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December 2011 Updates

12-19: The 2012 J.G. Taylor Spink Award winner, Bob Elliott, was added. 1 Updated Baseball Award
12-19: Mitch Webster: Sourced quote, nickname, and 3 salaries added. 1 Updated Ballplayer
12-04: World Series Gate Receipts / World Series Player Shares updated. 1 Updated World Series Page
12-04: Typo, Fast Fact #2, Tom Seaver Quotes page fixed (thx Courtney). Baseball Quotes Update
12-04: Don Newcombe: Replaced old quote & added a new Fast Fact (#1). 2 Updated Ballplayers
xx-xx: Elston Howard: Looking for Big Newk salaries and found 1958 &
xx-xx: 1959 for Howard. Source: Jet Magazine (02/19/1959), Page 54.
12-02: Four Strikeouts in an Inning, Yovani Gallardo added (thx Conner). 2 Updated Fabulous Feats
xx-xx: Stealing second -> Stealing third -> Stealing home in same inning
xx-xx: gets update. Two box scores, link to Dee Gordon & formatting.
12-02: F.P. Santangelo: Sourced quote, High School, and 1 salary added. 2 Updated Ballplayers
xx-xx: Ian Kennedy: Sourced quote, 2 nicknames, and 2 salaries added.
12-01: Previous month updates moved to Baseball Almanac Updates.

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November 2011 Updates

11-24: Joe Maddon won his 2nd Manager of the Year Award. 1 Updated Baseball Award
xx-xx: Kirk Gibson won his 1st Manager of the Year Award.
11-24: Nick Hundley: new quote (with source) & two salaries (2008 & 2011). 1 Updated Ballplayer
11-19: John Boozer: High School added. A GREAT quote / story added. 1 Updated Ballplayer
xx-xx: AND read how Boozer threw pitches that counted during his warm-up!
11-19: Researcher Ed Collins researched & shared God Bless America data: 1 Updated World Series
xx-xx: 2010 World Series: Game 1, Game 2, Game 3, Game 4 & Game 5.
11-18: The Philadelphia Phillies Baseball Writers announce team specific awards:

3 Updated Baseball Awards

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3 Updated Baseball Players

xx-xx: Charlie Manuel won the 2011 Dallas Green Special Achievement Award.
xx-xx: Cliff Lee won the 2011 Steve Carlton Most Valuable Pitcher Award.
xx-xx: Shane Victorino won the 2011 Mike Schmidt Most Valuable Player Award.
xx-xx: Charlie Manuel Awards updated, his 1st major baseball award.
xx-xx: Cliff Lee Awards updated, his 15th major baseball award.
xx-xx: Shane Victorino Awards updated, his 6th major baseball award.
11-18: Miguel Cabrera won the 2011 Luis Aparicio Award, his 2nd time.

1 Updated Baseball Award
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1 Updated Baseball Player

xx-xx: Unique award given to best baseball player born in Venezuela.
xx-xx: Miguel Cabrera Awards updated, his 20th major baseball award.
11-18: Two new quotes on Brooks Robinson Quotes page (thanks Mark). Baseball Quotes Update
11-18: Phil Cavarretta: quote sourced, cemetery location & nickname added. 2 Updated Ballplayers
xx-xx: Carlos Zambrano: new quote, new fast fact, and 2 missing salaries added.
11-18: Clayton Kershaw won the 2011 National League Cy Young Award.

2 Updated Baseball Awards

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2 Updated Baseball Players

xx-xx: This was the 10th time a Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher won the award.
xx-xx: Clayton Kershaw Awards updated, his 6th major baseball award.
xx-xx: Justin Verlander won the 2011 American League Cy Young Award.
xx-xx: This was the 4th time a Detroit Tigers pitcher won the award.
xx-xx: Justin Verlander Awards updated, his 14th major baseball award.
11-18: Craig Kimbrel won the 2011 National League Rookie of the Year Award.

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2 Updated Baseball Players

xx-xx: This was the 7th Atlanta Braves player to win the award.
xx-xx: Did you know that Kimbrel was the first pitcher in the award's history to...
xx-xx: Jeremy Hellickson won the 2011 American League Rookie of the Year Award.
xx-xx: This was the 2nd Tampa Bay Rays player to win the award.
xx-xx: Craig Kimbrel Awards updated, his 3rd major baseball award.
xx-xx: Jeremy Hellickson Awards updated, his 5th major baseball award.
11-16: Updates resuming today, delay due to a death in the family. Webmaster Comment
11-06: Jake Lowery, James Madison University, won the 2011 Johnny Bench Award.

2 Updated Baseball Awards

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2 Updated Baseball Players

xx-xx: 2011 finalists & links to Coastal Carolina University added to Fast Fact #2.
11-06: Bryan LaHair won the 2011 Joe Bauman Award (MiLB home run leader).
xx-xx: Bryan LaHair Awards updated, his 1st major baseball award.
xx-xx: The link to 2011 rookie Mike Moustakas was added as well.
xx-xx: Mike Moustakas Awards updated, his 1st major baseball award.
11-05: Jose Bautista (AL) & Matt Kemp (NL) won the 2011 Hank Aaron Award.

7 Updated Baseball Awards

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7 Updated Baseball Players

xx-xx: Jose Bautista Awards updated, his 9th major baseball award.
xx-xx: Matt Kemp Awards updated, his 7th major baseball award.
11-05: Phillies writer Bill Conlin won the 2011 J.G. Taylor Spink Award.
11-05: The Miami Marlins released their team specific awards, the winners were:
xx-xx: Emilio Bonifacio won the 2011 Jeff Conine Award.
xx-xx: Emilio Bonifacio Awards updated, his 2nd major baseball award.
xx-xx: Steve Cishek won the 2011 Florida Marlins Rookie of the Year Award.
xx-xx: Steve Cishek Awards updated, his 1st major baseball award.
xx-xx: John Buck won the 2011 Charlie Hough Good Guy Award.
xx-xx: John Buck Awards updated, his 1st major baseball award.
xx-xx: Mike Stanton won the 2011 Florida Marlins Most Valuable Player Award.
xx-xx: Mike Stanton Awards updated, his 2nd major baseball award.
11-05: Torii Hunter won the prestigious 2011 Heart & Hustle Award.
xx-xx: Torii Hunter Awards updated, his 17th major baseball award.
11-05: Oscar Streit, added cemetery location and an Oscar Streit Grave photo. 1 Updated Ballplayer
xx-xx: Baseball Graves updated as well, thank you David Hamilton.
11-04: Let's take a close look at how the Gold Gloves went down in 2011:

8 Updated Baseball Awards

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18 Updated Baseball Players

xx-xx: AL Gold Glove Catcher Award won by Matt Wieters, his 1st GG.
xx-xx: Matt Wieters Awards updated, his 3rd major baseball award.
xx-xx: NL Gold Glove Catcher Award won by Yadier Molina, his 4th GG.
xx-xx: Yadier Molina Awards updated, his 4th major baseball award.
xx-xx: AL Gold Glove First Baseman Award won by Adrian Gonzalez, his 3rd GG.
xx-xx: Adrian Gonzalez Awards updated, his 9th major baseball award.
xx-xx: NL Gold Glove First Baseman Award won by Joey Votto, his 1st GG.
xx-xx: Joey Votto Awards updated, his 8th major baseball award.
xx-xx: A.L. Gold Glove Outfielder won by Jacoby Ellsbury, his 1st GG.
xx-xx: Jacoby Ellsbury Awards updated, his 5th major baseball award.
xx-xx: A.L. Gold Glove Outfielder won by Alex Gordon, his 1st GG.
xx-xx: Alex Gordon Awards updated, his 6th major baseball award.
xx-xx: A.L. Gold Glove Outfielder won by Nick Markakis, his 1st GG.
xx-xx: Nick Markakis Awards updated, his 3rd major baseball award.
xx-xx: N.L. Gold Glove Outfielder won by Andre Ethier, his 1st GG.
xx-xx: Andre Ethier Awards updated, his 8th major baseball award.
xx-xx: N.L. Gold Glove Outfielder won by Matt Kemp, his 2nd GG.
xx-xx: Matt Kemp Awards updated, his 6th major baseball award.
xx-xx: N.L. Gold Glove Outfielder won by Gerardo Parra, his 1st GG.
xx-xx: Gerardo Parra Awards updated, his 2nd major baseball award.
xx-xx: AL Gold Glove Pitcher Award won by Mark Buehrle, his 3rd GG.
xx-xx: Mark Buehrle Awards updated, his 8th major baseball award.
xx-xx: NL Gold Glove Pitcher Award won by Clayton Kershaw, his 1st GG.
xx-xx: Clayton Kershaw Awards updated, his 5th major baseball award.
xx-xx: AL Gold Glove Second Baseman Award won by Dustin Pedroia, his 2nd GG.
xx-xx: Dustin Pedroia Awards updated, his 10th major baseball award.
xx-xx: NL Gold Glove Second Baseman Award won by Brandon Phillips, his 3rd GG.
xx-xx: Brandon Phillips Awards updated, his 4th major baseball award.
xx-xx: AL Gold Glove Shorstop Award won by Erick Aybar, his 1st GG.
xx-xx: Erick Aybar Awards updated, his 2nd major baseball award.
xx-xx: NL Gold Glove Shorstop Award won by Troy Tulowitzki, his 2nd GG.
xx-xx: Troy Tulowitzki Awards updated, his 10th major baseball award.
xx-xx: AL Gold Glove Third Baseman Award won by Adrian Beltre, his 2nd GG.
xx-xx: Adrian Beltre Awards updated, his 8th major baseball award.
xx-xx: NL Gold Glove Third Baseman Award won by Placido Polanco, his 3rd GG.
xx-xx: Placido Polanco Awards updated, his 7th major baseball award.
11-04: Steve Kemp: Quote sourced, high school added, 3 salaries added. 2 Updated Ballplayers
xx-xx: Mickey Scott: Quote added with a source and a new Fast Fact (#1).
11-03: One week of work and our baseball college section now includes: 150+ Updated Baseball Colleges
xx-xx: All players from 2011 with years played on their appropriate school.
xx-xx: Links to an additional 500+ debut game box scores for older players.
xx-xx: A total of 158 college pages were upgraded & updated.
11-01: SEVERAL late October (10-27 thru 10-31) items were updated Webmaster Comment
xx-xx: daily and they include the following:
xx-xx: Home Runs in a Month updated 10-27, missed an March player. 1 Updated Baseball Record
xx-xx: President George W. Bush Baseball Game Attendance Log updated. Updated Presidents & Baseball
xx-xx: Bobo Osborne, sourced quote & high school added 10-26. 1 Updated Ballplayer
xx-xx: Researcher Ed Collins researched & shared first pitch data on 10-20: 4 Updated World Series Pages
xx-xx: 2010 World Series: Game 1, Game 2, Game 3, Game 4 & Game 5.
xx-xx: 1988 World Series: Game 1.
xx-xx: 1977 World Series: Game 1 & Game 3.
xx-xx: 1973 World Series: Game 7.
11-01: Previous month updates moved to Baseball Almanac Updates.

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October 2011 Updates

10-24: Yesterday I just added the records to World Series Game Records, 1 Upgraded World Series Rec Bk
xx-xx: today I upgraded the page & included a column for the World Series
xx-xx: and the dates of each game now link to the full box score.
10-24: A few updates on our Eddie Mathews page. '53 & '54 salary added. 1 Updated Ballplayer
xx-xx: Quote at the top of his page is now sourced with a link.
xx-xx: Salary source: Eddie Mathews and our National Pastime.
10-23: Albert Pujols truly did have a World Series game for the ages: 1 Updated World Series Rec Bk
xx-xx: Most Hits in a World Series Game, tied.
xx-xx: Most Home Runs in a World Series Game, tied.
xx-xx: Most Runs Scord in a World Series Game, tied.
xx-xx: Most RBI in a World Series Game, tied.
xx-xx: Most Total Bases in a World Series Game, broken.
10-23: Clayton Kershaw won the 2011 Warren Spahn Award. 1 Updated Baseball Award
xx-xx: Clayton Kershaw Awards updated, his 4th major baseball award. 1 Updated Ballplayer
10-23: A day after adding The Technology Era, Albert Pujols adds two. 1 Updated Baseball First
10-22: Our Baseball Famous Firsts gets a few upgrade & additions: 3 New Baseball Firsts
xx-xx: The 2011 American League Rookies / Debut list was added.
xx-xx: The 2011 National League Rookies / Debut list was added.
xx-xx: We renamed The Millenium Era to The Steroid Era.
xx-xx: The physical page size was very large, era was ended in 2009.
xx-xx: The Technology Era (2010 - Present) has been added.
10-21: David Ortiz won the 2011 Roberto Clemente Award. 1 Updated Baseball Award
xx-xx: David Ortiz Awards updated, his 25th major baseball award! 1 Updated Ballplayer
10-21: Researcher Ed Collins researched & shared National Anthem data: 7 Updated World Series Pages
xx-xx: 2010 World Series: Game 1, Game 2, Game 3, Game 4 & Game 5.
xx-xx: 1991 World Series: Game 1, Game 5 & Game 7.
xx-xx: 1984 World Series: Game 2.
xx-xx: 1980 World Series: Game 1 & Game 5.
xx-xx: 1977 World Series: Game 1 & Game 3.
xx-xx: He also found Canadian Anthem (O'Canada) data for these games:
xx-xx: 1992 World Series: Game 1, Game 2, Game 3, Game 4 & Game 5.
10-21: While updating those, I stumbled on US & Canadian Anthems for:
xx-xx: 1993 World Series: Game 1, Game 2, Game 3, Game 4 & Game 5.
xx-xx: Source: The Deseret News, October 15, 1993, Page 16, Link.
10-20: Arthur Rhodes joined the Getting a Ring - Win or Lose "club". 8 Updated Baseball Players
xx-xx: See fast fact #1 on his page or any of these players for more details:
xx-xx: Chris Ray, Jim Bruske, Sid Monge, Johnny Schmitz, Jack Kramer.
xx-xx: Or Bengie Molina & Lonnie Smith, a club within the "club"!
10-20: A few interesting updates to our Bobby Richardson page: 1 Updated Ballplayer
xx-xx: Quote at the top of his page is now sourced. New fast fact (#1).
xx-xx: Two salaries, 1965 & 1966, added. Source Baseball Digest (09-95).
10-20: A 2011 World Series "in-progess" page was added yesterday. 1 New World Series Page
xx-xx: World Series Home Runs 1976-2011 in the A.L. updated. 2 Updated World Series Pages
xx-xx: World Series Home Runs 1976-2011 in the N.L. updated.
10-20: How are Fred Spurgeon & President George H.W. Bush connected? 1 Updated Ballplayer
xx-xx: See new Fast Fact (#1). New quote (his obituary) added also.
10-20: The League Championship Most Valuable Player Award is updated.

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2 Updated Baseball Players

xx-xx: Nelson Cruz won in the AL, Nelson Cruz Awards updated.
xx-xx: David Freese won in the NL, David Freese Awards updated.
10-20: New salary data, including the year, for the players below is online. 4 Updated Baseball Players
xx-xx: Source: A Place for Summer: A Narrative History of Tiger Stadium.
xx-xx: Al Kaline, 1970 & 71 (Page 328). Steve Kemp, 1980 (Page 329).
xx-xx: Hank Greenberg, 1938 (Page 189). Gates Brown, 1968 (Page 327).
10-19: The Ballplayers, our Baseball Player Encyclopedia, has 2011 data. 1,207 Updated Baseball Players
10-18: Winners of the 2011 Comeback Player of the Year Award added. 2 Updated Baseball Awards
xx-xx: Jacoby Ellsbury won in the AL, Jacoby Ellsbury Awards updated.
xx-xx: Lance Berkman won in the NL, Lance Berkman Awards updated.
10-18: The winner of the 2011 Delivery Man of the Year Award was added.
xx-xx: Jose Valverde won and the Jose Valverde Awards tab was updated.
10-08: Updated awards: Dick Howser Trophy & Golden Spikes Award. 2 Updated Baseball Awards
10-08: New data from 2011 regular season added to these record books: 3 Updated Baseball Record Bks
xx-xx: Grounding into Double Plays and Manager Records.
xx-xx: Grounding into Double Plays Team Records.
10-08: Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 2011 updates: 1 Updated Year of Death Script
xx-xx: John Romonosky (10-2), Ralph Hodgin (10-4), Johnny Schmitz (10-5). 3 Updated Baseball Players
10-07: All 2011 batting/pitching is complete. Fielding will be done today. Webmaster Comment
10-07: Major League Umpire Rosters (A - D), retirees & new umps added. 4 Updated Umpire Pages
xx-xx: Major League Umpire Rosters (E - J), retirees & new umps added.
xx-xx: Major League Umpire Rosters (K - Q), retirees & new umps added.
xx-xx: Major League Umpire Rosters (R - Z), retirees & new umps added.
10-07: The baseball postseason playoffs chart has been updated. 1 Updated World Series Page
10-07: The League Championship Series menu page is updated. 1 Updated LCS Page
10-02: Did you know Evan Longoria was the first player in AL history to... 1 New Baseball First
10-02: Ryan Braun won the final N.L. Player of the Month Award.

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2 Updated Baseball Players

xx-xx: Ryan Braun Awards updated, his 15th major award.
xx-xx: Adrian Beltre won the final A.L. Player of the Month Award.
xx-xx: Adrian Beltre Awards updated, his 7th major award.
10-02: Eddie Bockman: 4th baseball player to die in September 2011. 1 Updated Year of Death Script
xx-xx: Added a nice anecdote to his page (with source). 1 Updated Baseball Player
10-02: J.J. Putz won the final Delivery Man of the Month Award.

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4 Updated Baseball Players

xx-xx: The J.J. Putz Awards tab was updated, his 8th major award.
xx-xx: Joel Hanrahan won 06-2011, Joel Hanrahan Awards was updated.
xx-xx: John Axford won 07-2011, John Axford Awards was updated.
xx-xx: Craig Kimbrel won 08-2011, Craig Kimbrel Awards was updated.
10-01: All 2011 player data being finalized / proofed. Webmaster Comment
10-01: The baseball postseason playoffs chart has been updated. 1 Updated World Series Page
10-01: Our 22 page All-Star Game index has 2011 All-Star Game now: 24 Updated All-Star Game Pgs
xx-xx: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I & J | K | L | M
xx-xx: N | O | P & Q | R | S | T | U & V | W | Y & Z
xx-xx: Logo added to 2012 All-Star Game. 2013 All-Star Game started.
10-01: Florida Marlins Managers & Chicago White Sox Managers. 2 Updated Baseball Managers
10-01: Ryan Braun, Jacoby Ellsbury, Matt Kemp, Ian Kinsler are all 1 Updated Hitting Chart
xx-xx: members of the 30-30 Club, final 2011 data added.
10-01: Justin Verlander final numbers added to the 20 Wins Club. 3 Updated Pitching Charts
xx-xx: Ian Kennedy final numbers added to the 20 Wins Club.
xx-xx: Clayton Kershaw final numbers added to the 20 Wins Club.
xx-xx: On 09-26 Clayton Kershaw earned the NL Pitching Triple Crown.
10-01: Previous month updates moved to Baseball Almanac Updates.

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September 2011 Updates

09-24: New player pics / baseball autographs / baseball cards on:

17 Updated Baseball Players

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xx-xx: Don Crow, Al Moran, Ronn Reynolds, Brian Ostrosser.
xx-xx: Shaun Fitzmaurice, Dick Rusteck, Dave Eilers.
xx-xx: Jim Bethke, Tony Arnold, Joe Caffie, Frank Fanovich.
xx-xx: Si Johnson, Philip Humber, Don McCormack.
xx-xx: Mardi Cornejo, Anthony Ferrari, Gregory Infante.
09-24: The Roy Campanella Award (2006 - 2011) has been added. 1 New Baseball Award
09-24: Steve Trachsel: quote changed (sourced one), 2008 salary added. 3 Updated Baseball Players
xx-xx: Greg McCarthy: new interesting fast fact (#1) and sourced quote.
09-23: All 150,000+ box scores now have a nice print friendly icon! Massive Website Upgrade!
09-23: Nomar Garciaparra: quote sourced, nickname & last game added. 3 Updated Baseball Players
xx-xx: Josh Rabe: new sourced quote added, city for high school fixed.
xx-xx: Archie Corbin: high school fixed, quote & 1991 salary added.
xx-xx: Joe Dillon: high school fixed & salary for 2005-2007 added.
09-23: Walk Off Grand Slams (super), updated, Brian Bogusevic added. 1 Updated Fabulous Feat
09-23: On 09-15 Pablo Sandoval Hit for the Cycle in the National League. 1 Updated Baseball Team Page
xx-xx: Page upgrade includes new links to 39 older box score cycles.
09-23: Brewer leftfielder Ryan Braun joined the 30-30 Club. 1 Updated Hitting Chart
09-23: Added links to games in RBI Records for Teams (game based). 1 Updated Baseball Record Book
09-23: Added missing names to 500 Home Runs Club Word Search. 1 Updated Baseball Puzzle
09-23: The University of Illinois Baseball Players page is updated. 2 Updated Baseball Colleges
xx-xx: The University of Miami Baseball Players page is updated.
09-21: Pablo Sandoval tied the Home Runs in an Inning Record. 1 Updated Baseball Record
xx-xx: The innings records were split / put below the games records.
xx-xx: Links to box scores to 9 older record setting games were added.
09-19: EVERY script on the site had to be manually updated due to a Webmaster Comment
xx-xx: change in Java, menus were broken. All 500,000+ pages done.
09-17: EVERY page on the site had to be manually updated due to a
xx-xx: change in Java, menus were broken. Phase I took 1 week.
09-08: Home Run in First At-Bat & Home Run in First Pitch updated. 2 Updated Fabulous Feats
09-08: Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year announced. 1 Updated Baseball Award
09-04: George Kottaras is the 7th Milwaukee Brewer to hit for the cycle. 1 Updated Baseball Team
09-04: Look "beyond the stats" on Al Federoff, Fast Fact #1. 1 Updated Baseball Player
09-04: Adrian Gonzalez & Carlos Gonzalez win Player of the Week. 1 Updated Baseball Award
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xx-xx: Our Adrian Gonzalez Awards page has it, his 7th major award.
xx-xx: Our Carlos Gonzalez Awards page has it, his 8th major award.
09-01: Bill Gilbert's Triple Milestones research is given a page of its own. 1 Updated Baseball List
09-01: Retired Numbers in the A.L., all Yankees exact dates are done. 1 Updated Baseball Team Page
09-01: The Dallas Green Special Achievement Award has been added. 1 New Baseball Award
09-01: High School photo of Addie Joss (1902-10) added, Fast Fact #1. 1 Updated Baseball Player
09-01: All-Star Game Career Pitching Records, Most IP No Runs added. 1 Updated ASG Record Set
xx-xx: All-Star Game Pitching Records, Most Walks Allowed added.
09-01: SEVERAL late August (08-27 thru 08-31) items were updated Webmaster Comment
xx-xx: daily and they include the following:
xx-xx: On 08-27 Matt Kemp joined the 30-30 Club. 1 Updated Hitting Chart
xx-xx: On 08-27 Justin Verlander joined the 20 Wins Club. 1 Updated Pitching Chart
xx-xx: On 08-25 the Most Grand Slams in a Game Record was broken. 1 Updated Baseball Record
xx-xx: Same day, the '11 Yankees were the first baseball team to ever... 1 New Baseball First
xx-xx: 1951 salary for Ralph Kiner added, it was a 2-yr deal, $65k each. 1 Updated Baseball Player
xx-xx: Vern Law, 1950 salary added, source Kiss It Good-Bye (thx Bill). 1 Updated Baseball Player
xx-xx: Quote gets page number & Vern Law Videos has 3 samples in it.
xx-xx: Typo in paragraph 4 of the 1998 World Series fixed (thx Steve). 1 Updated World Series
xx-xx: MUCH better quote added and a high-res clickable program.
xx-xx: When Joe Caffie passed, a quote & his high school were added. 1 Updated Baseball Player
xx-xx: Orioles legend Mike Flanagan was added to baseball suicides. 1 Updated Baseball List
xx-xx: Quote sourced, 1982 salary added, and a great fast fact (#1). 1 Updated Baseball Player
09-01: Previous month updates moved to Baseball Almanac Updates.

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