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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Today in Baseball History May 23rd 1963 Mets' first baseman Gil Hodges is immediately named the Senators' manager, replacing Mickey Vernon when the teams complete the deal that sends Waterbury (CT) native Jimmy Piersall to New York. The 33-year-old part-time outfielder, who will bat only .194...
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    This Day in Baseball History

    Today in Baseball History May 22nd 1942 Ted Williams is sworn into the U.S. Navy but will remain with the Red Sox until called for active duty. Earlier in the year, a public outcry occurred when the Boston outfielder asked to be reclassified from Class 1-A to 3-A due to being the sole support...
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    May 21st 1957 Reaffirming their decision to bar females from Fenway Park's male-only press box, Boston baseball writers deny a seat to Doris O'Donnell, a feature writer following the Indians. 2005 When Dae-Sung Koo bats against Randy Johnson, Mike Piazza confides to David Wright in...
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    May 20th 2012 Babe Ruth's circa 1920 jersey sells to an undisclosed buyer for $4,415,658, the most significant amount ever paid for a piece of sports memorabilia, according to auctionreport.com. The Babe probably wore the woolen uniform top during his first season with the Yankees after being...
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    May 20th 2006 After barreling over fellow catcher Michael Barrett in a play he considered hard but clean, A.J. Pierzynski is surprised when the Cub backstop shows his displeasure by punching him in the face. The incident ignites a bench-clearing brawl between the Windy City rivals, leading to...
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