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