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SEPT The Giants defeated the Rockies 9-1 by a Yastrzemski at since Carl SEPT New York Giants slugger Willie Mays to gain ground in the Wild Card race. took Moose Haas deep on July 31, 1983. The hit two home runs against the Pitts- 14 struck out 11 batters memorable game was also marked by 20 burgh Pirates, giving him 50 for the 2009 over 7.0 to notch his 14th win ’s 2,000th career win, a benchmark 1955 year and making him the seventh of the season. Box reached by just 10 managers in Major League player in Major League history to accomplish the history, all of which are in the Hall of Fame. feat. Box 1 | Box 2 SEPT Willie Mays tied a Major League mark Box by hitting three triples in an 8-6 vic- 15 tory over the Phillies. Box 1960 SEPT The Giants’ Don Mueller made his 18 200th hit an inside-the-park home extended his run, making him the first Giant to get SEPT 1954 streak to 18 scoreless innings against 200 hits since Joe Moore in 1936. Wil- 16 the Dodgers in a two-hit, 1-0 victory. lie Mays also hit an inside-the park homer as the 1983 Davis singled and later scored the Giants beat the Phillies 9-1. Box winning run in the 6th . Box SEPT The Giants’ (right) re- tired the first 19 batters and settled SEPT hit his 20th of the year in his first game at Fen- 19 for a three-hitter in beating the Pa- 1970 17 way Park as he was joined by his dres 3-0. It was Perry’s fourth straight 2019 grandfather Carl, who threw him the shutout. Box celebratory first pitch. It marked the first home

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COMMUNITY CORNER As California continues to fight numerous wildfires, the Giants are partnering with the American El Profesor Red Cross to raise funds to help people affected by these wildfires.Donations can be made by Watch Beginning Wednesday visiting redcross.org/giants IF's Mauricio Dubón and teach us some basic Spanish words and phrases in SFG Productions' newest series El Profesor. BEYOND THE GIANTS VAULT  Housed in a 5,000 square foot building, the Irvin broke his ankle during a Giants Archives consists of memorabilia and game and only artifacts from our team’s 138-year history. As appeared in 46 games that part of the Giants Fan Page, fans can now, for season. Even without those the first time, learn about and view memora- mainstays the Giants managed bilia from our collection. to finish in second place to the This week, the Vault is taking a look at some Brooklyn Dodgers in 1952, but of the so called "Phantom Pins" that were their time in New York was run- produced for some great Giants teams that ning out – is this why the clock didn't quite make it to the . on the pin the Giants created Excitement was high for the 1952 season for the World Series is set to the after the Giants won the Pennant the previous year. Early eleventh hour? in the season the Giants lost two Hall of Fame players when Willie Mays The full look at the Phantom only played in 34 games before he was drafted into the Army and Monte World Series pins is online starting Thursday

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Caleb was born in Jeni- many other Michiganders—but like FAMIILY INFORMATION son, Mich., in the western his dad and grandfather before part of the state, a suburb of him—Caleb was a Cubs’ fan grow- - Father, Mark, is a sales representa- 17,000 people 10 miles from ing up. tive for a beer and wine distributor Grand Rapids and about half As he got into travel ball, all the - Mother, Joni, is a dental assistant an hour from Lake Michigan. family’s vacations revolved around in a periodontist’s office He didn’t start playing base- his tournaments. Except for a trip ball until he was 10 when to visit one of Joni’s sisters in Ari- - Brother, Noah, is almost six years neighbors who had a son two zona and to go to the other sister’s younger, and is now playing baseball years older told his parents it wedding in Hawaii, “The money we at Lansing Community College. was time for Little League. had was spent on baseball,” Joni “My parents never pushed says. His parents also paid for pri- at Jenison High School, and was me to do anything I didn’t vate pitching lessons, including from honorable mention all-conference want to do,” he says. By 13, Grand Rapids native Rick Kreuger, as a senior (5 wins, 66 ). he was on travel teams. who pitched in 17 games over four He’s quick to note that one no-hitter He also played football, seasons in the 1970s, mostly for the came against the worst team in the soccer and . . Kreuger’s business division, and he walked six batters, He and brother Noah card read “Humility before honor.” garnering some good-natured rib- often engaged in spir- “That stuck in our head for a long bing from his coach. Although he ited makeshift base- time and came to have some mean- also played some first base and out- ball games in the front ing for us,” she says. field, his father says he wasn’t much yard with a tennis ball The lessons were Caleb’s idea. “It of a hitter. and foam bat. “It was wasn’t us pushing him,” Joni says. He dreamed of Division 1 base- really, really com- “He wanted to pitch. He had the de- ball but wasn’t recruited out of petitive,” Noah says. sire to be on the mound. Caleb has high school. So he went to Jackson “Someone would go always had a strong-willed, deter- (Mich.) College, a community col- in the house, cry- mined demeanor. That quality set lege about 115 miles from home. ing.” him up for pitching.” He planned to become a doctor if Jenison is baseball didn’t work out. He started He also began to give up other nearly the same to work out while at Jackson and distance to sports. “Every sport that he played things took off from there. Several Chicago as in, he was pretty good at,” Mark college programs recruited him, Detroit, so says. “You could tell after a while that and he chose Indiana University. baseball was his passion. Seventh unlike In 2016, the Giants drafted him in grade was his last year playing foot- the ninth round, 275th overall. Mark ball. He played a little soccer. Once had to take Noah to a high school he was in high school, it was all base- tournament that day, so Joni stayed ball. That’s all he wanted to do.” home with Caleb, waiting for the (Mark hadn’t played baseball congratulatory phone call. “It was since elementary school, a cool night,” Joni recalls. “Caleb but he played hockey and wanted to go to the mall to get a Gi- tennis in high school.) ants hat. He threw two no-hitters

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