1946 – Negro Leaguer Marvin Williams, playing for Vargas against Magallanes, sets a still-standing Venezuelan League mark by driving in eight runs on two home runs and two singles. Vargas wins 16 – 9.

ByTom

1946 – Negro Leaguer Marvin Williams, playing for Vargas against Magallanes, sets a still-standing Venezuelan League mark by driving in eight runs on two home runs and two singles. Vargas wins 16 – 9.

1941 – At Havana, the Brooklyn Dodgers roll over the Cleveland Indians, 15 – 0. Pee Wee Reese and Joe Medwick use a batting helmet designed by two Johns Hopkins Hospital doctors with the help of Larry MacPhail. The two Dodgers, victims of several hit by pitches last year, pronounce the helmets satisfactory. Brooklyn pitcher Van Lingle Mungo celebrates the victory a little too hard and when tomorrow’s game is rained out, he continues to party. The result is that manager Leo Durocher sends him a note informing he’s been reassigned to the Dodgers’ minor league camp in Macon, Georgia. Mungo will pitch just two innings for Brooklyn this year.

ByTom

1941 – At Havana, the Brooklyn Dodgers roll over the Cleveland Indians, 15 – 0. Pee Wee Reese and Joe Medwick use a batting helmet designed by two Johns Hopkins Hospital doctors with the help of Larry MacPhail. The two Dodgers, victims of several hit by pitches last year, pronounce the helmets satisfactory. Brooklyn pitcher Van Lingle Mungo celebrates the victory a little too hard and when tomorrow’s game is rained out, he continues to party. The result is that manager Leo Durocher sends him a note informing he’s been reassigned to the Dodgers’ minor league camp in Macon, Georgia. Mungo will pitch just two innings for Brooklyn this year.

Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis, commissioner of baseball, watches a spring-training game in St. Petersburg, Fla
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Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis, commissioner of baseball, watches a spring-training game in St. Petersburg, Fla

ByTom

March 6,  1937 Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis, commissioner of baseball, watches a spring-training game in St. Petersburg, Fla., between the New York Yankees and the Boston Bees – March, 1937. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IGp1c3QgY2xpY2sgdGhlIHRhZ3MhICAiLCJhZnRlciI6IiIsImxpbmtfdG9fdGVybV9wYWdlIjoib24iLCJzZXBhcmF0b3IiOiIgfCAiLCJjYXRlZ29yeV90eXBlIjoicG9zdF90YWcifX0=@

Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio during spring training in St. Petersburg, FL.

Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio during spring training in St. Petersburg, FL.

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March 7, 1936 – Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio during spring training in St. Petersburg, FL. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IGp1c3QgY2xpY2sgdGhlIHRhZ3MhICAiLCJhZnRlciI6IiIsImxpbmtfdG9fdGVybV9wYWdlIjoib24iLCJzZXBhcmF0b3IiOiIgfCAiLCJjYXRlZ29yeV90eXBlIjoicG9zdF90YWcifX0=@

Cincinnati Reds manager Pat Moran dies from Bright’s disease at the age of 48

Cincinnati Reds manager Pat Moran dies from Bright’s disease at the age of 48

ByTom

1924 – At Orlando, Florida, Cincinnati Reds manager Pat Moran dies from Bright’s disease at the age of 48. A veteran of nine National League seasons as a manager, Moran guided the Reds to a record of 91-63 and a second-place finish in 1923. Coach Jack Hendricks replaces the popular Moran, who was the Reds’ manager when they won the controversial 1919 World Series.

Kenesaw Mountain Landis turns down the American Legion’s request to discontinue major league morning games on Memorial Day. The organization, although disappointed by the decision, will award the baseball commissioner its Distinguished Service Medal in 1929.

Kenesaw Mountain Landis turns down the American Legion’s request to discontinue major league morning games on Memorial Day. The organization, although disappointed by the decision, will award the baseball commissioner its Distinguished Service Medal in 1929.

ByTom

Kenesaw Mountain Landis turns down the American Legion’s request to discontinue major league morning games on Memorial Day. The organization, although disappointed by the decision, will award the baseball commissioner its Distinguished Service Medal in 1929.