Baseball by BSmile

Today In 1983: The St. Louis Cardinals trade Gold Glove first baseman Keith Hernandez to the New York Mets for pitchers Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey!

“Mickey Mantle - Born for the majors.” (TIME Magazine - June 15, 1953)

Today In 1977: The New York Mets break the hearts of their fans by trading legendary pitcher Tom Seaver to the Cincinnati Reds for Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson, Dan Norman & Pat Zachry!

Today In 1964: "Brock For Broglio"! ~ In an infamous multi-player deal that includes pitcher Ernie Broglio, the Chicago Cubs trade future HOF'er Lou Brock to the St. Louis Cardinals!

Happy 68th Birthday Wade Boggs! ~ The 5x AL batting champ and Baseball Hall of Fame legend was born on this day in 1958!

Happy 88th Birthday Billy Williams! ~ The Chicago Cubs legend was born in Whistler, Alabama on this day in 1938!

Today In 1938: View of the first night game at Ebbets Field! Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer hurls his record setting second consecutive no-hitter vs. the Brooklyn Dodgers!

Today In 1938: Babe Ruth puts on a Cincinnati Reds cap while visiting pitcher Johnny Vander Meer on the bench before he hurled his 2nd consecutive no-hitter vs. the Brooklyn Dodgers in the first night game at Ebbets Field! (Great ticket design!)

Today In 1938: Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer hurls his second consecutive no-hitter vs. the Brooklyn Dodgers - a major league record that will never be broken! Fun Fact: It was the first night game ever played at Ebbets Field!

Today In 1952: The Boston Braves sign 18-year-old Henry Aaron and assign him to the Eau Claire Bears (Class C). He’ll play second base & be named the Northern League Rookie of the Year!

Today In 1921: New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth hits two home runs vs. the Detroit Tigers at the Polo Grounds, NYC. His second HR lands 470 feet away in the CF bleachers!

The Buffalo Buffeds & Brooklyn Tip-Tops of the Federal League hold a large American flag on the field before a ballgame at Washington Park, NYC (1914)

Today In 1948: Babe Ruth his teammates from the 1923 World Series Champion New York Yankees pose in uniform to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Yankee Stadium!

Today In 1948: "The Babe Bows Out" ~ Nat Fein takes one of the most famous photographs in baseball history as an ailing Babe Ruth has his legendary No. 3 retired at Yankee Stadium. #MLB #Yankees #History

Today In 1948: New York Yankees legend Babe Ruth speaks to the fans at Yankee Stadium on the day his No. 3 is retired!

Babe Ruth was handed a Bob Feller model baseball bat so that he could steady himself on the day the New York Yankees retired his No. 3 at Yankee Stadium (June 13, 1948)

Today In 1948: Babe Ruth puts on his New York Yankees pinstripes for the last time at his old Yankee Stadium locker before the team retires his legendary uniform No. 3!