TODAY AND BASEBALL FEVER

Hello Speakies:

One day closer to Friday. Good win for the Phillies yesterday, hope they can do it again this afternoon. I hope all is fine with all my Guys and Dolls. Let’s see who was born and died today:

Born:
1890 – Eddie Rickenbacker – World War I, “Ace of Aces.”
1895 – King Zog I of Albania – Love that name Zog, sounds like a monster.
1917 – Danny Murtaugh – Baseball manager, Pittsburgh Pirates.
1936 – David Carradine – Actor Kung Fu – Found dead this year, too much FU FU.
1939 – Paul Hogan – Crocodile Dundee.
1941 – Reverend Jesse Jackson.
1943 – Chevy Chase – Actor
1951- Johnny Ramone – Rocker
1956 – Stephanie Zimbalist – Actress, one foxy lady in my book.

Entered Pearly Gates or Maybe Not:
1869 – Franklin Pierce – 14th President.
1978 – Karl Swenson – Actor “Little House on the Prairie.
1982 – Fernando Lamas – Actor
1985 – Leon Klinghoffer – Hijackers of Achille Lauro, throw him overboard.

Being it’s the baseball playoffs here’s some baseball history for today:
1887 – Phillies set club record 16 straight victories.
1915 – Phillies win their first World Series before 1980, beating Red Sox.
1927 – Yankees sweep Pirates in the 24th World Series.
1930 – Philadelphia A’s beat St. Louie 4 games to 2 in 27th World Series.
1940 – Reds beat Tigers in 37th World Series.
1956 – Yankees Don Larsen pitches only perfect game in the World Series – I saw that game when I was a kid.
1977 – Dodgers beat Phillies 4 to 1 to win NL pennant.

Have a good one Speakies.