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Coincidentally, the second game also featured a notable hit by a relief pitcher, as Mitch Williams' walk-off base hit in the bottom of the ninth inning off of Trevor Hoffman won the game for the Phillies, 6-5. It was one of just three total hits in Williams' career, and the final plate appearance of his career as well. In total, there were 46 ...
Stoop ball is a pickup neighborhood game played near the stoop (outer concrete stairway) of a residential dwelling by a minimum of two players. The rules [5] are based loosely on baseball. The object of the game is to score the most runs in nine innings. One player is the "batter" and the other players are "fielders".
College football games were once hosted at Ponce de Leon Park. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets played all their home games there from 1908 to 1911. The Georgia Bulldogs have also played games at 'Poncey.' On July 1, 1940, the park hosted an exhibition fight [7] between a 45-year-old Jack Dempsey and wrestler Clarence (Cowboy) Luttrell which ...
The game started at 7:36 p.m. EDT in front of 23,381 fans at Turner Field in Atlanta. [1] The game was televised nationally by TBS as part of the Braves' TV contract and on FSN Arizona in the Diamondbacks' local market. Johnson's catcher for the game was Robby Hammock, [5] who was playing his second season in the Majors. Johnson later praised ...
On September 11, 1966, the Atlanta Falcons played their first game in the stadium and lost to the Los Angeles Rams 19–14. [ 1 ] The Falcons' last game played at the stadium was on December 15, 1991, where they defeated the Seattle Seahawks 26–13, clinching a NFC wild-card spot for the team's first playoff berth since 1982; among some of the ...
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The Doraville Police Department in Georgia said one person was killed and another wounded on Monday after gunshots rang out in the Honduran Consulate parking lot near Atlanta.
Atlanta played its inaugural Southern Association game, against the Nashville Baseball Club, on Saturday, April 26, 1902 (Memorial Day) in Piedmont Park before a crowd of around 3,500. For 60 years (until 1961), the Crackers were part of the Class AA Southern Association, a period during which they won more games than any other Association team ...