On This Date: Ex-College Hoopers Supplying MLB Headlines on October 20

October 20th, 2024 - 9:15

Extra! Extra! Instead of debating whether you'd be fine by always doing the exact opposite on any vital topic hideous Hunter's daddy (Plagiarist Biledumb) and San Franfreakshow Mayor Willie Brown's side chick (Cacklin' Kamala) lamely bloviate about while accepting activists stalking/filming female Senator of his party in restroom and Hamas-loving Odd Squad becomes fools personified, you can read news about memorable major league baseball achievements and moments involving former college basketball players! Baseball is portrayed as a thinking man's game but only 4% of active MLB players earned college diplomas. Nonetheless, numerous ex-college hoopers had front-row seats to many of the most notable games, transactions and dates in MLB history.

Former Big Apple college hoopers Frankie Frisch (Fordham) and Hank Greenberg (NYU) earned MLB league MVP awards on this date in the 1930s. Unless you habitually pore over the content at baseballlibrary.com, baseballreference.com and nationalpastime.com, following is an October 20 calendar focusing on such versatile MLB athletes:

OCTOBER 20

  • Texas Rangers RHP Mike Adams (Texas A&M-Kingsville hooper in 1996-97) registered a victory in Game 2 of 2011 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.

  • Philadelphia Athletics SS Jack Barry (hoops letterman for Holy Cross in 1908) contributed three hits, three runs scored and three RBI against the Chicago Cubs in Game 3 of 1910 World Series.

  • St. Louis Cardinals 2B Frankie Frisch (Fordham hoops captain) captured the 1931 National League MVP.

  • Detroit Tigers 1B Hank Greenberg (attended NYU briefly on hoops scholarship in late 1920s) won the 1935 American League MVP.

  • Mike Hargrove (Northwestern Oklahoma State hoops letterman) named Seattle Mariners manager in 2004.

  • LHP Dave Rajsich (juco hooper for Phoenix College AZ in early 1970s) traded by the Texas Rangers to Philadelphia Phillies in 1981.