On This Day: August 11
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1962
The Dodgers protest the wetting down of the field at Candlestick Park, a tactic they claim is to stop Maury Wills who was chasing Ty Cobb’s single-season stolen base record. The Giants win 5-4, but the watering ploy earns Giants manager Alvin Dark the nickname “The Swamp Fox.”