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1956
AL umpire Frank Umont is the first to wear glasses in a regular season game‚ between Detroit and Kansas City. The former NFL tackle (New York Giants) still presents an intimidating appearance to most players and fans. Tuttle‚ Boone‚ and Bertoia rap homers as the Tigers win‚ 7-4. Boone and Bertoia's HRs come in the 8th inning against Bill Bradford‚ pitching his only ML inning.
Ump with glasses...NFL tackle...Yep, I'd keep my mouth shut for once. Do we have a picture of Mr. Umont?
1917
In front of 3‚219 fans‚ Yankee lefty George Mogridge pitches a no-hitter in Fenway Park for a 2-1 New York win. It is the 2nd of what will be an AL record 5 no-hitters. The Yankees score on 2 walks‚ an error‚ and a sacrifice fly off Dutch Leonard. Not until Righetti's no-hitter in 1983 will another Yankee lefty toss a no-hitter.
Only 3,219? The rivalry must not have taken yet.
1849
The first baseball uniform is adopted at a meeting of the New York Knickerbocker Club. It consists of blue woolen pantaloons‚ a white flannel shirt‚ and a straw hat.
Straw hat? That's just weird.
Photo Credit: The Deadball Era
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