The Beatles play at Shea

The Beatles play at Shea

ByTom

This Day at Shea, 8/15/1965: The Beatles forever alter the stadium show and the stadium they play in. Four guys playing at second base while the home club was away. John, Paul, George, and Ringo couldn’t hear themselves play, but you can still hear the echo whenever a band tunes up at a ballpark near


In the nightcap of a Cleveland Stadium doubleheader, Indians pinch-hitter Max Alvis hits a two-run homer in the ninth to knot the score at 3-3, and two innings later, Leon Wagner, also pinch hitting, blasts a two-run round-tripper to beat the Twins, 6-4. The two pinch-hit home runs in one game tie a major league record.

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In the nightcap of a Cleveland Stadium doubleheader, Indians pinch-hitter Max Alvis hits a two-run homer in the ninth to knot the score at 3-3, and two innings later, Leon Wagner, also pinch hitting, blasts a two-run round-tripper to beat the Twins, 6-4. The two pinch-hit home runs in one game tie a major league record.

Washington 3B Ken McMullen ties an American League record by starting four double plays in a 4 – 2 win, as the Senators complete a three-game sweep of Baltimore.

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Washington 3B Ken McMullen ties an American League record by starting four double plays in a 4 – 2 win, as the Senators complete a three-game sweep of Baltimore.