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Post by HC13 on Apr 14, 2021 19:00:40 GMT -5
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 14, 2021 22:30:47 GMT -5
That one swat by the Splendid Splinter plated four Hall of Famers. If that feat has every been duplicated on any other college diamond that is still being played on today I'll eat my baseball cap.
Iconic photo btw. Thanks for posting.
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Post by thecrossisback on Apr 15, 2021 6:01:07 GMT -5
Great picture. I wish HC still played the Red Sox  But probably the 3rd best player to ever play at Fitton. Ruth and Gehrig? Attachments:
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Post by hchoops on Apr 15, 2021 11:03:01 GMT -5
When did Gehrig play at Fitton ?
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Post by alum on Apr 15, 2021 12:17:38 GMT -5
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Post by HC92 on Apr 15, 2021 12:26:46 GMT -5
We beat Columbia 8-5 in 1922. I have seen no proof that Gehrig played in that game yet.
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Post by HC92 on Apr 15, 2021 12:29:58 GMT -5
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Post by HC92 on Apr 15, 2021 12:38:54 GMT -5
In its 100 year history, Fitton Field has seen the likes of many notable players, but none more recognized than professional Hall of Famers Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth and Williams. On June 9, 1922, Gehrig played at Fitton Field as a sophomore on the Columbia University baseball team. Holy Cross won that game, 8-5 on its way to a 24-5 overall record, but Gehrig's career was just beginning. Enshrined in Cooperstown in 1939, Gehrig led the American League in home runs three times, runs four times and RBI five times. The 1934 Triple Crown winner and 1936 A.L. MVP, Gehrig won six World Series in a 13-season span in the majors. Also known as the `Iron Horse,' Gehrig played in 2,130 consecutive games, now second to Cal Ripken, Jr. Ruth played at Fitton Field on April 15, 1935 in his only season with the Boston Braves towards the end of his career. At age 40, he helped the Braves to a 5-2 win over the Crusaders in an exhibition game, just one month before he retired from the game in late May, 1935. Holy Cross went on to have one of its best seasons in history, going 22-1, with a 14-0 record at home. At the same time, Ruth was wrapping up an illustrious career, which saw 2,873 hits, 2,213 RBI, 714 home runs and a .690 slugging percentage. After 22 seasons in the majors, Ruth, who was affectionately known as the `Great Bambino,' and the `Sultan of Swat,' was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1936. web.archive.org/web/20150623212834/http://goholycross.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/041905aaa.html |
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 15, 2021 12:56:16 GMT -5
Who would be the fourth best to play at Fitton? Did Jim Thorpe ever make it to Fitton - baseball or football side? HC Football played Carlisle in 1914 and 1915 but Thorpe turned 27 in 1914. Couldn't find HC Baseball schedule for Thorpe's college years.
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Post by thecrossisback on Apr 15, 2021 14:29:31 GMT -5
As a sophomore, on April 25, 1923, Carroll loses to Princeton, 1-0, when the Tigers’ Moe Berg doubles and scores the game’s lone run. Berg became a catcher for the Red Sox (and four other clubs), while gaining notoriety later as a government spy and scholar who spoke a dozen languages. Attachments:
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Post by timholycross on Apr 15, 2021 20:56:24 GMT -5
Who would be the fourth best to play at Fitton? Did Jim Thorpe ever make it to Fitton - baseball or football side? HC Football played Carlisle in 1914 and 1915 but Thorpe turned 27 in 1914. Couldn't find HC Baseball schedule for Thorpe's college years. Foxx, Cronin and Doerr in that order. |
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Post by thecrossisback on Apr 15, 2021 21:12:44 GMT -5
Ruth anniversary was today. 86 years ago he was presented with a key to the City of Worcester. Attachments:
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 15, 2021 22:43:36 GMT -5
Who would be the fourth best to play at Fitton? Did Jim Thorpe ever make it to Fitton - baseball or football side? HC Football played Carlisle in 1914 and 1915 but Thorpe turned 27 in 1914. Couldn't find HC Baseball schedule for Thorpe's college years. Foxx, Cronin and Doerr in that order. Good one. I don't think I'll be eating my cap. No other college baseball field will ever see four future MLB hall of famers score on one grand slam. |
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Apr 16, 2021 9:51:28 GMT -5
As a sophomore, on April 25, 1923, Carroll loses to Princeton, 1-0, when the Tigers’ Moe Berg doubles and scores the game’s lone run. Berg became a catcher for the Red Sox (and four other clubs), while gaining notoriety later as a government spy and scholar who spoke a dozen languages. Moe Berg is one of my all-time heroes--just a great story. He was a brilliant linguist and it was said he could tell a teammate what county he was from just by hearing him speak. There's a very good biography of him, I think called "Athlete, Scholar. Spy". His spying consisted not only of photographing Tokyo harbor features from the roof of his hotel when he went to Japan with an All-Star team, but also of going into the civilian community in Germany during the war, highly dangerous for a Jew. Regarding the languages, one wag said "He can speak 13 languages but can't hit in any of them" as Moe was not a big threat at the plate. At one point there was a plan to make a movie of his life but I don't think it got made, |
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Post by rgs318 on Apr 16, 2021 12:31:50 GMT -5
The movie is "The Catcher Was a Spy" and it was not bad. I think I saw it on Netflix, but it might have been Optimum.
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Post by thecrossisback on Apr 18, 2021 18:35:25 GMT -5
Not playing Holy Cross but playing at Fitton.
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Post by rgs318 on Apr 18, 2021 19:16:01 GMT -5
Satchel is one of my favorite all-time pitchers!
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 18, 2021 19:50:36 GMT -5
Satchel is one of my favorite all-time pitchers! "Don't look back, someone may be gaining on you." |
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Post by rgs318 on Apr 18, 2021 21:07:31 GMT -5
He really lived as though age was just a number. I saw him pitch against major league batters and hold his own when he may have been 50 (no one was ever really sure of his age). It was impressive. I do wonder what he might have done is he had been able to get to the majors in his prime.
May he rest in peace.
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