August 23, 1953 – This Day In Baseball

DŐN grate sets the record for longest thrown ball

ByTom August 23, 1953August 23, 2019

August 23, 1953 – Don Grate, a former Milwaukee Brewer and Braves farm hand, threw a baseball 443 feet, three-and-one-half inches, breaking his own record by nine inches. Grate was also a former pro basketball player with the Sheboygan Indians of the NBL.

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Phil Paine, a former Boston Braves pitcher on military service with the U.S. Air Force in Japan, becomes the first ex-major league player to play in Japan. He pitches in nine games for the Nishitetsu Lions: four wins, three losses, ERA 1.77.

ByBaseball August 23, 1953October 21, 2023

Phil Paine, a former Boston Braves pitcher on military service with the U.S. Air Force in Japan, becomes the first ex-major league player to play in Japan. He pitches in nine games for the Nishitetsu Lions: four wins, three losses, ERA 1.77.

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Chattanooga OF Don Grate betters his 1952 record by throwing a baseball 443 feet 3 ½ inches. Glen Gorbous will beat it in 1957.

ByBaseball August 23, 1953October 21, 2023

Chattanooga OF Don Grate betters his 1952 record by throwing a baseball 443 feet 3 ½ inches. Glen Gorbous will beat it in 1957.

Day: August 23, 1953

DŐN grate sets the record for longest thrown ball

Phil Paine, a former Boston Braves pitcher on military service with the U.S. Air Force in Japan, becomes the first ex-major league player to play in Japan. He pitches in nine games for the Nishitetsu Lions: four wins, three losses, ERA 1.77.

Chattanooga OF Don Grate betters his 1952 record by throwing a baseball 443 feet 3 ½ inches. Glen Gorbous will beat it in 1957.

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