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This Date in Baseball - Rookie Kerry Wood ties the ML record with 20 strikeouts in a 9-inning game
Houston Chronicle· 2 hours ago1915 — As a pitcher for Boston, Babe Ruth had three hits, including his first major league home run when he connected off Jack Warhop of the New York Yankees at the Polo Grounds. 1917 — Bob ...
Red Sox lineup: Bernardino opens, Grissom sits after debut
Boston Herald· 23 hours agoAfter dropping the series opener 5-2 on Friday night, the Red Sox look to snap their two-game losing...
On This Day in History - May 4th - Almanac - UPI.com
UPI· 1 day agoOn May 4, 1904, construction began on the Panama Canal.
Paul Auster, author of The New York Trilogy, dies aged 77
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 days agoPaul Auster, the author of The New York Trilogy and Moon Palace, has died aged 77. The prolific...
Mike Trout and What Might Have Been
Esquire· 4 days agoOne of baseball’s best players is hurt yet again. Will the star outfielder’s chronic injuries harm his chances of being a first-ballot Hall of Famer?
Paul Auster was the bard of Brooklyn
The Economist· 4 days agoFOR BOOKISH students in the 1990s, it seemed no bedside table was without a dog-eared novel by Paul Auster. By the early 2000s many of these same readers...
Like Jackson Holliday, Orioles prospects Grayson Rodriguez and Colton Cowser were demoted. They’re...
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo Sports· 6 days agoBALTIMORE -- When Orioles general manager Mike Elias explained his decision to start Jackson...
This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead
Associated Press· 3 days ago1927 — Brooklyn’s Jesse Barnes defeated his brother Virgil Barnes for a 7-6 victory over the New York Giants. It was the first matchup of pitching...
This Date in Baseball - Alex Rodriguez ties Willie Mays for 4th place on the all-time home run list
San Francisco Chronicle· 5 days ago1884 — Toledo’s Moses Fleetwood Walker became the first black player in the pre-modern era of the major leagues. 1891 — In front of almost 10,000 fans, Cy Young of the Cleveland Spiders defeats ...
Paul Auster, postmodern author behind 'The New York Trilogy' and 'Smoke,' dies at 77
Los Angeles Times· 4 days agoPaul Auster, the bestselling postmodern author, noir novelist and screenwriter behind “Smoke,” “Lulu...
