Cleveland and Detroit‚ deadlocked for 1st place square off on pitching duel between the two aces‚ Bob Feller and Hal Newhouser

ByThis Day in Baseball August 12, 1940August 12, 2020

Cleveland and Detroit‚ deadlocked for 1st place (64-44)‚ square off. In the initial pitching duel between the two aces‚ Bob Feller tops Hal Newhouser‚ 8 – 5‚ to become the majors’ first 20-game winner.

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Ernest Lawrence Thayer, author of “Casey at the Bat” dies in Santa Barbara, CA at age 77.

ByBaseball August 12, 1940October 21, 2023

Ernest Lawrence Thayer, author of “Casey at the Bat” dies in Santa Barbara, CA at age 77.

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Day: August 12, 1940

Cleveland and Detroit‚ deadlocked for 1st place square off on pitching duel between the two aces‚ Bob Feller and Hal Newhouser

Ernest Lawrence Thayer, author of “Casey at the Bat” dies in Santa Barbara, CA at age 77.

Start Listieng to Classic Baseball Broadcasts (1934 - 1973)

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