Episode 91 – The Secret History of Batting Helmets
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Episode 91 – The Secret History of Batting Helmets

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Sponsor this Page   On March 10, 1941, that the Brooklyn Dodgers announced that all of their players would start wearing batting helmets permanently in the upcoming season.  It was not long after that many other teams would adopt this safety precaution as well. General Manager Larry MacPhail was the man behind this innovation.  The…

The Browns are down 4 – 3 to the Tigers in the 9th, but a walk and a George Sisler triple tie the game. Marty McManus lines a single to win it, 5 – 4, for reliever Hub Pruett. Sisler falls on his shoulder in the 7th stretching for a ball but stays in the game.

The Browns are down 4 – 3 to the Tigers in the 9th, but a walk and a George Sisler triple tie the game. Marty McManus lines a single to win it, 5 – 4, for reliever Hub Pruett. Sisler falls on his shoulder in the 7th stretching for a ball but stays in the game.

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1922 – The Browns are down 4 – 3 to the Tigers in the 9th, but a walk and a George Sisler triple tie the game. Marty McManus lines a single to win it, 5 – 4, for reliever Hub Pruett. Sisler falls on his shoulder in the 7th stretching for a ball but stays in the game.