Bob Magnuson

"Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam"

[JVAN @VanderlansJim]

June 6, 1972 - Waiting at home plate to congratulate Reggie Jackson after he hit a 3-run homer in the 9th inning are Joe Rudi, Bert Campaneris, and the next batter Sal Bando. The #Athletics defeated the Indians 7-2 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
#MLB #OTD #1970s #Oakland

[Old Hockey Cards @oldhockeycards]

..Bobby Hull, 118 miles an hour, every time.. but the best part of this is that cool Doug Favell mask..

[🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿The Sniper🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 @piperthesniper]

We will NEVER forget 🫡🇬🇧
#dday

[BaseballHistoryNut @nut_history]

In his rookie season in 1911, Joe Jackson hit .408 with a .468 OBP, second only to Ty Cobb. Cobb said Shoeless Joe was the best hitter he'd ever seen.

[NFLHuddle 🏈 @NFLHuddleUp]

In 1979, Ricky Bell delivered the season Tampa Bay had been waiting for.

The former No. 1 overall pick rushed for 1,263 yards and 7 TDs and powered the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to their first-ever playoff appearance.

Tragically, his life was cut short when he died from dermatomyositis in 1984 at just 29 years old.

Follow @NFLHuddleUp to resurrect legends like him.

#NFL 🏈 #History #Football #Buccaneers #TampaBay

[@knicks_S.N.O.B ® @Knicks_SNOB]

Might as well 🧹!
#NBAEasternConferenceFinals #knicks #nyknicks #knickerbockers #letsgoknicks #knicksnation #newyorkknicks #knicksbasketball #orangeandblueskies @nyknicks

[ESPN @espn]

IT'S BEEN 43 DAYS SINCE THE LAST NEW YORK KNICKS LOSS 😳

Up 2-0 in the NBA Finals headed back to New York 👀

[Archdiocese of SF @ArchdioceseSF]

Wishing Archbishop Cordileone many blessings on his birthday today! We thank God for the gift of our shepherd. Ad multos annos!

[Mike Commito @mikecommito]

On this day in 1973, the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association signed Gordie, Marty, and Mark Howe #Hockey365

[Roy T. Bennett @InspiringThinkn]

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. Mark Twain

[CT State Police @CT_STATE_POLICE]

97 years ago today, Trooper Hellberg of New Britain was fatally injured in a motorcycle fall. The accident occurred on June 1, 1929.

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

“Hi everybody, Joe Dimaggio here. I used to sleep with Marilyn Monroe but now the highlight of most of my days comes at 7:00 am thanks to this piece of shit.”

[Jim Koenigsberger @Jimfrombaseball]

"The 1971 World Series was a shared experience, already permanently fixed in my memory, of Roberto Clemente playing a kind of baseball that none of us had seen before:
Throwing and running and hitting at something close to the absolute perfection, playing to win, but also playing the game as if it were a form of punishment for everyone else on the field.
Clemente is a frightening batter…a pitch…in his power zone is in imminent danger of departure.
A proud and bitter man with his haughty, striking profile, Clemente is convinced that he is the finest ballplayer in the world.
He believes that for various reasons:
His frequent injuries, the fact that he is black, the fact that he is Puerto Rican and speaks English with an accent, he has been deliberately damaged by the press and kept from the kind of recognition and adulation that we have given to the Aarons and Mayses and Mantles of our time."
Roger Angell.
"After I failed to win the Most Valuable Player Award in 1960, I made up my mind I'd win the batting title in 1961 for the first time. I am more valuable to my team hitting .330 then swinging for home runs."
Roberto Clemente.
Won four National League batting titles in his career (1961, 1964, 1965 and 1967).
His lifetime MLB batting average is .317. "Clemente could field the ball in New York and throw out a guy in Pennsylvania."
Vin Scully.
"Clemente"
Art by Bernie Fuchs.

[Steve Cortes @CortesSteve]

Good morning!

The late Arthur Donovan Jr. would be 102 years old today.

He was a legendary player for Boston College and the Baltimore Colts.

His autobiography “Fatso” is a hilarious romp through a football life.

[Prof. Frank McDonough @FXMC1957]

5 June 1968. Robert F Kennedy (aged 42) was shot 3 times, once in the head, while walking through the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, USA at 12:15 AM. He was rushed to hospital, but died at 1:44 AM on 6 June 1968 without ever regaining consciousness.

[Baseball’s Greatest Moments @BBGreatMoments]

Memorial Stadium

[Baseball by BSmile @BSmile]

Today In 1948: Future President George H. W. Bush meets baseball legend Babe Ruth at #Yale Field! ⚾️ #POTUS #USA #MLB #Baseball #History

[MetsRewind @metsrewind]

June 4, 1976: Dave Kingman hits his 18th, 19th and 20th HR of the season and drives in eight runs as the @Mets crush the @Dodgers, 11-0, at Chavez Ravine. Kingman had a chance to hit four, but struck out on a 3-2 pitch in the ninth inning. #LGM #MetsRewind

[Baseball’s Greatest Moments @BBGreatMoments]

Charlie Finley with the A’s three World Series trophies – 1972, 1973 and 1974