Braves rookie Eddie Mathews hits 3 home runs as Boston breaks a 10-game losing streak

On September 27, 1952 –The 20-year-old Boston Braves’ rookie third baseman Eddie Mathews hits 3 home runs as Boston breaks a 10-game losing streak and beats Brooklyn, 11 – 3. Virgil Jester wins, his last in the majors and the last victory for the Boston Braves franchise.

Mathews becomes the first rookie to hit three home runs in a game and today’s win will become the last victory for the National League franchise representing the city of Boston.

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Braves rookie Eddie Mathews hits 3 home runs as Boston breaks a 10-game losing streak

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1932 – In St. Petersburg training camp, Babe Ruth signs a one-year contract for $75,000 and a percentage of the exhibition gate. Legend has it the Bambino signed a blank contract with the amount filled in later by New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert.

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1932 – In St. Petersburg training camp, Babe Ruth signs a one-year contract for $75,000 and a percentage of the exhibition gate. Legend has it the Bambino signed a blank contract with the amount filled in later by New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert.

With a little help from George Altman, the Cubs’ Bob Anderson outpitches Sandy Koufax, and beats the Dodgers, 4 – 2. Altman hits two homers off Koufax, the first time anyone has done that off the Dodgers lefty.

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