Clyde Vollmer’s pinch slam against Al Benton in the Sox’s 6-run seventh helps Boston to an 11 – 9 win

Clyde Vollmer’s pinch slam against Al Benton in the Sox’s 6-run seventh helps Boston to an 11 – 9 win

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The Indians’ Ray Boone and Clyde Vollmer of the Red Sox match grand slams today. Boone’s comes in the 7-run third to give Bob Feller a 7 – 0 cushion. Vollmer’s pinch slam against Al Benton in the Sox’s 6-run seventh helps Boston to an 11 – 9 win. It is the Red Sox’s ninth slam of the season.

Jeff Heath of the Braves ties a game against Cincinnati with a pinch-hit homer, then wins it with a later homer. He becomes the first player to do so in MLB history; it will be 36 years until Donnie Scott becomes the second.

Jeff Heath of the Braves ties a game against Cincinnati with a pinch-hit homer, then wins it with a later homer. He becomes the first player to do so in MLB history; it will be 36 years until Donnie Scott becomes the second.

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Jeff Heath of the Braves ties a game against Cincinnati with a pinch-hit homer, then wins it with a later homer. He becomes the first player to do so in MLB history; it will be 36 years until Donnie Scott becomes the second.

Hank Majeski of the Athletics hits six doubles in a doubleheader against the Browns, pacing the dogged A’s to wins of 6 – 0 and 9 – 1. He is the third American League player to collect six long hits in an afternoon and just the second to do it in two regulation length games. Hal McRae, on the same date in 1974, will do it next in the AL.

Hank Majeski of the Athletics hits six doubles in a doubleheader against the Browns, pacing the dogged A’s to wins of 6 – 0 and 9 – 1. He is the third American League player to collect six long hits in an afternoon and just the second to do it in two regulation length games. Hal McRae, on the same date in 1974, will do it next in the AL.

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Hank Majeski of the Athletics hits six doubles in a doubleheader against the Browns, pacing the dogged A’s to wins of 6 – 0 and 9 – 1. He is the third American League player to collect six long hits in an afternoon and just the second to do it in two regulation length games. Hal McRae, on the same date in 1974, will do it next in the AL.

Johnny Schmitz leads the Cubs to a 1 – 0 win over the first-place Braves at Wrigley Field. Schmitz allows just six hits, including two triples, but doubles and scores the game’s only run in the bottom of the 9th. Johnny Saintakes the loss.

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Johnny Schmitz leads the Cubs to a 1 – 0 win over the first-place Braves at Wrigley Field. Schmitz allows just six hits, including two triples, but doubles and scores the game’s only run in the bottom of the 9th. Johnny Saintakes the loss.

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The owners hold a secret meeting lead by Tom Yawkey to defend color barrier

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1946 – At the Owners’ Meeting, a committee formed to study integration, which includes Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey, delivers its secretive report defending the covert color barrierwhich exists in professional baseball. The absurd reasons given why blacks shouldn’t be allowed to play in the big leagues include an absence of skills due to inferior training and lack of fundamentals as well as the need to respect existing Negro League contracts, but another lesser known motivation may have been profit, as revealed later in the report: “The Negro leagues rent their parks in many cities from clubs in Organized Baseball (and) Club owners in the major leagues are reluctant to give up revenues amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars every year” and the fear white fans would be driven away if black players attracted more minorities to the ballpark.

While traveling in a caravan of cars and buses en route to East Douglas (MA) for an exhibition game against the Indians, Ted Williams, along with his wife and two friends, is involved in an auto accident when his brand new 1946 Pontiac collides with a car driven by George Doncaster, who is driving his wife and daughter. Although no one is seriously hurt, the media widely reports the Red Sox outfielder’s crash in Holliston on Sherborn Road.

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While traveling in a caravan of cars and buses en route to East Douglas (MA) for an exhibition game against the Indians, Ted Williams, along with his wife and two friends, is involved in an auto accident when his brand new 1946 Pontiac collides with a car driven by George Doncaster, who is driving his wife and daughter. Although no one is seriously hurt, the media widely reports the Red Sox outfielder’s crash in Holliston on Sherborn Road.

With the score tied 4 – 4 in the 11th at Wrigley Field, the Reds load the bases with no outs. Chicago then turns a triple play. Bill Nicholson poles a homer in the bottom of the frame for a 5 – 4 win.

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With the score tied 4 – 4 in the 11th at Wrigley Field, the Reds load the bases with no outs. Chicago then turns a triple play. Bill Nicholson poles a homer in the bottom of the frame for a 5 – 4 win.