1946 – In a classic pitching matchup played in the newly-constituted Venezuelan League, Alex Carrasquel of Magallanes beats Roy Welmaker and the Equipo Vargas club, 3 – 2, in 17 innings. In the six-and-a-half-hour marathon, Carrasquel is good enough to silence the bats of Roy Campanella and Sam Jethroe. Both pitchers go the distance in one of the greatest winter league matchups ever.

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1946 – In a classic pitching matchup played in the newly-constituted Venezuelan League, Alex Carrasquel of Magallanes beats Roy Welmaker and the Equipo Vargas club, 3 – 2, in 17 innings. In the six-and-a-half-hour marathon, Carrasquel is good enough to silence the bats of Roy Campanella and Sam Jethroe. Both pitchers go the distance in one of the greatest winter league matchups ever.

A story in the Chicago Tribune reports that player-manager Parnell Woods of the Negro American League Cleveland Buckeyes‚ and two teammates have been invited to try out with the Indians at the start of the 1943season. The two teammates are Gene Bremmer and Sam Jethroe‚ who is leading the league in hitting with a .450 average.

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A story in the Chicago Tribune reports that player-manager Parnell Woods of the Negro American League Cleveland Buckeyes‚ and two teammates have been invited to try out with the Indians at the start of the 1943season. The two teammates are Gene Bremmer and Sam Jethroe‚ who is leading the league in hitting with a .450 average.