By BARRY LEWIS Sports Writer on Oct 25, 2012, at 7:40 PM Updated on 10/25 at 7:40 PM
PRO BASEBALL
In a Bedlam Baseball matchup at the major league level, former Oklahoma State pitcher Tyler Lyons' debut for the St. Louis ...
It's Bedlam Baseball at the major league level on Wednesday night in San Diego.
Former Oklahoma State pitcher Tyler ...
Washington Nationals pitcher Ryan Mattheus, who pitched for the Tulsa Drillers from 2007-09, was placed on the disabled list ...
On Wednesday night, San Francisco's Pablo Sandoval joined Babe Ruth (twice), Reggie Jackson and Albert Pujols as the only players in World Series history to hit three homers in a game.
The following pitchers allowed the third homer in those Series games: Hi Bell (1926-Ruth), Grover Cleveland Alexander (1928-Ruth), Charlie Hough (1977-Jackson), Darren Oliver (2011-Pujols) and Al Alburquerque (2012-Sandoval).
The newest members of that pitching club -- Oliver and Detroit's Alburquerque -- are former Tulsa Drillers relievers.
In 1926, Ruth also hit a homer off former Tulsa Oilers pitcher Jesse Haines in Game 7, but it was not enough as Haines picked up the win and Alexander the save as the St. Louis Cardinals won their first world title.
Ruth came up empty against Haines in the '28 World Series.
When Jackson hit his three homers in Game 6 of the '77 Series, the beneficiary was former Tulsa Oilers pitcher Mike Torrez, who pitched a complete game to win the Series clincher....
The Tulsa Drillers announced their 2013 schedule on Thursday. Below is the schedule that has several quirks that will be analyzed in a future blog:
Drillers 2013 Schedule
(Home games capitalized)
APRIL
4-6: at San Antonio; 7-9: at Corpus Christi;11-13: SAN ANTONIO; 14-16: CORPUS CHRISTI; 18-21: at NW Arkansas; 22-25: ARKANSAS; 26-29: NW ARKANSAS; 30: at Arkansas.
MAY
1-3: at Arkansas; 4-7: at Springfield; 8-9, 11-12: ARKANSAS; 13-16: SPRINGFIELD; 17: NW ARKANSAS; 18-20: at NW Arkansas; 22-24: MIDLAND; 25-27: FRISCO; 28-30: at Midland; 31: at Frisco.
JUNE
1-2: at Frisco; 4-5: NW ARKANSAS; 6: at NW Arkansas; 7: NW ARKANSAS; 8-11: SPRINGFIELD; 12-15: at Arkansas; 16-19: at Springfield; 20-23: NW ARKANSAS; 26-28: at San Antonio; 29-30: at Corpus Christi.
JULY
1: at Corpus Christi; 3-5: SAN ANTONIO; 6-8: CORPUS CHRISTI; 10-13: at Arkansas; 14-17: NW ARKANSAS; 18-21: at Arkansas; 22-24: at Springfield; 25-28: ARKANSAS; 29-31: SPRINGFIELD.
AUGUST
1-4: at NW Arkansas; 6-8: MIDLAND; 9-11: FRISCO; 13-15: at Midland; 16-18: at Frisco; 20-23: ARKANSAS; 24-26: SPRINGFIELD; 27-30: at NW Arkansas; 31: at Springfield.
SEPTEMBER
1-2: at Springfield.
-- Barry Lewis
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