HEY, GARY:

Happy Birthday!!!

 

FITTON'S BASEBALL

BONANZA

 Thank God It's Thursday Edition

(and we're out of Tampa)

 

SWEEEEEEP!!!

 

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Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 6 10 0
Tampa Bay « 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 X 7 9 2

Preview | Matchup | Lineup | Log | Wrap | Box
W:G.Glover(1-2) L:C.Hansen(1-3) S:D.Wheeler (3)
HR: BOS- D.Pedroia (9) TAM- None

 

 

2008 American League Standings
East W L PCT GB Strk
Tampa Bay 52 32 .619 --- W4
Boston 50 37 .575 3½ L5
NY Yankees 45 40 .529 7½ W1
Baltimore 43 40 .518 8½ W2
Toronto 41 45 .477 12 L2
 
Central W L PCT GB Strk
Chi WSox 49 35 .583 --- W7
Minnesota 47 38 .553 2½ W2
Detroit 42 42 .500 7 L2
Kansas City 38 47 .447 11½ L2
Cleveland 37 48 .435 12½ L5
 
West W L PCT GB Strk
LA Angels 51 34 .600 --- W2
Oakland 45 39 .536 5½ L2
Texas 44 42 .512 7½ L1
Seattle 33 51 .393 17½ W2
y = clinched division title
x = clinched playoff berth

 

July 3, 1959

 

 Boston fires manager Pinky Higgins‚ replacing him tomorrow with Billy Jurges. Coach Rudy York takes over for today's game.

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Thursday Trivia

 

 

 TRUE OR FALSE?

 Pinky Higgins received the name Pinky because of a habit of thrusting his pinky finger into Joe Cronin's ribs before games. What was his real name?

 

 MID WEEK  KILLER QUESTION

 

 

 Ty Cob had 4191 hits. Name all players with hits over 3400.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trivia Boys 

 
Bob,
 
  
Cobb
Rose
Aaron
Mays
Musial
Yount
Gwynn
Yaz
Wagner
Molitor
Brett
 
Paul
 
 
 
  

Bill Cartmill

    
 
 
Bruce Rossi
 
 
    Aaron ,mays,rose,williams,     happy 4th
 
     
 

Player

Hits

Date of 3,000th

Teams

Seasons

Pete Rose

4,256

May 5, 1978

CIN, PHI, MON

1963-1986

Ty Cobb

4,191[1]

August 19, 1921

DET, PHA

1905-1928

Hank Aaron

3,771

May 17, 1970

MIL/ATL, MIL

1954-1976

Stan Musial

3,630

May 13, 1958

St. Louis Cardinals

1941-1944,
1946-1963

Tris Speaker

3,514

May 17, 1925

BOS, CLE, WSH, PHA

1907-1928

Carl Yastrzemski

3,419

September 12, 1979

Boston Red Sox

1961-1983

Cap Anson

3,418[2]

July 18, 1897

RFC, PHA, CHC

1871-1897

Honus Wagner

3,415

June 9, 1914

LOU, PIT

1897-1917