Yankees World Series quiz

Edit Newsday 26 Oct 2015
The Yankees have won the World Series an MLB record 27 times. Test your knowledge on their appearances in the Fall Classic. 1. He outdueled Waite Hoyt, 1-0, in decisive Game 8 in the 1921 World Series. Jesse Barnes Phil Douglas Art Nehf Fred Toney. 2. This Giants' Hall of Fame infielder with a local nickname batted .471 in a sweep of the Yankees in the 1922 World Series ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... 7 ... 8 ... George McQuinn Cookie Lavagetto Yogi Berra Billy Johnson....

The biggest surprises in Mets history (Part 1) (New York Mets)

Edit Public Technologies 25 Oct 2015
(Source. New York Mets) Game Date Air time/game time Matchup TV Gm 1 Oct. 27 7.30 p.m./8 p.m. NYM@KC FOX Gm 2 Oct. 28 7.30 p.m./8 p.m. NYM@KC FOX Gm 3 Oct ... Nos ... However, he was called out at first base for having missed the base, and when manager Casey Stengel emerged from the dugout to dispute the ruling, he was urged not to argue too much by first-base coach Cookie Lavagetto because, Lavagetto told Stengel, 'he missed second base, too.'....

Corey Seager already paying off for Dodgers

Edit LA Daily News 09 Sep 2015
The equipment men didn’t even pretend. They did not give Corey Seager one of those defensive-tackle numbers, the ones they give to remind rookies of their subservience. They gave him No. 5 right out of the chute. They knew they’d have to, eventually ... “I was expecting something bigger. It’s a little more comfortable.” ... No ... Dodger outfielder Mike Marshall wore it, too, along with Cookie Lavagetto....

Los Angeles Dodgers getting a big boost from rookie Corey Seager

Edit LA Daily News 09 Sep 2015
The equipment men didn’t even pretend. They did not give Corey Seager one of those defensive-tackle numbers, the ones they give to remind rookies of their subservience. They gave him No. 5 right out of the chute. They knew they’d have to, eventually ... “I was expecting something bigger. It’s a little more comfortable.” ... No ... Dodger outfielder Mike Marshall wore it, too, along with Cookie Lavagetto....

Los Angeles Dodgers ride the old (Kershaw) and the new (Seager) past the Angels.

Edit LA Daily News 09 Sep 2015
The Dodgers’ equipment men didn’t even pretend. They didn’t give Corey Seager one of those defensive-tackle numbers, the ones that put a rookie in his subservient place. They found No. 5 for the kid shortstop. No use fooling anyone. Seager, who turned 21 last Thursday, was billed as the turn-key player in all of minor league baseball ... No. 5 was on the back of Mike Marshall, the outfielder, and Cookie Lavagetto....

Gore, Young the latest subs to impact postseason

Edit U~T San Diego 10 Oct 2014
Delmon Young is a power hitter without much speed. Terrance Gore can breeze around the bases — but he might never be good enough with the bat to play consistently at the major league level ... COOKIE LAVAGETTO and AL GIONFRIDDO, DODGERS (1947 WORLD SERIES). Brooklyn was one out from being no-hit by Bill Bevens of the Yankees in Game 4 when Lavagetto stepped up as a pinch-hitter with two on ... It was the final hit of Lavagetto's career ... ....

>Gore, Young the latest subs to impact postseason

Edit Seattle Post 10 Oct 2014
Delmon Young is a power hitter without much speed. Terrance Gore can breeze around the bases — but he might never be good enough with the bat to play consistently at the major league level ... COOKIE LAVAGETTO and AL GIONFRIDDO, DODGERS (1947 WORLD SERIES). Brooklyn was one out from being no-hit by Bill Bevens of the Yankees in Game 4 when Lavagetto stepped up as a pinch-hitter with two on ... It was the final hit of Lavagetto's career ... ___ ... ....

A look back at some of the most memorable performances by substitutes in postseason history

Edit Fox News 10 Oct 2014
Published October 10, 2014Associated Press. Facebook0 Twitter0 Email Print. Delmon Young is a power hitter without much speed ... ADVERTISEMENT. ADVERTISEMENT ... COOKIE LAVAGETTO and AL GIONFRIDDO, DODGERS (1947 WORLD SERIES). Brooklyn was one out from being no-hit by Bill Bevens of the Yankees in Game 4 when Lavagetto stepped up as a pinch-hitter with two on ... It was the final hit of Lavagetto's career ... DUSTY RHODES, GIANTS (1954 WORLD SERIES) ... ....

This Date In Baseball

Edit Newsday 27 Sep 2014
Travel deals. 1919 -- In the shortest nine-inning game in major league history, 51 minutes, the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1 ... It was a key triumph en route to the Cubs' NL pennant ... It was Williams ... St ... 25 ... 1947 -- Floyd Bevens of the Yankees held the Dodgers hitless until two were out in the ninth, when pinch-hitter Cookie Lavagetto doubled in two runs for a 3-2 Brooklyn victory in the fourth game of the World Series....

The Passion of Roger Angell: The best baseball writer in America is also a fan

Edit CNN 23 Jul 2014
Tweet0 Share0 Comment0 Share0 Share0 Stumble It0 Print0. More. Photo. Al Tielemans/Sports Illustrated Now 93, Roger Angell has been associated with The New Yorker for most of his life, but these days he can often be found in Maine. by Tom Verducci Email. Posted. Wed Jul. 23, 2014 ... There is a problem ... It was after the near no-hitter- by [Bill] Bevens in ’47, when Cookie Lavagetto got the winning hit ... He can’t write either Lavagetto or Bevens.’....

Young greats Trout, Harper have day to forget

Edit MLB 21 Apr 2014
NEW YORK -- Months before each won the Rookie of the Year Award in his league in 2012, Mike Trout and Bryce Harper were linked, though merely for forever ... And now, Messrs ... NYM 4 03/31 A.J ... And in 1960, Washington Senators manager Cookie Lavagetto publicly supported Casey Stengel after the Yankees manager had removed Mickey Mantle from an August game against his team ... Lavagetto was impressed; his footnote was, "Casey benched his MVP." ... ....

Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview

Edit The Daily Beast 16 Feb 2014
In 1975, Mel Brooks became the first person Playboy had interviewed twice ... And in the same year ... —Alex Belth ... Says a friend ... Brooks ... Yes ... Son of a bitch bastard! I love him! I love Buicks! I love Dubrovnik! I love Cookie Lavagetto! I love Factor’s Deli at Pico and Beverly Drive! I love Michael Hertzberg’s baby boy! I love rave reviews! I love my wife! I love not wearing suits! I love New York in June! I love Raisinets! Which brings me, Mr....

Lil Arnerich: Old Oak stands tall in youth sports

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 15 Feb 2014
There once was a ballpark in Emeryville, and for decades it thrived, as home of the Pacific Coast League's Oakland Oaks ... 'Mr ... In many ways, it really was the big leagues, and during his time with the Oaks, Arnerich joined the likes of Jensen, Ernie Lombardi, Billy Martin, Cookie Lavagetto, Augie Galan, Dario Lodigiani and a manager, Casey Stengel, who guided the team to the 1948 title in a prelude to his time with the Yankees ... E-mail....
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