1. materials characteristic of baseball and the culture of baseball; 2. collectible baseball Americana
1962
Pedro Ramos of the Cleveland Indians pitches a three-hitter and hits two home runs, including a grand slam, for a 7 – 0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a doubleheader at Memorial Park. Cleveland will win the second game by the identical score.
1939
For the first time in his career, Charlie Gehringer of the Detroit Tigers hits for the cycle, in a 12 – 5 win against the St. Louis Browns. Gehringer becomes the first player in MLB to hit for a “natural” cycle, that is, in order: single, double, triple, home run.
1982
Ferguson Jenkins of the Chicago Cubs fans Garry Templeton of the Padres for the 3,000th strikeout of his incredible career. Jenkins is the 7th player to reach the plateau. He will finish his Hall of Fame career with 3,192 Ks.
1931
Dazzy Vance is knocked out cold by a line drive while leading the Phillies, 3 – 2, with two outs in the 9th inning. Jack Quinn gets the last out for Vance’s Brooklyn Dodgers.
1963
Bill Bruton of the Detroit Tigers ties a major league record by collecting four doubles in one game against the Washington Senators. In a strange stat, Bruton will total only 21 doubles on the season.
1927
Yankees OF Bob Meusel swipes second base, third base, and home in the 3rd inning as New York tops the Tigers of Detroit, 6 – 2. Lou Gehrig contributes a homer and two doubles.
1976
For the sixth consecutive game, George Brett of the Kansas City Royals collects at least three hits. He will lead the American League in batting for the first time with a .333 average. He will also lead in 1980 and 1990—titles in three different decades!
1960
Norm Sherry, a back-up catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, hits a walk-off home run in the 11th inning to give his brother, relief pitcher Larry Sherry, a 3 – 2 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies.
