Grand slams by Red Sox teammates Vic Wertz and Rip Repulski at Fenway Park give Boston a 9 – 7 win over Chicago. The National League veteran Repulski’s 8th-inning shot off Don Ferrarese comes in his first American League at bat.

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Grand slams by Red Sox teammates Vic Wertz and Rip Repulski at Fenway Park give Boston a 9 – 7 win over Chicago. The National League veteran Repulski’s 8th-inning shot off Don Ferrarese comes in his first American League at bat.

Baltimore Orioles catcher Joe Ginsberg ties a major league record set only six days earlier by allowing three passed balls in one inning

Baltimore Orioles catcher Joe Ginsberg ties a major league record set only six days earlier by allowing three passed balls in one inning

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On May 10, 1960, Baltimore Orioles catcher Joe Ginsberg ties a major league record set only six days earlier by allowing three passed balls in one inning. With knuckleballing Hoyt Wilhelm on the mound, Ginsberg struggles through a fitful inning, matching the recent record set by teammate Gus Triandos. Dick Williams of the A’s belts a grand slam, as…