Shortstop Jimmy Cooney’s rare defensive play highlighted the…
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The year 1959 was one Ted Williams may have wished he could forget.…
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The American Association’s decision in the summer of 1882 to…
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The Boston Red Sox were nearing the end of a homestand in which…
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The Boston Red Sox won both halves of the Memorial Day doubleheader…
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On June 27, 1922, catcher Ray Schalk became the first player…
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On August 3, 2015, the Texas Rangers opened a three-game series…
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“The [Pine Hill] grounds were in very poor shape … for when…
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It was still relatively early in the season and only 6½ games…
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September 7, 1891: Washington’s Kid Carsey becomes major leagues’ youngest umpire, later pinch-hits in game
May 28, 1949: Tex Hughson holds Nationals after Williams’s solo home run gives Red Sox an edge
May 30, 1949: Ted Williams hits late home run to sink A’s at Fenway Park
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September 24, 1977: Jack Brohamer hits for the cycle to lead White Sox over Seattle
June 11, 1999: Phillies stymie Blue Jays in Randy Wolf’s major-league debut
August 3, 2015: Adrian Beltré hits for third career cycle in Rangers’ win over Astros
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May 20, 1900: Buffalo Bisons, Chicago White Stockings play on Sunday on rough, swampy grounds
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May 21, 1951: Ted Williams lashes 3 hits to Fenway Park’s left field—to spite Ty Cobb?