Yanks Lose to Athletics in 10th; Feller Opens Season With No-Hit Shutout (4/17/40)

Microfiche-New York Times archives, Cabrillo College Library | 4/17/40 | James P. Dawson, John Kieran

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Free Republic University, Department of History presents World War II Plus 70 Years: Seminar and Discussion Forum
First session: September 1, 2009. Last date to add: September 2, 2015.
Reading assignment: New York Times articles delivered daily to students on the 70th anniversary of original publication date. (Previously posted articles can be found by searching on keyword “realtime” Or view Homer’s posting history .)
To add this class to or drop it from your schedule notify Admissions and Records (Attn: Homer_J_Simpson) by freepmail. Those on the Realtime +/- 70 Years ping list are automatically enrolled. Course description, prerequisites and tuition information is available at the bottom of Homer’s profile.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

I don’t know if this will be a regular thing this year but I didn’t want to let Opening Day slip past unnoticed. I only got the American League games today.

Chubby Dean Tops Ruffing in Box, 2-1 – 2-3
Prominent Figures at Two American League Openers – 4
Indians’ Ace Beats White Sox by 1-0 – 5
49,417 See Browns Defeat Tigers, 5-1 – 5
Senators Blanked by Grove, Red Sox – 6
Major League Baseball Standings – 7
Today’s Probable Pitchers – 7
Minor Leagues – 7
Starting at the Bottom (Sports of the Times Column) – 8

[GreenLanternCorps]

Senators Blanked by Grove, Red Sox – 6

Washington, first in war, first in peace, last in the American League.

[hinckley buzzard]

Rapid Robert, at age 91, threw out the first pitch at Opening Day in Cleveland on Monday. He was a little high and inside but did one helluva lot better than our pansy-ass president did.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

He was a little high and inside

He still owns the plate.

[ARepublicanForAllReasons]

Where have you gone, Joe Dimaggio?
A nation lifts its lonely eyes to you, a-hoo hoo hoo.
What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson?
"Joltin' Joe" has left and gone away, a-hey hey hey.

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[Lancey Howard]

Feller is my all-time favorite pitcher. As a little league pitcher myself during the 60s, I wanted to throw a fastball like Bob Feller. Trivia: In one of the most famous photos ever taken, Babe Ruth is shown walking out to give his farewell speech at Yankee Stadium. He was very sickly at the time and needed the aid of a walking stick. In the photo, the Babe is seen using a baseball bat as his walking stick. It was Bob Feller's baseball bat, handed to Ruth by Feller as he came onto the field.

[henkster]

Feller’s mark was toyed with this year, but it still stands. He is the only player to throw a no-no on MLB opening day. And as a Tribe fan, he is also one of my favorite all-time players. Of course, it’s his statue that stands outside Jacobs Field. (I don’t care what corporation’s name is on the wall. It’s still Jacobs Field.)

And in the photo of the President throwing out the first pitch, he is accompanied by his naval aide, Captain Daniel Callaghan. We will hear more about Captain Callaghan in November 1942, when as Rear Adm. Callaghan, he will be killed in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. It was a battle which he managed quite poorly.