The Braves make it easy for new manager Tommy Holmes’s first appearance in front of the home crowd. Boston tallies eight runs in the 7th inning and seven runs in the 8th inning, to squash the Giants, 19 – 7. Backing Vern Bickford’s pitching, Earl Torgeson racks up seven RBIs in the two innings, including a grand slam off Sal Maglie, the first time that the Barber’s been clipped for a slam.

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The Braves make it easy for new manager Tommy Holmes’s first appearance in front of the home crowd. Boston tallies eight runs in the 7th inning and seven runs in the 8th inning, to squash the Giants, 19 – 7. Backing Vern Bickford’s pitching, Earl Torgeson racks up seven RBIs in the two innings, including a grand slam off Sal Maglie, the first time that the Barber’s been clipped for a slam.

Twin Falls Cowboys catcher Dick Conway dies on the way to the hospital; he was injured after a ball from Don Trower hits his chest in practice before the game. Conway had been slugging .505 in his young career; he dies at age 19.

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Twin Falls Cowboys catcher Dick Conway dies on the way to the hospital; he was injured after a ball from Don Trower hits his chest in practice before the game. Conway had been slugging .505 in his young career; he dies at age 19.

The Cubs’ Frank Hiller faces just 27 batters in pitching a one-hitter over the Cards, winning 8 – 0. Enos Slaughter has a 5th-inning single but is erased on a double play. Randy Jackson poles his seventh homer in the seventh and the Cubs pull off a double steal in the ninth when they add four runs. Jack Cusick swipes home, with Hiller stealing third.

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The Cubs’ Frank Hiller faces just 27 batters in pitching a one-hitter over the Cards, winning 8 – 0. Enos Slaughter has a 5th-inning single but is erased on a double play. Randy Jackson poles his seventh homer in the seventh and the Cubs pull off a double steal in the ninth when they add four runs. Jack Cusick swipes home, with Hiller stealing third.

Former Cubs farmhand Boyd Tepler brings a $450,000 suit against baseball, the Chicago Cubs, and William Wrigley, citing an arm injury he suffered in 1944. His suit contends that “negligent” coaching allowed him to continue with flaws in his pitching motion that resulted in damage to his arm and the end of his promising career.

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On June 27, 1951 Former Cubs farmhand Boyd Tepler brings a $450,000 suit against baseball, the Chicago Cubs, and William Wrigley, citing an arm injury he suffered in 1944. His suit contends that “negligent” coaching allowed him to continue with flaws in his pitching motion that resulted in damage to his arm and the end of his promising career.

The third-place Red Sox score three runs in the 7th to beat the A’s, 6 – 5. Sox pitcher Ray Scarborough gets beaned with an errant pickoff throw and is knocked unconscious; reliever Willard Nixon earns the win.

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On June 27, 1951 The third-place Red Sox score three runs in the 7th to beat the A’s, 6 – 5. Sox pitcher Ray Scarborough gets beaned with an errant pickoff throw and is knocked unconscious; reliever Willard Nixon earns the win.

1951 – Fresh from a doubleheader loss on the 24th at Forbes Field, the Dodgers get further bad news at the Polo Grounds. Sal Maglie shuts out Brooklyn on three hits, and Preacher Roe takes his first loss after ten wins. Eddie Stanky and Whitey Lockman hit homers.

1951 – Fresh from a doubleheader loss on the 24th at Forbes Field, the Dodgers get further bad news at the Polo Grounds. Sal Maglie shuts out Brooklyn on three hits, and Preacher Roe takes his first loss after ten wins. Eddie Stanky and Whitey Lockman hit homers.

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1951 – Fresh from a doubleheader loss on the 24th at Forbes Field, the Dodgers get further bad news at the Polo Grounds. Sal Maglie shuts out Brooklyn on three hits, and Preacher Roe takes his first loss after ten wins. Eddie Stanky and Whitey Lockman hit homers.

The Phillies gain a measure of revenge for their 2 – 1 City Series loss to the A’s two months ago, by beating their rivals today, 5 – 1. A pre-game show features Lisa Kirk, star of the musical Kiss Me Kate.

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On June 25, 1951 The Phillies gain a measure of revenge for their 2 – 1 City Series loss to the A’s two months ago, by beating their rivals today, 5 – 1. A pre-game show features Lisa Kirk, star of the musical Kiss Me Kate.   Source Baseball Reference June 25