On This Day: July 12
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1968
Eddie Stanky is fired as manager of the Chicago White Sox and replaced by Al Lopez who had managed the ChiSox from 1957 through 1965, winning the 1959 AL pennant.
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On This Day: July 10
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1948
After yielding a two-run homer to the Athletic’s Hank Majeski to tie the score, reliever Satchel Paige gets his first major league win as Larry Doby hits a two-run homer and the Cleveland Indians tack on another run in the 9th to beat Philadelphia, 8 – 5.
On This Day: July 7
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2010
Rookie Buster Posey hits two homers including his first career grand slam in San Francisco’ 15 – 2 romp over the Milwaukee Brewers. The Giants hit three homers to go up 4 – 0 in the 1st inning and never look back. Tim Lincecum strikes out 10 over 7 innings for the win.
On This Day: July 5
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On This Day: July 3
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1955
Pirates rookie right fielder Roberto Clemente pounds Dodger pitching in the opener of a double-header, doing most of his damage against former minor league teammate Ed Roebuck. “Eddie was celebrating his 24th bithday,” reported the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, “but Roberto Clemente apparently didn’t know about it.”
On This Day: July 1
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1934
In the voting for the 2nd annual All-Star game, Bill Terry of the New York Giants is the top vote-getter in the balloting. The Yankees Babe Ruth leads all American League outfielders.
On This Day: June 29
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1935
Despite 23 year-old St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Joe “Ducky” Medwick hitting for the cycle, the Cincinnati Reds beat the “Gas House Gang” and Daffy Dean, 8-6.
On This Day: June 27
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1940
Bobo Newsom (10-1) wins his 10th in a row as the 2nd place Tigers whip the St. Louis Browns, 2 – 1. Detroit manages just three hits, but two are homers by Hank Greenberg and Charlie Gehringer. Newsom’s streak will go to 13 consecutive wins.
On This Day: June 24
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1955
In an 18 – 7 loss to the Tigers, Senators 18-year-old rookie third baseman Harmon Killebrew hits his first major league home run off Billy Hoeft. “Killer” will finish his 22-year Hall of Fame career with 573 homers.
On This Day: June 22
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1982
Red Sox rookie Wade Boggs hits his first MLB home run in the bottom of the 11th to give Boston a 5-4 win over the Tigers. Boggs enters the starting lineup for good after tomorrow’s game, in which regular 3B Carney Lansford severely sprains his ankle. Boggs will hit .390 in Lansford’s absence and .349 for the year.
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