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Listen to the highlights of Game 6 of the 1935 World Series Featuring Mickey Cochrane on his Birthday!
The son of Northern Irish immigrant John Cochrane and Scottish immigrant Sadie Campbell, Gordon Stanley "Mickey" Cochrane was born on April 6, 1903 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
Mickey Cochrane is considered by many historians of the game to be the finest receiver to play in the major leagues during the first half of the 20th century. An exceptional line-drive hitter, Cochrane posted the highest lifetime batting average (.320) and on-base percentage (.419) of any catcher with more than 5,000 career at-bats. An outstanding team leader as well, Cochrane played for five pennant-winning teams and three world championship squads in his 13 major league seasons. He helped lead Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics to three straight pennants and two world championships from 1929 to 1931, before piloting the Detroit Tigers to back-to-back pennants in 1934 and 1935, and to victory in the 1935 World Series as the team's player-manager.
August 24 Pete Rose banned from baseball
August 23 Perry is ejected from a game for the first and only time in his career
August 22 = Juan Marichal hits John Roseboro
August 20 Babe Ruth bat is banned
August 19 Pascual Perez misses his Start
August 18 Tony Conigliaro is tragically beaned
August 17 George Brett tops 400
August 16 - Mays ties Foxx
August 15 - Frank Thomas becomes White Sox Homerun King
August 14 - Yaz passes Babe Ruth
August 13 - Mickey Mantle passes away
August 12 - Mickey Mantle sets switch hitting mark
August 11 - DiMaggio benched
August 10 Pete Rose passes Stan Musial
August 9 Jack Taylor hurled his 187th consecutive complete game
August 8 - Ernie Banks is inducted into the Hall of Fame
August 7 - Bonds becomes all Time HR king
August 6 Tony Gwynn 3000 hit
August 5 Willie Mays is inducted into the Hall of Fame
August 4 Bonds Ties Aaron amd Seaver wins 300th
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