Baseball headlines in history

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4-17-1940 ... Opening Day ... 21-year-old Bob Feller tosses a no-no at the White Sox.

 

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4-17-1940 ... Opening Day ... 21-year-old Bob Feller tosses a no-no at the White Sox.

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The Heater from Van Meter!

 

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1990 ... we await another ...

 

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1919 ... before they knew ......

 

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7-10-2002

In infamous 'tie' because both teams ran out of players.

 

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4-9-69
The Expos make MLB an international sport.

 

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10-5-41 ... Mickey Owen's infamous passed ball ... and the NY press crucified him in a 5-game series, it came down to this?

 

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Anyone know why the Dodgers were identified as "The Flock"?

 

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Bizarre photo from Oct. 2001 with Torre and deranged Giuliani, who was Mayor of NYC. The fire helmets are unsettling due to the immense loss of life firefighters endured on 9-11.

This clipping is from the Phoenix (AZ Republic) newspaper, which isn't especially kind to the Big Apple's attitude.

 

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Game 7, OK? We don't care about Game 6.

 

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4-24-99

Tatis the Elder with 2 grannies in one inning at LAD.

 

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The 1869 Red Stockings will be honored this year.
A couple of articles from the Cincy Enquirer ... peculiar writing. The game had not evolved.

 

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Kekionga Club has its own rich history.

 

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July 5, 1947 ... Larry Doby becomes the 2nd black player in the big leagues -- pinch hitting (struck out) for the Indians against the White Sox. Doby went on to have 12 years in the majors, made the Hall of Fame. Was teammates with Satchel Paige. Bill Veeck (who else) was key to the two players making the team. Indians won the 1948 Series.

 

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Yankee Stadium, April 17, 1923 ... awe-inspiring for its time. Still would be.

 

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12-11-59

The Yankees farm club, the Kansas City A's, dealt Roger Boom Boom Maris to Bronx for Marv Throneberry.

And some other guys were mixed in.