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On This Day: Juan Marichal Wins the All-Star MVP
On July 13, 1965, Juan Marichal's star shone the brightest in a field of the era's greatest pitchers. It was a stacked mound that day in...

David Hegler
Jul 13, 20231 min read
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On This Day: Cy Young Wins His 300th
On July 12, 1901, Cy Young won his 300th game, beating the Philadelphia Athletics 5-3 in front of his hometown crowd at Boston's...

David Hegler
Jul 12, 20231 min read
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On This Day: Babe Ruth's Major League Debut
On July 11, 1914, 99 years ago today, an up-and-coming pitcher made his major league debut. Although the masses had yet to hear of him,...

David Hegler
Jul 11, 20231 min read
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On This Day: Carl Hubbell Strikes out Five Hall of Famers
Major League Baseball's All-Star Game was in just its second year of existence when it set up shop in the Polo Grounds on July 10, 1934....

David Hegler
Jul 10, 20231 min read
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On This Day: The Yellow Jackets become the Eagles
Ninety years ago today, July 9, 1933, the Frankford Yellow Jackets were sold to Bert Bell and his partners and joined the NFL. The...

David Hegler
Jul 9, 20231 min read
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On This Day: Jimmy Ray Hart Records Six RBIs in an Inning
Baseball is a game filled with wonder and excitement in each and every pitch. Sometimes, a team rides a wave of momentum, scoring gobs of...
David Hegler
Jul 8, 20232 min read
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On This Day: Jim Thorpe's Pentathlon Conquest
July 7, 1912 was a day filled with suspense and legendary achievements. The Summer Olympics were held in Stockholm, Sweden that summer...
David Hegler
Jul 7, 20232 min read
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