A Giant question: 50 years, 50 answers Sep 23, 2008
Maybe it's knowing that wearing the Giant uniform perpetuates a heritage that began in New York in 1883 -- nurtured by the likes of Jim Mutrie, John McGraw and Christy Mathewson, ennobled by Bill Terry, Mel Ott and Carl Hubbell, successfully re-established West by men such as Orlando Cepeda, Jim Davenport and Mike McCormick and treasured by owners Horace Stoneham, Bob Lurie and Peter Magowan. As Tuesday's Wall of Fame dedication at AT will show, the Giants will forever celebrate what their... (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
At 39, Mussina back in control as rock of Yankees' rotation Aug 27, 2008
His career win total puts him on the bubble, as he's tied with Hall of Famer Bob Feller and ahead of other inductees such as Carl Hubbell (253), Bob Gibson (251) and Juan Marichal (243). But several notable pitchers with more wins aren't in the Hall, including Jim Kaat (283), Tommy John (288) and Bert Blyleven (287). (USA Today -- Sports)
Top 50 OK baseballers in Monday Oklahoman Jul 18, 2008
After Mantle, Spahn and Bench, it was Carl Hubbell, Paul Big Poison Waner, Willie Stargell, Dizzy Dean, Ferguson Jenkins, Bullet Joe Rogan, and Iron Man Joe McGinnity. Joe Dobson was No. 45 on the list of the Top 50 Greatest Baseball Players from Oklahoma. (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)
Indian Rock 2 takes control of tour Jun 21, 2008
5 to Dennis Schubert and Carl Hubbell. Ron Ross and Steve Rankin 12. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Senior intercity visits Witches Cove Jun 17, 2008
Roger Comstock and Bob Olson lost 12-6 to Carl Hubbell and Bud Quinn. Younis Adam and Phil Keeney lost 10. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Baseball Today May 30, 2008
1940 -- Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants threw 87 pitches in a 7-0 one-hitter against the Brooklyn Dodgers. He faced the minimum 27 batters. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Senior intercity scorecard May 23, 2008
Dennis Schubert and Carl Hubbell 11. 5-6. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Webb's place in history May 16, 2008
The all-time consecutive wins record over more than one season is 24, set by the Giants' Carl Hubbell in 1933-34. Sources: Elias Sports Bureau, Baseball-reference. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Sycamore Creek jumps up, Lake Valley No. 1 stays on top May 5, 2008
5 to Carl Hubbell and George Derrieux. Mike Jett and Randy Claxton lost 10. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
American League roundup for Saturday May 5, 2008
He passed Carl Hubbell on the career wins list while tying Jack Morris and Hall of Famer Red Faber for 39th place. The 39-year-old right-hander improved to 50-20 during May, and 18-5 in 27 starts against Seattle overall. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
AMERICAN LEAGUE Sabathia sent to 5th defeat May 4, 2008
The 39-year-old right-hander passed Carl Hubbell on the career wins list while tying Jack Morris and Hall of Famer Red Faber for 39th place. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 2: Vernon Wells drove in three runs and Marco Scutaro homered to lead host Toronto. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Yanks down Mariners May 4, 2008
"Mussina was in control all afternoon, using a sharp curveball and 68-mph changeup to strike out five batters while throwing 84 pitches in six strong innings. He passed Carl Hubbell on the career wins list while tying Jack Morris and Hall of Famer Red Faber for 39th place.The 39-year-old right-hander improved to 50-20 during May, and 18-5 with a 3.68 ERA in 27 starts against Seattle overall. He is 7-0 with a 3.06 ERA in his past 10 appearances against the Mariners dating to Aug. 17, 2001.Mussina... (News & Observer -- Sports)
Sexson showing gradual improvement May 3, 2008
" SEA: RHP Felix Hernandez (2-1, 2.22 ERA) The Mariners' top right-handed starter is coming off his first loss of the season despite holding the Athletics scoreless through seven innings. He wobbled in the eighth, though, and absorbed the loss. Hernandez is one of just three American League starters to pitch at least seven innings in five starts this season. Hernandez leads the Mariners' staff in strikeouts with 41, and his 459 career strikeouts are the third most by a pitcher not yet 23 years... (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Giants mailbag: Will Zito regain velocity? May 2, 2008
We've had good ones -- Billy Pierce, Billy O'Dell, Mike McCormick -- but not great ones like the old New York Giants' Carl Hubbell and Rube Marquard. Vida Blue wasn't a Giant long enough. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
Lake Valley No. 1 wins Senior Intercity opener Apr 11, 2008
Bud Quinn and Carl Hubbell lost 11-7 to Jim Nielsen and Bill Pragman. Bob Cizek and Howard Casatta 9. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Marine Corps League golf tournament set for May 4 Apr 8, 2008
For additional information and/or entry forms, contact John Losito at 348-3742, Carl Hubbell at 346-6919, or Tom Smith. at 369-2818. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Patriots' Tom Brady makes being a superstar QB look almost routine, selected AP male athlete Dec 22, 2007
1933 Carl Hubbell, baseball. 1932 Gene Sarazen, golf. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
The Case For Clemens And Cooperstown Dec 22, 2007
His achievements over that stretch outpace the full careers of many notable Hall of Fame pitchers, including Whitey Ford, Carl Hubbell, Sandy Koufax and Jim Palmer. Clemens may well have needed steroids to stave off athletic old age and pick up a career second wind. (Forbes -- Business)
Ask Babe: More questions for the Babe Nov 17, 2007
Ruth's coaching staff included Carl Hubbell and Gordy Maquire. Cobb's staff included Charlie Dressen and John Corriden. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Sycamore Creek earns Senior Intercity title Oct 3, 2007
Carl Hubbell and Dennis Jones 10-8 over Bob Olson and Mel Willard. Mark Russell and Bud Quinn 10-8 over Jim Nielsen and Jim Price. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Ten things you may not know about Greg Maddux Sep 19, 2007
Among pitchers with 300 wins and/or 3,000 strikeouts, and a few assorted elite hurlers added in, the only ones with less career walks than Maddux's 966 (in 4,805 innings pitched through Tuesday) are Juan Marichal (709), Carl Hubbell (725), Mathewson (837), Grover Cleveland Alexander (951) and Robin Roberts (902). Contemporaries like Tom Glavine (1,400+) and Roger Clemens (1,500+) aren't even close. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Sycamore Creek reclaims top spot for finals Sep 16, 2007
Carl Hubbell and Bud Quinn of LV-Cizek dropped a match by 5 to Dexter Zaring and Darryl Ridgely of ON. ... Carl Hubbell and Bud Quinn lost 11. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Lake Valley-Salls pulls even with Sycamore Creek Sep 2, 2007
Carl Hubbell and Bud Quinn all-square with Bill Massengill and John Berry. Fred Lowtharp and Don McGowen lost 9. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Top three remain unchanged in Senior Intercity Aug 20, 2007
Shooting the second-lowest gross rounds with 1-over 72s were Harold Morrow of SC and Carl Hubbell of Lake Valley-Cizek ... Carl Hubbell and Bud Quinn 11-7 over Larry Lynch and Larry Akers. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
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Nicknamed Prince Hal as his teammate was Hall of Fame pitcher King Carl Hubbell, Schumacher helped pitch the Giants to National League pennants in 1933, 1936 and 1937. In 1934, he won a career high 23 games, losing 10. (Little Falls Evening Times, NY)
Complete Story Aug 14, 2007
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LETTERS TO THE GREEN Jul 15, 2007
Editor -- I was sorry to see that your story on Carl Hubbell striking out five straight in the All-Star Game made no mention of the Philadelphia A's Bobby Shantz ("Tale of 2 lefties," July 9). All he did in the fifth inning of the 1952 All-Star Game was strike out Whitey Lockman, Jackie Robinson and Stan Musial. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Rolling Hills takes Senior Intercity lead Jul 13, 2007
Coming to help LV-Cizek was Dennis Jones, playing with Carl Hubbell and winning 10-8 over Younis Adam and league organizer Gary Irwin ... Younis Adam and Gary Irwin lost 10-8 to Dennis Jones and Carl Hubbell. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Pirates set to retire Paul Waner's No. 11 Jul 13, 2007
In August 1937, Waner was experiencing early difficulty picking up the ball as it was pitched, and was given some advice by pitcher Carl Hubbell of the Giants. "Just hit what you see," said Hubbell. (MLB.com -- Pittsburgh Pirates)
An exhibition of foolishness Jul 11, 2007
The game acquired an immediate cachet in its second year when Carl Hubbell fanned Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin -- five Hall of Famers-to-be -- in succession. By 1941, when Ted Williams hit a two-out, three-run game-winning homer in Detroit off Cubs righthander Claude Passeau, the game had taken hold as a major event on the American sports calendar. (Boston Globe)
Who's ready to see the Little Man applauding wildly? Jul 11, 2007
Oh, and for the really ambitious TV producer, some grainy footage of Carl Hubbell striking out half the American League. The Bay Area's contribution to All-Star lore, on the other hand, is pretty much the flag crew in 1984 being lifted off the ground by a mild Candlestickian zephyr. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Evidently Rockies just like to watch Jul 10, 2007
Five pitchers Paul Derringer, Bucky Walters, Whit Wyatt, Larry French and Carl Hubbell held the AL to three hits. Max West hit a three-run homer. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Tale of 2 lefties: One was grand, other slammed Jul 9, 2007
Carl Hubbell pitched for the Giants from 1928 to 1943, when they played in New York ... " Hubbell's screwball carried him to five consecutive 20-win seasons from 1933 through '37 and did not diminish his durability: He made 30 or more starts in nine straight seasons. But all those years of throwing the screwball eventually caused Hubbell's left hand to stick out from his side "with the palm upturned, like a maitre d' looking for a tip," according to an Associated Press story in 1986. Hubbell,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
MOST MEMORABLE ALL-STAR MOMENTSA look back at our picks/ An All-Star collection of highlights Jul 9, 2007
MOST MEMORABLE ALL-STAR MOMENTS / A look back at our picks/ An All-Star collection of highlights. " When the final legend was introduced -- Boston's own Ted Williams -- nearly 90 former and current players crowded around him for an extended baseball lovefest. -- Play -- The most rehashed play in All-Star history ended a 12-inning battle and gave the National League a victory over the American League in 1970 as Pete Rose knocked over catcher Ray Fosse. -- Farewell -- At Cal Ripken's final... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Bay history includes balk, wind and zeros Jul 9, 2007
"Around the fourth, the pitchers were still in the sunlight, but we were in the shadows. That's when it was really murder. Near the end, things were about normal.'' It was 2-1 after the second inning, and the only other run came on Murphy's homer in the eighth. On the 50th anniversary of the New York Giants' Carl Hubbell striking out five consecutive batters, Fernando Valenzuela fanned the side in the fourth. Then 19-year-old Dwight Gooden, the youngest player in All-Star Game history, did the... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Fanned favorites Jul 9, 2007
The feat of Valenzuela and Gooden erased the heralded record set by the Giants' Carl Hubbell when he fanned five future Hall of Famers (Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin) in succession exactly 50 years previously. "The twilight might have been a factor," said manager Joe Altobelli after his American League squad lost for the 20th time in 22 games. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
All-Star Games at home tough Jul 9, 2007
Joseph A. Reaves The Arizona Republic Jul. Barry Bonds has been voted to the All-Star Game 14 times, but this is the one he says he'll remember. (AZCentral -- Sports)
City by the Bay no stranger to All-Star lore Jul 7, 2007
Exactly 50 years earlier, left-hander Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants staged a remarkable All-Star pitching display by striking out five consecutive American Leaguers -- Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin. The 1984 reprise was a combined effort. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
MOST MEMORABLE ALL-STAR MOMENTSDomination: Hubbell strikes out string of Hall of FamersGiants starter's act had the whiff of legendRuth and Gehrig were no match for Hubbell in '34 Jul 5, 2007
MOST MEMORABLE ALL-STAR MOMENTS / Domination: Hubbell strikes out string of Hall of Famers / Giants starter's act had the whiff of legend / Ruth and Gehrig were no match for Hubbell in '34. I was the only one who got a foul off him. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Baseball n the game that was Jul 4, 2007
Ironically, Marichal s 16 inning gem came 30 years to the day after Giant pitcher Carl Hubbell threw a 1-0, 18 inning shutout against the Cardinals. In this day where relief pitching dominates the game, fans will never see anything close to either of those feats again. (The Town Crier, AR)
Top teams stand pat in Senior Intercity Jun 22, 2007
Holding their own for LV-Cizek was Carl Hubbell and Bud Quinn, matching George Hattery and Gene Olson ... Carl Hubbell and Bud Quinn all-square with George Hattery and Gene Olson. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Hall of Famers take reins at Futures Game Jun 14, 2007
The Dominican-born pitcher spent his first 14 Major League seasons with the Giants, earning a spot on the All-Star team nine times, which ties him for tops in franchise history with fellow Hall of Famer Carl Hubbell. And if the San Francisco fans are thrilled to have their beloved "Dominican Dandy" back home, they could not be more delighted than Marichal himself. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)
This Day in Dodger History - May 30 May 31, 2007
May 30, 1928-- "King" Carl Hubbell loses to Brooklyn in the first game of two in the Polo Grounds before 60,000 fans, most of them from Brooklyn. Del Bissonett slugs a three-run homer in the 10th for the winning margin. (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
Smoltz outduels Glavine for 200th career victory May 25, 2007
SI.com - MLB - Smoltz outduels Glavine for 200th career win - Thursday May 24, 2007 11:49PM. Posted: Thursday May 24, 2007 10:16PM; Updated: Friday May 25, 2007 1:56AM. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Mistlers win Marine Corps golf tournament May 12, 2007
OSAGE BEACH ' Jeff, Adam and Alex Mistler defeated the team of Bob Renaud, Bob Cizek and Carl Hubbell to take home the top cash prize Sunday at the annual Marine Corps League Golf Tournament held at the Dogwood Hills Golf Club. Both teams tied with scores of 61. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Sycamore Creek stays on top of Senior Intercity Apr 27, 2007
One of the close matches on the day involved the No. 1 pairing of Jim Byland and George Casey of OK against Carl Hubbell and Bob Cizek of LV-Cizek ... 5 over Carl Hubbell and Bob Cizek. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Marine Corps League Detachment 1137 to host golf tournament at Dogwood Hills Apr 20, 2007
For further information and/or entry forms call John Losito at 348-3742, Carl Hubbell at 374-6814, or Tom Smith at 369-2818. ADVERTISEMENTS. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Racket abuse leaves our Steffi in stitches Apr 16, 2007
His single and homer off Carl Hubbell led the Braves over the Giants 4-2. April 16, 1940: Bob Feller of Cleveland defeated the Chicago White Sox 1-0 in the only Opening Day no-hitter in major league history. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Sycamore Creek opens with Senior Intercity lead Apr 13, 2007
Lake Sun Leader - Sports. Friday, April 13, 2007. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Royals eager to face off against Matsuzaka Apr 5, 2007
One National League scout who saw "Dice-K" in Spring Training said the "gyro" is nothing more than the circle change that Hall of Famer Carl Hubbell was throwing back in the 1930s with the New York Giants. "There are a lot of guys who try to manipulate certain arm speeds and certain arm motions and wrist action and try to create some kind of movement on the ball," Grudzielanek said. (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)
Wheel of Fortune becomes name game Feb 8, 2007
73), Carl Hubbell (1. 82) and Juan Marichal (1. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
