At Fenway Park‚ Bosox catcher Sammy White clouts a 9th-inning grand slam with one out to defeat the Browns’ Satchel Paige‚ 11 – 9. Paige (5-2) takes a 9 – 5 lead into the 9th. White completes his home run trot by rounding third base and crawling from half way home and kissing the plate. Another rookie provides entertainment to start the inning as Jimmy Piersall‚ leading off‚ announces to Paige that he is going to bunt. He does just that and beats Paige to first base‚ whereupon he starts mirroring Satchel’s moves and yelling “oink‚ oink‚ oink.” Hoot Evers beats out an infield hit and Piersall continues his antics at second. A now distracted and annoyed Paige walks George Kell‚ and one out later‚ forces in a run by walking Billy Goodman. A single by Ted Lepcio sets up White’s slam. After the game‚ Browns C Clint Courtney opines‚ “I believe that man is plumb crazy. Yeah‚ he’s nuts altogether. I never saw a man do those things. Anywhere.”

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On June 11, 1952 At Fenway Park‚ Bosox catcher Sammy White clouts a 9th-inning grand slam with one out to defeat the Browns’ Satchel Paige‚ 11 – 9. Paige (5-2) takes a 9 – 5 lead into the 9th. White completes his home run trot by rounding third base and crawling from half way home and kissing the plate. Another rookie provides entertainment to…

Bob Lemon beats the A’s in extra innings at Shibe Park – Full Broadcast

Bob Lemon beats the A’s in extra innings at Shibe Park – Full Broadcast

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On June 11, 1950, Bob Lemon goes 9.2 innings to beat the A’s at Shibe Park in 10, 6-3. Al Rosen and Jim Hegan connected for Homeruns in the tenth to give the Indians a 6-3 lead. The pair drove in 5 of the 6 Indian’s runs on the day. Lemon, got into trouble in…

Bob Feller fans Sherm Lollar with the bases full to end the game and the tribe hold off yanks 10-8

Bob Feller fans Sherm Lollar with the bases full to end the game and the tribe hold off yanks 10-8

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  On June 11, 1948 The Indians hold on to beat the Yankees‚ 10 – 8‚ as reliever Bob Feller fans Sherm Lollar with the bases full to end the game. Joe DiMaggio had led off the 9th with a homer. Game highlights include Yogi Berra getting tossed by Cal Hubbard and young Bobby Brown being replaced at 2B in the 8th by George Stirnweiss‚ a move that will remain permanent for the…

Mel Ott makes his last appearance as a player when he pinch hits for pitcher Ken Trinkle in New York’s 8 – 7 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The future Hall of Famer pops to short.

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On June 11, 1947 Mel Ott makes his last appearance as a player when he pinch hits for pitcher Ken Trinkle in New York’s 8 – 7 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The future Hall of Famer pops to short.

Gene Moore hits a pinch-hit grand slam in the bottom of the 7th off Joe Heving of Cleveland to give the Browns a 4 – 2 win in a doubleheader split with St. Louis. The Browns win the other game, 13 – 1.

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On June 11, 1944 Gene Moore hits a pinch-hit grand slam in the bottom of the 7th off Joe Heving of Cleveland to give the Browns a 4 – 2 win in a doubleheader split with St. Louis. The Browns win the other game, 13 – 1.

The Giants takes a doubleheader from the Phillies by identical scores of 6 – 5. In the first game the Giants use 22 players‚ including 5 pitchers‚ 3 catchers‚ 3 second basemen‚ 3 pinch hitters‚ and 2 pinch runners.

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On June 11, 1944 The Giants takes a doubleheader from the Phillies by identical scores of 6 – 5. In the first game the Giants use 22 players‚ including 5 pitchers‚ 3 catchers‚ 3 second basemen‚ 3 pinch hitters‚ and 2 pinch runners.

In Pittsburgh‚ Chicago’s Paul Erickson stops the Pirates‚ 5 – 0‚ and newly-acquired Bob Chipman follows with a 1 – 0 win. The Cubs’ score in the nitecap comes on rookie Tony York’s 6th hit of the day: he’ll have just 20 hits in this‚ his only major league season.

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On June 11, 1944 In Pittsburgh‚ Chicago’s Paul Erickson stops the Pirates‚ 5 – 0‚ and newly-acquired Bob Chipman follows with a 1 – 0 win. The Cubs’ score in the nitecap comes on rookie Tony York’s 6th hit of the day: he’ll have just 20 hits in this‚ his only major league season.

The Cards set a National League record for double plays in a doubleheader as they turn 9 to back the six-hit efforts of Red Munger and Harry Gumbert to win, 3 – 1 and 4 – 1. The Cards up their NL lead to 5 1/2 games. The Cards turn 4 double plays in game 1 and 5 in game 2 to up the NL mark from 7 in a twinbill. 2B Emil Verban is in 7 of the twin killings. In game 2‚ the Cards break a 1 – 1 tie with three consecutive homers in the 6th off Clyde Shoun – by Walker Cooper‚ Whitey Kurowski‚ and Danny Litwhiler.

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On June 11, 1944 The Cards set a National League record for double plays in a doubleheader as they turn 9 to back the six-hit efforts of Red Munger and Harry Gumbert to win, 3 – 1 and 4 – 1. The Cards up their NL lead to 5 1/2 games. The Cards turn 4 double plays in game 1 and 5 in game 2 to up the NL…

Paul Dean debuts with the Giants

Paul Dean debuts with the Giants and beats the Cubs‚ 3 – 1‚ on 4 hits

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On June 11, 1940 In the second of two games‚ Paul Dean debuts with the Giants and beats the Cubs‚ 3 – 1‚ on 4 hits. Joe Moore runs his hitting streak to 14 games when he belts an 8th inning homer off Claude Passeau. The Giants win the opener, 4 – 0, behind Bill Lohrman to pull within 1 1/2 games of the Reds and Dodgers. Bill Lee is the losing…