Bob Thurman Essentials Positions: Bats: L Throws: L Height: 73 Weight: 205 Born: Monday, May 14, 1917 in Kellyville, OK USA Died: 10 31 1998 in Wichita, KS USA Debut: 4/14/1955 Last Game: 4/21/1959 Full Name: Robert Burns Thurman
In their 13-4 victory at Crosley Field, the Reds hit eight home runs (Bob Thurman [3], Ted Kluszewski [2], Frank Robinson [2], and Wally Post [1]) to tie a major league mark. The Braves add two more to set a National League mark for total homers for a nine inning game.
Brooklyn Dodgers executive Buzzie Bavasi dismisses the New York Yankees reaction to Jackie Robinson’s charges. Commissioner Ford Frick plans no action against Jackie Robinson. Two days earlier Robinson had called the Yankees a racist organization for its failure to promote a black to the parent club.
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