Giants’ catcher Wes Westrum hits three home runs and a triple. The 27 year-old backstop’s fifteen total bases help New York defeat Cincinnati at the Polo Grounds, 12-2.

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Giants’ catcher Wes Westrum hits three home runs and a triple. The 27 year-old backstop’s fifteen total bases help New York defeat Cincinnati at the Polo Grounds, 12-2.

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6/24/1950 – The game between the Pirates and Dodgers in Brooklyn was stopped at 11:59 because of a curfew. When the contest was resumed on 8/1, two Pirates players, Dale Coogan and Earl Turner had left the team. Two players (Hank Schenz and George Strickland) replaced them and the bottom of the eighth inning continued. In the top of the ninth, Strickland should have batted but Schenz came to the plate and grounded out. The Dodgers, who won the game 21-12, did not object since the improper batter made an out. One amazing point in all of this is that the Pirates pitcher at the point of the suspension, Vic Lombardi, took the mound again when the game resumed six weeks later! Moreover, the actual batting out of turn took place over a month after the official date of the game.

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6/24/1950 – The game between the Pirates and Dodgers in Brooklyn was stopped at 11:59 because of a curfew. When the contest was resumed on 8/1, two Pirates players, Dale Coogan and Earl Turner had left the team. Two players (Hank Schenz and George Strickland) replaced them and the bottom of the eighth inning continued. In the top of the ninth, Strickland should have batted but Schenz came to the plate and grounded out. The Dodgers, who won the game 21-12, did not object since the improper batter made an out. One amazing point in all of this is that the Pirates pitcher at the point of the suspension, Vic Lombardi, took the mound again when the game resumed six weeks later! Moreover, the actual batting out of turn took place over a month after the official date of the game.

The Newport Canners of the Mountain States League are no-hit by Tom Dunovant of the Harlan Smokies, losing 7 – 0. The previous night, Jose Aguiar, pitching for Newport, recorded a 7 – 0 no-hit win versus the Big Stone Gap Rebels.

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The Newport Canners of the Mountain States League are no-hit by Tom Dunovant of the Harlan Smokies, losing 7 – 0. The previous night, Jose Aguiar, pitching for Newport, recorded a 7 – 0 no-hit win versus the Big Stone Gap Rebels.

Art Houtteman pitches Detroit to a 4 – 1 win over the Yankees. Yogi Berra’s homer is the only Yankee score, as New York loses its 4th straight and 8th in 12 games. Detroit now leads the American League by three games.

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Art Houtteman pitches Detroit to a 4 – 1 win over the Yankees. Yogi Berra’s homer is the only Yankee score, as New York loses its 4th straight and 8th in 12 games. Detroit now leads the American League by three games.

The first-place Dodgers have a contest delayed to New York’s Sunday curfew when their game with the Pirates is halted with one out in the 8th, Brooklyn leading, 19 – 12. Five homers are hit including a Jackie Robinsongrand slam in the 8th. The game will be completed later.

The first-place Dodgers have a contest delayed to New York’s Sunday curfew when their game with the Pirates is halted with one out in the 8th, Brooklyn leading, 19 – 12. Five homers are hit including a Jackie Robinsongrand slam in the 8th. The game will be completed later.

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The first-place Dodgers have a contest delayed to New York’s Sunday curfew when their game with the Pirates is halted with one out in the 8th, Brooklyn leading, 19 – 12. Five homers are hit including a Jackie Robinsongrand slam in the 8th. The game will be completed later.

The Phils top the Cubs, 5 – 4, on two-run homers by Granny Hamner and Andy Seminick. Jim Konstanty, in relief of Russ Meyer, hurls four hitless innings to save the win. The Whiz Kids trail the Dodgers by a game.

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The Phils top the Cubs, 5 – 4, on two-run homers by Granny Hamner and Andy Seminick. Jim Konstanty, in relief of Russ Meyer, hurls four hitless innings to save the win. The Whiz Kids trail the Dodgers by a game.

At The Polo Grounds – With just 11 career homers, catcher Wes Westrum has three home runs and a triple today, as the Giants beat Cincinnati, 12 – 2. The Giants belt seven home runs (Hank Thompson, Alvin Dark, Whitey Lockman and Monte Irvin hit the others) in the game, with Westrum driving in four runs and scoring five. Sheldon Jones is the winner, scattering eight hits.

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At The Polo Grounds – With just 11 career homers, catcher Wes Westrum has three home runs and a triple today, as the Giants beat Cincinnati, 12 – 2. The Giants belt seven home runs (Hank Thompson, Alvin Dark, Whitey Lockman and Monte Irvin hit the others) in the game, with Westrum driving in four runs and scoring five. Sheldon Jones is the winner, scattering eight hits.

Willie Mays makes his professional baseball debut, playing centerfield for Trenton, the Giants’ farm team in the Class B Inter State League. The 20 year-old outfielder from Alabama goes hitless in the game against Hagerstown in Maryland, but will hit .353 in 81 games, before being promoted to the Minneapolis Millers, the Triple A affiliate of the parent club.

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Willie Mays makes his professional baseball debut, playing centerfield for Trenton, the Giants’ farm team in the Class B Inter State League. The 20 year-old outfielder from Alabama goes hitless in the game against Hagerstown in Maryland, but will hit .353 in 81 games, before being promoted to the Minneapolis Millers, the Triple A affiliate of the parent club.