Jackie Robinson Obit

Jackie Robinson Obit

On this day, 41 years ago Jackie Robinson died. Here is his obituary written by Dave Anderson and published by the New York Times on October 25, 1972 Jackie Robinson, First Black in Major Leagues, Dies Jackie Robinson, who made history in 1947 by becoming the first black baseball player in the major leagues, suffered…

1980 NL East Champs

1980 NL East Champs

On this day in 1980… Mike Schmidt smacked a two-run home run off Montreal’s Stan Bahnsen in the top of the 11th inning gives Philadelphia a 6 – 4 win and the NL East title. The home run is Schmidt’s 48th of the season, breaking Eddie Mathews’ single-season record for third basemen set in 1953….