Jackie Robinson and Nate Moreland

Two black players, Jackie Robinson and Nate Moreland, request a tryout with the Chicago White Sox during spring training in Pasadena, California

ByTom

1942 – Two black players, Jackie Robinson and Nate Moreland, request a tryout with the Chicago White Sox during spring training in Pasadena, California. Sox manager Jimmie Dykes allows the two to work out but later dismisses them. Robinson will have to wait five years before making his major league debut.

Dick Allen Stats & Facts

Dick Allen Stats & Facts

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Dick Allen Positions: First Baseman, Third Baseman and Leftfielder Bats: Right  ‱  Throws: Right Height: 5â€Č-11″  Weight: 187 Born: Sunday, March 08, 1942 in Wampum, PA USA Died:  December 7, 2020 High School: Wampum HS (Wampum, PA) Debut: September 3, 1963 vs. MLN 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: June 19, 1977  vs. CHW 1


1942 – Variety, the weekly entertainment magazine, wades in against “droopy drawers”. “Joe DiMaggio and Carl Hubbell are the silliest looking pair we’ve seen. Way back in the days when the speed boys were stealing 40 to 90 bases a year, you’ll remember they used to roll their pants just below the knee. Now they’ve got ’em almost to their shoes. The theory here is that the constriction inherent in the new style can slow a player a full stride getting to first.”

ByTom

1942 – Variety, the weekly entertainment magazine, wades in against “droopy drawers”. “Joe DiMaggio and Carl Hubbell are the silliest looking pair we’ve seen. Way back in the days when the speed boys were stealing 40 to 90 bases a year, you’ll remember they used to roll their pants just below the knee. Now they’ve got ’em almost to their shoes. The theory here is that the constriction inherent in the new style can slow a player a full stride getting to first.”