BB On this Date ~ Events & Birthdays #2

“Old Days”Captain Thurman Munson greets Mrs.Lou Gehrig after she threw out the First Pitch at the 1977 Royals-Yankees ALCS at Yankee Stadium

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This Day in Baseball History
BIRTHDAYS​

Lou Gehrig(1903-1941)
Hall of Fame first baseman (6 x World Series, 2 x AL MVP; 7 x MLB All Star; NY Yankees), born in New York City

1912 Don Gutteridge infielder,1938-48 (St. Louis Cardinals; St. Louis Browns, and 2 other teams), and manager, 1969-70 (Chicago White Sox)

1950 Duane Kuiper infielder (Cleveland Indians, SF Giants) and broadcaster (KNBR

1974 Doug Mientkiewicz first baseman (World Series 2004 Boston RS; Gold Glove Award 2001 Minnesota Twins; Olympic gold 2000), born in Toledo, Ohio

• 1846 First officially recognized baseball game (played by Cartwright Rules) - NY Nine defeats the NY Knickerbockers 23-1 in Hoboken, New Jersey​

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• 1897 MLB Baltimore Orioles outfielder Wee Willie Keeler's then-record 44 game hitting streak ends

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  • 1909 First baseball game played under lights, an exhibition between local Elks lodge teams in Cincinnati, Ohio

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Rays pitcher carted off field and taken to hospital after foul ball into dugout hits him in face

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Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman fouled a pitch into the Rays’ dugout and it hit Hunter Bigge, a 27-year-old right-hander currently on the injured list.