On May 11, 1971, A Space crown of 2,992 at Cleveland Stadium, seeās what will become a rare feat as Cleveland Indians pitcher Steve Dunning becomes the last American League hurler to hit a grand slam. Dunning connects against Diego Segui of the Oakland Aās, helping the Indians to a 7-5 win. In 1973, theā¦
1970Ā ā InĀ ArizonaĀ spring training, theĀ Cleveland IndiansĀ loseĀ Ken HarrelsonĀ when he fractures his leg; he will miss most of the season.
Ā Ā April 19, 1969: Ken Harrelson is Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Dick Ellsworth and Juan Pizarro to the Cleveland Indians for Joe Azcue, Vicente Romo and Sonny Siebert. The move was not popular with the fans. Ā Ā @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Other Resources & Links Ā [et_pb_signup provider=āgetresponseā getresponse_list=āThomas Hannon|zs45Lā success_action=āredirectā success_redirect_url=āhttps://thisdayinbaseball.com/join-the-community/ā success_redirect_query=āon|off|off|off|offāā¦
1967Ā ā TheĀ St. Louis CardinalsāĀ Roger MarisĀ hits a home run in the 9th inning, butĀ Jim Lonborgās 3 ā 1 victory sends theĀ World SeriesĀ back toĀ Boston.
BostonĀ signsĀ free agentĀ OFĀ Ken Harrelson. Harrelson reportedly receives a $75,000 bonus and salary package for the remainder of this season and forĀ 1968. Harrelson will homer in his first Boston at bat but will hit just .200 for the Sox.
On August 21, 1967, Ken āHawkā Harrelson of the Kansas City Aās becomes baseballās first free agent when he is āfiredā by team owner Charlie Finley. Harrelson had drawn the wrath of Finley by allegedly referring to him as a āmenaceā to baseball. Remaining unemployed for only a few days, Harrelson will sign on withā¦
Ken Harrelson Positions: outfield/media Bats: R Throws: R Height: 74 Weight: 190 Born: Thursday, September 04, 1941 in Woodruff, SC USA Debut: 6/9/1963 Last Game: 6/20/1971 Full Name: Kenneth Smith Harrelson Notable Events and Chronology for his Career Biography Ā The big and powerful Harrelson was baseballās 1960s flower child. He wore his blond hair longā¦
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