Rookie Alex Kellner posts his 20th victory becoming first 20 game winner since Lefty Grove
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Rookie Alex Kellner posts his 20th victory becoming first 20 game winner since Lefty Grove

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1949 – At Griffith Stadium, rookie Alex Kellner goes the distance and posts his 20th win, a 7 – 4 victory over the Washington Senators, to became the first Philadelphia Athletics 20-game winner since Lefty Grove did it in 1933. The 24 year-old southpaw’s success will be short-lived when he leads the American League with 20 losses next season.

Yankees hold Joe DiMaggio Day at Yankee Stadium

Yankees hold Joe DiMaggio Day at Yankee Stadium

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The Bronx Bombers stage a Joe DiMaggio Day at the Bronx ballpark, showering the future Hall of Fame outfielder with an unprecedented haul that includes two cars, a boat, three hundred quarts of ice cream, and a cocker spaniel. The superstar tells the capacity crowd, which includes his mother and brother Dom, a member of the visiting Red Sox, “I like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee.”