Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page July 24, 1930 -At League Park, 6,000 fans see Jimmie Foxx clubs his 27th homer of the year‚ a 2-run shot in the 9th inning to break a 6-6 tie‚ to give the first-place A’s the victory‚ 8-6‚ over…
1930 – The Phillies’ Chuck Klein objects sharply to an 8th-inning strike call by umpire Lou Jorda and is banished for the first time in his career. Also ejected are manager Burt Shotton, captain Fresco Thompson and 1B Don Hurst. It is necessary to use 42-year-old Cy Williams in RF in the 9th, the only inning of play Klein will miss this season.
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