Jackie Robinson
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Pirates roar back with 8 runs in 7th to split a twin bill

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The Pirates club the Dodgers, 12 – 11, to win the opener of two with the league leaders. Brooklyn chases Howie Pollet and takes a 9 – 2 lead but the Bucs roar back with eight runs in the 7th inning. Clyde King, unscored on in his last eight games, is the loser. The Dodgers load the bases in the 9th, and Murry Dickson walks pinch-hitter Cal Abrams to force in a run and make the score 12 – 11. But Carl Furillo and Pee Wee Reese fail to deliver. Pete Castiglione has two homers for the Pirates. Brooklyn wins the second game, 4 – 3, when Jackie Robinson homers in the 10th, off Ted Wilks. Andy Pafko homers in the 8th, off Bob Friend, and Preacher Roe (17-2) goes all the way.

 Joe DiMaggio powers two homers off Lou Kretlow in the opener in double header sweep

 Joe DiMaggio powers two homers off Lou Kretlow in the opener in double header sweep

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Before a Yankee Stadium crowd of 70,972, the Yankees sweep the White Sox, 8 – 3 and 2 – 0. Joe DiMaggio powers two homers off Lou Kretlow in the opener, and ex-Sox Bob Kuzava outduels Saul Rogovin to win the nitecap. With yesterday’s game rained out, the Sox are now 6 1/2 out of first place.

Don Newcombe misses pitching complete games in both games of a doubleheader for the Brooklyn Dodgers

Don Newcombe misses pitching complete games in both games of a doubleheader for the Brooklyn Dodgers

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1950 – Don Newcombe misses pitching complete games in a doubleheader for the Brooklyn Dodgers by leaving in the 7th inning of the second game, trailing the Philadelphia Phillies, 2 – 0. Newcombe won the first game, 2 – 0.

2nd-place Dodgers sweep a pair from the last-place Phillies

2nd-place Dodgers sweep a pair from the last-place Phillies

ByTom

September 22, 1940 – At Ebbets Field‚ the 2nd-place Dodgers sweep a pair from the last-place Phillies‚ winning 6-3 and 8-6. In between games‚ there is a 3-inning oldtimer match between the Robins and Dodger players of the 1930s. Included on the Robins side are fan-favorite Zach Wheat‚ Tim Jordan‚ Otto Miller‚ Rube Marquard‚ Sherry…

The Reds’ Lonny Frey collects eight hits in a doubleheader split with the Phillies

The Reds’ Lonny Frey collects eight hits in a doubleheader split with the Phillies

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On June 25, 1938 Cincinnati Reds’ Lonny Frey collects eight hits in a doubleheader split with the Phillies. Frey has three hits in the 10 – 3 Phils win in the lid lifter, then adds five in the nightcap, an 8 – 5 win. All told, Lonny has five singles, a double, and two triples….

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1934 – Bobo Newsom walks the first 4 batters and departs the first game of the doubleheader, which the Browns will lose to the A’s, 9 – 7. He starts the 2nd game with 4 straight strikeouts and wins, 5 – 2.

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1934 – Bobo Newsom walks the first 4 batters and departs the first game of the doubleheader, which the Browns will lose to the A’s, 9 – 7. He starts the 2nd game with 4 straight strikeouts and wins, 5 – 2.

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White Sox veteran hurlers Sad Sam Jones age 41 and Red Faber age 44 are the starting pitchers in a doubleheader with the A’s at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park

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White Sox veteran hurlers Sad Sam Jones (41) and Red Faber (44) are the starting pitchers in a doubleheader split with the A’s at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park. It will be another 53 seasons before another pair of 40+ year-old teammates (Yankees Tommy John and Joe Niekro) start both ends of a twin bill.

The largest crowd in the history of Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis witness a record 32 doubles hit in a double header
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The largest crowd in the history of Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis witness a record 32 doubles hit in a double header

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The largest crowd in the history of Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis, 45,715 (in a ballpark with 35,000 seats), creates a travesty and permanently distorts the record for doubles hit in a game. Easy fly balls drop for ground rule doubles among the fans encroaching on the field. There are 32 doubles hit in two games, including 23 in the second game, setting records both for the most doubles in one game and in a doubleheader.

Jimmy Foxx clouts a drive over the double-deck roof in LF‚ one of the longest homers hit at Shibe Park.
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Jimmy Foxx clouts a drive over the double-deck roof in LF‚ one of the longest homers hit at Shibe Park.

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  Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page July 23, 1929 – The Philadelphia Athletics split with the visiting Cleveland Indians‚ winning 4-1 before losing 9-3. Rube Walberg wins his 13th in the opener‚ beating Willis Hudlin. Mickey Cochrane (#22) and Al Simmons bang homers. In the…

Phillies and Robins combine to score 50 runs in a double header

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At the Baker Bowl, the Brooklyn Robins outslug the Philadelphia Phillies for a 20 – 16 victory in the first game of a doubleheader. Babe Herman and Johnny Frederick each have five hits for Brooklyn. The Phillies win the second game, 8 – 6. Frederick scores eight runs in the doubleheader to set a major league record for most runs scored in two games. The teams combine for a record 50 runs in a doubleheader.