Pinch-hitter Ted Tappe homers in his first major-league at bat, off Erv Palica, but the Reds lose 6 – 2 to Brooklyn. The Reds also drop the second game, 5 – 2.

On September 14, 1950 — Pinch-hitter Ted Tappe homers in his first major-league at bat, off Erv Palica, but the Reds lose 6 – 2 to Brooklyn. The Reds also drop the second game, 5 – 2.

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