Sports Fact & Book Rec of the Day 5/19/2007

5/19/1959:
Baltimore left-hander Billy O'Dell pitches and hits his way to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox at memorial Stadium. Before being struck in the leg with a hard comebacker, he hurls seven innings of five-hit ball and wins his own game with an odd hit to right field in the second inning. The ball bounces over the head of Al Smith and rolls all the way to the wall, allowing baserunner Billy Gardner and O'Dell to reach home and providing all of Baltimore's offense for the night off tough-luck loser Billy Pierce.

Birthdays:
Dolph Schayes b. 1928
Archie Manning b. 1949
Bill Laimbeer b. 1957
Turk Wendell b. 1967
Kevin Garnett b. 1976

IF YOU LIKE VAMPIRES, YOU’LL LOVE...

Vampires are slaying the competition on the bestseller lists these days. Two of the most popular series are the smoldering romances in Hamilton’s Meredith Gentry series, and the light, madcap capers starring Sookie Stackhouse by Harris. If you like your demon chasing moody, choose Hamilton; if bright, pick Harris. If you are a true vampire junkie, you’ll want to try both.

	A STROKE OF MIDNIGHT, by Laurell K. Hamilton (Ballantine Books, 2005)
	DEAD AS A DOORNAIL, by Charlaine Harris (Ace, 2006)