Bill DiBenedetto of the Class D Hornell Dodgers walks 21 in a 5 – 1 loss to Corning. This record number of walks breaks the 36-year-old record of Harry Harper of the Minneapolis Millers.

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On July 3, 1951 Bill DiBenedetto of the Class D Hornell Dodgers walks 21 in a 5 – 1 loss to Corning. This record number of walks breaks the 36-year-old record of Harry Harper of the Minneapolis Millers. Source Baseball Reference July 3

Bill Veeck gets the necessary 75 percent of outstanding stock on the last day of his option to buy the St. Louis Browns from Bill and Charlie DeWitt.

Bill Veeck gets the necessary 75 percent of outstanding stock on the last day of his option to buy the St. Louis Browns from Bill and Charlie DeWitt.

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On July 2, 1951 Bill Veeck gets the necessary 75 percent of outstanding stock on the last day of his option to buy the St. Louis Browns from Bill and Charlie DeWitt.  

Elmer Valo belts three homers to help the A’s sweep the Senators, 10 – 7 and 3 – 2. Two of his homers come in the first game, when teammate Gus Zernial hits his 18th homer. Irv Noren has a pair of doubles and a homer for the Nats.

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Elmer Valo belts three homers to help the A’s sweep the Senators, 10 – 7 and 3 – 2. Two of his homers come in the first game, when teammate Gus Zernial hits his 18th homer. Irv Noren has a pair of doubles and a homer for the Nats.

Philadelphia’s Russ Meyer and Jim Konstanty hold Brooklyn to one hit but lose anyway, 2 – 0. Pee Wee Reese’s 2-run triple follows two walks in the 3rd and accounts for all the hits and runs.

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Philadelphia’s Russ Meyer and Jim Konstanty hold Brooklyn to one hit but lose anyway, 2 – 0. Pee Wee Reese’s 2-run triple follows two walks in the 3rd and accounts for all the hits and runs.

In the second game of a doubleheader, the Browns’ Ned Garver, en route to a 20-win season, limits the White Sox to two hits, winning, 3 – 1. The loss drops the Sox out of the American League lead. Chicago wins the opener, 2 – 1 in 11 innings on Minnie Minoso’s 400-foot homer to left center. Minnie’s blow breaks up a pitching duel between loser Duane Pillette and Ken Holcombe.

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In the second game of a doubleheader, the Browns’ Ned Garver, en route to a 20-win season, limits the White Sox to two hits, winning, 3 – 1. The loss drops the Sox out of the American League lead. Chicago wins the opener, 2 – 1 in 11 innings on Minnie Minoso’s 400-foot homer to left center. Minnie’s blow breaks up a pitching duel between loser Duane Pillette and Ken Holcombe.

Yanks top the Red Sox, 5 – 2, behind Eddie Lopat’s 6-hitter

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Before 58,815 at Yankee Stadium, the Yanks top the Red Sox, 5 – 2, behind Eddie Lopat’s 6-hitter. The win moves the Yankees ahead of the White Sox by four percentage points. Jerry Coleman homers off Mel Parnell, while Johnny Pesky connects for the Sox. Bobby Doerr singles for his 2,000th career hit.

Cleveland Indians ace Bob Feller hurls the third no-hitter of his career

Cleveland Indians ace Bob Feller hurls the third no-hitter of his career

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July 1, 1951, 32-year old Bob Feller tossed his third career no-hitter as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers 2-1 in the first game of a doubleheader at Municipal Stadium. This was Feller’s first no-hitter since 1946, and in doing so he became at the time the third pitcher with three no-hitters, the others…

The Braves make it easy for new manager Tommy Holmes’s first appearance in front of the home crowd. Boston tallies eight runs in the 7th inning and seven runs in the 8th inning, to squash the Giants, 19 – 7. Backing Vern Bickford’s pitching, Earl Torgeson racks up seven RBIs in the two innings, including a grand slam off Sal Maglie, the first time that the Barber’s been clipped for a slam.

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The Braves make it easy for new manager Tommy Holmes’s first appearance in front of the home crowd. Boston tallies eight runs in the 7th inning and seven runs in the 8th inning, to squash the Giants, 19 – 7. Backing Vern Bickford’s pitching, Earl Torgeson racks up seven RBIs in the two innings, including a grand slam off Sal Maglie, the first time that the Barber’s been clipped for a slam.

Twin Falls Cowboys catcher Dick Conway dies on the way to the hospital; he was injured after a ball from Don Trower hits his chest in practice before the game. Conway had been slugging .505 in his young career; he dies at age 19.

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Twin Falls Cowboys catcher Dick Conway dies on the way to the hospital; he was injured after a ball from Don Trower hits his chest in practice before the game. Conway had been slugging .505 in his young career; he dies at age 19.