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July 7, 1963 – Jim Ray Hart makes his ML debut at Candlestick Park as the Giants take on the Cardinals in a double-header.
Hart recalls what happened the first time he faced Gibson:
âBetween games, (Willie) Mays came over to me and said, âNow, in the second game, youâre going up against Bob Gibson.â I only half-listened to what he was saying, figuring it didnât make much difference. So I walked up to the plate the first time and started digging a little hole with my back footâŠNo sooner did I start digging that hole than I hear Willie screaming from the dugout: âNoooooo!â Well, the first pitch came inside. No harm done, though. So I dug in again. The next thing I knew, there was a loud crack and my left shoulder was broken. I should have listened to Willie.â
Hart would miss the rest of the season with a broken shoulder.
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