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San Francisco Chronicle
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
This Date in Baseball - Randy Johnson becomes the 24th MLB pitcher to win 300 games
June 4 1940 — The Pirates beat the Boston Bees 14-2 in the first night game at Pittsburgh's Forbes Field. 1940 — The St. Louis Cardinals play their first night game at Sportsman's Park, defeating the Brooklyn Dodgers 10-1. 1951 — Pittsburgh's Gus Bell hit for the cycle to lead the Pirates to a 12-4 victory over the Phillies at Philadelphia. 1964 — Sandy Koufax pitched his third no-hitter, striking out 12, as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Phillies 3-0 in Philadelphia. 1968 — Don Drysdale of the Dodgers blanked the Pirates 5-0 for his sixth straight shutout en route to a record 58 2-3 scoreless innings. 1972 — A major league record eight shutouts were pitched in 16 major league games: five in the American League, three in the National League. The Oakland Athletics swept a pair from the Baltimore Orioles by identical 2-0 scores. 1974 — The game between the Cleveland Indians and the Texas Rangers at Cleveland's Municipal Stadium was forfeited to Texas. Umpire Nestor Chylak had problems with fans all night on 10-cent beer night. The crowd got out of control when Cleveland tied the score 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth. 1989 — Toronto beats Boston 13-11 in 12 innings after trailing 10-0 after six inngs. Red Sox starter Mike Smithson threw six scoreless innings before leaving in the seventh because of a foot blister. The Jays then scored two in the seventh, four in the eighth and five in the ninth and two more in the 11th on Junior Felix's home run. It was the biggest lead the Red Sox have blown and their 12th consecutive loss to the Blue Jays at Fenway Park. 1990 — Ramon Martinez struck out 18 and pitched a three-hitter, sending the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Atlanta Braves 6-0. 1996 — Pamela Davis pitched one inning of scoreless relief and got the win in a minor league exhibition game. She is believed to be the first woman to pitch for a major league farm club under the current minor league system. The 21-year-old right-hander pitched for the Jacksonville Suns, a Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, against the Australian Olympic team. 2000 — Esteban Yan of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays becomes the 77th major league player to hit a home run in his first at bat, but just the fourth American League pitcher and the first since the Angels' Don Rose in 1972, the year before the designated hitter rule took the bat out of AL pitchers' hands. 2005 — Rafael Palmeiro and Melvin Mora each hit grand slams to help Baltimore rally for a 14-7 win over Detroit. 2007 — Mark Ellis hit for the cycle and Eric Chavez had a two-out homer in the 11th inning to lift Oakland to a 5-4 win over Boston. 2009 — Randy Johnson became the 24th major league pitcher to win 300 games by leading San Francisco to a 5-1 victory over the Washington Nationals in the first game of a doubleheader. 2012 — Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels manager became the ninth manager in AL history to manage 2,000 games with one club. The Mariners beat the Angels 8-6. 2018 — In a doubleheader with the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees OF Aaron Judge sets a record by striking out eight times. 2019 — San Francisco Giant Manager Bruce Bochy wins his 1,000th game as the manager of the Giants with a 9-3 victory over the New York Mets. 2022 — The rule preventing position players from pitching in a close game is invoked for the first time when Crew chief C.B. Bucknor objects to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts calling on OF Zach McKinstry to pitch the 9th inning gainst the Mets with his team trailing, 9 - 4. The rule, adopted before the 2020 season but not implemented until this year due to the upheavals caused by the coronavirus pandemic, states that a team cannot use a position player on the mound unless there is a difference of six or more runs between the two teams. Roberts is thus forced to use a real pitcher, Evan Phillips, to pitch the final inning. In spite of the rule, the practice of using such 'mystery pitchers' is continuing undiminished, with teams even resorting to them when they have built a huge lead late in the game, in order to rest their bullpens, something that was completely unseen before the decade started.
The Advertiser
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Golden memories driving Ebden and Peers in Paris
Whatever happens in the rest of their distinguished tennis careers, Matt Ebden and John Peers swear they'll always have Paris... But back in the City of Light, the veteran Australian doubles duo are still adamant that, even if their Olympic triumph in the French capital will for them forever be impossible to top, they still haven't given up on adding more grand slams to their distinguished resumes. Starting right here, back at the perfect Roland Garros clay courts where they still get a tingle when thinking about that glorious day on Court Philippe Chatrier last August when they became only the second Australian Olympic tennis champions in Games annals. "It still is the place for us. And that's the great thing, forever more it will be the place," Ebden said as the pair reminisced about their great day in an interview with AAP. "It's always good to come back to a place where you've had success, and for Matt and I, it'll always be amazing coming back here, no matter how many years pass," added Peers. The veteran duo - Peers is 36 and Ebden 37 - have so far negotiated two rounds on their return to Roland Garros as the 15th-seeded pair and they'll next face Italian fourth seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori on Monday. Both matches were on outside courts, and the pair still haven't ventured back to Chatrier to revisit their finest hour when they beat Americans Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram in the Olympic gold medal match. "You've got to earn your way back up there to Chatrier. Yeah, we've got to fight, fight, fight through," smiled Ebden. Their one-off Olympic victory proved the precursor to the pair, who are great friends and live just a few kilometres away from each other in Perth, deciding to make a go of it this season as a full-time partnership on the tour. "I had a long-term partner for the last two years (Rohan Bopanna) that was probably going to come to the end, at the end of last year, so was then going to look for a partner for this year," explained Ebden. "John had a bit of a partnership going late last year (with Jamie Murray) and when we spoke at the end of the year, the timing wasn't quite right. "So we started the year with different people and then, funnily, teamed up again at Davis Cup again, so we put in more practice there, won our match there and practised together at home. "And we thought maybe we should take this on to the tour and and have a crack and since Indian Wells (in March) we've been fighting through together." They've not had the greatest results so far, scuppered by some tough draws, but as two of the top doubles players of their generation and half-a-dozen grand slam doubles triumphs between them, they're convinced it will click. They're having a good time too as two mates whose families are close too. "Always nice travelling with someone who gets it," said Peers. "Matt and I both have kids, and we understand what it's like being away from home when they're on the road with us ... and it's always nice having a mate by your side." The ambition is still there too. "We want to see how many more Masters and slams we can win, basically until, well, who knows how long we've got left," says Ebden. "Is it one year? Is it seven years? Or somewhere in between? I dunno how long. Parts of me and my body feel like I can play another 10 years, other parts feel like I would be happy to retire! So honestly, I don't know, but hopefully a few more years at least. Let's see - one year at a time." But is there another grand slam there for the Olympic champs? "For sure," declared Ebden, while Peers nods: "That's what we're going for, we're not here to make up numbers - we're here to go deep and win." Whatever happens in the rest of their distinguished tennis careers, Matt Ebden and John Peers swear they'll always have Paris... But back in the City of Light, the veteran Australian doubles duo are still adamant that, even if their Olympic triumph in the French capital will for them forever be impossible to top, they still haven't given up on adding more grand slams to their distinguished resumes. Starting right here, back at the perfect Roland Garros clay courts where they still get a tingle when thinking about that glorious day on Court Philippe Chatrier last August when they became only the second Australian Olympic tennis champions in Games annals. "It still is the place for us. And that's the great thing, forever more it will be the place," Ebden said as the pair reminisced about their great day in an interview with AAP. "It's always good to come back to a place where you've had success, and for Matt and I, it'll always be amazing coming back here, no matter how many years pass," added Peers. The veteran duo - Peers is 36 and Ebden 37 - have so far negotiated two rounds on their return to Roland Garros as the 15th-seeded pair and they'll next face Italian fourth seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori on Monday. Both matches were on outside courts, and the pair still haven't ventured back to Chatrier to revisit their finest hour when they beat Americans Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram in the Olympic gold medal match. "You've got to earn your way back up there to Chatrier. Yeah, we've got to fight, fight, fight through," smiled Ebden. Their one-off Olympic victory proved the precursor to the pair, who are great friends and live just a few kilometres away from each other in Perth, deciding to make a go of it this season as a full-time partnership on the tour. "I had a long-term partner for the last two years (Rohan Bopanna) that was probably going to come to the end, at the end of last year, so was then going to look for a partner for this year," explained Ebden. "John had a bit of a partnership going late last year (with Jamie Murray) and when we spoke at the end of the year, the timing wasn't quite right. "So we started the year with different people and then, funnily, teamed up again at Davis Cup again, so we put in more practice there, won our match there and practised together at home. "And we thought maybe we should take this on to the tour and and have a crack and since Indian Wells (in March) we've been fighting through together." They've not had the greatest results so far, scuppered by some tough draws, but as two of the top doubles players of their generation and half-a-dozen grand slam doubles triumphs between them, they're convinced it will click. They're having a good time too as two mates whose families are close too. "Always nice travelling with someone who gets it," said Peers. "Matt and I both have kids, and we understand what it's like being away from home when they're on the road with us ... and it's always nice having a mate by your side." The ambition is still there too. "We want to see how many more Masters and slams we can win, basically until, well, who knows how long we've got left," says Ebden. "Is it one year? Is it seven years? Or somewhere in between? I dunno how long. Parts of me and my body feel like I can play another 10 years, other parts feel like I would be happy to retire! So honestly, I don't know, but hopefully a few more years at least. Let's see - one year at a time." But is there another grand slam there for the Olympic champs? "For sure," declared Ebden, while Peers nods: "That's what we're going for, we're not here to make up numbers - we're here to go deep and win." Whatever happens in the rest of their distinguished tennis careers, Matt Ebden and John Peers swear they'll always have Paris... But back in the City of Light, the veteran Australian doubles duo are still adamant that, even if their Olympic triumph in the French capital will for them forever be impossible to top, they still haven't given up on adding more grand slams to their distinguished resumes. Starting right here, back at the perfect Roland Garros clay courts where they still get a tingle when thinking about that glorious day on Court Philippe Chatrier last August when they became only the second Australian Olympic tennis champions in Games annals. "It still is the place for us. And that's the great thing, forever more it will be the place," Ebden said as the pair reminisced about their great day in an interview with AAP. "It's always good to come back to a place where you've had success, and for Matt and I, it'll always be amazing coming back here, no matter how many years pass," added Peers. The veteran duo - Peers is 36 and Ebden 37 - have so far negotiated two rounds on their return to Roland Garros as the 15th-seeded pair and they'll next face Italian fourth seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori on Monday. Both matches were on outside courts, and the pair still haven't ventured back to Chatrier to revisit their finest hour when they beat Americans Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram in the Olympic gold medal match. "You've got to earn your way back up there to Chatrier. Yeah, we've got to fight, fight, fight through," smiled Ebden. Their one-off Olympic victory proved the precursor to the pair, who are great friends and live just a few kilometres away from each other in Perth, deciding to make a go of it this season as a full-time partnership on the tour. "I had a long-term partner for the last two years (Rohan Bopanna) that was probably going to come to the end, at the end of last year, so was then going to look for a partner for this year," explained Ebden. "John had a bit of a partnership going late last year (with Jamie Murray) and when we spoke at the end of the year, the timing wasn't quite right. "So we started the year with different people and then, funnily, teamed up again at Davis Cup again, so we put in more practice there, won our match there and practised together at home. "And we thought maybe we should take this on to the tour and and have a crack and since Indian Wells (in March) we've been fighting through together." They've not had the greatest results so far, scuppered by some tough draws, but as two of the top doubles players of their generation and half-a-dozen grand slam doubles triumphs between them, they're convinced it will click. They're having a good time too as two mates whose families are close too. "Always nice travelling with someone who gets it," said Peers. "Matt and I both have kids, and we understand what it's like being away from home when they're on the road with us ... and it's always nice having a mate by your side." The ambition is still there too. "We want to see how many more Masters and slams we can win, basically until, well, who knows how long we've got left," says Ebden. "Is it one year? Is it seven years? Or somewhere in between? I dunno how long. Parts of me and my body feel like I can play another 10 years, other parts feel like I would be happy to retire! So honestly, I don't know, but hopefully a few more years at least. Let's see - one year at a time." But is there another grand slam there for the Olympic champs? "For sure," declared Ebden, while Peers nods: "That's what we're going for, we're not here to make up numbers - we're here to go deep and win." Whatever happens in the rest of their distinguished tennis careers, Matt Ebden and John Peers swear they'll always have Paris... But back in the City of Light, the veteran Australian doubles duo are still adamant that, even if their Olympic triumph in the French capital will for them forever be impossible to top, they still haven't given up on adding more grand slams to their distinguished resumes. Starting right here, back at the perfect Roland Garros clay courts where they still get a tingle when thinking about that glorious day on Court Philippe Chatrier last August when they became only the second Australian Olympic tennis champions in Games annals. "It still is the place for us. And that's the great thing, forever more it will be the place," Ebden said as the pair reminisced about their great day in an interview with AAP. "It's always good to come back to a place where you've had success, and for Matt and I, it'll always be amazing coming back here, no matter how many years pass," added Peers. The veteran duo - Peers is 36 and Ebden 37 - have so far negotiated two rounds on their return to Roland Garros as the 15th-seeded pair and they'll next face Italian fourth seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori on Monday. Both matches were on outside courts, and the pair still haven't ventured back to Chatrier to revisit their finest hour when they beat Americans Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram in the Olympic gold medal match. "You've got to earn your way back up there to Chatrier. Yeah, we've got to fight, fight, fight through," smiled Ebden. Their one-off Olympic victory proved the precursor to the pair, who are great friends and live just a few kilometres away from each other in Perth, deciding to make a go of it this season as a full-time partnership on the tour. "I had a long-term partner for the last two years (Rohan Bopanna) that was probably going to come to the end, at the end of last year, so was then going to look for a partner for this year," explained Ebden. "John had a bit of a partnership going late last year (with Jamie Murray) and when we spoke at the end of the year, the timing wasn't quite right. "So we started the year with different people and then, funnily, teamed up again at Davis Cup again, so we put in more practice there, won our match there and practised together at home. "And we thought maybe we should take this on to the tour and and have a crack and since Indian Wells (in March) we've been fighting through together." They've not had the greatest results so far, scuppered by some tough draws, but as two of the top doubles players of their generation and half-a-dozen grand slam doubles triumphs between them, they're convinced it will click. They're having a good time too as two mates whose families are close too. "Always nice travelling with someone who gets it," said Peers. "Matt and I both have kids, and we understand what it's like being away from home when they're on the road with us ... and it's always nice having a mate by your side." The ambition is still there too. "We want to see how many more Masters and slams we can win, basically until, well, who knows how long we've got left," says Ebden. "Is it one year? Is it seven years? Or somewhere in between? I dunno how long. Parts of me and my body feel like I can play another 10 years, other parts feel like I would be happy to retire! So honestly, I don't know, but hopefully a few more years at least. Let's see - one year at a time." But is there another grand slam there for the Olympic champs? "For sure," declared Ebden, while Peers nods: "That's what we're going for, we're not here to make up numbers - we're here to go deep and win."
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Golden memories driving Ebden and Peers in Paris
Whatever happens in the rest of their distinguished tennis careers, Matt Ebden and John Peers swear they'll always have Paris... But back in the City of Light, the veteran Australian doubles duo are still adamant that, even if their Olympic triumph in the French capital will for them forever be impossible to top, they still haven't given up on adding more grand slams to their distinguished resumes. Starting right here, back at the perfect Roland Garros clay courts where they still get a tingle when thinking about that glorious day on Court Philippe Chatrier last August when they became only the second Australian Olympic tennis champions in Games annals. "It still is the place for us. And that's the great thing, forever more it will be the place," Ebden said as the pair reminisced about their great day in an interview with AAP. "It's always good to come back to a place where you've had success, and for Matt and I, it'll always be amazing coming back here, no matter how many years pass," added Peers. The veteran duo - Peers is 36 and Ebden 37 - have so far negotiated two rounds on their return to Roland Garros as the 15th-seeded pair and they'll next face Italian fourth seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori on Monday. Both matches were on outside courts, and the pair still haven't ventured back to Chatrier to revisit their finest hour when they beat Americans Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram in the Olympic gold medal match. "You've got to earn your way back up there to Chatrier. Yeah, we've got to fight, fight, fight through," smiled Ebden. Their one-off Olympic victory proved the precursor to the pair, who are great friends and live just a few kilometres away from each other in Perth, deciding to make a go of it this season as a full-time partnership on the tour. "I had a long-term partner for the last two years (Rohan Bopanna) that was probably going to come to the end, at the end of last year, so was then going to look for a partner for this year," explained Ebden. "John had a bit of a partnership going late last year (with Jamie Murray) and when we spoke at the end of the year, the timing wasn't quite right. "So we started the year with different people and then, funnily, teamed up again at Davis Cup again, so we put in more practice there, won our match there and practised together at home. "And we thought maybe we should take this on to the tour and and have a crack and since Indian Wells (in March) we've been fighting through together." They've not had the greatest results so far, scuppered by some tough draws, but as two of the top doubles players of their generation and half-a-dozen grand slam doubles triumphs between them, they're convinced it will click. They're having a good time too as two mates whose families are close too. "Always nice travelling with someone who gets it," said Peers. "Matt and I both have kids, and we understand what it's like being away from home when they're on the road with us ... and it's always nice having a mate by your side." The ambition is still there too. "We want to see how many more Masters and slams we can win, basically until, well, who knows how long we've got left," says Ebden. "Is it one year? Is it seven years? Or somewhere in between? I dunno how long. Parts of me and my body feel like I can play another 10 years, other parts feel like I would be happy to retire! So honestly, I don't know, but hopefully a few more years at least. Let's see - one year at a time." But is there another grand slam there for the Olympic champs? "For sure," declared Ebden, while Peers nods: "That's what we're going for, we're not here to make up numbers - we're here to go deep and win."
West Australian
3 days ago
- Sport
- West Australian
Golden memories driving Ebden and Peers in Paris
Whatever happens in the rest of their distinguished tennis careers, Matt Ebden and John Peers swear they'll always have Paris... But back in the City of Light, the veteran Australian doubles duo are still adamant that, even if their Olympic triumph in the French capital will for them forever be impossible to top, they still haven't given up on adding more grand slams to their distinguished resumes. Starting right here, back at the perfect Roland Garros clay courts where they still get a tingle when thinking about that glorious day on Court Philippe Chatrier last August when they became only the second Australian Olympic tennis champions in Games annals. "It still is the place for us. And that's the great thing, forever more it will be the place," Ebden said as the pair reminisced about their great day in an interview with AAP. "It's always good to come back to a place where you've had success, and for Matt and I, it'll always be amazing coming back here, no matter how many years pass," added Peers. The veteran duo - Peers is 36 and Ebden 37 - have so far negotiated two rounds on their return to Roland Garros as the 15th-seeded pair and they'll next face Italian fourth seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori on Monday. Both matches were on outside courts, and the pair still haven't ventured back to Chatrier to revisit their finest hour when they beat Americans Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram in the Olympic gold medal match. "You've got to earn your way back up there to Chatrier. Yeah, we've got to fight, fight, fight through," smiled Ebden. Their one-off Olympic victory proved the precursor to the pair, who are great friends and live just a few kilometres away from each other in Perth, deciding to make a go of it this season as a full-time partnership on the tour. "I had a long-term partner for the last two years (Rohan Bopanna) that was probably going to come to the end, at the end of last year, so was then going to look for a partner for this year," explained Ebden. "John had a bit of a partnership going late last year (with Jamie Murray) and when we spoke at the end of the year, the timing wasn't quite right. "So we started the year with different people and then, funnily, teamed up again at Davis Cup again, so we put in more practice there, won our match there and practised together at home. "And we thought maybe we should take this on to the tour and and have a crack and since Indian Wells (in March) we've been fighting through together." They've not had the greatest results so far, scuppered by some tough draws, but as two of the top doubles players of their generation and half-a-dozen grand slam doubles triumphs between them, they're convinced it will click. They're having a good time too as two mates whose families are close too. "Always nice travelling with someone who gets it," said Peers. "Matt and I both have kids, and we understand what it's like being away from home when they're on the road with us ... and it's always nice having a mate by your side." The ambition is still there too. "We want to see how many more Masters and slams we can win, basically until, well, who knows how long we've got left," says Ebden. "Is it one year? Is it seven years? Or somewhere in between? I dunno how long. Parts of me and my body feel like I can play another 10 years, other parts feel like I would be happy to retire! So honestly, I don't know, but hopefully a few more years at least. Let's see - one year at a time." But is there another grand slam there for the Olympic champs? "For sure," declared Ebden, while Peers nods: "That's what we're going for, we're not here to make up numbers - we're here to go deep and win."
7NEWS
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Australian icon Ariarne Titmus unveiled as first Big Freeze 11 slider: ‘I started crying'
Australian Olympic swimming legend Ariarne Titmus has been unveiled as the first slider for Big Freeze 11 at the MCG, revealing the emotional moment she was asked by Neale Daniher to take the plunge. The latest edition of the FightMND will be a special occasion after Daniher was named Australian of the Year in January. And it was at that ceremony that Titmus first learned she was in the family's sights to head down the slide at the King's Birthday AFL clash next month. 'This is an unbelievable honour,' she told Channel 7 on Thursday night. 'It's not about me being a slider, it's about the cause we're sliding down the slide for.' Titmus was quite literally tapped on the shoulder by Daniher's daughter and FightMND leader Bec. 'I actually met Neil at the Australian of the Year (ceremony) and we were just in a line-up to get head shots,' she said. 'Basically Bec tapped on my shoulder and he asked me to be a slider. 'I got so emotional and started crying because it was just a really big moment for him becoming Australian of the Year, and being asked — it's been amazing working with them.' Titmus has been a familiar face around the AFL supporting her beloved Hawthorn since taking a break from the swimming pool after the Paris Olympics. The Big Freeze secret has been difficult to keep. 'Six months almost,' the four-time gold medallist laughed. 'But it's important to keep the secret because the cause we are fighting for is so important and what the Danihers have done for MND is incredible.' Titmus revealed this year's Big Freeze theme as 'iconic Australians' in honour of Daniher's status as Australian of the Year. She would qualify to go down as herself, of course, but already has an idea in mind. 'Hopefully the costume I'm wearing is going to keep me nice and warm,' she said. 'I'm not telling. No hints!' Unfiltered next Wednesday night.
