prison team is stopped when it is discovered that two prisoners have escaped

prison team is stopped when it is discovered that two prisoners have escaped

ByTom

1942 – At California’s Folsom prison, the annual game between major leaguers and the prison team is stopped when it is discovered that two prisoners have escaped. With the pros leading 24 – 5 at the end of seven innings, the game ends and guards go after the two lifers, who are found three hours later. The major leaguers include Ernie Lombardi, Tiny Bonham, Gus Suhr, Joe Marty, and Johnny Babich.

October 6, 1938 World Series..Wrigley Field in Chicago.. Game Two..Yankees vs Cubs.. Cubs pitcher Dizzy Dean faces Yankee Centerfielder Joe DiMaggio.. Yanks would win 6-3.. The last batter Dean faced for the afternoon was DiMaggio, who hit a 2-run shot in the top of the 9th, to provide the insurance needed
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DiMaggio takes Dean deep to seal World Series Win

ByThis Day in Baseball

  October 6, 1938 at Wrigley Field future hall of famers clash as Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Joe Gordon, Lefty Gomex and Dizzy Dean face off.  Game 2 pitted the Yankees’ Lefty Gomez against former St. Louis Cardinals ace Dizzy Dean, who had been traded to Chicago in April and won seven of his eight…

Hal Kelleher of the Philadelphia Phillies faces 16 batters in the 6th inning as the Cubs score 12 runs. Both marks are National League records off one pitcher in a single inning. The Cubs win, 21 – 2, with Joe Marty collecting four hits, four runs, and four RBI. The loss goes to Wayne LaMaster, who throws just three pitches to leadoff batter Stan Hackbefore leaving the game with pain in his throwing arm.

Hal Kelleher of the Philadelphia Phillies faces 16 batters in the 6th inning as the Cubs score 12 runs. Both marks are National League records off one pitcher in a single inning. The Cubs win, 21 – 2, with Joe Marty collecting four hits, four runs, and four RBI. The loss goes to Wayne LaMaster, who throws just three pitches to leadoff batter Stan Hackbefore leaving the game with pain in his throwing arm.

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Hal Kelleher of the Philadelphia Phillies faces 16 batters in the 6th inning as the Cubs score 12 runs. Both marks are National League records off one pitcher in a single inning. The Cubs win, 21 – 2, with Joe Marty collecting four hits, four runs, and four RBI. The loss goes to Wayne LaMaster, who throws just three pitches to leadoff batter Stan Hackbefore leaving the game with pain in his throwing arm.