Today in Baseball History (September 30th)

September 30th is a big day in baseball history going from 1927 - 1992

September 27th 1927

Babe Ruth, of the NY Yankees, hits home run #60 in the 1927 season, breaking his own record of 59 from 1926.  This record would stand until 1961 when Roger Maris, also a Yankee, hit 61.

1972

Pittsburgh Pirates legend Roberto Clemente gets his 3,000 career hit in his final at bat of the season. Sadly this was also his last at bat ever as he would die in a plane crash while flying relief supplies to earthquake ravaged Central America.

1984

Mike Witt of the California Angels pitches a perfect game (no batter reached base, 27 consecutive outs) against the Texas Rangers in Arlington TX.  

1992

George Brett of the Kansas City Royals get 4 hits in the final game of the season to get 3000 hits.  He would finish his career with 3,154 hits.

Your Calvin and Hobbes of the Day (09/30/15)

WE LOVE THE 70s!

Johnny Cash and President Richard Nixon meet at the White House

July 1972

Sports Illustrated Cover of the Week

August 1st 1955

September 28th 1960

Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox legend, hits a home run in his last at bat in the major leagues.  That was the 521st round tripper of his career.

The Year in Billboard #1 Albums - 1980

Emotional Rescue - The Rolling Stones

(7 consecutive weeks at #1)

July 26th - September 6th

Also topped the UK album chart for 2 weeks and was the first #1 album for the Rolling Stones in the UK since Goat's Head Soup in 1973.

 

Track listing[edit]

All songs composed by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except "Dance (Pt. 1)" co-written by Ronnie Wood.

Side one

1. "Dance (Pt. 1)" – 4:23
2. "Summer Romance" – 3:16
3. "Send It to Me" – 3:43
4. "Let Me Go" – 3:50
5. "Indian Girl" – 4:23

Side two

6. "Where the Boys Go" – 3:29
7. "Down in the Hole" – 3:57
8. "Emotional Rescue" – 5:39
9. "She's So Cold" – 4:12
10. "All About You" – 4:18

NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) 09/27/2015

New York Times Bestseller List

Hardback Fiction

Top 10

Week Ending September 27th 2015

10 - Undercover - Danielle Steel
(2 weeks on list)

9  -  Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights - Salman Rushdie
(Debut)
In an updated of "One Thousand and One Nights" a storm unleashes mysterious abilities in a group of people descended from a jinni.

8  -  X - Sue Grafton
(3 weeks on list)

7  -  All The Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr
(71 weeks on list)

6  -  Purity - Jonathan Franzen
(2 weeks on list)

5  -  Star Wars : Aftermath - Chuck Wendig
(2 weeks on list)

4  -  The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins
(35 weeks on list)

3  -  Go Set a Watchman - Harper Lee
(9 weeks on list)

2  -  The Girl in the Spider's Web - David Lagercrantz
(2 weeks on list)  (last week's #1)

1  -  MAKE ME - LEE CHILD
(DEBUT)
IN HIS 20TH APPEARANCE, JACK REACHER PRIES OPEN A MISSING-PERSONS CASE
THAT TAKES HIM ACROSS COUNTRY AND INTO THE SHADOWY REACHES OF THE INTERNET

Your Calvin and Hobbes of the Day (09/25/2015)

WE LOVE BONANZA!

GOLD KEY COMICS

1966

Dell Comics

1966

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

The Johnson Wax Program 

starring Fibber McGee and Molly

"Aunt Sarah's Picture"

May 2nd 1944

Your Calvin and Hobbes of the Day (09/24/2015)

Pope Francis makes historic address to Congress

R.I.P. YOGI BERRA

September 23rd 2015 - The sports world lost one of its most successful players and the world lost a legendary person with the passing of Lawrence "Yogi" Berra.   Berra passed away at the age of 90 but left behind a legacy like no other.  He was quoted as much as Shakespeare and in some places as much as the Bible.  The winner of 10 World Series rings as the catcher with the NY Yankees from 1946-1963.  He would also managed the Yankees and the NY Mets (leading both to World Series appearances but lost both times) and coached with both teams and the Houston Astros, his last stop in 1989.   His son Dale would play in the majors to some acclaim but sadly became more famous for being part of a drug scandal with the Pittsburgh Pirates.  

Yogi was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972 and his #8 was retired by the Yankees the same year.