So the dude got struck by lightning, was revived, and finished the game. Then he pitches a no hitter 17 days later
Can this be true (old MLB player)
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That reminds me of this.
https://www.businessinsider.com/teddy-roosevelt-assassination-attempt-2017-6
https://www.businessinsider.com/teddy-roosevelt-assassination-attempt-2017-6
He was electric that day.So the dude got struck by lightning, was revived, and finished the game. Then he pitches a no hitter 17 days later
The more insane stat is the Indians actually won a World Series in 1920. Over 100 years and they got a grand total of two. But that’s it since now they changed their name to a feminine product.So the dude got struck by lightning, was revived, and finished the game. Then he pitches a no hitter 17 days later
That’s insane!!!! Going back in my childhood Time Machine…. I’ve got an image of Nolan Ryan spitting a lightning bolt out and finishing the game. What a story of this tough S.O.B.named Ray Caldwell. I’m sure the next time Spider stops in to see me, he will tell me that they are related! 🤣. Thanks for sharing!!
According to his Wiki he was knocked unconscious after 8 2/3rds innings but stayed in to get the final out.So the dude got struck by lightning, was revived, and finished the game. Then he pitches a no hitter 17 days later
He was also a terrible alcoholic. While he was able to pitch for years he was never good and was cut from teams for drinking. Many believe he had great talent, which why he kept getting chances, but couldn’t stay dry.
Ray Caldwell - Wikipedia
Caldwell was struck by lightning while playing for the Cleveland Indians against the Philadelphia Athletics in 1919; despite being knocked unconscious, he refused to leave the game, having pitched 8 2⁄3 innings, and went on to record the final out for the win.[4][2] For the six starts Caldwell made that year with Cleveland, he went 5–1 with a 1.71 ERA. This included the game where he was struck by lightning and a no-hitter against his former longtime teammates, the New York Yankees, on September 10.
Bullet never removed! Just read a book on him, "The Old Lion", by Jeff Shaara. Very good. Amazing life. He was part of a expedition that mapped an unexplored area of the Amazon basin, has a river "Roosevelt Rio" named after him in Brazil!
Video from pirates during training this year. Seems the pitcher has a big butt
In my experience, pretty much every unbelievable baseball story is true.
Old baseball players were tougher. I remember a story about Dick Hoak getting into a brawl in a local Pittsburgh bar during the season that the Pirates won the World Series.So the dude got struck by lightning, was revived, and finished the game. Then he pitches a no hitter 17 days later
Here’s a funny. Years ago local paper had an article on a female high school track star, a top sprinter.
She won the WPIAL qualifier but had a lot pain in her legs what she thought were shin splints. Drs said she had hairline fractures and put legs in casts all week.
Then she had the casts removed and won the WPIAL 100 ad 200 meters!
Then… to my amazement and undying amusement…..I read the article directly next to it; Barry Bonds, highest paid player in baseball, was placed on the ten day injured list because he was hit by a pitch and had a bruised forearm!
To this day I wished I had saved that paper.🤷
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My first MLB game was Oakland vs. Indians at Municipal Stadium with my dad. Bat day.
I still have the felt Chief Wahoo pennant from that day hanging in my garage. When I retire I'll head back for a weekend series. Still root for Cleveland baseball.
