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    This Day in Baseball History

    Today in Baseball History August 31st 1959 Sandy Koufax fans 18 batters to establish a new National League record for a nine-inning game in the Dodgers' 5-2 win over San Francisco at the LA Memorial Coliseum. The left-hander's performance equals the major league mark established in 1938 by...
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    This Day in Baseball History

    Today in Baseball History August 30th 1973 Billy Martin orders his pitchers to throw spitballs to show the umpiring crew that they don't consistently enforce the rules when Indians right-hander Gaylord Perry is on the mound. The Tiger manager, suspended for three days by American League...
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    This Day in Baseball History

    Today in Baseball History August 29th 1951 The Yankees send rookie hurler Lew Burdette and $50,000 to the Braves for 33-year-old right-hander Johnny Sain. The trade will come back to haunt the Bronx Bombers when the right-hander throws three complete-game victories in the 1957 World Series...
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    This Day in Baseball History

    Today in Baseball History August 28th https://nationalpastime.com/ 1945 A moment in American history occurs in Brooklyn when Branch Rickey meets with Jackie Robinson to share his plans to integrate the major leagues. During the three-hour meeting, the Dodgers' president will shout racial...
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    This Day in Baseball History

    Today in Baseball History August 27th 1946 A committee formed to study integration, Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey delivers its secretive report during an Owners' Meeting, defending the covert color barrier in professional baseball. The reasons cited include the black's lack of fundamentals and...
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    This Day in Baseball History

    Today in Baseball History August 26th https://nationalpastime.com/ 1939 At Brooklyn's Ebbets Field, NBC televises the first major league game on experimental station W2XBS, covering a doubleheader where the Reds win the first game, 5-2, and the Dodgers take a 6-1 victory in the nightcap...
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    This Day in Baseball History

    Today in Baseball History August 25th 1968 Rocky Colavito, giving up just one hit in 2⅓ innings of relief, gets credit for the win when the Yankees beat the Tigers, 6-5. The Bronx Bomber outfielder, who also homers in the game, will be the last position player to notch a major league victory...
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    This Day in Baseball History

    Today in Baseball History August 24th 1963 ABC's Wide World of Sports airs the first telecast of the Little League World Series. The network provides ‘the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat’ when Grenada Hills (CA) beats Stratford (CT) in the championship game, 2-1. 1973...
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    Is OLED worth the extra money?

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    Is OLED worth the extra money?

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    This Day in Baseball History

    Today in Baseball History August 23rd 1942 Between games of a doubleheader between New York and Washington, Babe Ruth appears in pinstripes for the first time in seven years to face former Senator fireballer Walter Johnson, helping to raise over $80,000 for the Army-Navy Relief Fund. To the...
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    Is OLED worth the extra money?

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    This Day in Baseball History

    Today in Baseball History August 22nd https://nationalpastime.com/ 1965 In one of the ugliest moments in baseball history, Juan Marichal, believing Johnny Roseboro threw too close to his head while returning the ball to Sandy Koufax, attacks the Dodger catcher with his bat, precipitating a...
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    This Day in Baseball History

    Today in Baseball History August 21st https://nationalpastime.com/ 1931 Babe Ruth becomes the first major leaguer to hit 600 career home runs when the Yankees defeat the Browns, 11-7. The 36-year-old slugger hit the milestone round-tripper off right-hander George Blaeholder. 1972 In a...
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