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May's
Trivia:
Who was the first NY Yankees
pitcher to hit a home run and when did he hit
it?
Answer:
Clark Griffith became the first
Yankee (Highlander) pitcher to hit a home run on
July 14, 1903.
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Yankees owner Colonel
Jacob Ruppert signs promising slugger from
Boston. Says he got a deal!
George Ruth was sold to
the New York Yankees today from the Boston
Red Sox for a reported sum of $125,000.
The promising pitcher/infielder completed
last season with 54 home runs and a .847
slugging percentage. Looks to be good.
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Read All About It!
Letter from the
Editor
by Michael Aubrecht Pinstripe Press
Welcome to our first summer double
issue of The Highlander. As a special tribute to
the great newspaper sports pages of days gone by,
this month's version has been reformatted with a
classic newsprint layout. We were inspired after
purchasing a wonderful book called "Baseball Extra:
A Newspaper History of the Glorious Game from Its
Beginnings to the Present" - an incredible
collection of rare newspaper pages that chart
baseball's history from its beginnings in the
mid-1800's to the 1999 World Series. Almost every
classic moment in the history of the game has been
preserved in the headlines, photos, illustrations
and box scores from newspapers around the world.
Check it out today!
"The internet will never take the
place of the newspaper, because you can't swat
flies with it."
-anonymous
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Recommended Reading: The
Frommer collection
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Website Spotlight
Ballpark Blueprints
The Art of Ballpark
Architecture
Ballpark Blueprints LLC. is a
graphic arts company specializing in the
presentation of the classic style of ballpark
architecture. Their artwork features original
drawings and photographs of Major League ballparks
from across the country. Each print features
multiple blueprint-style drawings, plus photographs
and milestones in the ballpark’s history. Perfect
for every baseball fan’s home or office.
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View the entire Ballpark
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Player Profile
#5 Joe DiMaggio
The Yankee Clipper
Born: November 25, 1914, Martinez,
California
Died: March 8, 1999, Hollywood, Florida
Joe DiMaggio is remembered
as one of the game's most graceful
athletes — a "picture player" both at bat and in
center field. Many rate his 56-consecutive-game
hitting streak in 1941 as the top baseball feat of
all time. "The Yankee Clipper" used an unusually
wide stance in winning two batting championships
and three MVP awards. In 13 seasons he amassed 361
homers, averaged 118 RBI annually and compiled a
.325 lifetime batting mark. At Baseball's 1969
Centennial Celebration, he was named the game's
greatest living player.
Did you know...
that in 1933, eight years before his famed 56-game
hitting streak, Joe DiMaggio fashioned a 61-game
hitting streak with the San Francisco Seals of the
Pacific Coast League? Source: MLB
Hall Of Fame
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Next Issue:
Regular format with more
season analysis and commentary
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RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS! Join the
staff of our monthly Internet publication dedicated
to baseball's most storied franchise. This is for
fun, not work, but only serious parties apply.
Write your own column, email it to us and we'll do
the rest. Opinionated pieces are very welcome, but
please keep it clean. When writing historical or
statistical based stories, please include a list of
your reference materials. We reserve the right to
refuse any that do not meet our standards.
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Editor's Email: StlrsFan1@aol.com
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Baseball Extra
A Newspaper History of the Game
from Its Beginnings to the Present
Order this book on AMAZON.COM
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Questions or comments in regards to
a specific article should be sent directly to that
writer's email.
All questions, comments, advertising inquiries etc.
should be sent to the Pinstripe Press at
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the contributor's and not the Pinstripe Press.
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Pinstripe Press. All Rights Reserved.
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Fast
Facts:
Betcha' didn't know
1941 Yankees
The Yankees established a sizzling
.862 winning percentage (25-4) for the month of
July.
(A record that still stands.)
Mickey Mantle
His 536 homeruns are the most ever
by a switch hitter. The Mick hit 373 left-handed
homeruns and 163 from the right side of the plate.
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"Army life was rough. Would you
believe it, they actually wanted me to pitch three
times a week." - Whitey
Ford
"To understand him, you had to
understand this: He wasn't human." -
Joe Dugan on Babe Ruth
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June/July's
Trivia:
First-baseman Wally Pipp is famous
for being the player that Lou Gehrig replaced in
the starting lineup to begin his streak of 2,130
consecutive games. What other distinction did Pipp
claim?
Answer In Next
Issue.
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