About this episode

This episode covers significant baseball events that occurred on July 17, including Bob Gibson's 3000th strikeout and the Minnesota Twins' unique triple play achievement.

July 17, 1990, the Minnesota Twins become the first team to turn two triple plays in one game. Third baseman Gary Gaetti, second baseman Al Newman, and first baseman Kent Hrbek are involved in both triple killings against the Boston Red Sox. The Twins still lose the game, 1-0, at Fenway Park. July 17, 1974, Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals collects the 3,000th strikeout of his major league career. Gibson, who fans Cesar Geronimo of the Cincinnati Reds, becomes only the second major leaguer to reach the milestone. July 17, 1961, Hall of Famer Ty Cobb dies at the age of 74. One of the greatest hitters of all-time, the “Georgia Peach” led the American League in batting 12 times. Cobb also reached the coveted .400 mark three times in his career. When he retired, Cobb held the all-time record for most hits, runs scored, RBI and highest career batting average. https://youtu.be/tdJgOlN-DC0 July 17, 1941, New York Yankees outfielder Joe DiMaggio sees his hitting streak halted at 56 games by two Cleveland Indians pitchers, Al Smith and Jim Bagby. Third baseman Ken Keltner makes two great plays on hot smashes by DiMaggio, robbing the "Yankee Clipper" of hits each time. DiMaggio’s…

People in this episode

Host: Robyn Newton

Topics covered

• baseball history
• milestones
• triple plays
• player achievements
• historical events

Keywords

• Bob Gibson
• 3000th strikeout
• Minnesota Twins
• triple plays
• Ty Cobb
• Joe DiMaggio
• baseball history

Sponsors

Horseshide Trivia, vintagebaseballreflections.com

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians

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