Tag: Baseball
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This Day in Pop Culture for October 8
On this day in 1927 Laurel and Hardy became an official comedy duo and in 1956, baseball player Don Larsen pitched a perfect game.
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This Day in Pop Culture for July 21
1959: The Red Sox’s First Black Player Elijah Jerry “Pumpsie” Green was born in Boley, Oklahoma on October 27, 1933. He became the oldest of five siblings. His brother Cornell became a long-time safety for the Dallas Cowboys. His brother Credell was drafted by the Green Bay Packers. He himself took on three different sports…
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This Day in Pop Culture for May 17
On this day in pop culture history, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” was published, Chuck E. Cheese opened its doors and baseball was shown on TV.
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This Day in Pop Culture for April 30
1939: Lou Gehrig Plays His Last Game Lou Gehrig, baseball first baseman for the New York Yankees, played an incredible 17 seasons for the team before retiring on this day in 1939. A seven-time All-Star and six-time World Series champion, Gehrig won the Triple Crown in 1934 and was twice named the American League’s “Most…
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This Day in Pop Culture for April 29
2015: Baseball’s Record Low Attendance On April 12, 2015, Freddie Gray, an African American resident of Baltimore, Maryland was arrested by the local police but sustained injuries to his neck and fell into a coma. On April 18, riots protesting Gray’s mistreatment began and continued for weeks. On the 29th, a baseball game between the…
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This Day in Pop Culture for April 9
It was on this day in pop culture history that the film “All the Presidents Men” entered theaters, Bob Hope held his first TV special and the first indoor baseball game was played.
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