Greatest baseball movies

1. Field of Dreams (1989)
2. The Natural (1984)
3. Bull Durham (1988)
4. Pride of the Yankees (1942)
5. The Sandlot (1993)
6. Eight Men Out (1988)
7. A League of Their Own (1992)
8. The Winning Team (1952)
9.  Major League (1989)
10. Bad News Bears (1976)

Top 10 Western movies

In chronological order...

High Noon (1952)
The Searchers (1956)
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
Unforgiven (1992)
Tombstone (1993)
True Grit (2010)

Bill Dickey: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1954

Born: June 6, 1907

1925: Began professional career

Debut: August 15, 1928 (Yankees)

1928: Yankees win World Series

1929: Becomes starting catcher

1932: Suspended 30 games for breaking Carl Reynolds jaw with a punch

1932: Yankees win World Series

1933: Played in first All Star Game

1936: Highest batting average (.362) for a catcher until Joe Mauer (2009)

1936-1939: Yankees win World Series

1941: Set record with 13^th season of 100 or more games at catcher

1941: Yankees win World Series

1942: Shoulder injury

1942: Appeared in Pride of the Yankees as himself.

1942: Yankees lose World Series

1943: Hit series clinching HR in World Series

1944-5: World War II Service

1946: Became player-manager (57-48)

1946: Released by Yankees

1947-8: Minor league manager

1949-60: Yankee coach

1949: Appeared in The Stratton Story as himself

1949-1953: Yankees win World Series

1954: Elected to Hall of Fame

1955: Yankees lose World Series

1956: Yankees win World Series

1957: Yankees lose World Series

1958: Yankees win World Series

1960: Yankees lose World Series

1972: Yankees retire #8

1988: Yankees place plaque in Monument Park

1999: Nominee for All Century Team

Accomplishments:

14x World Champion

11x All Star

.313

202 HR

1209 RBI

930 Runs

1969 Hits

343 doubles

678 walks-289 strikeouts

.868 OPS

.382 OBP

.486 slugging

Hit 30+ doubles: 2x

10 triples (1931)

20+ Home Runs (4x)

100+ RBI: 4x

Hit .300: 10x

Hit .362 (1936)

.400+ OBP: 4x

.500 slugging: 4x

.617 slugging (1936)

1.045 OPS (1936)

302 TB (1937)

3062 TB

Postseason: .255, 5 HR, 24 RBI, .709 OPS (8 World Series)

As a manager: 57-48 (.543)

Greatest Movie Heroes: #1-10

10. Spartacus (Kirk Douglas)
9. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill)
8. Dirty Harry (Clint Eastwood)
7. Moses (Charlton Heston)
6. George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart)
5. Superman (Christopher Reeves)
4. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford)
3. James Bond (Sean Connery, Roger Moore, et al)
2. Will Kane (Gary Cooper)
1. Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart)

Lou Gehrig: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1939

Lou Gehrig

Born: June 19, 1903

1920: Received national attention for his playing ability with a grand slam that left Wrigley Field.

1921-23: Columbia University

Major League Debut: June 15, 1923 (New York Yankees)

1923: Yankees win World Series

June 1, 1925: Gehrig begins consecutive game streak

1926: Yankees win World Series (Gehrig hit .348)

1927: Gehrig has greatest season ever for a first baseman (.373, 47, 175, 52 doubles, 1.240 OPS, and 447 total bases)

1927: Gehrig wins MVP

1927: Yankees win 110 games and the World Series (Lou hit .308)

1928: Yanks repeat

1928: In the World Series: Gehrig hits .545 with 4 homers and 9 RBI in a sweep

1931: Sets AL RBI mark with 184

1932: Hit 4 homers in a game and just missed a fifth on a great play by Al Simmons

1932: Yanks win World Series

1932: In the World Series, Gehrig hits .529 with 3 homers and 8 RBI in a sweep

1934: Gehrig wins Triple Crown (.363, 49, 165)

1935: Named Captain

1936: Gehrig wins MVP/Yanks win the World Series

1937-39: Yanks win the World Series

1938: Gehrig began experiencing physical changes which worsened in the 1939 season.

1938: Starred in the movie, Rawhide

April 30, 1939: Gehrig ends consecutive game streak at 2130

May 2, 1939: Gehrig benches himself.

1939: Diagnosed with ALS

July 4, 1939: Lou Gehrig Day at Yankee Stadium. He delivers baseball’s “Gettysburg Address” and is the first player to have his uniform number retired.

1939: Elected to the Hall of Fame on a special ballot

1940: Began working as New York City Parole Commissioner

1941: Resigns from his job due to his health

Death: June 2, 1941

1942: Pride of the Yankees starring Gary Cooper is released

1955: Lou Gehrig Memorial Award Introduced

1989: USPS honored Gehrig with a postage stamp

1999: Voted to All Century Team

Accomplishments:
2130 Consecutive Games

23 Grand Slams (Major League Record)

1934 Triple Crown

1934 Batting Champion

.340 average

493 Home Runs

1995 RBI

2x MVP

7x All Star

7x World Champion

Four Homer Game

NY Yankee Captain

2164 games

Led league in games played: 7x

Led League in Runs: 4x

1888 Runs

100+ runs: 13x

2721 Hits

200+ hits: 8x

534 doubles

Led league in doubles: 2x

Led league in triples in 1926 (20)

30+ homers: 10x

40+ homers: 5x

Led League in Homers: 3x

100+ RBI: 13x

Led league in RBI: 5x

Most RBI in AL History: 184 (1931)

1508 walks

Led league in walks: 3x

100+ walks: 11x

Hit .300: 12x

.447 OBP

.400+ OBP: 13x

.632 slugging

Led league in slugging: 2x

.500+ slugging: 14x

.600+ slugging: 9x

.700+ slugging: 3x

1.080 OPS

.900+ OPS: 13x

1.000+ OPS: 11x

Led league in Total Bases: 4x

400+ total bases: 5x

World Series: .361, 10 homers, 35 RBI, 1.208 OPS

First Athlete to appear on Wheaties box