Joe Sprinz loses 5 teeth in attempts to break the altitude record

Joe Sprinz loses 5 teeth in attempts to break the altitude record

August 3, 1939; catcher Joe Sprinz of the PCL’s San Francisco Seals attempts to break the altitude record for catching a fly ball by having one dropped from a blimp. The first 4 balls hit the ground. The fifth ball hit his glove, but he couldn’t hold on and it went from his glove into…