Satchel Paige: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1971

Born: July 7, 1906

1919-1923: Committed to an Industrial school for truancy

1924-26: Played Semi-pro ball for Mobile Tigers

1926: Signed with Chattanooga Black Lookouts

1927: Sold to Birmingham Black Barons

1927-9: Black Barons

1929: Jumped to Cuban League

1930: Baltimore Black Sox

1931: Homestead Grays

1933: Jumped teams again

1934: Pitched against Dizzy Dean in several exhibitions (they continued through 1945 in the offseason)

1935: Jumped teams again; received a ban from the NNL for jumping

1936: Faced Joe DiMaggio in an exhibition (DiMaggio went 1-for-4 and knocked in the winning run)

1936: Returned to NNL

1937: Jumped to the Dominican Republic

1938: Went to Mexico

1939: Arm problems left him teamless, so he barnstormed some more

1939-40: Puerto Rico

1940-47: Kansas City Monarchs

1946-47: Barnstormed against Bob Feller

1948: Signed by Cleveland Indians

Debut: July 9, 1948 (Oldest man ever to debut at age 42)

1948: Hesitation pitch ruled illegal

1948: Indians win World Series

1951: Signed by St. Louis Browns

1952-53: Made All Star Team

1954-57: Minors and barnstorming

1957: Appeared in the movie, The Wonderful Country

1965: Signed by Kansas City A's

1966: Played final game in minors

1968: Became deputy sheriff in Jackson County, Missouri (lost re-election)

1968-9: Coach/Pitcher for Braves (Braves signed him so he could get a pension)

1971: Elected to Hall of Fame (Negro League Committee)

1982: Died

Accomplishments:

1948 World Champion

2x All Star

28-31 record

3.29 ERA

179 games-26 starts-7 CG

4 SHO

109 GF

Led league in GF (35): 1952

32 saves

476 IP

288 Strikeouts

1.279 WHIP

Postseason: 1 game, 0.2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP, 0 runs, 0 strikeouts (1948 World Series)   

Rube Marquard: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1971

Born: October 9, 1886

1906-08: Minor Leagues

1908: Purchased by New York Giants

Debut: September  25, 1908

1911-13: Giants win Pennant

1915: Threw no-hitter vs. Brooklyn

1915: Selected off waivers by Brooklyn Robins (Dodgers)

1916: Brooklyn wins Pennant

1920: Brooklyn wins Pennant

1920: Traded to Reds

1922: Traded to Braves

1925: Retired the NL all-time strikeout leader for left-handed pitchers (1,593)

1925-33: Pitched and managed in minors

1966: Appears in the book, The Glory of Their Times. His stories, mostly false, may have resulted in his Hall of Fame election.

1971: Elected to Hall of Fame (Vets Committee)

1980: Died

Accomplishments:

Retired all-time NL left-handed strikeout leader

No-Hitter

1911 Strikeout champ (237)

201-177

3.08

536 games-407 starts-197 CG

30 SHO

3306.2 IP

1593 Strikeouts

1.237 WHIP

Won 15+ Games: 5x

Won 20+ Games: 3x

Led league in wins (26): 1912

Led league in win % (.774): 1911

1.58 ERA (1916)

10+ CG: 11x

15+ CG: 8x

20+ CG: 3x

200+ IP: 9x

250+ IP: 5x

1.010 WHIP (1916)

Postseason: 2-5, 3.07 ERA, 1.142 WHIP, 58.2 IP, 35 Strikeouts,11 games, 8 GS (5 World Series)

Joe Kelley: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1971

Born: December 9, 1871

Debut: July 27, 1891 (Boston Beaneaters)

1892: Purchased by Pirates

1892: Traded to Baltimore Orioles

1897: Became coach of Georgetown Hoyas

1899: Traded to Brooklyn Superbas

1901: Jumped to the Orioles

1902: Signed by Reds

1902-05: Reds Manager (275-230 record)

1907: Drafted by Boston Doves

1908: Doves Manager (63-91)

1909: Moved to Toronto Maple Leafs

1914: Released by Leafs

1915-16: Yankee hitting coach

1926: Brooklyn Robins hitting coach

Died: 1943

1971: Elected to Hall of Fame

Accomplishments:

.317

1421 Runs

2220 Hits

194 Triples

65 HR

1194 RBI

911 walks-430 strikeouts

.402 OBP

.853 OPS

3161 TB

100+ Runs: 6x

30+ Doubles: 3x

48 Doubles (1894)

10+ Triples: 8x

15+ Triples: 6x

20 Triples (1894)

10 HR (1895)

100+ RBI: 5x

30+ SB: 6x

40+ SB: 5x

50+ SB: 2x

Led league in SB (87): 1896

107 walks (1894)

Hit .300: 11x

Hit .350+: 4x

.400 OBP: 7x

.502 OBP (1894)

.500 Slugging: 3x

.602 Slugging (1894)

1.000 OPS: 3x

305 TB (1894)

As a manager: 338-321 (.513)

Harry Hooper: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1971

Born: August 24, 1887

1908: Graduated with Engineering degree from Saint Mary’s College in California

1908: Signed by Boston Red Sox

Debut: April 16, 1909 (Red Sox)

1912: Red Sox won World Series

1913: Became first player to hit lead off home run in both games of a doubleheader

1915: Hit two home runs in World Series game

1915-16, 1918: Red Sox win World Series

1919: Elected team captain

1921: Traded to the White Sox

1925: Retired

1933-57: Postmaster in Capitola, California (appointed by FDR)

1971: Elected to Hall of Fame

1974: Died

Accomplishments:

4x World Champion

.281 career

75 HR

817 RBI

1429 runs

160 triples

1136 walks-581 strikeouts

.755 OPS

3400 TB

Scored 100+ runs: 3x

Hit .300: 4x

Hit 30+ doubles: 3x

10+ triples: 9x

15+ triples: 2x

10+ HR: 3x

20+ SB: 9x

30+ SB: 2x

40 SB (1910)

.400 OBP: 3x

Postseason: .293, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 SB, .806 OPS

Chick Hafey: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1971

Born: February 12, 1903

1923: Signed by St Louis Cardinals

Debut: August 28, 1924 (Cardinals)

1926: Suffered several major beanings that hurt his vision. He turned to glasses.

1926: Cards win World Series

1928: Cards lose World Series

1930: Hit for cycle

1930: Cards lose World Series

1931: Won Batting Title (.349)

1931: Cards won World Series

1932: Traded to Reds after salary dispute

1932: Sinus problem caused him to miss much of the season

1933: Got the first hit in the first All-Star Game

1935-6: Retired

1937: Tried coming back

1971: Elected to Hall of Fame (Vet’s Committee)

1971: First member of the Hall of Fame to wear eye glasses (Reggie Jackson became the second)

1973: Died

Accomplishments:

2x World Champion

1931 Batting Champ

1933 All Star

.317 career hitter

777 Runs

1466 Hits

164 HR

833 RBI

.526 Slugging

.372 OBP

.898 OPS

Scored 100 Runs: 3x

30+ Doubles: 5x

40+ Doubles: 2x

12 Triples (1930)

20+ HR: 3x

100+ RBI: 3x

Hit .300: 6x

.400 OBP: 4x

.500 slugging: 5x

.600 Slugging: 3x

Led league in slugging (.590): 1927

1000 OPS: 2x

Postseason: .205, 0 HR, 2 RBI, .506 OPS (4 World Series)

Jack Beckley: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1971

Born: August 4, 1867

1885-88: Played Semi-Pro Ball

1888: Purchased by the Alleghenies

Debut: June 20, 1888 (Pittsburgh Alleghenies)

1890: Jumped to the Pittsburgh Burghers

1891: Returned to the Alleghenies (Pirates)

1896: Traded to the New York Giants

1897: Hit 3 home runs against the Cardinals

1897: Signed by Reds

1902: Pitched 4 IP in one game

1904: Purchased by Cardinals

1907: Retired

1908-11: Player Manager in minor leagues

1913-15: Federal League Umpire

1913-18: Coach at William Jewell College and operated grain business

1918: Died

1971: Elected to Hall of Fame (Vet’s Committee)

Accomplishments:

Most put-outs all time by a first baseman

3 HR Game (1897)

.308

1602 Runs

2934 Hits

87 HR

1578 RBI

.797 OPS

4156 TB

100 runs: 5x

30 doubles: 5x

10+ Triples: 14x

15+ Triples: 7x

Led league 22 Triples (1890)

10 HR (1892)

100+ RBI: 4x

20+ SB: 9x

30 SB (1892)

Hit .300: 12x

.412 OBP (1894)

.500 Slugging: 2x

Dave Bancroft: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1971

Born: April 20, 1891

1909-1914: Played minor league ball

1914: Purchased by Phillies

Debut: April 14, 1915 (Phillies)

1915: Phillies win Pennant

1919: Feuded with Manager Gavvy Cravath and demanded a trade

1920: Traded to Giants

1921-22: Giants win World Series

1923: Giants team captain

1923: Giants win Pennant

1923: Traded to Braves

1924-27: Braves manager: 249-363 (.407)

1927: Signed by Robins (Dodgers)

1929: Signed by Giants

1930s-1950: Managed in Minor Leagues and in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

1950-1956: Warehouse Supervisor

1956-72: Retired

1971: Elected to Hall of Fame (Vet’s Committee)

1972: Died

Accomplishments:

2x World Champion

.279

32 HR

591 RBI

1048 Runs

2004 Hits

145 Steals

.714 OPS

2574 TB

Led league in games (156): 1922

100+ Runs: 3x

209 hits (1922)

30+ doubles: 3x

41 doubles (1922)

15 Triples (1921)

Hit .300: 5x

.400 OBP (1925)

Postseason: .172, 0 HR, 7 RBI, 1 SB, .403 OPS (4 World Series)

Managerial Record: 249-363 (.407)

Sci-Fi History: The Mighty Thor (1962)

Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Jack Kirby played with the Thor myth from Medieval Scandanavia to create a modern comic book hero. He debuted in Journey Into Mystery #83. This version differed from an earlier 1951 comic version. Lee wanted a hero that was stronger than a normal person and wondered how to do it. He toyed with the Grecko-Roman and Norse gods before settling on Thor. Journey Into Mystery was retitled The Mighty Thor in 1966. Since his recreation, Thor has appeared in a number of comic books, cartoons, made a guest appearance on The Incredible Hulk starring Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno, and has his own feature film series starring Chris Helmsworth and Anthony Hopkins.

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History Shorts: The great church schism (1054)

The East-West schism in 1054 split the Catholic Church into Greek and Latin branches. The church broke along cultural, linguistic, geographical, political, and theological lines. The two sides did not understand one another and vied for control. The split reflected the schism that occurred five centuries earlier when Rome fell and Constantinople remained a major power. The major issues included whether leavened or unleavened bread was appropriate for the Eucharist, papal authority, and Constantinople's rights within the church. The breach remains to this day, led to each side excommunicating one another, the massacre of Latins in 1182, the Crusader sack of Constantinople in 1204, and nearly 1,000 years of mutual distrust. In the 20th century, Pope Paul IV and Pope John Paul II worked with their counterparts to heal the rifts caused in 1054.

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Benjamin Sisko timeline

Born: 2332

2350: Enrolled in Starfleet Academy

2353: Became captain of the wrestling team

2354: Graduated

2354: Met his wife, Jennifer

2354: Served on USS Lexington

2355: Son, Jake, is born

2360s: USS Okinawa: First as Chief Engineer and then First Officer

2360s: served in Tzenkethi War

2366: First Officer on USS Saratoga

2366: Battle of Wolf 359. Jennifer Sisko is killed. Saratoga destroyed in battle with Borg.

2366-9: Served at Utopia Planitia Shipyards where he worked on the Defiant prototype

2369-75: Commanding Officer Deep Space Nine

2369: Discovers Bajoran Wormhole

2369: Encounters the Prophets for the first time

2369: Stops the “Circle” terror group (who had ties with Cardassia)

2370: Federation-Cardassian Treaty of 2370

2370: The Maquis forms; Sisko battles them on and off for three years. They are destroyed by the J’em Hadar

2370: First Contact with The Dominion; Defiant assigned to DS9

2371: Promoted to Captain

2372: Coup on Cardassia

2372: Refuses Klingon Chancellor Gowron’s call for an invasion of Cardassia. Gowron withdraws from Khitomer Accords

2372: Sisko and Odo foil a Starfleet coup attempt

2373-5: Dominon War

2373-4: Captain of USS Defiant

2373: Dominon win Battle of Deep Space Nine and capture the station

2374: Promoted to Adjutant to Admiral William Ross

2374: Recaptures DS9 and captures Gul Dukat

2374: Teams with Garak to bring Romulans into the Dominion War

2374: Wins the First Battle of Chin’toka; Dukat closes the wormhole and kills Jadzia Dax

2374-5: Sisko goes on leave to New Orleans to mourn

2375: Breen enter the war, Defiant destroyed at Second Battle of Chin’toka

2375: Wins the Battle of Cardassia and ends the Dominion War

2375: Marries Kasidy Yates; she becomes pregnant

2375: Defeats Dukat in the fire caves; leaves for the Celestial Temple

2376: Returns from the temple for his daughter, Rebecca Jae’s, birth

2376: Sisko turns down the admiralty and goes on extended leave

2381: Borg Invasion; Sisko returns to Starfleet

2381: Captain of USS New York

2381-present: Captain of USS Robinson

2382: Filed for divorce, but it was never finalized.

2383: DS9 Destroyed by Typhon Pact