THIS PARTY WAS ALL ABOUT ME!
daddy, mommy and me
grandpa, mommy and me
daddy and me
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
MADDI'S BIRTHDAY PARTY
THIS PARTY WAS ALL ABOUT ME!
daddy, mommy and me
grandpa, mommy and me
daddy and me
Sunday, October 28, 2007
BOB LENNON- 60 HOMERS CLUB MEMBER.
Bob Lennon
Robert Albert Lennon
Nickname: Archie
Born: Sept. 15, 1928 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Died: June 14, 2005 in Dix Hills, N.Y.
Debit: 1954 | Pos: OF
Notable Achievements
Won Triple crown in the Southern Association in 1954
Set Southern Association record for homeruns in a season, 1954 (64)
In 1954, he hit two home runs in a game nine times, three in a game twice and four in a doubleheader
[edit] Highlights
Before 1945 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.
1947: On 20 November he was drafted by the Giants from the Dodgers in the 1947 minor league draft.
1954: Breakout year in Nashville (see above)
1957: On 16 April, he was traded by the Giants with Dick Littlefield to the Cubs for Ray Jablonski and Ray Katt. On 30 April, when he was playing for the Cubs, he hit his only major league home run against the Brooklyn Dodgers. The pitcher was Sal Maglie. At the end of the Pacific Coast League season, the Detroit Tigers claimed him on waivers but returned him to the Cubs.
Bob Lennon earned his first big league cup of coffee following a Triple Crown winning season in the minors in 1954. That year, he hit .354 with 64 home runs and 161 RBI for the Nashville Volunteers of the Southern Association.
Bob Lennon was an outfielder for 16 years, four in the Major Leagues (1954-57) and 16 in the minors (1945-1950;1952-1961), losing one year to the military. He served as a corporal in the U. S. Army for one year during the Korean War (1951) (BP). He missed the 1951 season, but was released before his two-year hitch was up because of back trouble. He had four cups of coffee with the New York Giants (1954-1956) and Chicago Cubs (1957). He hit .281 with 278 homerons and 1,067 runs batted in his 16 years in the minors.
Writers described him as blond and powerfully built at six feet and 200 pounds, a speedy centerfielder with a strong arm. While he was hitting all those home runs, he occasionally filled in as a relief pitcher. His Nashville manager, Hugh Poland, praised his hard work and pleasing personality.
During that season, Lennon and his wife, Florence, who had no children, adopted a baby girl with the help of the Montreal team physician's connections. They named her Kathleen. Their son Bobby was born soon afterward, and Billy and Debby came along later.
He said his wife urged him to quit in 1961: "We had our third child that year...and I wasn't going anywhere...I wanted to keep playing, but I'd just bounce around Triple-A or maybe Double-A." When he wasn't playing winter ball, he had worked in the off-seasons as an ironworker. He had his union card (Local 580 in New York) and easily found a job. But he acknowledged that the break from baseball was painful: "I missed it every spring...the first three or four or five years...From, what, [age] 16 to 33, that was my life."
Lennon later did some "bird-dog" scouting for the Yankees. During the 1990s he underwent two open-heart surgeries. In 2001 he said he still got a couple of requests for autographs every week: "Sometimes they want to send you money. Hey, I'm just glad somebody remembers me." Lennon died at age 76 on 14 June 2005, at his home in Dix Hills, NY and was buried at Calverton National Cemetery in Calverton NY. His wife, four children and six grandchildren survived him. His only surviving sibling, his sister Mary Reynolds, described him as a gentle, loving man.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Bob Crues - 60 Homers Club Member
Robert Fulton Crues was born the last day of 1918 at Celina, Texas. On the day after Christmas in 1986, just short of his 68th birthday, he died north of Dallas.
In 1948, Crues went on a rampage through the dusty and windswept ballparks of the Southwest, driving in 254 runs in just 140 games, dwarfing the major league record of 191 RBI set by Hack Wilson with the Cubs in 1930. Playing for the Amarillo Gold Sox of the class C West Texas-New Mexico League, Crues drove in almost two runs per game that summer. Two! The closest anyone ever came to his total was former teammate Joe Bauman who drove in 224 one season. Tony Lazzeri, who set the old record with 222, had to play in 197 games in 1925 to reach that mark at Salt Lake City in the Pacific Coast League. As the 21st century dawned, it seemed possible that Crues' RBI record will be one of the rare ones never to be broken.
But even when he was setting it, Bob's RBI record was being overshadowed by his home runs. Besides driving in runs at a record pace, scoring 185 runs and hitting .404 that summer, he also was hotly pursuing Joe Hauser's all-time home run record of 69 set with the Minneapolis Millers of the American Association in 1933. It was Crues' assault on that record that attracted fan and media interest and prompted fans to call him "Round Trip."
In fact, there is evidence that Crues was the first ever to hit 70 homers in a season. But one of them didn't count because an umpire may have ruled incorrectly at a game in Abilene, Texas.
On June 30, Amarillo played the Blue Sox in Abilene. Crues smashed a towering hit toward the scoreboard that bounced back on the field. Umpire Frank Secory, who three years earlier was in a World Series with the Cubs, ruled that the ball hit the fence and held Crues at third. After the game, the Abilene outfielders, scoreboard operator, and official scorer said the ball hit the scoreboard, not the fence, and should have been a home run.
In five full seasons and parts of five others, Crues hit 232 home runs and drove in 905 runs.
In 1948, Crues went on a rampage through the dusty and windswept ballparks of the Southwest, driving in 254 runs in just 140 games, dwarfing the major league record of 191 RBI set by Hack Wilson with the Cubs in 1930. Playing for the Amarillo Gold Sox of the class C West Texas-New Mexico League, Crues drove in almost two runs per game that summer. Two! The closest anyone ever came to his total was former teammate Joe Bauman who drove in 224 one season. Tony Lazzeri, who set the old record with 222, had to play in 197 games in 1925 to reach that mark at Salt Lake City in the Pacific Coast League. As the 21st century dawned, it seemed possible that Crues' RBI record will be one of the rare ones never to be broken.
But even when he was setting it, Bob's RBI record was being overshadowed by his home runs. Besides driving in runs at a record pace, scoring 185 runs and hitting .404 that summer, he also was hotly pursuing Joe Hauser's all-time home run record of 69 set with the Minneapolis Millers of the American Association in 1933. It was Crues' assault on that record that attracted fan and media interest and prompted fans to call him "Round Trip."
In fact, there is evidence that Crues was the first ever to hit 70 homers in a season. But one of them didn't count because an umpire may have ruled incorrectly at a game in Abilene, Texas.
On June 30, Amarillo played the Blue Sox in Abilene. Crues smashed a towering hit toward the scoreboard that bounced back on the field. Umpire Frank Secory, who three years earlier was in a World Series with the Cubs, ruled that the ball hit the fence and held Crues at third. After the game, the Abilene outfielders, scoreboard operator, and official scorer said the ball hit the scoreboard, not the fence, and should have been a home run.
In five full seasons and parts of five others, Crues hit 232 home runs and drove in 905 runs.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
TOP 20 HITTING STREAKS- CONSECUTIVE GAMES
Players who have at least one hit in consecutive games.
Frosty Kennedy is only 60 Homers Club member on this list.
player------games---year---league
Joe Wilhoit--69-----1919---Western
Joe DiMaggio-61-----1933---Pacific Coast
Joe DiMaggio-56-----1941----MLB
Roman Majias-55-----1954----Big State
Otto Pahlman-50-----1922----Illinois-Indiana-Iowa
Jack Ness----49-----1915----Pacific Coast
Harry Chozen-49-----1945----Southern Association
Willie Keeler44-----1897----MLB
Pete Rose----44-----1978-----MLB
Brandon Watson43----2007-----MLB
Eddie Marshall-43---1935-----International
Orlando Moreno-43---1947------Longhorn
Howie Bedell-43-----1961------American Association
Jack Leliuelt-42----1912------International
Herbert Chapman42---1950------Southeastern
Bill Dablen--42-----1894------MLB
George Sisler41-----1922------MLB
Frosty Kennedy40----1953------W. Texas-New Mexico
Ty Cobb----40-------1911------MLB
Paul Molitor39------1987------MLB
Frosty Kennedy is only 60 Homers Club member on this list.
player------games---year---league
Joe Wilhoit--69-----1919---Western
Joe DiMaggio-61-----1933---Pacific Coast
Joe DiMaggio-56-----1941----MLB
Roman Majias-55-----1954----Big State
Otto Pahlman-50-----1922----Illinois-Indiana-Iowa
Jack Ness----49-----1915----Pacific Coast
Harry Chozen-49-----1945----Southern Association
Willie Keeler44-----1897----MLB
Pete Rose----44-----1978-----MLB
Brandon Watson43----2007-----MLB
Eddie Marshall-43---1935-----International
Orlando Moreno-43---1947------Longhorn
Howie Bedell-43-----1961------American Association
Jack Leliuelt-42----1912------International
Herbert Chapman42---1950------Southeastern
Bill Dablen--42-----1894------MLB
George Sisler41-----1922------MLB
Frosty Kennedy40----1953------W. Texas-New Mexico
Ty Cobb----40-------1911------MLB
Paul Molitor39------1987------MLB
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
60 HOMERS CLUB MEMBERS as of 2007
GOING BACK MORE THAN 100 YEARS, THOUSANDS
AND THOUSANDS HAVE PLAYED IN ORGANIZED
BASEBALL, BUT ONLY 14 PLAYERS HAVE HIT
60 OR MORE HOME RUNS IN A SINGLE SEASON.
THE 60 HOMERS CLUB
1 BARRY BONDS 73
2 JOE BAUMAN 72
3 MARK MCGWIRE 70
4 JOE HAUSER 69
5 BOB CRUES 69
6 SAMMY SOSA 66
7 DICK STUART 66
MARK MCGWIRE 65
SAMMY SOSA 64
8 BOB LENNON 64
SAMMY SOSA 63
JOE HAUSER 63
9 MOOSE CLABAUGH 62
10 KEN GUETTLER 62
11 ROGER MARIS 61
12 FROSTY KENNEDY 60
13 TONY LAZZERI 60
14 BABE RUTH 60
14 PLAYERS ON LIST
WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ANY OF THE 60 HOMER CLUB MEMBERS GO BACK TO 2005 IN THE ARCHIVES LISTED TO THE RIGHT.
THIS BLOG WILL BE UPDATED AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 20 DAYS UNTIL START OF NEXT SEASON.
AND THOUSANDS HAVE PLAYED IN ORGANIZED
BASEBALL, BUT ONLY 14 PLAYERS HAVE HIT
60 OR MORE HOME RUNS IN A SINGLE SEASON.
THE 60 HOMERS CLUB
1 BARRY BONDS 73
2 JOE BAUMAN 72
3 MARK MCGWIRE 70
4 JOE HAUSER 69
5 BOB CRUES 69
6 SAMMY SOSA 66
7 DICK STUART 66
MARK MCGWIRE 65
SAMMY SOSA 64
8 BOB LENNON 64
SAMMY SOSA 63
JOE HAUSER 63
9 MOOSE CLABAUGH 62
10 KEN GUETTLER 62
11 ROGER MARIS 61
12 FROSTY KENNEDY 60
13 TONY LAZZERI 60
14 BABE RUTH 60
14 PLAYERS ON LIST
WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ANY OF THE 60 HOMER CLUB MEMBERS GO BACK TO 2005 IN THE ARCHIVES LISTED TO THE RIGHT.
THIS BLOG WILL BE UPDATED AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 20 DAYS UNTIL START OF NEXT SEASON.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
A Rodriguez NYY 3B HR: 54 GP: 158 PGA: .342
P FIELDER MIL 1B HR: 50 GP: 158 PGA: .316
R HOWARD PHI 1B HR: 47 GP: 144 PGA: .326
C PENA TB 1B HR: 46 GP: 148 PGA: .311
A DUNN CIN OF HR: 40 GP: 152 PGA: .263
AFTER HAVING ABOUT 8 PLAYERS WITH PHR'S OF 60 OR BETTER AT MID SEASON WE NOW HAVE ONLY TWO PLAYERS TO HIT 50 OR MORE. ALEX RODRIGUEZ JUST MISSED MAKING THE ALMOST LIST BY ONE HOMER. SO AT THE END OF THE 2007 SEASON THERE WILL BE NO CHANGES TO THE RECORD BOOKS IN 'THE MOST HOME RUNS IN ONE SEASON CATEGORY'.
just missed list
PLAYERS WHO JUST MISSED MAKING THE CLUB.
YEAR---PLAYER-------------------HR
1962 ----RAMIRO CABALLERO----59
1932----JIMMIE FOXX-------------58
1938----HANK GREENBURG-------58
1939----TONY ROBELLO-----------58
1947----BUCK FRIERSON-----------58
2006----RYAN HOWARD-------------58--(JUST ADDED)
1947----D.C. "PUD' MILLER---------57
1947----BILL SERENA--------------57
1930----HACK WILSON------------56
1935----GENE LILLIARD-----------56
1954----FRANK GRAVINO---------56
1957----STEVE BILKO--------------56
11 other players hit 55 HRs
P FIELDER MIL 1B HR: 50 GP: 158 PGA: .316
R HOWARD PHI 1B HR: 47 GP: 144 PGA: .326
C PENA TB 1B HR: 46 GP: 148 PGA: .311
A DUNN CIN OF HR: 40 GP: 152 PGA: .263
AFTER HAVING ABOUT 8 PLAYERS WITH PHR'S OF 60 OR BETTER AT MID SEASON WE NOW HAVE ONLY TWO PLAYERS TO HIT 50 OR MORE. ALEX RODRIGUEZ JUST MISSED MAKING THE ALMOST LIST BY ONE HOMER. SO AT THE END OF THE 2007 SEASON THERE WILL BE NO CHANGES TO THE RECORD BOOKS IN 'THE MOST HOME RUNS IN ONE SEASON CATEGORY'.
just missed list
PLAYERS WHO JUST MISSED MAKING THE CLUB.
YEAR---PLAYER-------------------HR
1962 ----RAMIRO CABALLERO----59
1932----JIMMIE FOXX-------------58
1938----HANK GREENBURG-------58
1939----TONY ROBELLO-----------58
1947----BUCK FRIERSON-----------58
2006----RYAN HOWARD-------------58--(JUST ADDED)
1947----D.C. "PUD' MILLER---------57
1947----BILL SERENA--------------57
1930----HACK WILSON------------56
1935----GENE LILLIARD-----------56
1954----FRANK GRAVINO---------56
1957----STEVE BILKO--------------56
11 other players hit 55 HRs
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