Joe McCarthy comes out of retirement, accepting the managing job of the Boston Red Sox for 1948. When asked about Ted Williams, McCarthy responds “A manager who cannot get along with a .400 hitter ought to have his head examined.”

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Joe McCarthy comes out of retirement, accepting the managing job of the Boston Red Sox for 1948. When asked about Ted Williams, McCarthy responds “A manager who cannot get along with a .400 hitter ought to have his head examined.”

A one-game playoff is held at Los Angeles, CA’s Wrigley Field to determine the Pacific Coast League champions. The Angels’ Clarence Maddern breaks a scoreless tie with a grand slam off San Francisco’s Jack Brewer in the bottom of the 8th, and Larry Barton adds an insurance with a solo blast. Cliff Chambers is the winner of the 5 – 0 shutout.

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A one-game playoff is held at Los Angeles, CA’s Wrigley Field to determine the Pacific Coast League champions. The Angels’ Clarence Maddern breaks a scoreless tie with a grand slam off San Francisco’s Jack Brewer in the bottom of the 8th, and Larry Barton adds an insurance with a solo blast. Cliff Chambers is the winner of the 5 – 0 shutout.

Bob Feller establishes a major league record by striking out 348 batters in one season

Bob Feller establishes a major league record by striking out 348 batters in one season

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On the last day of the campaign, by striking out opposing pitcher Hal Newhouser and four others, Bob Feller establishes a major league record by striking out 348 batters in one season. Future research, however, will show Rube Waddell had struck out 349 in 1904.

Paul Gillespie becomes the first of only two players in baseball history ever to hit home runs in their first and last big league at bats. The wartime Cubs reserve catcher went deep against the Giants at the Polo Grounds on September 11, 1942 and ends his career homering at the spacious Forbes Fields, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Paul Gillespie becomes the first of only two players in baseball history ever to hit home runs in their first and last big league at bats. The wartime Cubs reserve catcher went deep against the Giants at the Polo Grounds on September 11, 1942 and ends his career homering at the spacious Forbes Fields, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Vern Stephens becomes the first player to hit two extra-inning home runs in the same game. The Browns shortstop puts St. Louis ahead with a solo shot in the 11th, and after the Red Sox tie the score in the bottom of the frame he goes deep again in the 13th with the eventual winning run in the team’s 4-3 victory at Fenway Park.

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Vern Stephens becomes the first player to hit two extra-inning home runs in the same game. The Browns shortstop puts St. Louis ahead with a solo shot in the 11th, and after the Red Sox tie the score in the bottom of the frame he goes deep again in the 13th with the eventual winning run in the team’s 4-3 victory at Fenway Park.

1942 – Satchel Paige of the Kansas City Monarchs pitches 5 2/3 innings of hitless relief against the Washington-Homestead Grays, winning 9 – 5 in Philadelphia in the 1942 Colored World Series, finishing a four-game sweep of the Grays.

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1942 – Satchel Paige of the Kansas City Monarchs pitches 5 2/3 innings of hitless relief against the Washington-Homestead Grays, winning 9 – 5 in Philadelphia in the 1942 Colored World Series, finishing a four-game sweep of the Grays.

In his only major league game, Pirates rookie Aubrey Epps goes 3-for-4 in the Bucs’ season finale, a 9-6 loss to Cincinnati at Crosley Field. The 23 year-old catcher, known as Yo-Yo, will finish his one-game big league career with the same batting average (.750) and fielding percentage when he commits two errors in eight chances.

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In his only major league game, Pirates rookie Aubrey Epps goes 3-for-4 in the Bucs’ season finale, a 9-6 loss to Cincinnati at Crosley Field. The 23 year-old catcher, known as Yo-Yo, will finish his one-game big league career with the same batting average (.750) and fielding percentage when he commits two errors in eight chances.

Augie Galan, who makes a league-leading 748 plate appearances while playing the full 154-game schedule, ends the season without hitting into a double play. The Cubs center fielder did line into an eleventh-inning triple play in the team’s 3-2 loss to the Reds in April at Wrigley Field.

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Augie Galan, who makes a league-leading 748 plate appearances while playing the full 154-game schedule, ends the season without hitting into a double play. The Cubs center fielder did line into an eleventh-inning triple play in the team’s 3-2 loss to the Reds in April at Wrigley Field.

At Griffith Stadium in Washington, D. C., Yankees legend Babe Ruth hits his 659th and final home run wearing pinstripes. The ‘Bambino’ had 49 homers with the Red Sox prior to coming to New York and will add six additional round-trippers with the Braves before retiring next season.
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At Griffith Stadium in Washington, D. C., Yankees legend Babe Ruth hits his 659th and final home run wearing pinstripes. The ‘Bambino’ had 49 homers with the Red Sox prior to coming to New York and will add six additional round-trippers with the Braves before retiring next season.

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At Griffith Stadium in Washington, D. C., Yankees legend Babe Ruth hits his 659th and final home run wearing pinstripes. The ‘Bambino’ had 49 homers with the Red Sox prior to coming to New York and will add six additional round-trippers with the Braves before retiring next season.