Augie Galan of the Chicago Cubs becomes the first player in National League history to switch-hit home runs in the same game

ByThis Day in Baseball June 25, 1937June 21, 2021

On June 25, 1937, Augie Galan of the Chicago Cubs becomes the first player in National League history to switch-hit home runs in the same game. The switch-hitter’s pair of round-trippers, a homer from the left side off Freddie Fitzsimmons in the fourth frame and from the right side in the eighth against Ralph Birkofer,…

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Right fielder Ben Chapman makes a third of the putouts in the Red Sox’ 4-2 victory over the Browns. Seven of the Alabama native’s nine catches in the Fenway outfield are made consecutively.

ByTom June 25, 1937October 21, 2023

Right fielder Ben Chapman makes a third of the putouts in the Red Sox’ 4-2 victory over the Browns. Seven of the Alabama native’s nine catches in the Fenway outfield are made consecutively.

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Day: June 25, 1937

Augie Galan of the Chicago Cubs becomes the first player in National League history to switch-hit home runs in the same game

Right fielder Ben Chapman makes a third of the putouts in the Red Sox’ 4-2 victory over the Browns. Seven of the Alabama native’s nine catches in the Fenway outfield are made consecutively.

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