4/26/1997: Eric Karros of the Dodgers homered in Joe Robbie Stadium but should have had two. His other “homer” hit just above the left field scoreboard but was ruled in play; the call was that the ball hit the “teal tower” instead of above it. The blow came off Alex Fernandez.

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4/26/1997: Eric Karros of the Dodgers homered in Joe Robbie Stadium but should have had two. His other “homer” hit just above the left field scoreboard but was ruled in play; the call was that the ball hit the “teal tower” instead of above it. The blow came off Alex Fernandez.

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9/17/1881: For the second time, Worcester’s Fred Corey, playing right field, lost a homer when he failed to touch third. This time it was against Cleveland in the ninth inning of a 7-2 win. These would have been the first two homers in his career, which ended up with a total of seven.

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4/26/1997: Eric Karros of the Dodgers homered in Joe Robbie Stadium but should have had two. His other “homer” hit just above the left field scoreboard but was ruled in play; the call was that the ball hit the “teal tower” instead of above it. The blow came off Alex Fernandez.

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4/21/1954: Giants Whitey Lockman hit an apparent home run to RF in Pittsburgh in the top of the fifth, but it was disallowed because time had been requested by Monte Irvin and granted by 1B umpire Bill Stewart. Irvin was the base runner at 1B.

9/17/1881: For the second time, Worcester’s Fred Corey, playing right field, lost a homer when he failed to touch third. This time it was against Cleveland in the ninth inning of a 7-2 win. These would have been the first two homers in his career, which ended up with a total of seven.

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