockout-shortened 2012–13 NHL season, Howard recorded a 21–13–7 record as the Red Wings eventually clinched their 22nd consecutive playoff berth. On April 16, 2013, Howard signed a six-year, $31.8 million contract extension with the Red Wings.
During the 2014–15 NHL season, Howard recorded a 16–7–7 record, with a 2.11 GAA and a .921 save percentage prior to the All-Star break. Howard was named to the NHL All-Star Game, however he was unable to participate due to suffering a groin tear on January 10, in a game against the Washington Capitals, and missed five weeks of the season. Following his return from his injury, Howard recorded a 7–6–4 record, with 2.99 GAA and a .896 save percentage.
Howard's performance declined further in the 2015-16 season, and youngster Petr Mrazek got more starts throughout the season than Howard. However, on April 6, 2016, Howard recorded his 22nd shutout victory in franchise history against the Philadelphia Flyers in a 3-0 game at Joe Louis Arena moving him to fourth.
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Harry William "Hal" Krause (b. July 12, 1888 – d. October 23, 1940) was an American Major League Baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of five seasons (1908–1912) with the Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Naps. He led the American League in earned run average in 1909 while playing for Philadelphia. For his career, he compiled a 36–26 record, with a 2.50 ERA and 289 strikeouts. Krause made an immediate impact in the major leagues. He started out 1909 with a 10-game winning streak, which included six shutouts. He finished the season 18–8 with a league-leading 1.39 ERA. It is the lowest ERA ever for an American League rookie. Krause didn't pitch as often or as well in 1910 and 1911. He had arm trouble early in 1910 which forced him to miss some time, but pitched well enough in 1911 that he was considered for use in the 1911 World Series, although he wasn't needed. The 1912 Reach Guide credits him with helping carry the pitching burden for the 1911 team while stars Jack Coombs and Chief Bender were less effective than usual early in the season. In 1912, he came down with a sore arm, pitched badly in six games, and then went to the minor league Toledo Mud Hens. Krause won a total of 249 games in the PCL over 16 seasons. He is also a member of the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. In October 1940, Krause was involved in a car accident. He died eight days later. He was survived by his wife, Marie.
(14 October 1940) - LINK to newspaper article - Harry Krause Badly Hurt - www.newspapers.com/article/alameda-times-star-harry-kraus...
(24 October 1940) - LINK to newspaper article - Krause's Death Recalls Funny one - www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-krauses-dea...
Born: July 12, 1888 - San Francisco, CA
Died: October 23, 1940 - San Francisco, CA
Batted: Switch
Threw: LH
Position: P
MLB Pitching Record: 38–26
ERA: 2.50
Harry “Hal” Krause had a pretty good but short career in the major leagues. He led the American League with a 1.39 ERA in 1909 and went 18–8 that year. Overall, he had 298 K’s over his five seasons. “Shoeless Joe” Jackson once said that Harry Krause was one of the toughest pitchers he ever faced. He went on to play in the Pacific Coast League for the Portland Beavers and then the Oakland Oaks, where he pitched for 12 seasons. Krause wrapped up his 20-year minor league career in 1929 at age 40 with a 300–249 record. He later managed the Tucson Cowboys in the Arizona-Texas League in 1937 and 1938. He is a member of the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. LINK - www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1909-1911-t206-w...
LINK to all of his baseball cards - www.tcdb.com/Person.cfm/pid/3204/col/1/yea/0/Harry-Krause...
The tobacco card set known as T206 was issued from 1909 to 1911 in cigarette and loose tobacco packs through 16 different brands owned by the American Tobacco Company. It is a landmark set in the history of baseball card collecting, due to its size, rarity, and the quality of its color lithographs. It is also known informally as the "White Border" set due to the distinctive white borders surrounding the lithographs on each card.
The T206 set consists of 524 cards. Over 100 of the cards picture minor league players. There are also multiple cards for the same player in different poses, different uniforms, or even with different teams after being traded (since the set was issued over a period of three years). The cards measure 1 7⁄16 by 2 5⁄8 inches (3.7 cm × 6.7 cm) which is considered by many collectors to be the standard tobacco card size.
The T206 Wagner is the most valuable baseball card in existence, and even damaged examples are valued at $100,000 or more. This is in part because of Wagner's place among baseball's immortals, as he was an original Hall of Fame inductee. More importantly, it is one of the scarcest cards from the most prominent of all vintage card sets.
Link to checklist - www.t206museum.com/page/ch_reglt.html
Link to - T206 checklist / Listing all the possible backs - www.t206museum.com/page/ch_scbklt.html
Link to - T206 Resource - t206resource.com/
Link to - Back Scarcity - www.t206museum.com/page/ch_scbklt.html
Gerald George McNeil (b. April 17, 1926 in Quebec City, Quebec – d. June 17, 2004 in Montreal, Quebec at age 78) was a professional ice hockey goaltender who won two Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens in the 1950s.
Gerald “Gerry” McNeil was a professional hockey player who career spanned 1943-60. He led the Montreal Canadiens (NHL) to the Stanley Cup Finals all four seasons (1950 to ’54) in which he was their number one goalie. He won the Cup with a shutout in overtime in 1953, the night before his 27th birthday. McNeil first signed with the Canadiens in 1943 when he was only 17, and while playing with their farm team, the Montreal Royals, he practiced with the Habs whenever they were in Montreal. The Royals were part of the Quebec Senior Hockey League (QSHL). McNeil won the Byng of Vimy award for the most valuable player three times in the QSHL, and the Royals won the Allen Cup (the national championship for Canadian senior hockey) in 1947.
McNeil recorded 10 shutouts in the 1952-53 season. He had to be good for the Habs to succeed since they only scored 155 goals in 70 games (or 2.21 GPG). The last game of the regular season was against Detroit at the Olympia, and with 49 goals, Gordie Howe was set to match and perhaps beat Richard’s record of 50 in a season (actually 50 in 50 games in 1943-44). Howe had five shots against McNeil that night but he couldn’t beat the Hab goalie who was heard telling Richard when the game ended, “well Rock, he’ll have to start over at one again." McNeil’s Stanley Cup victory a few weeks later was immortalized in Wayne Johnston’s novel, The Divine Ryans.
McNeil was known to play his best when it mattered most. He finished his NHL career with a 2.32 GAA for the regular season and a 1.89 in the playoffs (268 games). He appeared in three All Star games (1951, ‘52 and ’53) and posted a 2.00 GAA and had 28 regular season shutouts.
Link to - The Hockey History Blog - Gerry McNeil - www.greatesthockeylegends.com/2015/11/gerry-mcneil.html
Link to the radio broadcast - 1951 Stanley Cup Winner Bill Barilko - Bill Barilko snuck into the slot and one-timed a shot past Gerry McNeil in overtime to win the Stanley Cup for the Toronto Maple Leafs - www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJLQYGP3VXo
Link to his hockey stats - www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=3627
On Wednesday 9th October 19, in their Southwest Conference opener, the Cerritos College wrestling team opened with a 34-10 home win over Santa Ana College.
125 Pounds - #1 Jonathan Prata (CERR) def. Hector Camarena (SA), 19-2 (technical fall)
Maintaining his undefeated record, freshman Jonathan Prata (Downey HS) got to work quickly against Hector Camarena. After getting a quick takedown, he followed it with a two-point near fall and after a second takedown in the period, added a four-point near fall before the end of the period. A pair of two-point near falls in the second period was followed by a four-pointer, which ended the match at the buzzer to end the second period.
133 Pounds - Jose Mata (SA) def. #5 (125 pounds) Jose Lozano (CERR), 12-0 (major decision)
Competing in his first match at 133 pounds this season, freshman Jose Lozano (North Torrance HS) had a solid first period, where the match remained scoreless. However, in the second period, Jose Mata got Lozano on his back and scored a pair of four-point near falls, with the second coming at the end of the period. After escaping in the third period, Mata added a last-second takedown and went on to record the shutout.
141 Pounds - #3 (133 pounds) Andres Gonzalez (CERR) def. #5 Ali Kaveh (SA), 6-3
Ranked #3 in the state at 133 pounds, sophomore Andres Gonzales (Capistrano Valley HS) made a good impression in his first match at 141 pounds this season. Taking on #5-ranked Ali Kavez, Gonzales picked up a pair of points with a takedown with :38 seconds left in the first period. Kaveh earned an escape point before the end of the first and added another to start the second period, before Gonzalez produced another takedown with 1:24 left in the second period. Holding on to a 4-3 lead with 2:00 left, Gonzalez added an escape point and riding time to round out his victory.
149 Pounds - Richard Gurule (CERR) win by forfeit
157 Pounds - #5 Benji Navarette (SA) def. #6 (149 pounds) V'ante Moore (CERR), 8-2
Taking on #5-ranked Benji Navarette, freshman V'ante Moore (Lawndale HS) suffered his first loss at 157 pounds on the year. Ranked #6 at 149 pounds, Moore found himself trailing, 7-0 after the second period and was nearly pinned, but the clock ran out and had to absorb a four-point near fall. The match was scoreless after the first period. He picked up his two points in the third period, when Navarette was penalized twice for stalling.
165 Pounds - #1 (157 pounds) Larry Rodriguez (CERR) win by forfeit
174 Pounds - Cobe Hatcher (CERR) win by forfeit
184 Pounds - Danny Serrano (SA) def. Jarrod Nunez (CERR), 7-5 (double OT)
In one of two matches that went into overtime, sophomore Jarrod Nunez (Mayfair HS) took a 4-0 lead over Danny Serrano in the first period after an aggressive takedown and two-point near fall. But Serrano started his comeback when he reversed Nunez before the end of the first period and added another early in the second period. Needing at least an escape to be in position to tie the match, Nunez received it with :57 seconds left in the third period, with Serrano earning a point due to riding time. The two completed their 1:00 overtime without scoring, as well as each of their :30 second periods where each wrestling tried to escape to earn a point and the win. In the second overtime, Serrano was able to score a takedown with :18 seconds left to pick up the win.
197 Pounds - #4 Hamzah Al-Saudi (CERR) def. Jean Karlos Navas (SA), 19-4 (technical fall)
Riding the momentum of winning the Santa Ana Tournament, #4-ranked Hamzah Al-Saudi (Palisades HS) got stronger and stronger as the match went on against Jean Karlos Navas. Al-Saudi led just 2-1 in the first period, but a pair of takedowns and a last-second four-point near fall put him in front, 10-2 after the first three minutes. Two more takedowns and subsequent near falls earned him a technical fall win with :14 seconds left on the clock in the second period.
285 Pounds - #3 Randy Arriaga (CERR) def. Joseph Nava (SA), 3-2 (OT)
The night was capped off with another overtime match, as #3-ranked Randy Arriaga (Capistrano Valley HS) was the beneficiary of two stall points, which aided him in his win. Trailing, 2-1 with time running out in the third period, Joseph Nava was penalized a point for stalling with :23 seconds left. Then, in overtime, another one-point stalling penalty with :48 seconds left gave Arriaga another point to secure the win.
James Joseph Harbaugh (born December 23, 1963) is the head football coach at the University of Michigan and a former quarterback. He played college football at Michigan for legendary Coach Bo Schembechler and played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, from 1987 to 2000. He then served as the head coach of the San Diego Toreros (2004–2006), the Stanford Cardinal (2007–2010), and the NFL's San Francisco 49ers (2011–2014). In 2015, Harbaugh returned to his alma mater, Michigan.
Harbaugh was born in Toledo, Ohio. His father, Jack, was a football coach, and the family lived in Ohio, Kentucky, Iowa, Michigan, and California. He attended high school in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Palo Alto, California, when his father was an assistant coach at Michigan and Stanford, respectively. After graduation from high school in Palo Alto in 1982, Harbaugh returned to Ann Arbor and enrolled at the University of Michigan and played quarterback for the Wolverines, starting for three seasons. As a fifth-year senior in 1986, he led Michigan to the 1987 Rose Bowl and was a Heisman Trophy finalist, finishing third.
The Chicago Bears selected Harbaugh in the first round of the 1987 NFL Draft. He played 14 years as a quarterback in the NFL, with Chicago from 1987 to 1993, the Indianapolis Colts from 1994 to 1997, the Baltimore Ravens in 1998, and the San Diego Chargers in 1999 to 2000. He first became a regular starting quarterback in 1990 with Chicago. In 1995 with Indianapolis, he led the Colts to the AFC Championship Game, was selected to the Pro Bowl and was honored as NFL Comeback Player of the Year.
From 1994 to 2001, while still playing in the NFL, Harbaugh was an unpaid assistant coach at Western Kentucky University, where his father Jack was head coach. In 2002, he returned to the NFL as the quarterbacks coach for the Oakland Raiders. Harbaugh returned to the college ranks in 2004 as the head coach at the University of San Diego. After leading San Diego to consecutive Pioneer League championships in 2005 and 2006, he moved up to Stanford in 2007 for four seasons and led the Cardinal to two bowl berths, including the 2011 Orange Bowl. Immediately afterward, Harbaugh signed a five-year deal as head coach of the NFL San Francisco 49ers, where he led the team to the NFC Championship game in each of his first three seasons. He and his older brother, Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh, became the first pair of brothers to serve as head coaches in NFL history. Their teams played in a Thanksgiving Classic game in 2011 and Super Bowl XLVII on February 3, 2013.
On December 30, 2014, Harbaugh was introduced by the University of Michigan as the school's new head football coach. On September 3, 2015, Harbaugh lost his first game as head coach of Michigan in a 24–17 road loss against Utah. It was the third time in his career he had begun a collegiate coaching stint with a loss. On September 12, 2015, Michigan won 35–7 against Oregon State, giving Harbaugh's first win with Michigan. On September 26, 2015, Harbaugh led Michigan to a 31–0 victory over #22 ranked Brigham Young University, leading Michigan to move into #22 in the A.P. Top 25. This was Michigan's first appearance in the AP Top 25 since 2013. On October 3, 2015 Harbaugh led the Wolverines to a 28–0 shutout win against the Maryland Terrapins, posting back to back shutouts for the first time since 2000. The following week, Michigan beat #13 Northwestern 38–0, making the Wolverines the first team with a pair of 30-point shutouts against ranked opponents since Notre Dame's 1966 championship team. He finished his first season as the Wolverines head coach with a 10-3 record, with losses against Utah, Michigan State, Ohio State and winning the Citrus Bowl by routing #19 Florida 41-7. After being tied 7-7 in the first quarter, Michigan scored 34 unanswered points as they held Florida to just 28 yards in the second half.
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Pedro Strop completed the Opening Day shutout.
Side note: I hate the extended netting that has been added to all MLB parks.
The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-0 in the 2019 Home Opener at Wrigley Field
The goaltenders had their competitions, too. Here Bakersfield Condors Laurent Brossoit (31) stops St. John's Ice Caps Morgan Ellis (4) in the Panasonic Breakaway Relay where Brossoit did not allow a goal in the five breakaways he faced during the 2016 AHL All-Star Skills Competition in the War Memorial Arena in Syracuse, New York on Sunday, January 31st.
The Quad City Storm came to Peoria and might have been a little full from a turkey feast, as Thanksgiving was the day before. Peoria goalie Eric Levine earned another shutout victory, his 15th career in SPHL games, with the Peoria Rivermen getting a 3-0 victory.
Teddy Bear Toss. The Giants were 1:19 away from getting shutout at their own Teddy Bear Toss game. That would've been really embarrassing, not to mention, disappointing. Not only did they tie the game, they ended up winning 2-1 in OT. Original home of the NHL Canucks and WHL Giants. I shot this in IA mode on my point and shoot, so it turns out people on the ice look like they have clones. But this is the classic view of the Coliseum, the building I've visited since 1990. Very important building to me, and to the history of Vancouver hockey.
Sandy Koufax Road Jersey number 32, 1957
Lefty pitcher Sanford "Sandy" Koufax threw for the Dodgers his entire career, in Brooklyn and Los Angeles, from 1955 to 1966, and actually threw the last-ever inning in Brooklyn. He set records by pitching 11 shutouts in a single season and four career no-hitters. One of the best known Jewish athletes, Koufax famously declined to pitch Game 1 of the 1965 World Series against the Minnesota Twins, since the game fell on Yom Kippur. Instead he pitched a complete game shutout in Game 5 and a three-hit shutout in Game 7, winning the Series. On September 9, 1965 he threw the eighth-ever perfect game against the Chicago Cubs. He was a three-time Cy Young winner, all by unanimous decision, as he won the pitching Triple Crown each of those seasons (1963, 1965, and 1966). Koufax had 2,396 career strikeouts, was the 1963 NL MVP, World Series MVP in 1963 and 1965, a seven-time All-Star, a two-time Babe Ruth Award winner, and the only two-time Hickok Professional Athlete of the Year. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972, the youngest player ever elected at the age of 36, in the same year the Dodgers retired his number 32.
We began the summer day in our swimming trunks, heading east to Zion. It wasn't until we arrived at the park that we learned of the incoming storm. As a result, the trail leading through the Narrows was closed due to possible flash floods. We were determined not be shutout and examined our options. The trail to Observation Point looked as good as anything else, so we climbed 2100 feet over 4 miles. Yes, this was as good as anything else the park had to offer. Killer views of the valley, 1000-foot cliffs around every corner, and the storm... That's how you arrive on the top of a mountain in your bathing suit.
Ben Scrivens of the Edmonton Oilers making NHL history books - with a 59 save shutout to the San Jose Sharks.
Saturday night featured a pitching battle between the Quebec Capitales and the Tri-City ValleyCats with Tri-City looking to avoid dropping their first series at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium this season.
ValleyCats starter Olbis Parra and Capitales starter Michael Austin were on top of their game, with both pitchers setting down their opposition 1-2-3 in the first inning.
James Joseph Harbaugh (born December 23, 1963) is the head football coach at the University of Michigan and a former quarterback. He played college football at Michigan for legendary Coach Bo Schembechler and played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, from 1987 to 2000. He then served as the head coach of the San Diego Toreros (2004–2006), the Stanford Cardinal (2007–2010), and the NFL's San Francisco 49ers (2011–2014). In 2015, Harbaugh returned to his alma mater, Michigan.
Harbaugh was born in Toledo, Ohio. His father, Jack, was a football coach, and the family lived in Ohio, Kentucky, Iowa, Michigan, and California. He attended high school in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Palo Alto, California, when his father was an assistant coach at Michigan and Stanford, respectively. After graduation from high school in Palo Alto in 1982, Harbaugh returned to Ann Arbor and enrolled at the University of Michigan and played quarterback for the Wolverines, starting for three seasons. As a fifth-year senior in 1986, he led Michigan to the 1987 Rose Bowl and was a Heisman Trophy finalist, finishing third.
The Chicago Bears selected Harbaugh in the first round of the 1987 NFL Draft. He played 14 years as a quarterback in the NFL, with Chicago from 1987 to 1993, the Indianapolis Colts from 1994 to 1997, the Baltimore Ravens in 1998, and the San Diego Chargers in 1999 to 2000. He first became a regular starting quarterback in 1990 with Chicago. In 1995 with Indianapolis, he led the Colts to the AFC Championship Game, was selected to the Pro Bowl and was honored as NFL Comeback Player of the Year.
From 1994 to 2001, while still playing in the NFL, Harbaugh was an unpaid assistant coach at Western Kentucky University, where his father Jack was head coach. In 2002, he returned to the NFL as the quarterbacks coach for the Oakland Raiders. Harbaugh returned to the college ranks in 2004 as the head coach at the University of San Diego. After leading San Diego to consecutive Pioneer League championships in 2005 and 2006, he moved up to Stanford in 2007 for four seasons and led the Cardinal to two bowl berths, including the 2011 Orange Bowl. Immediately afterward, Harbaugh signed a five-year deal as head coach of the NFL San Francisco 49ers, where he led the team to the NFC Championship game in each of his first three seasons. He and his older brother, Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh, became the first pair of brothers to serve as head coaches in NFL history. Their teams played in a Thanksgiving Classic game in 2011 and Super Bowl XLVII on February 3, 2013.
On December 30, 2014, Harbaugh was introduced by the University of Michigan as the school's new head football coach. On September 3, 2015, Harbaugh lost his first game as head coach of Michigan in a 24–17 road loss against Utah. It was the third time in his career he had begun a collegiate coaching stint with a loss. On September 12, 2015, Michigan won 35–7 against Oregon State, giving Harbaugh's first win with Michigan. On September 26, 2015, Harbaugh led Michigan to a 31–0 victory over #22 ranked Brigham Young University, leading Michigan to move into #22 in the A.P. Top 25. This was Michigan's first appearance in the AP Top 25 since 2013. On October 3, 2015 Harbaugh led the Wolverines to a 28–0 shutout win against the Maryland Terrapins, posting back to back shutouts for the first time since 2000. The following week, Michigan beat #13 Northwestern 38–0, making the Wolverines the first team with a pair of 30-point shutouts against ranked opponents since Notre Dame's 1966 championship team. He finished his first season as the Wolverines head coach with a 10-3 record, with losses against Utah, Michigan State, Ohio State and winning the Citrus Bowl by routing #19 Florida 41-7. After being tied 7-7 in the first quarter, Michigan scored 34 unanswered points as they held Florida to just 28 yards in the second half.
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JMU scores second shutout of the weekend against Hofstra 8-0 on October 22, 2017, plus Senior Celebration!
On Wednesday 9th October 19, in their Southwest Conference opener, the Cerritos College wrestling team opened with a 34-10 home win over Santa Ana College.
125 Pounds - #1 Jonathan Prata (CERR) def. Hector Camarena (SA), 19-2 (technical fall)
Maintaining his undefeated record, freshman Jonathan Prata (Downey HS) got to work quickly against Hector Camarena. After getting a quick takedown, he followed it with a two-point near fall and after a second takedown in the period, added a four-point near fall before the end of the period. A pair of two-point near falls in the second period was followed by a four-pointer, which ended the match at the buzzer to end the second period.
133 Pounds - Jose Mata (SA) def. #5 (125 pounds) Jose Lozano (CERR), 12-0 (major decision)
Competing in his first match at 133 pounds this season, freshman Jose Lozano (North Torrance HS) had a solid first period, where the match remained scoreless. However, in the second period, Jose Mata got Lozano on his back and scored a pair of four-point near falls, with the second coming at the end of the period. After escaping in the third period, Mata added a last-second takedown and went on to record the shutout.
141 Pounds - #3 (133 pounds) Andres Gonzalez (CERR) def. #5 Ali Kaveh (SA), 6-3
Ranked #3 in the state at 133 pounds, sophomore Andres Gonzales (Capistrano Valley HS) made a good impression in his first match at 141 pounds this season. Taking on #5-ranked Ali Kavez, Gonzales picked up a pair of points with a takedown with :38 seconds left in the first period. Kaveh earned an escape point before the end of the first and added another to start the second period, before Gonzalez produced another takedown with 1:24 left in the second period. Holding on to a 4-3 lead with 2:00 left, Gonzalez added an escape point and riding time to round out his victory.
149 Pounds - Richard Gurule (CERR) win by forfeit
157 Pounds - #5 Benji Navarette (SA) def. #6 (149 pounds) V'ante Moore (CERR), 8-2
Taking on #5-ranked Benji Navarette, freshman V'ante Moore (Lawndale HS) suffered his first loss at 157 pounds on the year. Ranked #6 at 149 pounds, Moore found himself trailing, 7-0 after the second period and was nearly pinned, but the clock ran out and had to absorb a four-point near fall. The match was scoreless after the first period. He picked up his two points in the third period, when Navarette was penalized twice for stalling.
165 Pounds - #1 (157 pounds) Larry Rodriguez (CERR) win by forfeit
174 Pounds - Cobe Hatcher (CERR) win by forfeit
184 Pounds - Danny Serrano (SA) def. Jarrod Nunez (CERR), 7-5 (double OT)
In one of two matches that went into overtime, sophomore Jarrod Nunez (Mayfair HS) took a 4-0 lead over Danny Serrano in the first period after an aggressive takedown and two-point near fall. But Serrano started his comeback when he reversed Nunez before the end of the first period and added another early in the second period. Needing at least an escape to be in position to tie the match, Nunez received it with :57 seconds left in the third period, with Serrano earning a point due to riding time. The two completed their 1:00 overtime without scoring, as well as each of their :30 second periods where each wrestling tried to escape to earn a point and the win. In the second overtime, Serrano was able to score a takedown with :18 seconds left to pick up the win.
197 Pounds - #4 Hamzah Al-Saudi (CERR) def. Jean Karlos Navas (SA), 19-4 (technical fall)
Riding the momentum of winning the Santa Ana Tournament, #4-ranked Hamzah Al-Saudi (Palisades HS) got stronger and stronger as the match went on against Jean Karlos Navas. Al-Saudi led just 2-1 in the first period, but a pair of takedowns and a last-second four-point near fall put him in front, 10-2 after the first three minutes. Two more takedowns and subsequent near falls earned him a technical fall win with :14 seconds left on the clock in the second period.
285 Pounds - #3 Randy Arriaga (CERR) def. Joseph Nava (SA), 3-2 (OT)
The night was capped off with another overtime match, as #3-ranked Randy Arriaga (Capistrano Valley HS) was the beneficiary of two stall points, which aided him in his win. Trailing, 2-1 with time running out in the third period, Joseph Nava was penalized a point for stalling with :23 seconds left. Then, in overtime, another one-point stalling penalty with :48 seconds left gave Arriaga another point to secure the win.
Some of the Greenfield-Central Varsity Cheerleaders flash a smile despite it raining all night and the team being shutout by Pendleton Heights on September 7,2018.
One thing Giants fan photographers haven't been able to do for the World Series in 2010, 2012 and now 2014 is see (and shoot) the team winning the Series at home. Not that I'm really complaining, mind you. This shot is from Sunday night in San Francisco, their last game here before going back to KC: Bumgarner's great shutout performance in Game 5
The GFA Girls Varsity Squash team went on the road and posted a 7-0 shutout over St. Luke's on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.
Fairfield Ludlowe's Alex Lewey delivers a pitch to a Trumbull High batter during the FCIAC semi-finals. Lewey pitched a shutout Tuesday and then followed that by shutting down Ridgefield in the FCIAC final Wednesday.
Trumbull's Andrew Valentino threw 5 shutout innings to get the win in the Eagles' 10-0 victory over Fairfield Warde Wednesday.
Adrian "Addie" Joss (b. April 12, 1880 – d. April 14, 1911 at age 31), nicknamed "The Human Hairpin," was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched for the Cleveland Bronchos, later known as the Naps, between 1902 and 1910. Joss, who was 6 feet 3 inches and weighed 185 pounds, pitched the fourth perfect game in baseball history. His 1.89 career ERA is the second-lowest in MLB history, behind Ed Walsh.
He played baseball at St. Mary's and then played in a semipro league where he caught the attention of Connie Mack. Joss did not sign with Mack's team, but he attracted further major league interest after winning 19 games in 1900 for the Toledo Mud Hens. Joss had another strong season for Toledo in 1901.
After an offseason contract dispute between Joss, Toledo and Cleveland, he debuted with the Cleveland club in April 1902. Joss led the league in shutouts that year. By 1905, Joss had completed the first of his four consecutive 20-win seasons. Off the field, Joss worked as a newspaper sportswriter from 1906 until his death. In 1908, he pitched a perfect game during a tight pennant race that saw Cleveland finish a half-game out of first place; it was the closest that Joss came to a World Series berth. The 1910 season was his last, and Joss missed most of the year due to injury.
In April 1911, Joss became ill and he died the same month due to tuberculous meningitis. He finished his career with 160 wins, 234 complete games, 45 shutouts and 920 strikeouts. Though Joss played only nine seasons and missed significant playing time due to various ailments, the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Board of Directors passed a special resolution for Joss in 1977 which waived the typical ten-year minimum playing career for Hall of Fame eligibility. He was voted into the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1978.
He pitched a second no-hitter on April 20, 1910, against the White Sox, becoming the first pitcher in MLB history to no-hit the same team twice, a feat not matched until Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants no-hit the San Diego Padres in both 2013 and 2014.
Of his 160 major league wins, 45 were shutouts. Joss' 1.89 career ERA is ranked second all-time (to Ed Walsh), while his 0.97 WHIP is the lowest career WHIP in MLB history.
Joss attended spring training with Cleveland before the start of the 1911 season. He collapsed on the field from heat prostration on April 3 in an exhibition game in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His personal physician, Dr. George W. Chapman. thought Joss could be suffering from nervous indigestion or food poisoning. By April 9, as Joss was coughing more and had a severe headache, Chapman changed his diagnosis to pleurisy and reported that Joss would not be able to play for one month and would need ten days of rest to recover. Joss could not stand on his own and his speech was slurred. On April 13, Chapman sought a second opinion from the Naps' team doctor, who performed a lumbar puncture and diagnosed Joss with tuberculous meningitis. The disease had spread to Joss' brain and he died on April 14, 1911, at age 31.
MLB statistics:
Win–loss record 160–97
ERA - 1.89
Strikeouts - 920
WHIP - 0.968
Teams:
Cleveland Bronchos / Naps (1902–1910)
Career highlights and awards:
MLB wins leader (1907)
2× MLB ERA leader (1904, 1908)
Pitched a perfect game on October 2, 1908
Pitched two no-hitters
MLB record .968 career WHIP
Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame
Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame - Inducted 1978
Link to all of his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/3002/col/1/yea/0/Add...
Christopher "Christy" Mathewson (b. August 12, 1880 – d. October 7, 1925 at age 45), nicknamed "Big Six", "The Christian Gentleman", "Matty", and "The Gentleman's Hurler" was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played 17 seasons with the New York Giants. He was among the most dominant pitchers in baseball history, and ranks in the all-time top ten in several key pitching categories, including wins, shutouts, and ERA. In 1936, Mathewson was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame, as one of its first five members.
Mathewson grew up in Factoryville, Pennsylvania, and began playing semiprofessional baseball when he was 14 years old. He played in the minor leagues in 1899, recording a record of 21 wins and two losses. He pitched for the New York Giants the next season but was sent back to the minors. He would eventually return to the Giants and go on to win 373 games in his career, a National League record. He led the Giants to victory in the 1905 World Series by pitching three shutouts. Mathewson never pitched on Sundays, owing to his Christian beliefs. Mathewson served in the United States Army's Chemical Warfare Service in World War I, and was accidentally exposed to chemical weapons during training. His respiratory system was weakened from the exposure, causing him to contract tuberculosis, from which he died in Saranac Lake, New York. in 1925.
He is famous for his 25 pitching duels with Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown, who won 13 of the duels against Mathewson's 11, with one no-decision.
By 1908, Mathewson was back on top as the league's elite pitcher. Winning the most games of his career, 37, coupled with a 1.43 ERA and 259 strikeouts, he claimed a second Triple Crown.
MLB statistics:
Win–loss record 373–188
ERA - 2.13
Strikeouts - 2,502
Managerial record 164–176
Winning % .482
Teams - As player:
New York Giants (1900–1916)
Cincinnati Reds (1916)
As manager:
Cincinnati Reds (1916–1918)
Career highlights and awards:
2× World Series champion (1905, 1921)
2× Triple Crown (1905, 1908)
4× NL wins leader (1905, 1907, 1908, 1910)
5× NL ERA leader (1905, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1913)
5× NL strikeout leader (1903–1905, 1907, 1908)
Pitched two no-hitters
Name honored by the Giants
Major League Baseball All-Century Team
Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame inducted 1936
Link to all of his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/3727/col/1/yea/0/Chr...
William Ross Short (b: November 27, 1937, at Kingston, New York) is a retired professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of six seasons in MLB between 1960 and 1969.
Short was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1955. He made his major league debut for the Yankees in 1960 and played his final game with the Cincinnati Reds in 1969.
On July 1, 1966 against the Minnesota Twins, Short threw for the only shutout of his Major League career.
Career statistics:
Win–loss record 3-8
ERA - 4.70
Strikeouts - 71
Link to all of his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/5385/col/1/yea/0/Bil...
We had the privilege of sitting in front of Alfonso Soriano's spot in left field. He connects with the fans in a special way. Truly the highlight of game in which the Arizona Diamondbacks shutout the Cubs by a score of 3 - 0.
Jim Palmer's #22 was retired by the Baltimore Orioles in 1985. Palmer, nicknamed Cakes, spent his entire 19-year career with the Orioles, from 1965-1984. He pitched for the 1966, 1970 and 1983 World Series championship teams, won the AL Cy Young Award three times in a four year span--in 1973, 1975, and 1976, and was selected for six All Star games. Palmer became the youngest pitcher ever to throw a World Series shutout, pitched a no-hitter in 1969,was the only hurler to have won a World Series game in each of 3 decades. He won 20 games in a season eight times, and finished his career with record of 268-152, with a 2.86 ERA and 2,212 strikeouts. After retiring, he became a broadcaster covering Orioles games locally for AMSN, and joined Al Michaels and Tim McCarver for national broadcasts for ABC. In 1990, Palmer was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a first-time ballot inductee.
A series of 4-foot aluminum monuments depicting retired Orioles uniform numbers sits just outside the northern end of Eutaw Street and Gate H of Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Other retired numbers include Earl Weaver (#4), Brooks Robinson (#5), Cal Ripken Jr. (#8), Frank Robinson (#20), and Eddie Murray (#33).
Oriole Park at Camden Yards opened on April 6, 1992, replacing Memorial Stadium as the home field of the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball. The success of HOK Sport's retro-style Camden Yards sparked a trend in other cities of constructing more traditional, fan-friendly ballparks in downtown locations. Built on land that once served as the rail yard for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Camden Station, the view from much of the park is dominated by the former B&O Warehouse behind the right-field wall.
Eutaw Street, between the stadium and the warehouse, is closed to vehicular traffic and open to ticketholders fans who can get watch the action from Standing Room Only areas, or visit the many shops and restaurants that line the thoroughfare, including Boog's BBQ. Many home run balls have landed on Eutaw Street, and the spots are marked with small baseball-shaped bronze plaques, including one for the only ball to ever hit the warehouse--a 445-foot shot by Ken Griffey Jr. on July 12, 1993 during the 1993 All Star Game Home Run Derby. The Orioles Hall of Fame plaques are located near the north end of Eutaw Street, and, also just outside Gate H is Susan Luery's statue of Babe Ruth, Babe's Dream.
In 2007, Oriole Park at Camden Yards was ranked #122 on the AIA 150 America's Favorite Architecture list.
Ludlow's Ben Gamache fires a complete game, one hit shutout eliminating Chicopee from The American Legion Baseball Playoffs. July 24, 2013
Eric Ralph Rasmussen (b. March 22, 1952) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, and current coach in the Minnesota Twins organization.
The right hander was originally selected by the Boston Red Sox in the fourth round of the January 1971 Major League Baseball draft, but opted instead to attend the University of New Orleans, where he was named first team All-America. The St. Louis Cardinals then selected him in the 32nd round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft.
Rasmussen moved through the Cardinals' organization rapidly, reaching Triple-A with the Tulsa Oilers in just his second full season in 1975. He was called up to the majors that July, and hurled a seven hit shutout (7 strikeouts, 1 walk) of the San Diego Padres in his major league debut. He also collected his first major league hit and drove in the second run of the game with a fifth inning single. He wound up starting 13 games for the Cardinals over the rest of the season, going 5-5 with a 3.78 ERA.
Rasmussen started 1978 with St. Louis, but was traded to the San Diego Padres in May for outfielder George Hendrick. Although most of his other numbers fell off, he set his career high with fourteen wins between the two clubs. That wasn't enough to keep Rasmussen in the Padres' starting rotation, though, as he spent the next two seasons bouncing back and forth between starting and relieving. Following the 1980 season, Rasmussen was released by the Padres.
That winter, Rasmussen pitched in the Mexican League, and spent all of 1981 and part of 1982 with the Leones de Yucatán. He returned to the Cardinals, who were in the midst of a playoff drive, that September. He pitched in eight games, going 1-2 with a 4.42 ERA. His one win came on the final day of the season against the Chicago Cubs, as the Cards won the National League East by three games over the Philadelphia Phillies. Rasmussen was not part of the World Series champions' post season roster.
Rasmussen opened the 1983 season with the Cardinals, but he was used sparingly. After a pair of poor outings in May, Rasmussen was sent to the minors. He started four games for the Triple-A Louisville Redbirds, going 2–2 with an ERA of 4.13, before being sold to the Kansas City Royals.
The Royals released Vida Blue to make room in their starting rotation for Rasmussen. He rewarded their confidence by hurling a shutout against the Boston Red Sox. It was the first shutout by a Royals pitcher since October 1981, and his first major league shutout since 1979. It also earned him the distinction of being the only major league pitcher ever to hurl a shutout in both his National League and American League debuts. He appeared in 11 games in all for the Royals in 1983, including 9 starts, winning 3 games and losing 6 before a groin pull ended his season. At the end of the season, he was released.
MLB debut - July 21, 1975, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance - October 2, 1983, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics:
Win–loss record 50–77
Strikeouts - 489
Earned run average - 3.85
Teams:
St. Louis Cardinals (1975–1978)
San Diego Padres (1978–1980)
St. Louis Cardinals (1982–1983)
Kansas City Royals (1983)
Link to all of his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/4819/col/1/yea/0/Eri...
shutouts to Kr3st he got me my second pair for damn near retail just had to pay for the shipping good lookin homie
The KOM League
Flash Report
For
August 2 thru 9, 2015
Note: For future reference this report is posted the Flickr site at: www.flickr.com/photos/60428361@N07/19971817506/i
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How long does it take?
Each time a Flash Report is prepared a number of them go to people who have no interest in such stuff (the majority). However, there is a select cadre of good Samaritans who receive and print the reports and take them to some folks who don’t have computers and those without computers actually want to see the reports, or so I’m told.
One distribution pipeline goes between my computer and Pittsburgh, PA. From there the reports are allowed to incubate and on the next trip from Pittsburgh to Burgettstown, PA a whole pile of paper goes along for the ride.
Return with us now to “Those Thrilling Days of Yesteryear,” in this case April 12, 2015. Around 9:00 p.m. in the Eastern Daylight time zone, on July 30, 2015 a call was placed to me. The caller said “I’m sitting here with the Reds/Pirates game on television and thought I’d call you and ask a question.” When I don’t have answers to questions I have no fear for I can invent them. The caller said he was reading the Flash Report for the week of April 12 through 18 and saw the name of Walt Wherry. Since very few of the readers will recall that name I’m attaching the URL, containing the Flash Report that mentioned him. www.flickr.com/photos/60428361@N07/17004911050/
Making the call from Burgettstown was former Pittsburgh Pirate minor leaguer, Pete Maropis. I would have given his middle name but his parents were frugal and didn’t place one on his birth certificate. Anyway, Pete has been a friend for a long time and is only one of two former KOM leaguers in the past three years to visit with me in Columbia, MO. In his recent call he wanted to get the telephone number of his old roommate at Davenport, Iowa in 1949. They had also been teammates at Fargo-Moorhead in 1948.
In preparing the April 12, 2015 Flash Report there wasn’t any effort to document the whereabouts of Mr. Wherry or if he was still living. I told Pete I thought Wherry may have been deceased but that I would do some checking. A quick run through the regular resource files indicated that he was most likely alive and was now 88- years old. I called Pete back with that information and he said that was the correct age for his old roommate.
Maropis played a lot of baseball with guys in the Pirate minor league chain who went to the major leagues and he declared that the strongest throwing arm he had ever seen belonged to Wherry. Maropis also saw some decent arms in the KOM, Northern, Three-I and Western Association but none to top Wherry. Maropis was the runner up to Mickey Mantle in hitting in the Western Association in 1950. He has always laughed that although he finished second he was still 50 points behind the hard-hitting Joplin shortstop.
From the time Wherry left Davenport, in 1949, until the mid- 1970’s the former roommates hadn’t seen each other. At that point in time Wherry contacted Maropis to advise him his slow pitch softball team, from Cincinnati, was playing a game about 50 miles from Pittsburgh and that he wanted him to attend the game. Pete said he watched about seven innings of the game and told Wherry he needed to get home. Wherry insisted that his old pal hang around and they would go out after the game. Pete responded that the team would go out and drink and that he couldn’t do that and then drive half a hundred miles home. Things like that explain why Pete, no middle name, Maropis will be 90 on his next birthday which is September 27. He said that when he came home from the Army he rolled back his age a year so as to be able to get signed to a professional contract. He wanted to run it back a couple more since he had been in the service for three years but he knew the Pirate scout wouldn’t buy that story.
By the time Pete’s birthday rolls around I trust he will have spoken with his old teammate. In looking through some additional documents since I mentioned Walt Wherry in the April 12-18 Flash Report, it is astonishing the things he accomplished in softball and semi-pro baseball with the Ft. Wayne Dairymen even in the same year. . However, in 1964 the National Baseball Congress conducted a poll. By that time 15,359 players had participated in that tournament held each year in Wichita, Kansas. The person voted the most outstanding player of all-time was Leroy Satchel Paige and the runner-up was Walter Vernon Wherry. In another recent discovery he was elected to a Covington, Kentucky High School sports hall of fame. rcnky.com/articles/2014/03/20/covington-public-schools-at...
It appears that he was alive to attend the event. He was a graduate of Holmes High School in 1946.
Sept. 3, 1956--WICHITA, Kan. (UP) — An ex- New Orleans Pelicans outfielder tonight will seek to become the first pitcher to win five games in a National Baseball Congress tournament —a record that evaded even the great Satchel Paige. The converted outfielder to make the bid is righthander Walt Wherry of the Fort Wayne, Ind., Dairymen, who tonight will seek to win a fifth national title for their city when they meet the Deming, Wash. Loggers in the finals. Wherry has pitched two shutouts in going the distance three times so far in the tourney. His other victory was in relief. Paige pitched in the first national for Bismarck, N. D., in 1935 and won four games. Thirteen others since have equaled Paige's record. Fort Wayne moved into the title round. Sunday night with a 4 to 1 victory over the Sinton, Tex., Plymouth Oilers. The Deming club, which has eight Zender brothers on its roster, won 11 to 3 in the other semifinal game over the .Alpine. Tex., Cowboys. Alpine and Sinton are scheduled to meet tonight to determine third and fourth place. (Note: One of the Zender brothers mentioned, Nick, played in the KOM league with the Ponca City Dodgers in 1949).
At the rate Maropis gets to read these Flash Reports it will be Christmas when he sees this one. So, Pete, Merry Christmas. When hearing from people like Maropis who don’t have a computer I feel bad for they don’t get everything in these reports, namely, the URL’s. If I printed all of those these reports would encompass twice as many pages. I guess I could cut the size of the reports and include the URL’s.
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Anatomy of locating a former KOM leaguer
Jack Morris, baseball necrologist, found a recent obituary of a John E. Bright and in it was a statement that the recently departed had played two seasons of minor league baseball in the New York Yankee minor league system. He thought the person in the obituary might have been one of the guys listed as playing in the KOM league in 1949. He wrote: “Are these two guys the same guy?
www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=fleish000her
www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=fleisc001her
For those of you who won’t be clicking on any URLs the answer to the question as to whether Jack Bright and John Bright who played with Pittsburg, KS and Miami, Okla. in 1949 was the same guy the answer is “Yes.”
That brought another note from Jack Morris regarding a column he had found on Oscar Wigman. “You may have seen this already but here’s a story about Oscar Wigman.” www.coppercountrynews.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&...
Ed comment:
Wigman played at Pittsburg, Kansas for a while in 1951 but you won’t find any information along those lines in any of the record books. I wrote about Wigman at the time of his passing in 1996 but hadn’t seen this recent vintage column that Jack Morris shared.
As an afterthought I mentioned to Morris that with the exception of George Sousa Dias, Robert Wesley James and Herbert Fleischer I could now account for all the roster players from that 1951 Pittsburg Browns team.
Within a short period of time I had this message from Morris. It was a newspaper article that read “George Lippe of Brooklyn, scout of the St. Louis Browns, has signed Herbert Fleischer, a 17-year-old sensational left-handed pitcher of the Shandaken, N. Y. club to contract, with the Appleton farm of the Wisconsin State League. Fleischer, who stands 6-1 and weighs 178 pounds, lives in the Bronx. He owns a blazing fast ball, a nice assortment of curves and a good change of pace. With Shandaken he won 12 straight without a loss and fanned 117 batters, 20 in one game. The boy inherits his baseball talents from his dad, a policeman attached to the Tax Bureau, who was formerly a hard-hitting outfielder with the New York City Police Department nine.” bklyn.newspapers.com/newspage/54530387/
Ed note:
Shandaken, NY was a site of a summer camp for boys between the ages of 9-20. The camp which was 125 miles north of New York City. Herbert Fleischer’s dad, mentioned in the article. was named Joseph.
The foregoing was most of what I knew regarding the short term KOM leaguer but found this in the newspaper archives.
Deseret News January 19, 1952 page 19
In late 1951 some Japanese baseball officials were actively recruiting minor league baseball players in the United States. I’m paraphrasing the gist of the January 1952 article that was carried by the Associated Press and I found in the Deseret News published in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Japanese representative stated that their group was looking for young men of Class C caliber as that matched the level of play in Japan at the time.
In attempting to attract American ballplayers the cultural experience and the ability to play competitive baseball was highlighted. The Japanese spokesman stressed that the players would not be bringing home any American dollars at the close of the season for that was a commodity of which was in short supply. Near the end of the article it stated that Herbert Fleischer of New York City had expressed an interest in plying his wares in the Land of the Rising Sun and that he had spent the 1951 season with Fargo-Moorhead.
Well, sports fans, he didn’t spend all of it there and in my best judgment he never played an inning in the Northern league. I do know he was with Appleton, Wisconsin of the Wisconsin State and Pittsburg, Kansas of the KOM leagues in 1951. No record book will indicate he was with Pittsburg but he pitched on the evening of August 15 in relief. His second stint on the mound was at Carthage, MO on August 21 and he was the losing pitcher once again in a relief role. He had one more shot on the mound prior to the conclusion of the season and he came on in the 8th inning on August 25th against Bartlesville and didn’t either win or lose. So, his KOM record was 0-1.
In all the attempts at documenting the 1951 Pittsburg Browns I knew Fleischer was from the Bronx, NY. I recall hearing from someone who kept up with Fleischer after he left the KOM league and a search was initiated to figure out who had seen him after he left the KOM league and when. This is a note I received from Frank Winkler, a Detroit native, who caught for Pittsburg in 1951. This note was received in 2006. "I thought of something just after I finished the letter to you. The 3rd baseman for Iola was a fellow from New York named Vito Valenzano. After the season I went to New York and stayed with Herb Fleischer and his parents in the Bronx. I thought Detroit was big, New York is unbelievable. To show what a small world it is, one evening Herb and I were walking on Broadway. In 1951 it was safe to walk the streets at any time day or night. Who do you think we ran into? It was Vito Valenzano who played for Iola. I thought you would find that interesting. Until the next time. Keep Healthy, anxious to hear from you again"
Since hearing from Frank Winkler nine years ago I had spent all my time in searching from Fleischer going through documents in New York. Then, with his birth year information pretty much defined I widened my search. This is a very long URL but I’m attaching it for research verification purposes. search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-g&new=1&... What that URL states is that Herbert J. Fleischer was born February 15, 1934 in the Bronx, New York and passed away on September 11, 2005 in Cincinnati, Ohio. From all the foregoing information I know the first and last address he ever had. But that kind of documentation is a bit on the overkill side and not included.
In order to tie some loose ends I was curious if Fleischer ever made the trip to Japan that was mentioned in the January 19, 1952 Associated Press article. Only one person came to mind who could answer that question so I got in touch with Marty Kuhnert in Japan. He knows everything about baseball in that country and even knows more about Joe Stanka than even Joe himself does. I explained everything I knew about Fleischer to Kuhnert and within mere minutes of sending him an e-mail he responded with of his own and this is what he said. “To my knowledge no one by the name of Herbert J. Fleischer ever played in Japan. He certainly didn’t play for the first team of any of the 12 major teams, and in those days there were no independent leagues, and I don’t think company teams as well employed foreign players. Maybe he slipped through the cracks and played some place here, but I rather doubt it. I will ask around and if I can find anything out, I will let you know. All best wishes. “ Marty
Well, that word from Marty Kuhnert was enough for me to close the book on Herbert J. Fleischer. No baseball records available show him playing in 1952 which aroused my suspicion that he may have gone to Japan that year. He could have made the trip to the Orient but he didn’t play any baseball. In 1953 he put on his “traveling shoes” and was on the roster of teams in Dublin, GA; New Iberia, LA; Hot Springs, AR: Clovis, NM and Abilene, TX. By the end of the 1953 season he had reached the ripe old age of 19 and I wouldn’t be surprised if he went into military service.
Well, the foregoing story took 21 years for me to unravel. Was it worth the journey? Does it add anything to the combined wisdom of the ages? Will the world be better off because of it? The answer to the questions I asked myself is “Who knows.” But, the attempt at finding a bunch of old guys has kept me out of the bars and hopefully has helped stave off senility or delay it a bit.
Comment:
By determining the fate of Herbert Fleischer there are now 94 former KOM leaguers to either locate or determine their fate. I’d much rather find those names in a telephone book rather than on a tombstone.
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The Bill Froman Story:
When I wrote the title to this article I thought immediately of “The Jane Froman Story” that was a hit movie in my youth. www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&am... If you are less than 75-years old you can click on the foregoing URL. Jane is still “around” as far as I’m concerned. I can get in my vehicle and be at her place in mere moments. She resides today on West Broadway Street in Columbia. Take a look at it for yourself. www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5971689 (Ed note: Before I receive a note that I missed naming Miss Froman’s hometown I will state that I’m aware it was Clinton, MO. A person, not identified here, was born there and sent me a note after the last report telling me I had confused Seaford, Del. with Stanford, Florida. I hadn’t but the note provided me with the opportunity to attempt to make contact with the fellow so we could have breakfast in the near future. Possibly, after some early morning coffee we could drop by the cemetery and pay tribute to the lady who was played by Susan Hayward, in the movie, “With a Song in My Heart.”
Now back to my Froman story:
Upon entering college in Oklahoma, in 1958, I read the Daily Oklahoma sports page and during the football season there was a top notch high school football team located 54 miles south of where I attended school. The team was the Lindsay Leopards. After graduation I moved to other Oklahoma towns and the newspapers reported on Saturday morning the success of the Lindsay football team the previous evening. They won Oklahoma high schools championships in 1958 and later in 1962 and 1963. In the years between 1958 and 1963 the team was always a powerhouse. Most powerhouses can be attributed to their coach.
Until a few days ago I didn’t know who coached Lindsay and never gave it any thought. But, now it takes on meaning. The coach attended Tulsa University on a full athletic scholarship where he played varsity football for the Golden Hurricane. From his success at Lindsay the coach moved on to some powerhouse programs in the Lone Star State leading such high school teams as Burkburnett, Corsicana, Mineral Wells and Rider High of Wichita Falls on two different occasions.
Much of what the coach learned as the batboy for the 1946 Miami, Oklahoma Blues helped him in later life. In our recent conversation he said that what he learned sitting around the Main Hotel in Miami listening to ballplayers talk opened his eyes to a lot of things and most of it was good. After a year as batboy for Miami games, both home and away, he was promoted the next year as the Miami Owls scoreboard operator. The young man of many talents was paid $3 a game as a batboy which came to the astronomical sum of $360 for the entire season. That was as much as some of the players were making at the time. As scoreboard operator, in 1947, the young man still received $3 per game but his total income was only half that of being batboy for he didn’t run the scoreboard when the team went on the road.
It never hurts to know someone when you wanted to be affiliated with a minor league team and the young man had a head start on everyone. He was the 13-year old son of Gertrude and Guy Froman. If you paid attention to last week’s report you know that Guy Froman was the manager of the 1946 Miami club.
Whenever contact is made with someone you never know how much they recall. Well, William Froman hadn’t forgotten very much. He traveled with the team to the other five cities in the KOM league and stayed overnight in only three of them. When Miami played at Carthage and Pittsburg it was a round trip most every time. One time the Miami club stayed overnight in Pittsburg, Kansas and billeted at the YMCA. The young Froman really enjoyed that due to the swimming pool in that facility. That swimming pool meant something different to the Carthage Cubs who were attracted to it. Don Anderson caught some guys in it the night he left be behind at the Pittsburg ball park and he fined every player 10% of their monthly salary, $15.00.
I’m sure I kept Froman on the telephone too long but he agreed to allow me to name each member of the 1946 Miami roster and he would retort with whatever came to his mind about that person. Only a few short term players on that team failed to elicit a response. So, for this next segment I pulled a brief profile on each Miami Blue and following that I placed Bill’s comment. Regarding some of the players he recalled the name but didn’t have anything in particular to say about them.
Alexander Warner L.
D. 7/18/1991 Lubbock, TX (grave stone says 1993)
B. 4/7/1922 Lubbock, TX
Froman’s comment: I don’t recall him.
Beran JosephWilliam.
D. 5/6/2000 Claflin, KS.
B. 8/16/1928 Odin, KS
Froman’s comment: He was an 18-year old and my hero on that team. He had more potential than anyone on that team.
John Hall’s comment: Beran was a pitcher at Miami but the next year he was with Ponca City and became a power hitter. Aside from Mickey Mantle, Beran had more home runs in one season, during his career, than any other KOM leaguer.
BrownRobert C.
D. 2/29/2004 Cicero, IL
B. 9/14/1918 Chicago, IL
Froman’s comment: He didn’t remember this person.
BurichDale John
D. 3/9/1972 Car accident Iowa City, IA
B. 5/29/1919 Riverside, IA
Froman’s comment: He was a very great fielder but wasn’t too good as a hitter.
Burris RobertHilliard
D. 3/09/2010 Aurora, Colo.
B. 8/5/1925 Tulsa, OK
Bush Simon
D. 8/7/2000 Wyandotte, OK
B. 9/6/192 Vian, OK
Froman’s comment: He was from the local area but I don’t recall much about hm.
CarsonRobertDudley (Died on 76th birthday)
D. 2/13/1999 Muskogee, OK
B. 2/13/1923Muskogee, OK
Froman’s comment: He was our backup catchers.
John Hall comment: He was one of the many KOM leaguers to have played with the Wichita, KS Boeing Bombers.
Chambers William Jesse
D. 2/5/2008 LaCrescenta, CA
B. 9/19/1922 Glendale, CA
Chandler William M.
Lives in Lake Kiowa, TX
B. 2/16/1926 Tulsa, OK
Conner Joseph Raymond
D. 1/10/2014 Durant, OK
B. 3/14/1924 Olney, TX
CookeJames Timothy
D. 9/08/1991 St. Louis, MO
B. 8/1/1922 St. Louis, MO
Froman’s comment: He had very good speed and played left field.
Cross Gerald D.
Lives in Ft. Smith, Ark.
B. 12/15/1924Ft. Smith, AR
DennisDavidC.
D. 10/1/1990 VA Hosp. Columbia, MO
B. 5/19/1922 Mapleton, KS
Froman’s comment: He was a tough guy and nobody talked back to him.
Dennis Jr. Hallie "Kid" Laverne
D. 12/1/2010 Ft. Scott, KS
B. 10/12/1925Mapleton, KS
Engel Oscar Joseph
D. 11/14/2000 Pampa, TX
B. 5/18/1923 Meeker, OK
Froman’s comment: He was a very good player as well as a nice guy.
Field Robert E.
Lives in Hutchinson, KS
B. 8/27/1922 Hutchinson, KS
Froman’s comment: I remember him as a blonde headed guy.
Froman Guy Willis
D. 3/3/1994 Claremore Hosp. (Miami, OK)
B. 2/4/1902 Peoria, OK (Located just outside of Miami)
Froman William Henry-Batboy
Lives in Wichita Falls, TX
B. 9/5/1933 Miami, OK
Hatfield Bain Rex
D. 8/26/1977 Keefeton, OK
B. 6/26/1924 Muskogee, OK
Froman’s comment: He was a very good ballplayer.
JordanSteve B.
D. 5/4/2009 Twinsburg, OH
B. 6/1/1922 Greenbriar, AR (Conway)
Froman’s comment: He was the mainstay of our pitching staff and was always ready to pitch.
JordanRay "Blue"
D. 2/16/1994 Tulsa, OK
B. 5/20/1916 Lucas, AR
Froman’s comment: He was the oldest member of the team and was mostly a relief pitcher. He also drove the team bus. He got married during the baseball season and my dad gave him one day off.
John Hall’s comment: Ray had a twin sister by the name of Fay. What I don’t know is “Did Ray arrive before Fay or vice-versa).” He went to Ponca City for a while in 1947.
Keithley Newton A.
D. 2/13/2005 Alvin, TX
B. 2/7/1920 Carterville, MO
Froman’s comment: He played for dad’s Eagle Picher team during the war and then joined the Miami team as the second baseman and was a good all-around player.
LewisRodney Neil
D. 6/28/2011 Lewisville, TX
B. 4/25/1923 Nowata, OK
Froman didn’t remember Lewis. Lewis spent most of his life as a protestant missionary.
MacKibben Harve
D. 2/19/1965
B. 3/14/1922 Quapaw, OK
Froman’s comment: He was a great high school athlete at Miami and he pitched for my dad’s Eagle-Picher team prior to the KOM league.
MarlerRalph Wesley
D.7/3/1978 Springfield, MO
1/29/1924 Springfield, MO
Froman didn’t recall Marler. He got another chance at the KOM league in 1947 when Tom Greenwade signed him and sent him to Independence, KS
McHugh Elden Edgar
Living in Kansas City 2014-- NE 37th St.
B. 9/20/1923 Dodge City, KS
Froman didn’t recall McHugh being with the Miami club.
Montgomery Robert D.
D. 3/5/1991 Picher, OK
B. 2/11/1919 Picher, OK
Froman’s comment: He was one of the older players on the team but a real good guy.
MooreWilliam Jackson
D. 1964 Baxter Springs, KS (1944 Baxter Springs Whiz Kid)
B. 2/1927 Neosho, MO
Froman didn’t recall this fellow.
Morgan William Preston
D. 5/30/2006 Okla. City.
B. 6/21/1927 Okla. City
Nettles Jr. Wesley Hardie
D. 02/1981 Westminster, CO
B. 11/23/1925 Sapulpa, OK
Pace Robert Joseph
D. 7/1980 Neosho, Missouri
B. 8/20/1918 Neosho, MO
Packard LorenLee
D. 11/28/1993 Amarillo, TX
B. 5/1/1926 Helena, OK
Froman recalled Packard as a good hitter.
Pollock Joseph Steven
D. 7/18/2003 Miami, OK
B. 12/26/1920 Cleveland, OH
Riba Jr. Coleman A.
D. 11/23/1997 Miami, OK
B. 6/17/1918 Cleveland, OH
Froman didn’t recall Riba being on the team very long.
Schmidt Marvin G.
D. 3/11/2001 Grinnell, IA
B. 3/30/1922 Lodomillo Twp Clayton County,. IA
Froman didn’t recall this short term member of the team.
Smith Thomas F. "Buddie"
D. 12/6/1987 Johnson County, OK (Milburn)
B. 10/22/1923 Milburn, OK
Froman didn’t recall this member of the team.
Sooter Jr. James Elisha
D. 10/08/2006 Vinita, OK
B. 2/1/1924 Bluejacket, OK
Froman recalled that Sooter was from the area but wasn’t with the team very long.
White Billy Nattie
D. 8/12/1997 Breckenridge, TX
B. 3/31/1926 Breckenridge, TX
From had not recall of this player.
Zapf Bernard L
D. 3/5/1990 Bernard, IA
B. 8/6/1923 Volga, IA
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Sort of on the same subject:
Recent mention of Native American’s, who played in the KOM league, prompted this input from the foremost historian, on planet earth, with regard to the Arkansas State and Arkansas/Missouri leagues. “I found your research on the Native Americans in the KOM to be particularly interesting. The Arkie-Mo had several guys named "Chief" and I always wondered if they might have been Native Americans. Thanks for loading everything up on Flickr - it's a great place to catch up on all the photos you've uploaded and with the Report or text underneath them collects everything in one place.” Jerry Hogan—Fayetteville, Ark.
When someone is kind enough to share words like the foregoing my generous impulses take over and I make offers that turn out to cover dozens of additional e-mails. I told Hogan that most every ballplayer called “Chief” was most likely Native American. I did cite Elon “Chief” Hogsett from Brownell, Kansas who was probably an exception to that rule. Stepping out on a limb I told Hogan that if he supplied the names of the “Chiefs” who played in the Arkansas State and Arkansas/Missouri leagues I could most likely tell him from what tribe they belonged.
From the point of sending out that offer and getting back the names of the “Chiefs” I had a bit of writer’s remorse. I figured I may have overstepped my limited research capabilities. But shortly, the heat was on for I had before me the challenge to find the ancestry of Columbus Shell and Frisco Roberts.
That project turned out to be fun. Both indeed were full-blood Native Americans. Shell was a Cherokee and Roberts was Creek. They were both from Indian Territory (Oklahoma) and were from towns and buried in cemeteries that you’d think I made up if I mentioned them. I could mention them if someone wants to know more about Mr. Shell who pitched for the Springfield, MO Midgets of the Western Association back in 1929 before eventually winding up at Siloam Springs, Arkansas in 1934. During his pilgrimage on earth he lived many places, even Joplin, MO where in 1940 he was employed in a lumber yard.
Frisco Roberts was a young man who started off with Siloam Springs, Ark. in 1940 but don’t spend any time looking up his nearly 60 games with that team for the league folded after the 4th of July and ballplayers were either out of a job or being signed by another organization. You can look about everywhere for 1940 statistics but about the only guy who has them is the previously mentioned historian, Jerry Hogan.
Roberts was picked up by the St. Louis Cardinals and finished the 1940 season and then spent 1941 in their organization before going on to serve his country, joining the Army in 1941 at Oklahoma City. After the war he was back home in the Sooner State playing for Seminole and Duncan for three years. He was another member of Otto Utt’s Duncan Uttmen and in his three seasons in the Sooner State league he had ten teammates who had or would play in the KOM league.
Well, I could have gone into much more detail on the Native Americans cited by Mr. Hogan but I’ve done run out of space, energy and visual acuity. If I had gone further I would have mentioned Frisco’s mother’s maiden name was Bear and she raised her children in Tiger, Oklahoma. Fittingly, when the end came for Roberts he was in Oklahoma and is in a cemetery called “The Last Chance.” You all have heard of bear grease. Columbus Shell’s final resting place was a cemetery at Greasy, OK. Take your time looking up those places. But, they do exist.
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Once again a Flash Report comes to an end. Will there be another? Each time one is written I think to myself “This has to be the end of things.” And, it will be the end without readers responding and providing grist for the mill. It seems that just the mention of anything, regardless of much historical significance, can be turned in a 10-12 page missive.
Oh, I do know something I can share. In recent days the Kansas State Historical Society has been given copies of many Baxter Springs Whiz Kid team photos from 1944 through 1949 by Wylie and Mary Ann Pitts. This past week a set of those photos, along with the identification, was sent to me for proof reading purposes. In one case I knew the name that was left blank and made the spelling of the last name of one of the four-time Whiz Kids consistent in each picture. Other than that I think if you go on Kansas Memories and look for the Baxter Springs Whiz Kid photos they should be on-line or will be shortly. Now, that is definitely all I know.
~*Photography Originally Taken By: www.CrossTrips.Com Under God*~
Men's sports
Baseball
The Oregon State University baseball program was established in 1907 by Ty Eriksen. It has since seen dozens of players go on to play in the minor leagues and more than 15 go on to play in the MLB, including Steve Lyons and pitching All-Star Ken Forsch. The baseball team has won its conference championship 22 times and has made it to the College World Series 4 times, first in 1952 and more recently three straight years, in 2005, 2006, and 2007. The team is currently led by head coach Pat Casey, and they play at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field.
The baseball team has recently established itself as a national contender by being the only team in the nation to reach the College World Series in both 2005 and 2006, winning the Pac-10 championship both years in the process. They were also the only 2005 College World Series team to make it to the 2006 Super Regionals. In the 2006 season, the Beavers swept the Corvallis Regional and Super Regional, culminating with a convincing 15-0 victory over Stanford. It was the largest margin of loss in the history of Stanford postseason play and the first time the team had been held scoreless in postseason play since 1992. The 2006 season also saw a school record nine players drafted in the Major League Baseball Draft. The Beavers were ranked #3 in the nation in the 2006 Collegiate Baseball preseason poll[1] and remained in the top 10 in the coaches' poll most of the season.
In the 2006 College World Series, a double-elimination tournament, the Beavers lost their first game, an 11-1 drubbing at the hands of Miami, which dropped the Beavers into the loser's bracket. They rebounded in their next game, defeating Georgia. They then got revenge on Miami, who had been defeated by Rice, knocking the Hurricanes out of the tournament with an 8-1 victory. This set up a two-game series with #1 Rice, who emerged from the winner's bracket. The Beavers needed to win both games to advance. They did, holding Rice scoreless in both games to record the first back-to-back shutouts in the College World Series since 1992. The Beavers advanced to the three-game Championship series against North Carolina, which started on June 24, 2006. After losing the first game, Oregon State fell behind 5-0 after three innings of Game 2. They proceeded to light up Carolina's normally strong pitching for seven runs in the fourth and added four more in the sixth to cruise to an 11-7 win. They went on to a 3-2 win in Game 3 to secure their first Baseball National Championship.
On June 22, 2007, Oregon governor Ted Kulongoski made a friendly political wager with North Carolina Governor Mike Easley that "Oregon State Beavers baseball team will repeat as champions and defeat the University of North Carolina Tar Heels for a second time in the championship of the 2007 NCAA College World Series."[1] The Beavers repeated as champions in the 2007 College World Series, winning all their games, including a rematch with North Carolina in the finals. This despite a difficult regular season which saw the team barely qualify for the postseason.
The baseball team's all-time record is 1,875-1,267-15 (822-603 conference) through the 2006 season.
The Oregon State Beavers shouldn't be confused with the Portland Beavers, a professional minor league baseball team in Portland, Oregon. In 2007, owner Merritt Paulson announced that he was considering changing the name of the minor league team to prevent confusion with the college team.[2]
[edit] Basketball
The men's basketball team has had several famous players come out of the program, including 9-time NBA All-Star Gary Payton and "Iron Man" A.C. Green. The Beavers have the 13th most amount of wins of any program in the nation as of the end of the 2006 season.
Though they have an impressive program when compared to other Pac-10 teams, the basketball team has recently fallen on hard times. It hasn't had a winning season since 1990 and has been eclipsed by other athletic endeavors to include men's football and baseball (especially after winning two national titles)[3]. They have participated in the NCAA Tournament 16 times*, making it to the Final Four twice. OSU alumni have also received a total of 10 NBA championship rings and 4 Olympic gold medals. Fans of the program can also take pride in having beaten rival Oregon more times than any team has beaten another team in a collegiate sport, with 179 victories.
*1980-82 tournament records vacated by NCAA
Oregon State holds several NCAA basketball records as of the end of the 2004 season:
Individual Records
* Field Goal Percentage (Single season) - 1st - 74.6% — Steve Johnson, 1981 (235 of 315) & 4th - 71.0% — Steve Johnson, 1980 (211 of 297)
* Field Goal Percentage (Career, min. 400 made and 4 made per game) - 1st - 67.8% — Steve Johnson, 1976-81 (828 of 1,222)
* Field Goal Percentage (Single game, min. 12 field goals made) - 1st (tie) - 100% Steve Johnson vs. Hawaii-Hilo (13 of 13), Dec. 5, 1979
* Total Rebounds (Single game) - 15th (tie) - 36 - Swede Halbrook vs. Idaho, Feb. 15, 1955
* Assists (Career) - 11th - 939 - Gary Payton, 1987-1990
* Average Assists Per Game (Career, min. 550 assists) - 9th - 7.82 - Gary Payton, 1987-1990
* Steals (Career) - 18th (tie) - 321 - Gary Payton, 1987-1990
Top Season Performances by Class
* Senior - Field Goal Percentage - 1st - 74.6% — Steve Johnson, 1981 (235 of 315)
* Junior - Field Goal Percentage - 1st - 71.0% — Steve Johnson, 1980 (211 of 297)
Team Records
* Free-Throw Percentage (Single game, min. 30 free throws made) - 12th (tie) - 30-31 vs. Memphis, Dec. 19, 1990
* Steals (Single game) - 19th (tie) - 27 vs. Hawaii-Loa, Dec. 22, 1985
* Field Goal Percentage (Season) - 3rd - 56.4% - 1981 & 25th (tie) - 54.4% - 1980
* All-Time Victories (Min. 25 years in Division I) - 13th - 1,546 games
* Games played vs. Single Opponent - 1st - 323 vs. Oregon, 2nd - 275 vs. Washington, 4th 270 vs. Washington State
* Victories vs. Single Opponent - 1st - 179 vs. Oregon, 6th 159 vs. Washington State
Football
The football program has been a part of Oregon State University since 1893, working as a platform for over a hundred players to enter the NFL, such as Heisman Trophy winner Terry Baker and current Cincinnati Bengals wide receivers Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh. They have won their conference championship 5 times.
After a stretch of 28 years of losing seasons, the Beavers have in recent years put together a competitive program.[4] The football team has enjoyed a huge surge in popularity since the 2000-01 season, where they went 11-1 and dominated Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl, 41-9. They have made it to a bowl game every season since 1999, except in 2001 and 2005, where, both years, they were one win shy of being bowl-eligible. Since 2000, the number of All-Americans and players declaring for the NFL draft has also surged. In 2005, Beavers wide receiver Mike Hass was awarded the Fred Biletnikoff Award,awarded annually to the individual recognized as the best wide receiver in the nation, and placekicker Alexis Serna was awarded the Lou Groza Award, awarded annually to the individual recognized as the best kicker in the nation.
The resurgence of Oregon State football is also due in part to the caliber of coaches that have been coaching the Beavers over the past eight years. Starting with Mike Riley's first stint at Oregon State and Dennis Erickson after him, the tradition of winning that OSU hasn't had since the 1960s, has returned. Recruiting by Riley jump-started Erickson's 2001 Fiesta Bowl winning team. Since then, all of Erickson's recruits have moved on, but Coach Riley has brought in many more great recruits. Since Riley returned as coach, it has been a rare sight to not see the Beavers play in a bowl game.
Main article: 1985 Oregon State vs. Washington football game
The football team also holds the record for beating the second-biggest point spread in the history of the NCAA. On October 19, 1985, the Beavers were set to play against the Pac-10 leading Washington Huskies in Seattle. The point spread had been set at 38 in favor of Washington, and Oregon State was forced to play with a backup quarterback as starter Erik Wilhelm was sidelined with an injury. Oregon State managed what is considered the biggest upset in the history of the program, and perhaps the NCAA, when they beat Washington 21-20 with a last minute touchdown.[5]
The 1967 Giant Killers squad was the first, last, and only team to defeat a number one and two ranked team and tie a number two ranked team. They are the only team to go undefeated against three top two opponents in the same season. In a four-week period, they defeated #2 ranked Purdue 22-14 in West Lafayette, Indiana; tied #2 UCLA in Los Angeles 16-16; and defeated #1 ranked USC 3-0 in Corvallis, Oregon. The feat is made all the more impressive by the fact that the Beavers faced the top three 1967 Heisman vote-getters and the top two 1968 Heisman vote-getters. They also defeated both teams that played in the 1967 Rose Bowl, the defending AAWU and Big Ten champions. After defeating and tying two second-ranked teams in three weeks, Dee "The Great Pumpkin" Andros called out USC, saying "I'm tired of playing these number two ranked teams. Bring on number one." The game against USC was met with tremendous anticipation. California governor, Ronald Reagan, and Oregon governor, Tom McCall, were in attendance. After the game was over, Ronald Reagan paid up on the governors' friendly wager, sending a box of California oranges to governor McCall. When #1 UCLA and #3 USC faced off later that year in the "signature game" of the UCLA-USC rivalry, the only blemishes in the two teams' records were supplied by the Giant Killers. The game has subsequently been heralded as the Game of the Century. Due to a loss early against Washington earlier in the season, the tie against UCLA precluded Oregon State from playing in the Rose Bowl. USC would wind up winning the Rose Bowl and National Championship behind the running of future Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson.
The 1933 Oregon State squad also was an impressive squad. They are the only team to have ever beaten or tied a defending national champion using no substitutes. They ended USC's 25-game winning streak, tying the defending national champions, 0-0. The 11 Beavers who played the game became Oregon State's "Ironmen," immortalized in Oregon State's fight song: "watch our team go tearing down the field, men of iron their strength will never yield." The team was also the first team to use the Pyramid play. Against Oregon, center, Clyde Devine, climbed onto the shoulders of tackles, Harry Fields and Ade Schwammel, blocking an Oregon field goal attempt in a losing effort. The next week, Oregon State used the Pyramid Play with much more success in a 9-6 victory over the powerful Fordham Rams at the Polo Grounds. The play was outlawed within a year's time.
Another notable upset came on October 28, 2006, when the then unranked Beavers beat the #3 ranked USC Trojans 33-31. After the Beavers built up a 23-point lead, the Trojans mounted an incredible comeback. USC scored a touchdown with seven seconds left in the game to pull within two points. They had to convert a two-point conversion after the TD in order to tie the game. However, quarterback John David Booty's pass was deflected by Jeff Van Orsow and the Beavers received the ball with only seven seconds remaining. Beavers radio announcer Mike Parker's call has been immortalized by Beaver fans with his excited "Batted down! Batted down!" With the win, the Beavers ended a number of impressive winning streaks the Trojans had been compiling over the years which included:
* 38 straight regular-season wins;
* 27 straight Pac-10 wins;
* 18 straight road wins;
* 13 straight Pac-10 road wins
Since the 1960s, Oregon State has only beaten USC 3 times, including the win in 2006.
With the win over USC, Oregon State became a Semifinalist for the $100,000 in Pontiac Game Changing Performance of the Year. After winning Pontiac's Game Changing Performance of the Week, Oregon State was entered into the Game Changing Performance of the Year voting.
The play that was up for Game Changing Performance of the Year was Defensive End Jeff Van Orsow’s deflection of John David Booty’s two-point conversion pass in the Beavers’ upset win of #3 USC at Reser Stadium, October 28.
The Beavers got another huge upset on October 13, 2007, when they beat #2 ranked California Golden Bears 31-28, stopping a scramble by Cal QB Kevin Riley the in red zone on the final play of the game. It was their first victory over a top-two team in 40 years.
The Annual Civil War game between Oregon State and The University of Oregon is generally the biggest game each year. The series has featured a number of instances when a team with a highly inferior ranking or record has played remarkably better in the Civil War than previously in the season. The game is usually played in November, currently alternating between Reser Stadium in Corvallis (the home field of Oregon State University) and Autzen Stadium in Eugene (the home field of the University of Oregon). It has been contested 111 times as of 2007. The University of Oregon holds a series lead of 55-46-10. The game was not played in 1900, 1901, 1911, 1943, and 1944. Oregon State and the University of Oregon have played each other more times (111) than any other two teams west of the Rocky Mountains. The First Civil War game was played in 1884, with the most recent being played in 2007.
The Beavers have won the latest game of this series in double overtime. The game was played at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, December 01, 2007. With both team failing a potential game-winning field goal in the last minutes, the game moved into overtimes, 28-28. In the first overtime the Beavers and the Ducks are tied with a field goal 31-31. In the first play of the second overtime, James Rodgers ran for a touchdown and the Beavers won 38-31. This victory marks the first win for a road team since 1996, and the first win at Autzen for the Beavers since 1993. it is also the first time since 1973-1974, that they have won back-to-back games in the football version of the Civil War.
The 110th Civil War featured the Beavers playing at home at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, winning 30-28. It marked the 10th straight year (since 1997) that the home team has prevailed in the Civil War. Oregon State's 2006 Civil War win was a tale of two kickers. Oregon State's Alexis Serna successfully made all three extra points (PATs) and field goals that he tried. Oregon's Paul Martinez missed one of his three extra points and missed both of his field goal attempts. Alexis Serna, converted his final field goal attempt with a little over 1 minute left, putting the Beavers ahead 30-28. Oregon's coach, Mike Bellotti decided to bench Paul Martinez in favor of Matt Evenson for what turned out to be the game's final play. But Evenson's potential game-winner was blocked by Oregon State defensive lineman Ben Siegert to preserve the Beaver victory.
They have had a recent good run of quarterbacks and tailbacks. The starting quarterback for most of the 1998 season as well as for all of the 1999-2001 seasons was Jonathan Smith. He was followed by Derek Anderson, who is the most prolific passer in Oregon State football history. "DA," as he is referred to, has since gone on to the NFL, and is currently playing for the Cleveland Browns. He also started for the Browns for several games in the 2006 season when former Browns Quarterback Charlie Frye was sidelined due to injury. Anderson's first notable performance with Cleveland was an impressive come-from-behind victory at Kansas City. After DA graduated, he was followed by Matt Moore, who came to Oregon State as a transfer from UCLA. Although he only played 2 seasons (2005 and 2006), Matt Moore became a very reliable quarterback, leading Oregon State to wins over then #3 USC and the Ducks in the 2006 Civil War. As for tailbacks, Ken Simonton started every game from 1998-2001, including the 2001 Fiesta Bowl. He was followed by Steven Jackson, having has since gone into the NFL, where he currently is a starter for the St. Louis Rams. Jackson was followed by Yvenson Bernard, who is going to be a Senior for the 2007 season. Other notable players to go to the NFL from Oregon State are current Cincinnati Bengals Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh, and Green Bay Packer Nick Barnett.
See also: Oregon State Beavers bowl game history
[edit] Golf
The golf teams practice at Oregon State's own Trysting Tree Golf Club, a nationally recognized course that has held numerous tournaments.
[edit] Rowing
Oregon State has long been a powerhouse for men’s rowing, providing 13 different athletes to the highest levels of rowing in the U.S. And over the past five years, a pair of former Beavers have represented America and the Oregon State rowing program particularly well. Most recently these athletes include Josh Inman, Joey Hansen and Chris Callaghan.
Throughout its history, rowing at Oregon State has been led by committed and visionary coaching. Ed Stevens, a former Harvard coach, took over the reins from Mechanical Engineering Professor J.P. Othis. Stevens guided the program from 1931 to 1949 and during this time the program gained recognition and respect as a highly competitive crew.
Karl Drlica took over from Coach Stevens and would lead the program for the next 30 years. One of Coach Drlica’s first moves was to establish women as an integral part of the program when he started intramural competition in 1952. OSU was one of the first collegiate programs to support women’s rowing.
The achievements of Coach Drlica and his crews were recognized in 1967 when the Board of Intercollegiate Athletics accepted the men’s heavyweight crew as a varsity sport. Ten years later, Coach Drlica would orchestrate the elevation of women’s and lightweight rowing to varsity status as well.
In 1983 the athletic department hired Dave Emigh to assist with the crew program and in 1985 he was named the head coach. Emigh spent 11 years at OSU and continued to develop the program with the same innovative styles of his predecessors. Under Emigh, the crew achieved stability within the athletic department and firmly established itself as a leader in West Coast rowing.
Fred Honebein joined the Oregon State family in 2004 and led his squad to a ninth place finish at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships. The Beavers’ finish marked the fifth straight year they had finished among the top ten in the nation and the eighth time in ten years.
Steve Todd has been named interim head coach of the Oregon State University men’s rowing program for the 2006-07 season. Todd succeeded former head coach Fred Honebein in June after leading the Beavers to a 14th-place finish at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association national championships. A former rower at the University of Washington, Todd rowed to a national championship in the Huskies' JV8 in 1997 and earned medals in the Varsity boat in 1998 and 1999. Todd has been a part of the Oregon State rowing program for four years as the men’s freshman coach. During his time with the Beavers, Todd’s crews have medaled all four years at the Pac-10 Championships including a silver medal finish in 2003. Tood's 2003 crew of rookies also took second at the San Diego Crew Classic and in the process upset traditional powerhouse Washington. Most recently, Todd’s Freshman 4+ finished fourth at the IRA Regatta in June.
Dave Friedericks is in his first season as the men’s rowing assistant coach. Friedericks, a former member of the U.S. national team, directed the Lake Oswego Community Rowing Center for the past two years. While at Lake Oswego, Friedericks helped grow the club from a group of a dozen members to a membership of 75 with an additional 100 rowers taking classes.
The Oregon State University Men's Varsity 8+ had a 10th place finish at the 2007 Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships.
[edit] Wrestling
Traditionally, the Oregon State wrestling team has been a national powerhouse, winning their conference championship 44 times and finishing in the NCAA top ten 18 times. They have 12 individual NCAA champion titles (including 2 won by Les Gutches in 1995 and 1996) , and have 81 All-American titles (of which 3 were earned by Gutches in 1994, 1995, and 1996) . Pre-NCAA in 1926, OSU won the Amateur Athletic Association team national championship. Dale Thomas, Oregon State coach from 1957-1990 and National Wrestling Hall of Fame member, holds the NCAA record for most dual meet wins in a coaching career at 616. Additionally, seven OSU alumni have gone on to represent the United States in the Olympics, including in 1924 where Oregon State alumni won both the gold and silver medals in the same weight class. Only 5 of Oregon State's 84 seasons have resulted in a losing record. Oregon State's all-time dual meet record (1909-2006) is 895-286-26,[6] ranked 3rd in the NCAA for most all-time wins. With the retiring after the 2005-06 season of one of OSU's most successful coaches, Joe Wells, National Wrestling Hall of Fame member Jim Zalesky was named head coach.
...to ever play for the Toronto Maple Leafs!!!
I recently had the opportunity to meet Johnny Bower at an event that Richard and I were hired to photograph. As he came off the stage, he was kind enough to pose for a picture with me. Special thanks to my good buddy Richard (KmountMan) for capturing this moment :o)
Facts:
-He played in 552 NHL games
-250 wins
-195 losses
-90 ties
-37 shutouts
- Bower, like his other five Original Six brethren, became famous for his fearless play. Maskless, he never shied away from an attacking player and in fact patented the most dangerous move a goalie can make - the poke-check. Diving head-first into the skates of an attacking player at full speed, Bower would routinely flick the puck off that player's stick and out of harm's way. One time he got a skate in his cheek, knocking a tooth out through his cheek. He suffered innumerable cuts to his mouth and lips and lost virtually every tooth in his mouth from sticks and pucks, but almost to his last game, he never wore a mask.
-Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1976
-Canada Post issued a Johnny Bower postage stamp.
-Did you know that Mailmandan was a goalie? I played "between the pipes" from the age of 5 until I was 17. Then my competitive hockey days ended and I played many more years of recreational hockey as a goalie.
Weekend trip to Joshua Tree hoping to shoot some starry skies was shutout by the clouds seen rolling. ...at least we found this awesome spot. The park seemed to be relatively crowded but we grabbed backcountry permits and found this spot along the Boyscout Trail west of the Wonderland of Rocks. We didn't see another soul once we left the parking lot. Heidi is inside the tent with flashing a headlamp.
13 sec. | f/2.8 | Tokina 11-16mm @12 mm | 0.6 ND grad.
Team Latvia got shut out by Team Slovakia 6-0 in a preliminary round match at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
On Sunday, August 13, 2006, your Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals 13-0. The game was pretty much over after the first inning, where the Indians held the Royals scoreless but managed to drive in 11 runs themselves.
Travis Hafner hit his 6th Grand Slam of the SEASON! This ties a major league record (currently held by Don Mattingly) for most grand slams in a single season. By my count, the Tribe still have 45 games left, so hopefully Hafner can break the record!
Jeremy Sowers pitched 6 solid, shutout innings. He kept the Royals scoreless and picked up the victory.
Franklin Gutierrez (recently called up from Buffalo) hit his first major league homerun. It went into the bleacher seats.
Ryan Garko also hit a homerun into the bleacher seats.
This victory puts the Cleveland Indians on a 6 game winning streak - the last 4 of those wins have been in this series against the Royals.
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(Staff Photos by Reid McWilliams and Niahlah Hope '15/ Amherst College, Office of Public Affairs) Men's Soccer advanced to Sectionals on Sunday, November 17, 2013, in a shutout, home victory versus Gordon College. The Lord Jeffs advance to the next round where they will face off against Saint Lawrence.