On This Day: July 29
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1961
Duke Snider’s pinch-hit home run and Ron Fairly’s RBI hit give the Los Angeles #Dodges a 5 – 4 win over the #Pirates at Pittsburgh. The Dodgers take over first place from the #Reds.
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On This Day: July 26
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1954
Brooklyn defeats #Giants stalwart Sal Maglie at Ebbets Field, roughing him up for six runs on 11 hits. Since coming into the National League in 1945, the “Barber” had recorded 10 straight victories in the #Dodgers ballpark.
On This Day: July 23
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1944
Cubs Bill Nicholson hits four HR in a doubleheader, including three consecutive shots in the second game. The #Cubs win the first game, 7 – 4, but the #Giants prevail in the nightcap, 12 – 10. Nicholson is walked intentionally with the bases loaded in the 7th inning of the second game.
On This Day: July 22
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1941
Dick Wakefield becomes baseball’s first “bonus baby” when he signs with the Tigers for $52,000 and a new car. The University of Michigan standout will hit .143 in seven at-bats this season but he will eventually turn into a solid outfielder and All-Star for a couple seasons.
On This Day: July 19
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On This Day: July 16
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1948
The Giants remove Mel Ott as manager and replace him with Leo Durocher, who obtains his release from Brooklyn. The Dodgers bring back Burt Shotton, who replaced Durocher once before. In a poll over the previous winter, an overwhelming majority voted for the gentlemanly Shotton to replace The Lip.
On This Day: July 15
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1938
Terry Moore returns to the St. Louis Cardinals lineup following his June 11th concussion. He gets 3 hits to help St. Louis snap an 8-game losing streak by beating the Boston Bees 10 – 6.
On This Day: July 12
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1928
Baseball’s largest battery plays, appropriately, for the New York Giants. Garland “Gob” Buckeye, a 260-pound pro football lineman in the off-season, makes his National League pitching debut with 250-pound Shanty Hogan behind the plate. The Giants lose to the Cardinals.
On This Day: July 9
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