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Detroit Tigers manager Chuck Dressen dies at the age of 67

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  On August 10, 1966, Detroit Tigers manager Chuck Dressen dies at the age of 67. Dressen had been sidelined since suffering a heart attack in May. Dressen previously managed the Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Dodgers, Washington Senators, and Milwaukee Braves.   @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Play by Play, Box Scores, News Paper Reports and other links Other Resources…

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8/10/1965: In the second game at Fenway Park, Brooks Robinson’s ball to left field was ruled in play by Lou DiMuro, the second base umpire. The ball hit an iron girder supporting the net above the wall, but DiMuro thought it had hit to wall. It came in the third inning with two out and one on and Robinson legged out a triple on the play. He received credit for a homer in the seventh inning of the same game.

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8/10/1965: In the second game at Fenway Park, Brooks Robinson’s ball to left field was ruled in play by Lou DiMuro, the second base umpire. The ball hit an iron girder supporting the net above the wall, but DiMuro thought it had hit to wall. It came in the third inning with two out and one on and Robinson legged out a triple on the play. He received credit for a homer in the seventh inning of the same game.

In the second of two at Fenway Park, the Orioles’ Brooks Robinson hits a ball that appears to hit the net above the Green Monster, but is ruled in play by Lou DiMuro. Robinson reaches third with a triple, and then adds a homer in the 7th. Brooks lost another homer last year. The O’s win, 12 – 4, after losing the opener, 15 – 5.

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In the second of two at Fenway Park, the Orioles’ Brooks Robinson hits a ball that appears to hit the net above the Green Monster, but is ruled in play by Lou DiMuro. Robinson reaches third with a triple, and then adds a homer in the 7th. Brooks lost another homer last year. The O’s win, 12 – 4, after losing the opener, 15 – 5.

At New York, Jim Kaat benefits from sloppy Yankee fielding and Minnesota scores six unearned runs to beat the Yankees, 7 – 3.

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At New York, Jim Kaat benefits from sloppy Yankee fielding and Minnesota scores six unearned runs to beat the Yankees, 7 – 3.

1964 – Roberto Clemente: “Step In Bucket Saves My Back.” Taking advantage of an off-day in the Pirates’ schedule, the Associated Press collars Clemente for a brief profile/interview of the National League’s leading hitter, with a particular focus on the peculiarities of his batting style. One genuine scoop emerges, Clemente’s own explanation for his distinctive and dramatic step away from the plate or, as they say, “into the bucket.” While his early tendency to bail out had been corrected in Puerto Rico in 1952 by Santurce’s player/manager Buster Clarkson [“He put a bat behind my left foot and made sure I didn’t drag my foot”], the subsequent seeming resurrection of this habit occurs in response to the damage to Clemente’s spine sustained in a December 1954 automobile accident and aggravated almost exactly two years later by a violent swing and miss during winter ball. “In 1956 I was doing good until I hurt my back,” Clemente recalls. “Since then I step to the side with my left foot faster so I don’t have to twist my body so much.”

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1964 – Roberto Clemente: “Step In Bucket Saves My Back.” Taking advantage of an off-day in the Pirates’ schedule, the Associated Press collars Clemente for a brief profile/interview of the National League’s leading hitter, with a particular focus on the peculiarities of his batting style. One genuine scoop emerges, Clemente’s own explanation for his distinctive and dramatic step away from the plate or, as they say, “into the bucket.” While his early tendency to bail out had been corrected in Puerto Rico in 1952 by Santurce’s player/manager Buster Clarkson [“He put a bat behind my left foot and made sure I didn’t drag my foot”], the subsequent seeming resurrection of this habit occurs in response to the damage to Clemente’s spine sustained in a December 1954 automobile accident and aggravated almost exactly two years later by a violent swing and miss during winter ball. “In 1956 I was doing good until I hurt my back,” Clemente recalls. “Since then I step to the side with my left foot faster so I don’t have to twist my body so much.”

Boog Powell becomes the first Oriole to hit three home runs in the same game. The Baltimore first baseman’s offensive output accounts for half of the runs in the Birds’ 6-5 victory over Washington at D.C. Stadium.

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Boog Powell becomes the first Oriole to hit three home runs in the same game. The Baltimore first baseman’s offensive output accounts for half of the runs in the Birds’ 6-5 victory over Washington at D.C. Stadium.

Benched for poor hitting, Brooks Robinson sees his streak of 463 straight games at third stopped. Brooks pinch hits in the 8th inning, however, as the Senators edge the Orioles, 6 – 5. Boog Powell smashes three homers in a losing cause.

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Benched for poor hitting, Brooks Robinson sees his streak of 463 straight games at third stopped. Brooks pinch hits in the 8th inning, however, as the Senators edge the Orioles, 6 – 5. Boog Powell smashes three homers in a losing cause.

At Buffalo, NY, Columbus (International League) beats Buffalo, 6 – 5, in 12 innings. Bob Veale of Columbus strikes out 22 Bison batters in nine innings.

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At Buffalo, NY, Columbus (International League) beats Buffalo, 6 – 5, in 12 innings. Bob Veale of Columbus strikes out 22 Bison batters in nine innings.