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future Hall of Fame pitcher Urban “Red” Faber was born in Cascade, Iowa

ByThis Day in Baseball September 6, 1888August 25, 2019

On September 6, 1888, future Hall of Fame pitcher Urban “Red” Faber was born in Cascade, Iowa. Faber won three games in the 1917 World Series to lead the White Sox to the title.

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1888 – The National League Indianapolis Hoosiers club tries its second experimental night game (the first was on August 22nd), but the natural gas illumination is inadequate, and the idea is dropped.

ByBaseball September 6, 1888October 21, 2023

1888 – The National League Indianapolis Hoosiers club tries its second experimental night game (the first was on August 22nd), but the natural gas illumination is inadequate, and the idea is dropped.

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Day: September 6, 1888

future Hall of Fame pitcher Urban “Red” Faber was born in Cascade, Iowa

1888 – The National League Indianapolis Hoosiers club tries its second experimental night game (the first was on August 22nd), but the natural gas illumination is inadequate, and the idea is dropped.

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