Eddie Murray stole home – 8/15/79

The 1979 season was my favorite Baltimore Orioles season since I moved here in 1976. I saw 45 games including two ALCS games and four World Series games.

I remember this game well. The White Sox had a rookie pitcher working in the 12th inning. The Orioles had a runner on first base as well as Murray on third. The runner on first distracted the pitcher and Murray stole home. It was great.

I was there!
Mike Flanagan pitched all 12 innings.https://t.co/pNXHStWf66
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) August 16, 2023

The 5/30/25 game was similar in many ways:

The Orioles beat the White Sox 2-1

The winning run was scored on a steal of home by the first baseman

Eddie Gaedel’s one at bat 8/19/51

This Day In 1951: Huckster Bill Veeck sends 3-foot-7 Eddie Gaedel to the plate for the woeful Browns.

He walks on four pitches.

Gaedel’s mini 17-inch bat sold for $46K in 2017. A good signature of Gaedel is worth $10,000+ pic.twitter.com/5vQ9bX4kA1
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 19, 2023

On this date in 1951, Cleveland owner Bill Veeck pulled off another one of his famous promotions. On the roster for one game, the 3-foot-7 Eddie Gaedel drew a walk in his only plate appearance and received a standing ovation from the crowd.

Read more: https://t.co/qALSO5lBRh pic.twitter.com/QsqcjhEzsV
— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) August 19, 2023

Three-foot, seven-inch midget, Eddie Gaedel, goes to bat for Bill Veeck's St Louis Browns, August 19, 1951. pic.twitter.com/SwaudYsN2r
— Baseball In Pics (@baseballinpix) August 19, 2023

Eddie Gaedel tips his hat to the crowd after his one career at bat, 1951 pic.twitter.com/Z4bAS7rgtV
— Baseball In Pics (@baseballinpix) August 8, 2023

Eddie Gaedel pic.twitter.com/esiLRB1t1W
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) August 25, 2022

The George Brett pine tar incident – 40 years ago today

40 Years Ago Today: George Brett. Pine Tar. pic.twitter.com/58FbS1M2UZ
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) July 24, 2023

Forty years ago today, "pine tar" became part of the national conversation. Our #ArtifactoftheWeek is the bat George Brett used during that historic game at Yankee Stadium.

(Milo Stewart Jr./National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) pic.twitter.com/OYl9s904rA
— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) July 24, 2023

Gunnar Henderson hit the longest home run ever at Camden Yards

This Gunnar Henderson HR went 462 feet, per Statcast, and hit off the warehouse (right next to a window) on a hop. Wow. #Orioles https://t.co/TudPPqEQm1
— Jake Rill (@JakeDRill) June 11, 2023

Gunnar Henderson's 462-foot Eutaw Street homer, which hit the street then hit the warehouse, is the longest homer to reach Eutaw Street in the history of Camden Yards pic.twitter.com/i1dG1JQfaH
— Andy Kostka (@afkostka) June 11, 2023

Gunnar Henderson hit a ball 462 feet today. Does he have more in the tank?
"I feel like when I finally get to the man-strength phase, I might be able to get a little bit further." https://t.co/sZdN54kVUE #orioles
— Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) June 11, 2023

Here's where Gunnar Henderson's 462-foot HR landed on Eutaw Street at Camden Yards. It bounced up and hit just to the right of the window directly above Boog's General Store. #Orioles pic.twitter.com/k4muGJcC6a
— Jake Rill (@JakeDRill) June 11, 2023

Gunnar Henderson: "It's really special. This ballpark is really historic, and it's really gonna be a great memory for me and I'm really gonna look forward to seeing it [the plaque] out there." pic.twitter.com/4qcByuL3EI
— Andy Kostka (@afkostka) June 11, 2023

Gunnar Henderson's homer traveled an estimated 462 feet, so why is Jim Thome's plaque farther than Gunnar's will be?

On the the confusion that Statcast inserts into Eutaw Street markers, which continues with Gunnar's homer:https://t.co/kvWgKrqchw
— Andy Kostka (@afkostka) June 12, 2023

More tweets about Harry Smith – born 5/29/23

On this day 100 years ago, one of the most unique characters to grace this planet was born.Whether through his paintings,records,collages,films,work as a shaman,many collections, or his persnickety attitude, Harry Everett Smith left an indelible mark on underground culture. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/4HT53cnWty
— Harry Smith Archives (@HS_Archives) May 29, 2023

Today marks the centennial of the birth of Harry Smith, compiler of one of the most influential releases in the history of recorded sound: The Anthology of American Folk Music.

Learn more: https://t.co/OKjbLDWa5n

Photo by John Palmer, ca. 1970. Courtesy of Harry Smith Archives. pic.twitter.com/oUWfytkJ8w
— Smithsonian Folkways (@Folkways) May 29, 2023

Remembering legendary collector/alchemist Harry Smith on his birthday with his 1962 animated film "Heaven and Earth Magic" which fans of Terry Gilliam's work with Monty Python might enjoy: https://t.co/jAsnRn5mu5 pic.twitter.com/pp96bRp6yK
— The Perlich Post (@theperlichpost) May 29, 2023

Harry Smith's 100th Birthday! If you want to get nuts, check out some of the lectures he gave at Naropa out here in Boulder. https://t.co/h4qEfmnwMm pic.twitter.com/twHOH36fen
— Tyler Wilcox (@tywilc) May 29, 2023

If you are interested in roots music, it is probably in part due to the efforts of erudite eccentric Harry Smith #botd . He tirelessly collected and wrote about Americana songs for fun and profit. A bit about him here 🎼

🎬https://t.co/Q2znBLsN77 pic.twitter.com/LUu931XUsi
— 𝐌🌱𝕤𝕤 𝐌🔅𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕥 (@poppymoppet) May 29, 2023

The first solo exhibition of Smith's work will open at the @whitneymuseum this fall on October 4. It will include a unique listening environment where visitors can explore the Anthology along with interviews from Smith himself. https://t.co/Y1SDckgonC
— Smithsonian Folkways (@Folkways) May 29, 2023

Brakhage on Harry Smith and students at Naropa: “[Y]our wildest rebellions or quarrels or whatever were not very far out to Harry, so it was really a kind of ballast to have him there. He had ironically a steadying effect on everyone else.”
— David Grubbs (@blackfaurest) September 3, 2023

Harambe died on May 28, 2016

Harambe, a 17-year-old silverback gorilla, was fatally shot following an incident where a child fell into his enclosure. This event led to significant online discussion, with many criticizing the zookeepers’ decision, arguing that Harambe was shot unnecessarily. The photograph… pic.twitter.com/XgvgDo68If
— Fascinating (@fasc1nate) April 24, 2024

Seven years ago today, RIP Harambe pic.twitter.com/iNyQ7hTmgU
— Dexerto (@Dexerto) May 28, 2023

The Gwinnett Stripers would like to take a moment to remember the life of a kind soul. Harambe tragically lost his life on this day 7 years ago. #NeverForget #Harambe pic.twitter.com/iF7sRPMehy
— Gwinnett Stripers (@GoStripers) May 28, 2023

7 years ago today we lost Harambe, here is a photo of George W. bush with his mother in 1998 and the THREAD that covered his death. https://t.co/qkuwLc1iQI pic.twitter.com/qn9uLyH1JE
— Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) May 29, 2023

Tonight our players are wearing custom Harambe jerseys as our ultimate tribute to our sweet prince pic.twitter.com/0q3CKiy1PI
— Fredericksburg Nationals (@FXBGNats) May 22, 2021

The Dark Internet Humor of Harambe Jokes

The Internet won’t let Harambe rest in peace

Never forget.
May 27, 1999 –
May 28, 2016 #Harambe pic.twitter.com/tsWh9D0k5m
— Chi Ho (@chiphoop) May 28, 2022

Harambe was shot 8 years ago today pic.twitter.com/8ETYQv4Y0t
— depths of wikipedia! (@depthsofwiki) May 28, 2024

I went to the Baltimore Orioles game on May 27,, 2024. I saw a guy wearing a uniform-style shirt with RIP Harambe as the name on the back. It was great.

The first American space trip

If you didn’t live through it, you have no idea how big a deal this was. We watched early American space flights in school. I can still name the severn Mercury astronauts.

Mercury 7 launched from Cape Canaveral, today 1961, making Alan Shepard first American in space: pic.twitter.com/qRBnVdE8mz
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) May 5, 2023

Ozu’s Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight stands out among the Ozu films I have seen. It’s got much more drama and action.

It’s buried in a Criterion DVD set. I wish it got its own release on Blu-ray.

4/30/57: Yasujiro Ozu masterpiece Tokyo Twilight, w/Setsuko Hara, Ineko Arima, Chishû Ryû
A harder edge for Ozu – essential viewing
More:
–@SensesofCinema: https://t.co/xxejiBKRKR
–@Jeremyrcarr/@FilmInt: https://t.co/pNMawCxqRL
–@dzwitkin/@reverse_shot: https://t.co/4CS6hvrkbU pic.twitter.com/XWaXVhyS3M
— MidCenturyCinema (@MidCenturyCinem) April 30, 2023

It’s great that they’re showing so many of her Ozu films. I recommend Tokyo Twilight which is never talked about as one of Ozu’s best – I think it’s excellent. https://t.co/NI5yLL6NcS
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) July 28, 2021

Tokyo Twilight @FilmForumNYC Ozu is a master ironist whose image repertoire is closer to Nicholas Ray's in its impulsive ardor than to Bresson or Dreyer's in ecstatic restraint, whose poised performances mask bitter critiques of narrow norms & traditions: https://t.co/ag0SbA8H1V
— Richard Brody (@tnyfrontrow) November 8, 2019

In the thick of the industrial hums and billowing smokestacks, Yasujiro Ozu’s TOKYO TWILIGHT is one of his unequivocal masterpieces, a devastating postwar drama illuminated against the fading light of day. Screening in a rare 35mm presentation on 2/17: https://t.co/AZ7SMAX4Ah pic.twitter.com/VSSJO1sK4R
— Japan Society Film (@js_film_nyc) January 29, 2024

Cal Ripken’s 3000th hit – 4/15/00

On this date in 2000, Cal Ripken Jr. collected his 3,000th career hit. Ripken ended his career with 3,184 hits and 431 home runs. pic.twitter.com/fr5xB68Lnk
— PressBox (@PressBoxOnline) April 15, 2023

I didn’t go to the game but was given a ticket as a gift.

#OTD in 2000, @CalRipkenJr became the 24th member of the 3,000-hit club and the first to reach the milestone in an @Orioles uniform. https://t.co/v41yJw5hzn pic.twitter.com/P3jca7MxeR
— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) April 15, 2024

The Petersburg Battle of the Crater site

In 1963, our family toured some of the Civil War battlefields. The Battle of the Crater (1864) looked very dramatic in paintings from the time. The Union forces used dynamite which created a crater.

Unfortunately. by 1963 the crater had filled in and was very unimpressive. It was so disappointing.

#OnThisDay in 1864 during The American Civil War: Battle of the Crater: Union forces attempt to break Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia by exploding a large bomb under their trenches. pic.twitter.com/6lOOIp2xZx
— Past To Present History (@PastToPresentH1) July 30, 2022

Only half-joking here … The Petersburg siege and thus the Civil War would have ended months earlier except for a drunk Union brigadier general's failure to tell his troops to go around the hole at the Battle of the Crater instead of into the hole where they got stuck
— George Conway🌻 (@gtconway3d) September 27, 2022

July 30th in year 1864, American Civil War: Battle of the Crater: Union forces attempt to break Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia by exploding a large bomb under their trenches. #AmericanCivilWar #history #datefacts pic.twitter.com/ypJmVVQl54
— Today in History 🏛⛩🗼🗽📅 (@date_facts_MR) July 30, 2021

During the Civil War, 187,000 African Americans served the Union. The greatest concentration of United States Colored Troops served at the siege of Petersburg, where they secured a section of the Dimmock Line and fought at the Battle of the Crater. #BHM https://t.co/z4IVhv6U2b
— American Battlefield Trust (@Battlefields) February 11, 2022

The crater from the civil War battlefield Petersburg, it's very rounded and smooth now. Hardly recognizable as the site of a tremendous explosion. I assume these mounds were larger and more shaped than they are today. Would you agree?
— Victory Points (@Victory_Points) January 28, 2023