Bobby Shantz, A’s lefty, wins his first game of the season, stopping the White Sox, 9 – 4, on 12 hits. Ferris Fain and Eddie Joost hit consecutive homers for the A’s.

On May 8, 1951 — Bobby Shantz, A’s lefty, wins his first game of the season, stopping the White Sox, 9 – 4, on 12 hits. Ferris Fain and Eddie Joost hit consecutive homers for the A’s.

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Bobby Shantz, A’s lefty, wins his first game of the season, stopping the White Sox, 9 – 4, on 12 hits. Ferris Fain and Eddie Joost hit consecutive homers for the A’s.

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