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I would enjoy this topic, and interested to see what others have to say. For instance, July 5 1998-Roger Clemens records career K 3000. I think today is the anniversary of Ted Williams death.

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1952 - At the Polo Grounds, in a Cardinals win over the Giants, New York third baseman Bob Elliott is thrown out of the game for protesting a second strike call by Jocko Conlan. Bobby Hofman replaces

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Todayinbaseballhistory.com I go there everyday to see what has happened. Good place to gather trivia. Might be cool on U-E to have a blurb in the header like you did with the statue of liberty for the 4th.

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I would want to find something with a feed that I can have it done automatically vs manually everyday.

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Warren do it a favor an send me a PM using Tapatalk just to see if it crashes on you.

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I would want to find something with a feed that I can have it done automatically vs manually everyday.

First post using Tapatalk...

Warren do it a favor an send me a PM using Tapatalk just to see if it crashes on you.

Sent you a PM no problems on my end let me know if you get it.

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1914 - George Herman "Babe" Ruth makes his MLB debut recording a win as LHP ffor the Red Sox.

1985 - Nolan Ryan get K #4000, the 1st pitcher ever to reach this benchmark.

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1961 - In the first of two All-Star games played that season, the NL beats the American League, 5-4, on a very windy day at Candlestick Park. The contest features a record seven errors and the memorable sight of a 165-pound pitcher Stu Miller balking after being blown off the mound by a gust of wind, a fact the right-hander says has been exaggerated over the years.

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1910 - Cy Young registered his 500th career victory as the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 5-4 in eleven-innings.

1933 - Rick Ferrell of the Boston Red Sox hit a home run off brother Wes, pitching for the Cleveland Indians. Wes also homered in that game, marking the only time the two connected in the same contest.

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1971 - Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins hit his 500th home run in the first inning off Baltimore's Mike Cuellar to become the 10th player to hit 500 or more in a career.

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1929 - At League Park, Babe Ruth hits home run number 500 off Willis Hudlin of Cleveland.

1950 - Hitting just .279, Yankee great Joe DiMaggio is benched for the first time in his career. He is currently languishing in a 4-for-38 slump.

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1987 - The Cardinals outfield sets a major league record by failing to record a single putout in a 4-2, 13-inning win over the Phillies. The 1905 St. Louis Browns, who played an 11-inning game with no outfield putouts, held the previous mark.

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