Throwing a scoreless inning against the Yankees, 23 year-old Senator southpaw Nemo Gaines makes his major league debut, becoming the first Naval Academy graduate, and only one for the next 94 seasons, to appear in a big league contest. In 2015, Right-hander Mitch Harris, also an Annapolis alumni, will appear in 26 games for the Cardinals during his brief one-year carreer.

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On June 26, 1921 Throwing a scoreless inning against the Yankees, 23 year-old Senator southpaw Nemo Gaines makes his major league debut, becoming the first Naval Academy graduate, and only one for the next 94 seasons, to appear in a big league contest. In 2015, Right-hander Mitch Harris, also an Annapolis alumni, will appear in 26 games for the Cardinals during his brief one-year carreer.