Just back from duty in World War II Hank Greenberg hits a dramatic ninth inning grand slam home run to give the Detroit Tigers the win
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Just back from duty in World War II Hank Greenberg hits a dramatic ninth inning grand slam home run to give the Detroit Tigers the win

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Sponsor this Page   On September 30, 1945, Hank Greenberg hits a dramatic ninth inning grand slam home run to give the Detroit Tigers a 6-3 win over the St. Louis Browns. Just back from duty in World War II, the Browns were up 3-2 entering the 9th, with 2 on and 1 out, Nelson…

Nelson Potter of the St. Louis Browns becomes the first major league pitcher to be suspended for throwing a spitball

Nelson Potter of the St. Louis Browns becomes the first major league pitcher to be suspended for throwing a spitball

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On July 20, 1944 — Browns’ hurler Nels Potter is banned for ten days, becoming the first pitcher ever to be suspended for throwing a spitball. The spitball, shine ball, and emery ball were outlawed by the major league’s Joint Rules Committee in 1920, which allowed the seventeen pitchers using the doctored pitches at the…