The 25 yearold southpaw is only the tenth rookie to throw a nohitter. Bo belinsky trades and transactions by baseball almanac. Bo belinsky was born on december 7, 1936 in new york city, new york, usa as robert belinsky. Robert earl wilson was a professional baseball pitcher.
Babe ruth was the first player to hit three home runs in game at least once both leagues, once with the new york yankees in 1930, and once in the national league, with the boston braves in 1935 merv connors had eight career home runs, the fewest career home runs by any player with a 3homer game on their resume rafael palmeiro 569 hrs, david ortiz 541 hrs, and gary sheffield 509 hrs. He was married to janie weyerhaeuser and jo collins. As a handsome 25year old rookie, he won his first five starts, threw a nohitter in his 4th start, and dated playboy models, soon becoming the toast of the town in a city that rarely elevates baseball players to the level of movie stars. In baseball, a nohitter also known as a nohit game and colloquially as a nono is a game in which a team was not able to record a single hit. The onand offfield exploits of 60s baseball pitcher bo belinsky, who was known more as a ladies man than a baseball player. As a handsome 25year old rookie, he won his first five starts, threw a nohitter in his 4th start, and dated playboy models, soon becaming the toast of the town in a city that rarely elevates baseball players to the level of movie stars.
He is best known for pitching a nohitter against his former major league baseball team, the baltimore orioles, in 1962. Howard bryants book shut out deals with wilsons time at boston. Bo belinsky baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and. Anthopoulos discusses acquiring troy tulowitzki in 2015 mlb trade rumors. Bo belinsky project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Its impossible to know how good bo belinsky could have been had he invested as much in baseball as he did in his night life. This page is dedicated to the late bo belinsky, one of the zaniest ever to play the game, known more for his activities off the playing field than on. Forgotten angels players of the past baseball fever. Robert bo belinsky december 7, 1936 november 23, 2001 was an american lefthanded pitcher in major league baseball. He played all or part of eleven seasons in major league baseball for the boston red sox 195960, 196266, detroit tigers 196670 and san diego padres 1970, primarily as a starting pitcher. Bo belinsky, goes 10 for stockton ports in 8 games with a 6.
An updated version of this biography appears in sabrs nohitters book 2017. Bo allegedly crawled out of bed at noon after a night of passion with a woman hed picked up in a club on sunset strip. Rumor was at the beginning of spring training he use to show up at autrys ranch in palm springs with 2 playboy models and and half a bottle of bourbon. The phillies then traded may to the california angels for pitcher bo belinsky. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books. Baseball almanac baseball historian baseball library historic baseball the new york times. He pitched 9 innings, giving up one run and one hit, while striking out 10 and walking 5, throwing 9 pitches, and received a. With his latest foray into the gossip columns occurring simultaneous to his onfield future being in flux, its time for the mets to accept that this is what harvey is. Through september 1, 2019, there have been 303 nohitters officially recognized by major league baseball, 260 of them in the modern era starting in 1901, with the formation of the american league. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have thrown a nohitter. Darkly handsome in a tux, the pitcher has a bit of acting to do and does it. He was an actor, known for play it to the bone 1999, cmon, lets live a little 1967 and 77 sunset strip 1958. Robert bo belinsky december 7, 1936 november 23, 2001 was an american lefthanded pitcher in major league baseball, who became an instant southern california. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale.
World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. His baseball career was interrupted by his military service in the united. Bo belinsky won exactly 28 ball games as a major league pitcher over a period of almost a decade with about a half a dozen teams, hardly a record to brag about. Twentyeight baseball books made the new york times bestseller list in the decade of. October 1971 and the baseball career of dean chance was in the books. Once they were angels details the baseball teams rich 44year history through fresh perspectives from the players who defined the franchise. Bobo holloman society for american baseball research. Win shares are calculated using the formula in the book win shares by bill james. Bo belinsky society for american baseball research.
Joe bordens nohitter in 1875 is also noted, but is not recognized by major league baseball. The bo belinsky trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where bo belinsky has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball. Baseball history on november 23 by baseball almanac. Baseball americas almanac stands alone as the hard copy annual guide, and. Robert earl wilson born earl lawrence wilson october 2, 1934 april 23, 2005 was a professional baseball pitcher. Dean chance pitched for the twins from 196769, going 44 with a 2. He was something like 14th jewish and the angels really played it up because they wanted him. Bo belinsky baseball cards, a complete checklist of bo belinsky baseball cards. January 2017 october 2016 september 2016 march 2016 september.
Minor league stats, negro league stats, nippon pro baseball stats, cuban national series stats, korean baseball stats, 2019 minor leagues. As defined by major league baseball, in a perfect game, no batter reaches any base during the course of the game. Bo belinsky tosses first nohitter in angels history top50 greatest moments in angels baseball. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Dean chance met bo belinsky for the first time in spring training in. Albert pujols hasnt ruled out playing beyond 2021 season mlb trade rumors. Join baseball almanac as we take a closer look at this historic nono. The gem was the first nohitter in the history of the angels franchise, the first nohitter thrown in a westcoast game, and the first nohitter in chavez ravine. Sponsor this page attach your namecompany to the bo belinsky page and 1 help support the baseball cube 2 remove ads from this page for other visitors. Belinsky is one of only two pitchers in the history of the angels to. Pitching and wooing maury allen and bo belinsky on. Characters in the game triumph books, 04012007, bo belinsky, page 84. Mid this article has been rated as midimportance on the. He played in major league baseball as a lefthanded pitcher in 1942 and then from 1946 until 1965, most notably for the boston braves who became the milwaukee braves after the team moved west before the 1953 season.
Pitching logs pitching splits extended stats transactions feats 3 leaderboards 5 the bo belinsky page is available to be sponsored. If you have another site or writer you would recommend, please let me know. Sports collectors digest, vintage books section marty appel. Of special interest is his relationship with blonde bombshell mamie van doren, who adds her version in her 1988 memoir playing the field. Bo belinsky player card the baseball cube college stats. According to howard thompson, writing in the new york times, bo bo is the host of an offcampus twist nitery and is played by, of all people, bo belinsky, right off the baseball diamond. Warren edward spahn april 23, 1921 november 24, 2003 was an american professional baseball player. Baseball history on november 23 by baseball almanac players born on, died on, debut on, finished on november 23 baseball history on november 23 includes a total of 67 major league baseball players born that day of the year, 27 major league baseball players who died on that date, baseball players who made their major league debut on that date, and major league baseball players who appeared in their final. May made his major league debut against the detroit tigers in 1965 pitching for the angels.
From 196265 the angels called dodger stadium their home. It was the first such performance on california soil and belinsky, with a. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. In fact, he doesnt even appear on the baseball almanac. Bo belinsky, jim fregosi, nolan ryan, rod carew, don baylor, reggie jackson, jim abbott and many others. This article is within the scope of wikiproject baseball, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of baseball on wikipedia. Astros vs dodgers, world series batting leaders, world series pitching leaders. In my opinion, the most interesting member of this list is the lefty who threw the first nohitter in angels history, bo belinsky. Bo belinsky simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Baseball history on november 23 by baseball almanac players born on, died on, debut on, finished on november 23 baseball history on november 23 includes a total of 67 major league baseball players born that day of the year, 27 major league baseball players who died on that date, baseball players who made their major league debut on that date, and major league baseball players who appeared in their final game that date. Matt harvey is trying to have a life comparable to that of derek jeter and tom brady sans the onfield production.
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