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This Week in
Baseball History

Aug. 25, 1979: In a Hollywood Stars vs. the Media game played at Dodger Stadium, Robin Williams, the star of the hit television show, Mork and
Mindy, in which he plays an alien, runs the bases backwards. The comedian
explains circling the bags clockwise is very common on the Planet Ork, his
character’s home in the universe.

Aug. 26, 1966: After seeing caricature of himself on the scoreboard an angry Leo Duroucher calls the Astrodome's press box to have it remove. When
nothing is done, the enraged Cubs manager rips the phone out of the dugout wall and tosses it onto the infield.

Aug. 27, 1938: Monte Pearson becomes the first pitcher to throw a no hitter
in Yankee Stadium. Facing only 27 batters, thanks to two double plays, he beats his former team, the Indians, 13-0 for his 10th consecutive victory.

Aug. 28, 1932: Due to the anticipation of an eclipse, the Red Sox complete a
game several days earlier than scheduled with the Indians and beat the Tribe
in 11 innings, 4-3. Three days later, Fenway goes dark for twenty minutes
during the solar event.

Aug. 29, 1966: In San Francisco, the Beatles play their last concert ever at
the Giants' home, Candlestick Park. The 'Fab Four' will never perform in
public again.

Aug. 30, 1961: A computer named Casey is used to predict Roger Maris chances of passing Babe Ruth’s record of 60 home runs with in 154 games. The IBM 1481 believes the Yankee slugger has a 55 per cent chance of hitting 61 round trippers to establish a new single season mark for homers.

Aug. 31, 1969: Morganna, a well endowed fan dressed in a mini dress, jumps
onto the Atlanta Stadium field and kisses the batter Clete Boyer on the cheek. The Braves' third baseman then promptly ends a 1-for-17 slump with an rbi single and goes on 8-for-15 tear.

(from nationalpastime.com,
Today in Baseball History)

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Scarborough Stingers Minor Bantams, 2008 TBA champs

Minor Bantams win city championship
The Scarborough Stingers Minor Bantams (14-year-olds) won the city AAA baseball championship Sunday at North York’s Bond Park with a 7-2 win over the Etobicoke Titans. [More] Also, catch The Scarborough Mirror story on the win.

Stingers Mosquitos qualify for OBAs
The Scarborough Stingers' weekend as hosts of the TBA Tier 1 Mosquito playoffs ended with a loss to North Toronto on the weekend but not before the team pulled off a 4-3 win in extra innings over Etobicoke to qualify of the OBA finals in Windsor on Labour Day weekend. North York, who defeated North Toronto, 9-0, in the final, will also represent the TBA at the provincials. Results.

Four Stingers Peewees help Team TBA win CNE tourney
Four Scarborough Stingers players helped the Toronto Baseball Association's entry in the 9th annual CNE All Star weekend tournament to victory on the weekend. Stingers Trevor Whitaker, Sean Ratcliff, David Rahikka and Luc Ainsworth-Wiebe were among the 15 players chosen to represent the TBA by Stingers Peewees head coach Frank Gallo and Etobicoke's John Cameron. For more complete results, visit the Stingers Peewees Web site. The Stingers Peewees qualified for the OBAs, despite losing the city final to Etobicoke, 4-1, last Wednesday.

2009 Tryout Information
Tryouts for Scarborough Stingers teams will begin after Labour Day. For information on your player's age group, visit the Teams page and select the correct year of birth.

Weekly Round-up (Aug. 25)

  • Minor Mosquitos face Guelph at OBA tournament
    The Stingers Minor Mosquitos will be in the OBA tournament this weekend in Mississauga. The team's first game will be aginst Guelph. The team finished 1-2 at the TBA championships Aug. 15-17, losing to Etobicoke, 8-2, and North York, 13-2. The team's one win came at the expense of East York, who they put out of the tournament with a 19-6 win.
  • Bantams exit from TBAs
    The Stingers Bantams were eliminated from the TBA championships held at East York's Stan Wadlow Park Aug. 21-24.
  • Juniors finished for the year
    The Stingers Juniors season ended on July 26. The team finished with a record of 1-20 and missed the playoffs along with Etobicoke, Leaside and Aurora.
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