On This Day: January 1
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Our Greeting to You
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May You Know A Merry Christmas…
On This Day: August 25
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1930
Starting pitcher Tommy Bridges walks 12 St. Louis Brownies, but his Detroit Tigers still beats the St. Louis club, 7 – 5.
On This Day: August 22
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1886
Louisville’s Chicken Wolf (he’s real, you can look ‘em up) hits a game-winning home run thanks to a stray dog tearing at Red Stockings’ Abner Powell’s pant leg, causing the center fielder to miss the ball. Some stuff is too good to be made up!
On This Day, January 11
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1971
Detroit Tigers relief pitcher John Hiller suffers a heart attack at age 27. He will miss the 1971 season before making a remarkable comeback. In the 1973 and 1974 seasons he will go 27-19…ALL in relief.
On This Day, January 9
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1952
As the Korean War drags on, the Marines give notice that they will recall Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox to active duty. He will play in only 43 games over the next two seasons combined.
On This Day, January 7
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1971
A ruptured Achilles tendon for Reds center fielder Bobby Tolan brings an end to two sports seasons. Tolan suffers the injury while playing basketball for the Reds offseason squad. He misses the 1971 baseball season due to the injury and the Cincy front office disbands the basketball team as a result.
On This Day, January 5
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On This Day, January 4
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1957
The Brooklyn Dodgers buy a 44-passenger twin-engine airplane for $775,000, which they will use to transport the club during the season. They are the first MLB team to own their own plane.
On This Day: December 31
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From ALL of us at Baseballia, on this last day of 2018…
