Baseball Almanac Updates (Archive)

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April 2008 Updates

04-22: Curt Flood salary 1956-1968 added (source: A Well Paid Slave).

1 Updated Player Page

04-22: New nickname and quote added to Scott Olsen page.

1 Updated Player Page

04-22: Miguel Cabrera & Manny Ramirez win AL Player of the Week.

1 Updated Baseball Award

04-22: Conor Jackson from Arizona wins the NL Player of the Week.

04-18: Placido Palonco streak of Errorless Games by a 2B ends (4-8).

1 Updated Record Book

04-18: A.J. Pierzynski & Xavier Nady win 2008 Player of the Week.

1 New/Updated Baseball Award

04-18: Brian Bannister, Raul Ibanez & Matt Holliday win week 2.

04-18: New nicknames on John Maine & Mike Pelfrey pages.

2 Updated Player Pages

04-18: Cincinnati Reds retire Joe Nuxhall #41 (NL Retired Numbers).

2 Updated Team Pages

04-18: Florida Marlins break franchise record Home Runs in a Game.

1 Updated Record Book

04-14: University of Maryland, Baltimore County added.

1 New Page / 2 Updated Bios

04-14: Caught Stealing by a Team Record updated (new data).

1 Updated Record Book

04-14: Joe Carter HR audio added to 1993 World Series (email idea).

1 Updated World Series Page

04-14: Cal State Fullerton Baseball Players updated (new research).

1 Updated College Page

04-04: Salary: John McGraw (1900) & Grover Alexander (1911) added.

2 Updated Player Pages

04-04: Most games won & lost added to Games Played Records.

1 Upgraded Record Book

04-04: Prince Fielder & Ryan Braun make Baseball Digest Cover.

1 Updated Baseball Book List

04-03: A Honus Wagner Obituary is added (email request).

1 New Baseball Obituary

04-03: Mike Timlin of the Red Sox wins a Lou Gehrig Memorial Award.

1 Updated Baseball Award

04-02: New quotes, sources & Mitchell text on Roger Clemens Quotes.

1 Updated Baseball Quote Page

04-01: New Fast Fact (#1) on Kevin Kouzmanoff page.

1 Updated Player Page

04-01: New nickname on Jarrod Saltamacchia page.

1 Updated Player Page

04-01: New intro quotes on Willie Jones & Billy Consolo pages.

2 Updated Player Pages

04-01: The NL Team vs Team Historic Win/Loss Chart is updated.

1 Updated Baseball Team Page

04-01: The AL Team vs Team Historic Win/Loss Chart is updated.

1 Updated Baseball Team Page

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March 2008 Updates

03-18: The 2008 Edition of our Baseball Digital ScoreBook is ready!

1 Updated Scoring Program

03-18: Important Note: Spring Training Trip. No updates until April 1.

Important Webmaster Note

03-18: Play our baseball trivia game on Parade.com today!

Baseball Trivia Game

03-18: New Right Field poem integrated into Yankee Stadium page.

1 Updated Ballpark Page

03-17: Happy St. Patrick's Day: Baseball Players Born in Ireland.

Webmaster Note

03-17: Ernie Harwell farewell speech added to Tiger Stadium page.

1 Updated Ballpark Page

03-16: A new Mighty Casey tribute: Thatcher on the Hill, is added.

1 New Baseball Poem

03-16: An Amos Rusie Grave added for Amos Rusie (thanks Mike).

1 New HOF Grave Photo

03-16: Official logo on 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, White Sox fixed.

5 Updated Team Rosters

03-15: Texas A&M University Baseball Players updated (typo).

1 Updated College Page

03-15: New quote & full salary set added to Dick Woodson page.

1 Updated Player Page

03-15: What 3 Angels graced the 03/04-2008 cover of Baseball Digest?

1 Updated Baseball Book Page

03-10: Our Opening Day section gets a few improvements / additions:

80+ New Box Scores
30 Updated Schedules
30 New Mini-Rosters
1 New Page

03-10: Box scores from 2005-2007 & 1956-1957 (where applicable).

03-10: Opening Day line-ups added for 2007 (chart at bottom updated).

03-10: Lyrics & music (downloadable .mp3) to On Opening Day added.

3-10: A Donie Bush Grave added for Donie Bush (thanks Jeff).

1 New Baseball Grave Set

03-10: 1919-1920 salary added for Buck Weaver, Eddie Cicotte.

6 Updated Player Pages

03-10: Lefty Williams, Happy Felsh, Swede Risberg & Fred McMullin.

03-06: New autographed baseball cards / images added to:

16 New Player Images

(5,148 Images On Site To Date!)

03-06: Trey Moore, Kennie Steenstra, Todd Dunn & Bill Wertz.

03-06: Johnny Ruffin, Ed Sukla & C.C. Sabathia.

03-06: Andy Machado, Jermaine Van Buren & Brian Boehringer.

03-06: Sean DePaula, Arnie Munoz & Jerry Owens.

03-06: Kazuhito Tadano, Donnie Sadler & Pedro Valdes.

03-05: New cemetery data (name, city, state) on The Ballplayers here:

34 Updated Player Pages

(7,668 Cemeteries To Date!)
(The Updates Never Stop!)

03-05: George Baker, Carlos Bernier & Homer Blankenship.

03-05: Don Cardwell, Ed Clements, Lance Clemons & Victor Cruz.

03-05: Chauncey Fisher, Warren Fitzgerald & Frank Graves.

03-05: Bill Harman, Gene Host, Charlie Jones & Pat Kelly.

03-05: DickLanahan, Dario Lodigiani, Ralph McCabe & John McHale.

03-05: Mike Milosevich, Blas Monaco & Al Montreuil & Johnny Podres.

03-05: Arlie Pond, Bill Ramsey, Steve Ridzik & Ralph Shafer.

03-05: Vince Shields, Eddie Shokes, Ed Somerville & Frank Stewart.

03-05: Fred Tenney, George Ulrich, George Wheeler & Al Yates.

03-03: New salaries on The Ballplayers page below: format=Name (Yr).

3 Updated Player Pages

(20,604 Salaries To Date!)
(The Largest Set on the Net!)

03-03: Walter Johnson ('07) & Ted Williams ('39-'40, '42, '46-'49).

03-03: Joe Dimaggio ('39-'40, '46-'48 - career is now complete!).

03-03: A Billy Martin Grave & 3 new Babe Ruth Grave photos added.

1 New Baseball Grave Set

03-03: The defunct (1876 version) Philadelphia Athletics get a "menu".

1 New Baseball Team Menut

03-02: 2008 members of Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame added.

1 Updated HOF Page

03-02: Fast Fact #2 on Chicago Cubs Managers page updated.

1 Updated Managers Page

03-02: Typo on Rangers Ballpark in Arlington fixed / name chgs added.

1 Updated Ballpark Page

03-01: February upgrades moved Baseball Almanac Updates (Archive).

1 Updated Archive Page

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February 2008 Updates

02-20: Every box score for 1957-1958 & 2005-2007 added into teams.

9,784 New Box Scores

02-20: All Bob Feller salaries added (thanks Michael, source=HOF).

1 Updated Player Page

02-16: All remaining '07 player #'s researched by hand (thanks Robert).

63 Updated Player Pages

02-15: Research finds salary for Honus Wagner (1898, 1901, 1902-08).

1 Updated Player Page

02-11: New salaries on The Ballplayers page below: format=Name (Yr).

8 Updated Player Pages

(20,589 Salaries To Date!)
(The Research Never Stops!)

02-11: Ty Cobb ('06-'07, '09-'14, '16-'17, '21), Honus Wagner ('09-'17).

02-11: Mickey Cochrane ('34), Chuck Klein ('34), Bill Terry ('34).

02-11: Walter Johnson ('14), Christy Mathewson ('11), Lou Gehrig ('39).

02-01: New salaries on The Ballplayers page below: format=Name (Yr).

10 Updated Player Pages

(20,565 Salaries To Date!)
(The Largest Set on the Net!)

02-01: Sammy Esposito ('52), Harry Brecheen ('48), Carl Hubbell ('34).

02-01: Jimmie Foxx ('34, '36), Amos Rusie ('98), Tommy Henrich ('37).

02-01: Ralph Kiner ('47-'49, '51, '53), Stan Musial ('48, '52).

02-01: Dizzy Dean ('35, '36), Ty Cobb ('08).

02-01: Southest Missouri State University Baseball Players added.

1 New Page / 4 Updated Bios

02-01: Official team logo for New York Mets ('99-'07) rosters fixed.

8 Updated Mets Team Rosters

02-01: January upgrades moved Baseball Almanac Updates (Archive).

1 Updated Archive Page



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