The Rundown from April-16th

Heres the Rundown from all MLB games from Monday April 16th, 2018

Marlins-1 (4-12) @ Yankees-12 (8-7)

L:C. Smith (0-2) W:L. Severino (3-1)

 

Rockies-6 (10-8) @ Pirates-2 (11-5)

W:G. Marquez (1-1) L:S. Brault (2-1)

 

Reds-10 (3-13) @ Brewers-4 (8-9)

W:L. Castillo (1-2) L:B. Suter (1-2)

 

Rangers-4 (6-12) @ Rays-8 (4-12)

L:M. Perez (1-2) W:B. Snell (2-1)

 

Nationals-8 (8-9) @ Mets-6 (12-3)

W:A. Cole (1-1) L:A. Ramos (0-1) S:R. Madson (2)

 

Phillies-1 (9-6) @ Braves-2 (9-6)

L:A. Nola (1-1) W:J. Teheran (1-1) S:A. Vizcaino (1)

 

White Sox-1 (4-9) @ Athletics-8 (7-10)

L:R. Lopez (0-2) W:D. Mengden (2-2)

 

Astros-1 (10-7) @ Mariners-2 (9-5)

L:D. Keuchel (0-3) W:J. Paxton (1-1) S:E. Diaz (7)

 

Dodgers-10 (6-9) @ Padres-3 (7-11)

W:H. Ryu (2-0) L:R. Erlin (0-2)

 

Orioles @ Red Sox 

Postponed

 

Cardinals @ Cubs 

Postponed

 

Royals @ Blue Jays 

Postponed

This Day In History - Babe Ruth's NL debut

How The Great Bambino joined the NL

          On February 26, 1935 the Boston Braves member of the National League would sign Babe Ruth to a contract from free agency. As part of the contract Babe would get a share of the team's profits on top of his salary.

The Debut

          On Opening Day on April 16th in 1935 when Babe made his debut 25,000 fans would be in attendance to see the Braves beat the New York Giants 4-2. The Sultan of Swat would play a role in all 4 of the Braves runs this day. Ruth had himself a two hit day, one of which was a 430 foot 2-run home run.

Babe's 1935 season

          The 1935 season would be Babe's 22nd and final season of his historic all time great career. As Ruth only appeared in 28 of the Braves 38-115 season. The Babe was a shell of his once all time great self as he hit just 6 home runs and only 13 hits in 72 at-bats. It seemed all the years of high living had really begun taking their toll on Ruth on his conditioning. Babe Ruth would hit his last career home run at Forbes Field vs the Pittsburgh Pirates. Babe wanted to retire as early as May 12th but team owner Emil Fuchs wanted Babe to hold off until he played in every National League ballpark. That decision caused Fuchs to lose control of the team. The Braves were sitting at 9-27 when Babe retired.

The Rundown - April 15th

The Rundown of all MLB games from Sunday April 15, 2018 (Jackie Robinson Day).

Yankees (7-7) @ Tigers (4-9) Game 1 and Game 2

Postponed due to weather. Both games will be made up as part of a double header on June 4th with game 1 set to start at 1:10 pm followed by Game 2 at 7:10 pm.

Blue Jays (9-5) @ Indians (8-6)

Postponed due to weather. Game will be made up May 3rd as part of a double header starting at 1:10 pm.

White Sox (4-8) @ Twins (7-4)

Postponed due to weather. A make-up date and time will be announced at a later time.

Angels (13-3) @ Royals (3-10)

Postponed due to weather. The game will be made up June 25th starting at 4:15 pm.

Braves (8-6) @ Cubs (7-7)

Postponed due to weather. The game will be made up May 14th starting at 2:20 pm.

Orioles-1 (5-11) @ Red Sox-3 (13-2)

W: Hembree (2-0) L: Bundy (0-2) S: Kimbrel (5)

Brewers-2 (8-8) @ Mets-3 (12-2)

W: Familia (1-0) L: Albers (2-1)

Phillies-10 (9-5) @ Rays-4 (3-12)

W: Rios (2-0) L: Yarbrough (0-1)

Pirates-7 (11-4) @ Marlins-3 (4-11) 

W: Nova (2-1) L: Urena (0-3)

Rockies-6 (9-8) @ Nationals-5 (7-9)

W:  Ottavino (3-0) L: Doolittle (0-1) S:  Davis (7)

Cardinals-3 (9-7) @ Reds-2 (2-13)

W: Martinez (2-1) L: Bailey (0-3) S: Norris (3)

Diamondbacks-2 (11-4) @ Dodgers-7 (5-9)

W: Kershaw (1-2) L: Godley (2-1)

Giants-1 (6-9) @ Padres-10 (7-10)

W: Lucchesi (2-0) L: Beede (0-1)

Athletics-2 (6-10) @ Mariners-1 (8-5)

W: Manaea (2-2) L: Hernandez (2-2) S: Treinen (3)

Rangers-3 (6-11) @ Astros-1 (10-6)

W: Kela (2-0) L: Rondon (1-1) S: Diekman (1)

This Day In History - Jackie Robinson Day

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          As we all know by now April 15th is Jackie Robinson day in Major League Baseball. Every player on every team honors Jackie by wearing the number as their jersey number as well as leaving their names off the back of the jerseys. April 15th is the day we celebrate Jackie Robinson because on this day in 1947 was Opening Day when Jackie Robinson officially broke the color barrier in baseball by making his first big leagues appearance with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Younger Days

          Jackie was born in Cairo, Georgia on January 31, 1919. He would later in life attended UCLA where he was the first student-athlete to letter in 4 sports: baseball, basketball, football, and track. After college, from 1942 to 1944 he would serve in the U.S Army. Jackie was honorably discharged for facing insubordination charges because he refused to move to the back of the bus. 

Leading Up To April 15, 1947

          Once discharged from the Army, Jackie would play Shortstop for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro League. It would be around that time Dodgers GM Branch Rickey who was set out to end the unofficial segregation rule in Major League Baseball began recruiting Robinson. Shortly after Jackie would join the Brooklyn Dodgers farm team the Montreal Royals. It was for the Royals that Jackie would go on to lead that league in batting.

April 10, 1947

          On April 10, 1947 Jackie officially signed his first Major League contract as the Brooklyn Dodgers bought his contract out from the Montreal Royals. Just 5 days later is when he began his Major League career with the Dodgers and the reason why on this day every year since 2004 every player on every MLB team wears the number 42.

MLB Career

          Jackie who went through countless documented and undocumented rough patches in his career went on to have a very successful 10 year career in Major League Baseball. Robinson is a 6x All-Star, won Rookie of the Year, MVP, a Batting Title, and the 1955 World Series with the Dodgers. He finished with a career .311 average, 464 extra base hits (137 HRs), 734 RBIs, and .409 OBP. Jackie's career was topped off with an induction into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame on July 23, 1962.

The Rundown April 12th

Here's the Rundown from all MLB games from April 12 2018

Cardinals-13 (6-7) @ Reds-4 (2-10)

W:M. Wacha (2-1) L:A. Brice (0-2) S:M. Mayers (1)

Pirates-6 (9-3) @ Cubs-1 (6-6)

W:T. Williams (3-0) L:K. Hendricks (0-1)

Tigers-3 (4-8) @ Indians-9 (8-5)

W:T. Bauer (1-1) L:M. Fulmer (1-2)

Rockies-5 (7-7) @ Nationals-1 (6-7)

W:C. Bettis (2-0) L:G. Gonzalez (1-1)

Yankees-3 (6-7) @ Red Sox-6 (10-2)

W:R. Porcello (3-0) L:S. Gray (1-1)  S:C. Kimbrel (4)

White Sox-0 (4-8) @ Twins-4 (7-4)

W:J. Berrios (2-1) L: Giolito (0-2)

Angels-7 (11-3) @ Royals-1 (3-8)

W:N. Tropeano (1-0) L:I. Kennedy (1-1)

Giants-7 (6-6) @ Padres-0 (4-10)

W:C. Stratton (1-1) L:B. Mitchell (0-2)

-BW