Record-Setting Bat Day As MLB Sees 40 Homers In One Day
Memorial Day 1950 produced the biggest single day batting rampage in baseball history as 83 pitchers walked 160 men and 40 home runs were hit across eight ballparks. The Yankees swept the Red Sox while Brooklyn and Chicago led NL standings with massive scoring games. Duke Snider hit three homers for the Dodgers in one doubleheader game.
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New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Detroit
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Athletics
Washington
Senators
Boston
New York
Giants
Cincinnati
Chicago
Reds
Cubs
White Sox
Browns
Sox
Dick Weik
Brooklyn
Rex Barney
Brown
Ned Garver
Cliff Fannin
Walter Masterson
Jack Banta
Larry Jansen
Bob Lemon
Art Houtteman
Hal Newhouser
Houtteman
Indians
Ken Raffensberger
Johnny Sain
Braves
Ellis Kinder
Red Sox
Bob Kuzava
Bob Hooper
Jansen
Duke Snider
Dodgers
Is there any place in the world where it never rains
A nineteenth century exchange notes that no location has been found where rain or snow never falls. It cites Africa and Chile as the driest regions with about 0.02 inch of annual rainfall. Over 17 years only three measurable showers were recorded.
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F. D.A
Africa
Chile
All Stars defeat Clarke High 10-1 in season finale
Memorial Day crowd at Winchester Park watched Tommy De Haven of Sten High School hur l for the Clarke Frederick League All Stars and hand Clarke County High a 10-1 loss in nine innings. Preston Pitta started, was chased in the sixth, Buckner finished with Stars collecting 11 safeties, while Gillespie had two hits for Clarke High and Buckner added two for Clarke.
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Winchester Baseball Park
Tommy DeHaven
Sten
Clarke County High School
Preston Pitta
Bok
Buckner
Stars
Major League baseball schedules and Q&A notes
Listings show Cleveland at Boston, St. Louis at Washington, and Detroit at Philadelphia with 7:00 and 7:30 p.m. start times. The Q&A covers Army divisions and praying mantis head movement, noting no separate white and colored divisions since 1946 and that praying mantises in this country are the only native insects able to turn their heads.
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Cleveland
Boston
St. Louis
Washington
Detroit
Philadelphia
U. S
H. Y
Army
J.W.L. A
Department of Agriculture
O Sullivan Overtakes RC In City Softball Tilt
O Sullivan Rubber Co 4 0 faces Royal Crown Cola 3 0 tonight on field 2 at 7 10 p m to decide the City League lead amid a rain cloud threat. Yesterday O Sullivan beat Novick 2 1 in nine innings while RC defeated Plumly 8 4. Arthur Insurance piled up 17 hits to beat Moose 5 2. Church League Braddock St Methodist extended its streak with a 21 3 rout, Montague Ave topped Market St Methodist 7 6, and Grace Lutheran beat Cork St Christian 7 5.
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O'Sullivan Rubber Co
Royal Crown Cola
O'Sullivan
Royal Crown
O’sullivan
Novick
J. W. Arthur Insurance
Sam Purtlebaugh
Jimmy Hockman
Dick Boyd
Jesse Donald
Dave Pence
Secrist
Hockman
Boyd
Plumly
Jack Larrick
Jackson
Lee Fawcett
Leon Pope
Pope
Fawcett
Andy Lake
Winnor
Arthur Arthur
Moose
Whitlock
Arthur
Braddock St
Monteague
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Goodyear
Buncutter Tire CO
S. Braddock St
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp
N. Kent St
Peter Tae
Fielder Gillespie
Clarke
All Stars
Baptist
Highland
Braddock
Major
W. Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Sargent
Gillespie
Shirley
Palmer
Michael
Contes
Thompson
Baker
Singhass
DeHaven
Keckley
Reardon
Bailey
Lockesster Feagans
Cunningham
Wisecarver
Pittap
Clemons
Lakers
Smallwood II
Rutherford Rf Sore
Feltner
Louis
McCarty
Rc-O'Sullivan
Greyhound
America
Washington, D. C
Baltimore, MD
Roanoke
U.S
N. Braddock St
B. F. Goodrich
Loudoun St
Ford
Stods
Sara
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