⚾ Don Drysdale narrowly keeps streak

Drysdale ties 1904 record for consecutive shutouts

⚾ Cal Ripken Jr starts a streak

522 Starting shortstops were used by the other 27 teams during Ripken's streak

⚾ Mike Schmidt Retires

Schmidt combined power and defense like no other third baseman in baseball history

⚾ Ol Pete Alexander Hangs them up

Compare Pete to the greatest and he was right there with them

⚾ Lenny Blows it Foul

But it gets called fair anyway

May 27 1978 Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox

⚾ Almost perfect Harvey Haddix

Harvey Haddix goes 12+ perfect innings for the Buc's vs the Braves he shares interesting tidbits.

⚾ Mickey Cochrane hits a Bump

The playing career of Mickey Cochrane comes to an end when he is hit in the right temple by Yankee hurler Bump Hadley

⚾ Don Kessinger unlike

⚾ Hack Wilson mammoth shot

⚾ Mickey Mantle bends a bat in his hands

Mantle would tell many his HR in 1963 was the hardest he ever hit