MARCH 5TH

 

WHERE’S MOE?

1926: Rookie shortstop Moe Berg was not at the White Sox spring training camp in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Sox explained that Berg was taking a law course at Columbia University in New York and won’t be available until May 15. Who knows where Berg actually was? Later in life, he spent time working for the O.S.S., the forerunner to the CIA. With Berg out of the picture (he actually didn’t play for the Sox in 1926), the Sox brought on Everett Scott, recently released by Washington, to play shortstop. Berg is one of the most interesting players in baseball history. His Society of American Baseball Research bio is worth a read at http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&am...756&pid=962

 

JORDAN’S FIRST START: 0-FOR-3, RUN, RBI

1994: In his first start, Michael Jordan went 0-for-3 with a run and an RBI in the White Sox 15-7 Grapefruit League win over the Texas Rangers in Port Charlotte, Fla. Jordan started in right field and batted sixth. The offensive hero of the day was Robin Ventura, who homered and drove in four runs in his only two at bats.

 

For the rest of the day, visit www.whitesoxalmanac.com

Edited March 5, 200719 yr by StatManDu

MARCH 5TH

 

WHERE’S MOE?

1926: Rookie shortstop Moe Berg was not at the White Sox spring training camp in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Sox explained that Berg was taking a law course at Columbia University in New York and won’t be available until May 15. Who knows where Berg actually was? Later in life, he spent time working for the O.S.S., the forerunner to the CIA. With Berg out of the picture (he actually didn’t play for the Sox in 1926), the Sox brought on Everett Scott, recently released by Washington, to play shortstop. Berg is one of the most interesting players in baseball history. His Society of American Baseball Research bio is worth a read at http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&am...756&pid=962

 

JORDAN’S FIRST START: 0-FOR-3, RUN, RBI

1994: In his first start, Michael Jordan went 0-for-3 with a run and an RBI in the White Sox 15-7 Grapefruit League win over the Texas Rangers in Port Charlotte, Fla. Jordan started in right field and batted sixth. The offensive hero of the day was Robin Ventura, who homered and drove in four runs in his only two at bats.

 

For the rest of the day, visit www.whitesoxalmanac.com

 

If my memory serves me right, I thought Berg was a catcher. Am I mistaken? On that note has anyone ever read his entertaining biography, The Catcher was a Spy? I read it a while back. Fascinating man on many levels.

QUOTE(Beltin @ Mar 5, 2007 -> 09:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

If my memory serves me right, I thought Berg was a catcher. Am I mistaken? On that note has anyone ever read his entertaining biography, The Catcher was a Spy? I read it a while back. Fascinating man on many levels.

Moe broke in as a shortstop and took up catching in 1927 when Sox manager Ray Schalk was short on backstops.