Books and articles about George Mogridge

Long, lean George was a control pitcher who gave up few walks, generally achieved a good ERA, and until Dave Righetti in 1983, was the only Yankee to pitch a regular season no-hitter (against the Red Sox in 1917). He was traded to Washington in 1921, as the Yankees were entering their first great years, served with Walter Johnson as a bellwether of the Senators' staff, and pitched five innings of the famous seventh game of Washington's winning 1924 Series.

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For his times, he was also active in relief, winning 20, losing 21, and earning 21 saves.

When resin was banned by the American League in 1920, George worked the powder into the underside of the bill of his cap: convenient, effective, and never discovered. (ADS)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » April 24, 1917: In front of 3,219 fans, Yankee lefty George Mogridge pitches a no-hitter in Fenway Park for a 2–1 New York win. It is the 2nd of what will be an AL record five no-hitters. The Yankees score on two walks, an error, and a sacrifice fly off Dutch Leonard. Not until Dave Righetti's no-hitter in 1983 will another Yankee lefty toss a no-hitter. » April 12, 1922: President Warren Harding throws out the first ball in Washington, and the Senators beat the Yankees 6–5. Former Yank George Mogridge starts for the Nats against Sam Jones, making his Yankee debut, as rookie manager Clyde Milan passes over Walter Johnson as starting pitcher. The Nats star has been ill most of the spring. Both Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel are out of the Yankee lineup, suspended by the league for barnstorming, and the Babe watches the game from the presidential box. Washington outhits New York, 15–9, and comes from behind to win in the 8th. » May 2, 1922: With two outs, Washington's George Mogridge serves up consecutive home runs to three Philadelphia batters—Tilly Walker, Cy Perkins, and Bing Miller. It has been done twice before: June 30, 1902 and May 10, 1894. The A's win, 11–2, behind Bob Hasty. » August 7, 1922: Ken Williams hits two HRs (#29 and #30) in the sixth inning, off starter George Mogridge and reliever Eric Erickson, as the Browns score nine times against Washington in a 16–6 win. Williams is the first to do so since the 1890s. Both homers follow doubles by Jacobson, also tying a major-league record, as the Browns bang out a major-league record seven extra base hits in the frame. » August 15, 1923: Senators southpaw George Mogridge becomes the only hurler to steal home in extra innings when he scores an insurance run in the 12th in a 5-1 win over the White Sox. » October 10, 1924: President and Mrs. Coolidge and 31,665 others thrill to the 2nd 3-hour battle of the Series. Bucky Harris starts 23-year-old righthander Curly Ogden (9-8) against Virgil Barnes (16-10), then pulls him after he fans Fred Lindstrom and walks Frisch. In comes lefty George Mogridge (16-11), a move intended to keep lefty Bill Terry on the Giants bench. Bucky Harris lifts one into the temporary seats in LF for a 1–0 lead. In the 6th a single ties it at 1–1, and Harris brings in Firpo Marberry for his 4th appearance. A base hit and two costly errors give the Giants a 3–1 lead. In the 8th, pinch-hitter Nemo Liebold doubles and C Muddy Ruel singles. A walk loads the bases and up comes Harris, who hits a hard bounder to 3B that strikes a pebble and skips over Lindstrom's head and down the LF line as the tying runs score. Walter Johnson, pitching on one days rest, then comes in to hold New York. With one out in the last of the 12th, Giants reliever Jack Bentley gets Muddy Ruel to pop up near home plate, but veteran C Hank Gowdy steps on his discarded mask, which he cannot shake from his shoe, and the ball falls to the ground. Ruel then gets his 2nd hit, a double. Walter Johnson reaches 1B on SS Travis Jackson's error. Earl McNeely hits a grounder at Lindstrom, and improbably, the ball again takes a bounce over his head. Ruel tears home with Washington's first World Series championship. » February 6, 1926: The Browns acquire 37-year-old catcher Wally Schang from the Yankees for pitcher George Mogridge and cash. The veteran will backstop for the Browns for three seasons. » July 4, 1983: Dave Righetti pitches the Yankees' first no-hitter since Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series, handcuffing the Red Sox 4–0 before a holiday crowd of 41,077 at Yankee Stadium. It's the first no-hitter by a Yankee lefty since George Mogridge in 1917.