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    Today in Baseball History June 6th 1940 Warren Spahn, who will become the winningest left-hander in baseball history with 363 victories, signs a contract with the Boston Bees. Due to a clash with manager Casey Stengel and his enlistment in the U.S. Army, the 19-year-old southpaw waits six...
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    Today in Baseball History June 5th 1973 The Rangers, bypassing future Hall of Famers Dave Winfield and Robin Yount, select Westchester High School (Houston, TX) pitching phenom David Clyde in the first round (1st pick) of the amateur draft. The 18-year-old senior, who posted an 18-0 record...
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    Today in Baseball History June 4th 1964 At Connie Mack Stadium, Sandy Koufax throws his third no-hitter in three years, blanking the Phillies 3-0. The Dodgers' southpaw, who will add a perfect game to his resume next season, joins Larry Corcoran, Cy Young, and Bob Feller as the only other...
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    Today in Baseball History June 3rd 1980 The Mets select 18-year-old Darryl Strawberry as the team's number one pick in the June draft. During his stormy eight-year tenure with the team, the 6' 6" outfielder will establish franchise records with 252 homers and 733 RBIs. 1989 In a...
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    Today in Baseball History June 2nd 1935 Braves outfielder Babe Ruth announces his retirement from baseball. The 40-year-old former Yankees slugger wanted to retire three weeks sooner but stayed when team owner Emil Fuchs persuaded him to continue to play because Boston hadn't played in every...
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    This Day in Baseball History

    Today in Baseball History June 1st 1920 Babe Ruth, an accomplished hurler, acquired from the Red Sox in the offseason for his hitting prowess, bats cleanup in the Yankees' lineup and wins, giving up four runs when he tosses four innings as the starter in the team's 14-7 victory over the...
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    This Day in Baseball History

    Today in Baseball History May 31st 1949 Charley Lupica announces from a twenty-foot platform atop a flagpole that he will remain on the perch until the Indians are eliminated from the race or win another pennant. Although the local grocery store owner abandons his postin late September with...
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    This Day in Baseball History

    Today in Baseball History May 30th Ends and Beginnings 1935 "All ballplayers should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill." - BABE RUTH, Hall of Fame legend reflecting on his long career. Babe Ruth plays his final major league game, grounding out in a first-inning...
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    Today in Baseball History May 29th 1976 In a pitching matchup that features the Niekro brothers as starters, Astro Joe beat the Braves and Phil, 4-1. Adding insult to injury, Joe hits his first and only home run in his 22-year career off his older sibling. 2010 Roy Halladay throws...
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    This Day in Baseball History

    Today in Baseball History May 28th 1973 Wilbur Wood, completing a suspended game from two nights ago, allows only two hits in five innings to earn the win in the 21-inning contest when Chicago beats the Indians at White Sox Park, 4-1. The 31-year-old knuckleballer, who will lose both ends of...
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    This Day in Baseball History

    Today in Baseball History May 27th 1955 In the first five innings of the team's 16-0 rout of the Senators at Fenway Park, Red Sox rookie Norm Zauchin drives in ten runs. The 26-year-old first baseman accomplishes the feat with home runs in the first, second, and fifth frames, along with a...
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    Today in Baseball History May 26th 1959 A Bill Veeck stunt features the return of 3-foot-7-inch Eddie Gaedel and three other little people arriving by helicopter at Comiskey Park. The quartet, dressed as Martians, give Nellie Fox and Luis Aparicio toy ray guns to help the team's diminutive...
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    This Day in Baseball History

    Today in Baseball History May 251983 In the third inning of an eventual 6-0 loss to the Braves at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Pirates' starter Jim Bibby (4) and reliever Jim Winn (3) combine to walk seven consecutive batters to tie a major league mark. In 1909, Senators' southpaw hurler...
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    This Day in Baseball History

    Today in Baseball History May 24th 1957 During an off-day at Fenway Park, Ted Williams, using his shotgun, shoots approximately 35 pigeons sitting on a chair in front of the bullpen of the empty ballpark, predictably upsets the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals...
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