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On July 2, 1963, at Candlestick Park, a 42-year-old Warren Spahn and a 25-year-old Juan Marichal walked to the mound, and neither one would come off it. Sixteen innings. Nobody scored through fifteen. Marichal threw 227 pitches. Spahn threw 201, and the last one left the park on Willie Mays' bat in the bottom of the 16th. Final score 1 to 0, four hours and ten minutes. Both men were working on thr...

Everybody knows Babe Ruth hit 714 home runs. Almost nobody remembers that before any of it, he was the best left-handed pitcher in baseball. From 1915 through 1917 he won 18, 23, and 24 games for the Boston Red Sox. He led the American League in 1916 with a 1.75 ERA and nine shutouts. In Game 2 of that World Series he pitched all 14 innings, gave up one run in the first, and won it 2 to 1. Then Bo...

Twenty-seven outs. Not one base hit. It is the thing every pitcher dreams about from Little League on, and most of them never get within a mile of it. Six times in Major League Baseball history, a pitching staff threw one and lost the game anyway. Ken Johnson, Houston, 1964. Steve Barber and Stu Miller, Baltimore, 1967. Andy Hawkins, the Yankees, 1990. Matt Young, Boston, 1992. Jered Weaver and Jo...

Everyone knows The Natural. Robert Redford, Roy Hobbs, Wonder Boy, the home run into the lights. Pure Hollywood fiction, right? Not quite. In June 1949, All-Star first baseman Eddie Waitkus was lured to a room in Chicago's Edgewater Beach Hotel and shot by Ruth Ann Steinhagen, an obsessed fan he had never met. He nearly died. The next season he was back at first base for the 1950 Phillies "Whiz Ki...

He was six foot eight. He threw harder than almost anyone alive. And for five and a half seasons, nobody in the National League could touch him. Then, at 30 years old, his arm went dead. This is the story of James Rodney Richard, the pitcher I ranked No. 1 on my list of careers cut short. Back to back 300 strikeout seasons. An ERA title. Hitters batting .156 against him at home. Then one July afte...

https://youtu.be/xSlTygH5nvI - From the Archives Four players. Four careers that should have been legendary. One rookie owned the summer of 1976 and packed every ballpark he pitched in. Another had 100 home runs by age 22. A third set a rookie strikeout record that stood for almost 30 years. The fourth was one of the best pure hitters of the 1970s and maybe the most generous man in the game. None...

The Philadelphia Athletics were once one of baseball’s great powers, a proud American League franchise built by Connie Mack and loaded with names like Jimmie Foxx, Lefty Grove, Mickey Cochrane, and Al Simmons. Then everything fell apart. In this episode of Rounding Third, Peter Lemieux tells the story of how the Athletics went from Philadelphia powerhouse to Kansas City embarrassment, and how thei...

Hi folks, I'm Peter Lemieux with Rounding Third, where I tell baseball stories. Today's story is about a Hall of Famer almost no one remembers, who holds a record that will never be broken. It starts with something that has quietly vanished from the game: the 20-game winner. In the 1950s the big leagues produced thirty 20-game winners. The 1960s had twenty-nine. Then the slide began: twenty-three...

The New York Mets just put Bobby Valentine and Lee Mazzilli into the Mets Hall of Fame, and most fans still know Bobby for one thing: the fake mustache. Peter Lemieux of Rounding Third tells the rest of the story, the parts most people have no idea about. Yes, we cover the famous Mustache Game from June 9, 1999, when Valentine was ejected against the Blue Jays at Shea Stadium and snuck back into t...

Hi folks, I'm Peter Lemieux with Rounding Third, here to share another incredible baseball story with you. We dive deep into mlb history, bringing you classic baseball moments and compelling mlb stories from the archives. Join us as we explore the rich baseball history of the game, celebrating the legendary players and unforgettable events that shaped it. ⚾ 🔔 Subscribe for powerful stories of fo...

In this Veterans Day episode of Rounding Third, Peter Lemieux from BadderSports shares the incredible story of Moe Berg — a Major League Baseball catcher, Ivy League graduate, and multilingual genius who secretly served the United States as a spy during World War II. Berg’s story bridges two worlds: the ballpark and the battlefield. From catching knuckleballs for the Chicago White Sox to filming t...

Peter Lemieux shares the story of what he considers the most exciting baseball game ever. This baseball history moment is filled with amazing MLB highlights and best baseball plays. Peter's explanation of the game is baseball explained for all fans to enjoy. 1960 World Series Game 7, Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Yankees—Bill Mazeroski’s walk-off, Mickey Mantle’s heads-up slide, Yogi Berra’s hom...

Roy Campanella, Jackie Robinson, baseball history, racial integration, and Cooperstown. In this Rounding Third episode from BadderSports, host Peter Lemieux shares a profoundly personal baseball story from August 4, 1979 — the day he met Roy Campanella in Cooperstown, New York. In this episode, Peter recounts his trip to Cooperstown, New York, the day before Willie Mays’ Hall of Fame induction, an...

A poem shouldn’t decide Cooperstown… right? In this episode of Rounding Third, Peter Lemieux digs into the Chicago Cubs’ famous double-play combo—Tinker, Evers, and Chance—and asks whether a catchy 8-line verse helped carry three good players into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Along the way, we revisit the 1908 Merkle game, the Cubs’ World Series run, and why debates over who belongs in Cooperstown n...

Baseball lore doesn’t get better than this: Casey Stengel, a stunt pilot named Ruth Law, one unlucky manager, and a flying grapefruit that helped give spring training its nickname. Peter Lemieux of Rounding Third (BadderSports) unpacks the prank—and the legend—plus Casey’s ties to DiMaggio, Mantle, Billy Martin, the Yankees, and the lovable early Mets. 00:00 Introduction to Casey Stengel 00:56 Cas...

Get to know Smokey Joe Williams—the 6’4” right-hander whose fastball terrified hitters, whose barnstorming record humbled MLB greats, and whose legend grew despite baseball’s color line. In this Rounding Third story episode, Peter Lemieux walks through Smokey Joe’s meteoric rise, his duels with stars like Walter Johnson, and the road that ended with a 1999 Hall of Fame induction. 00:00 Today's Sto...

Billy Martin wasn’t a star bat—he was a force. From Casey Stengel’s trust to an unlikely friendship with Joe DiMaggio, bar‑fight headlines, and a debut that sparked a 15–10 comeback, this is how Billy Martin became unforgettable in Yankees lore. 00:00 Introduction to Baseball Stories 00:42 The Irrepressible Billy Martin 02:29 Billy Martin's High School and Minor League Days 05:18 Billy Martin's Ma...

On June 21, 1964 — Father’s Day — I witnessed one of baseball’s rarest feats: Jim Bunning’s perfect game for the Phillies against the Mets. That moment sent me down a rabbit hole of no-hitter and one-hitter history, from legends like Nolan Ryan and Bob Feller to pitchers who suffered heartbreaking near-misses. In this episode of Rounding Third, we dive into: - The story of Jim Bunning’s perfect ga...

In this episode of Rounding Third from BadderSports, Peter Lemieux dives deep into the remarkable story of Minnie Miñoso — the first Latin American player in Major League Baseball and a Chicago White Sox legend. From his early days in Cuba and the Negro Leagues to breaking barriers in MLB and becoming one of the best all-around players of his era, Miñoso’s story is one of talent, perseverance, and...

🎉THANK YOU TO MY SUBSCRIBERS on helping this channel reach 500! In this episode of Rounding Third, Peter Lemieux dives into one of baseball’s darkest ownership stories — the infamous Marge Schott era with the Cincinnati Reds. From letting her dog p00p on the field to openly racist and offensive comments, Schott became one of the most controversial and hated figures in Major League Baseball. While...

Rocky Colavito wasn’t just a ballplayer—he was a symbol of hope for an entire city. In this episode of Rounding Third, Peter Lemieux dives deep into the incredible rise, shocking trade, and enduring legacy of Rocky Colavito, one of Cleveland’s most beloved figures in sports history. From launching 40+ homers to throwing absolute lasers from the outfield, Colavito had the power, the arm, and the ch...

Don Zimmer might be the Forrest Gump of baseball. From Jackie Robinson's Dodgers to Pedro Martinez and the Yankees, Zimmer was everywhere. In this episode of Rounding Third, Peter Lemieux tells the remarkable story of Don Zimmer's 66-year career in baseball-filled with near-de@th injuries, World Series wins, historic teams, famous fights, and even MLB rule changes. 🧢 He played with legends like R...

Intriguing Facts About Babe Ruth You Never Knew In this episode of Rounding Third, host Peter Lemieux delves into the lesser-known aspects of Babe Ruth's life and career. He shares surprising facts, such as Ruth's early fame as a pitcher, his non-unanimous induction into the Hall of Fame, his tough upbringing in an orphanage, and personal anecdotes including his penchant for speeding tickets and h...

Unbreakable Baseball Records: The Legendary 1930 Season and Hack Wilson's Tragic Tale Could you imagine a player driving in 191 RBIs in one season? In 1930, Hack Wilson of the Chicago Cubs did just that-and no one has come close since. In this episode of Rounding Third, Peter Lemieux explores: • The wild, offense-heavy 1930 MLB season • How Hack Wilson became a legend… and how it all unraveled • W...

Barney Schultz wasn’t supposed to make it. After a career-threatening injury in the minors, most would’ve given up. But Barney didn’t. He reinvented himself with one of baseball’s strangest, least predictable weapons: the knuckleball. In this episode of Rounding Third from BadderSports, Peter Lemieux shares the incredible journey of Schultz—his perseverance, his unlikely World Series moment, and t...