Justin Verlander grabbed the bill of his cap and nodded toward Miguel Cabrera when he faced his former teammate. “We’ve had a lot of great memories on and off the field,” Verlander said after helping the Houston Astros rout the Detroit Tigers 17-4 on Sunday. The 40-year-old Cabrera, who plans to retire after the season, grounded out in the third inning against Verlander.
June 9 1901 The New York Giants set a major league record with 31 hits in beating Cincinnati 25-13. Al Selbach of the Giants went 6-for-7 with two doubles and four singles and scored four runs.
There should be some tougher criteria to be elected to the Hall of Fame. Currently there is just a 10 year rule and they have to have been retired 5 years. That's it.
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