Midget Bat Sparks Browns Show in 1951 August Game
Eddie Gaedel, a 3 foot 7 inch midget, pinch hit for the St. Louis Browns in August 1951, drawing a walk on four balls as Detroit Tigers watched. The stunt led to league rules barring midgets from future games and highlighted Bill Veeck’s penchant for spectacle.
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Sportsman's Park
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Bill Veeck
Browns
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Frank Saucier
Detroit
Bob Swift
Ed Hurley
Bob Cain
Veeck
Cain
Swift
Hurley
Zack Taylor
Bob
Jim Delsing
Major League Umpires Threaten To Strike
The 52 major league umpires threaten to strike by week’s end over demands for improved benefits and working conditions. Attorney Richard Phillips filed an unfair labor practices suit with the NLRB against the National and American leagues as the union contemplates action before a possible NLRB decision. Umpires plan a conference by phone to decide, with league officials saying a strike is not going to happen.
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Richard Phillips
Major League Umpires Association
National Labor Relations Board
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NLRB
Umpires’ Association
Umps
Chub Feeney
San Francisco Giants
New York Mets
New York
Bob Fisher
American League
Lee MacPhail
Fisher
NBA refs strike fades as officials return to playoff games
Phillips notes NBA referees earned 42,500 a year for a decade on average, while baseball umpires made 31,000. He explains the pay gap as umpires receiving about 75 percent of referees’ pay and facing more games, after league used minor league officials during earlier playoffs.
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National Basketball Association
NBA
Rookie Miller Leads Browns Past Lions In Preseason Win
Browns bench rookie quarterback Mark Miller sparks second half surge to defeat the Detroit Lions 14 to 10 in Cleveland Stadium. Miller connects on six straight passes including a 39 yard strike to fellow rookie Keith Wright.
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Cleveland Browns
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Browns
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Detroit
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John Brockington
Kansas City
Mike St. Clair
Mike Pruitt
Sam Rutigliano
Cleveland Stadium
Brian Sipe
Sipe
Greg Landry
David Hill
Dodgers Lock Horns as Sutton Garvey Fight Rocks Club
Lasorda recalls June 5 collapse as Don Sutton and Steve Garvey clash in the Dodgers locker room. The incident, sparked by envy and a cool relationship since Sutton’s four year million dollar deal, underscores tense nerves in the NL champs.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodgers
Skipper
Don Sutton
Steve Garvey
New York
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Sutton- Garvey
Los Angeles
New York Yankees
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Reggie Jackson
Thurman Munson
Sutton
Garvey
Cyndy
Steve Brewer
Joe
Saints Booster Club Hosts Covered Dish Supper
The St. Angela Booster Club sponsors a covered dish supper at the school gym Thursday at 7 30 p m to kickoff the season for the Saints volleyball and football teams Coach Buddy King invites all supporters to attend and bring a covered dish.
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Buddy King
Saints
Bates' Hole-In-One Tops Area Golf Play
Donnie Bates aced the 181 yard ninth at Highland Park Country Club using a 6 iron for a hole in one. His playing partners were Ken Boren Monty Bates and Mickey Walker. The area circuit saw limited tournament play with clubs planning for Labor Day weekend activity.
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Highland Park Country Club
Donnie Bates
Bates
Ken Boren
Monty Bates
Mickey Walker
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