On June 8, 1989, in a poop game, the pirates took a 10 run lead over the Phillies in the 1st after almost batting around twice. This prompted pirates broadcaster, Jim Rooker, to jokingly say:
And well they did, as not only did the Phillies come back from a 10 run deficit, they ended up winning by 4. Steve Jeltz hit two of his four home runs on the season that night, which gave the indication that it wasn’t going to be a great night for the Pirates in the end.
Rooker would be a man of his word, as in October he would walk over 327 miles from Philly to Pittsburgh starting on October 5th and lasting until October 17th, raising thousands of dollars for a children’s hospital in the end. Rooker said afterwards, "I'm OK from the ankles up, but from the ankles down I feel like I've been stabbed with ice picks."
What’s Happening
Thunder beat Pacers in dominant fashion to even series at 1.
Carlos Alcaraz comes back from 2-0 deficit to win French Open.
Former Yankee signing Carlos Narváez hits go ahead home run to take series for the Red Sox.
Paul Skenes throws 7.2 scoreless. Finishes with no decision.
This Day In Sports History
1914: Honus Wagner becomes 2nd member of the 3,000 hit club with Cap Anson.
1946: Mel Ott becomes 1st manager to be ejected in both games of a doubleheader.
1966: Twins hit record 5 home runs in 7th inning against A’s.
1973: Secretariat becomes 1st triple crown winner in 25 years after winning Belmont Stakes in record 2:24.
1993: Montreal Canadians win record 24th Stanley Cup. Canada’s most recent Stanley Cup.
2010: Patrick Kane scores goal in overtime of Game 6 against Flyers to win Blackhawks first Stanley Cup since 1961.
Random Stat Of The Day
There have been 7 hat tricks in game 3’s of Stanley Cups with the most recent being Esa Tikkanen in 1998.