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I just went out to the site too- don't remember seeing the replica of the Yankee Stadium monument. So I think it's been upgraded some since I was there.

I liked it though - dragged my wife through it when we were passing through. It's a modest place, just like Roger was a modest guy. And I have very fond memories of his contributions to our '67 & '68 teams, so he's long been a favorite of mine.

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Although I was bit young (6 years old) my dad would always talk about Maris when he played for the Cardinals.

The way Roger would hit behind the runner with a man on 2nd, give himself up to get a run home, hit the cutoff man. Just a really sound player who knew how to play the game.

The home runs were both a boon and a burden for him.

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June 26

1916 Three fans at the Polo Grounds are arrested for petty larceny by the NYPD for keeping balls hit into the stands.

1944 At the Polo Grounds with over 50,000 fans looking on, the three New York major league teams played against each other in a six inning three-team game (a team played consecutive innings against the other two teams then sat out an inning). The contest, which was played to raise money for war bonds ended with the final score of Dodgers 5, Yankees 1, Giants 0.

1968 Cardinals right-hander Bob Gibson tosses his fifth consecutive shutout as he blanks the Pirates, 3-0, in the first game of a doubleheader played at
Busch Stadium. The future Hall of Famer’s accomplishment is one shy of the major league mark, set earlier in the month by Don Drysdale of the Dodgers.


1985 At Jack Russell Stadium, the organist, is ejected by umpire Keith O'Connor from a Class A Florida League game for playing Three Blind Mice following a close call which goes against the Clearwater Phillies. The self-taught musician becomes famous, signing autographs, `Wilbur Snapp, Three Blind Mice organist'' as the incident is reported by NBC's Today show weatherman Willard Scott and is heard on Paul Harvey's syndicated radio program.

1986 Delivering for the Mets in the ninth inning, a single off Philadelphia reliever Ron Reed, Rusty Staub ties the single season record with his eighth consecutive pinch hit. 'Le Grand Orange' equals the 1958 mark established by Dave Philley of the Phillies.

1987 Although the Red Sox have 9-0 second inning lead over the Yankees, Roger Clemens is unable to hold the lead with the Yankees winning 12-11 in ten innings. Boston's third baseman Wade Boggs sees his 25-game hitting streak come to an end.

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1897 The Chicago Colts (Cubs) of the National League establish the record for most runs scored in a game by one team as they maul Louisville Colonels, 36-7.

1905 With Giants leading the Superbas, 11-1, Archibald ‘Moonlight’ Graham makes his major league debut in bottom of the eighth inning as a defensive replacement in right field at Brooklyn’s Washington Park. The career minor leaguer, who will not have a major league at-bat in his only appearance in the big leagues, will become immortalized by W.P. Kinsella’s book "Shoeless Joe" and the movie based on the author’s work, "Field of Dreams."

1913 Only one baseball is used during the Reds 9-6 win over the Cubs at Redland Field. There are no home runs or foul balls which land the stands during the contest.

1935 Despite Cardinals' outfielder Joe 'Ducky' Medwick hitting for the cycle, the Reds beat the 'Gas House Gang' and Daffy Dean, 8-6.

1937 In a 10-2 loss to Brooklyn, Chicago's first baseman Ripper Collins does not make a putout during the nine-inning game. Although this is just the third occurrence of the rare feat, it is the second time for the Cubs infielder, who also didn't make a put out playing first for the Cardinals in a game played against the Braves two seasons ago.

1941 In a doubleheader with the Senators, Joe DiMaggio ties and then breaks the American League consecutive game hitting streak of 41 established by George Sisler. In the opener he knots the record with a double off Dutch Leonard, and in the nightcap 'the Yankee Clipper' tops the record with a seventh inning single against Walt Masterson.

1969 Before a crowd of 41,060, Billy Williams plays in his 896th consecutive game surpassing Stan Musial mark established in 1957. The Cubs sweep the Cardinals 3-1 and 12-1 on Billy Williams Day at Wrigley Field.

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FWIW, I was at one of the local casinos on the north side of town today (I wanted to check out their theater) and, inside their race and sports book, among the baseball pictures lining the wall was, spotlighted near the entrance, was a good two-shot of Ted Williams and... Stan Musial. I couldn't believe it.

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Psh I can one-up that.

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Nice. Still, it was really a surprise (a pleasant one) to see Stan's pic up at a casino's race and sports book; usually, once you get past Ruth, they generally don't have any baseball pics at all.

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1909 The Cubs spoil the Pirates debut at Forbes Field, 3-2. The new state-of-the-art ballpark, named for General John Forbes who was an officer in the French and Indian War, is the first stadium to be made completely of steel and poured concrete.

1948 At Briggs Stadium, Indians right-hander Bob Lemon throws the first American League night time no-hitter blanking the Tigers, 2-0. The Tigers' home was last park in the Junior Circuit to use lights, installing illumination only two weeks ago.

1961 Whitey Ford becomes the first pitcher in American League history to win eight games in one month. 'Slick's' complete-game 5-1 victory over the Senators is the Yankees' 22nd win in June.

1967 Harmon Killebrew launches the longest home run ever hit in Metropolitan Stadium, a 503 foot shot which travels deep in the second deck of the left-center field bleachers. The red stadium chair the ball hit by the Twins' outfielder is mounted high on a wall in the Mall of America, the former site of the Met, in the approximate spot the homer landed.

1985 Dodgers' slugger Pedro Guerrero ties major league record hitting 15 home runs in the month of June.

1998 With an eighth-inning homer against the Diamondbacks, Cubs' slugger Sammy Sosa extends his major league record for home runs in a month, hitting his 20th round-tripper in June.

2007 Jacoby Ellsbury, making his debut starting in centerfield at Fenway Park becomes the first person from the Navajo tribe to play in the major leagues. The 23-year old member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, who will play a significant role in the Red Sox World Championship batting .360 in 11 total postseason games, is put out by the catcher unassisted in his first big league at-bat.

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What tribe is Lohse from?

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Jmodene wrote:Nice. Still, it was really a surprise (a pleasant one) to see Stan's pic up at a casino's race and sports book; usually, once you get past Ruth, they generally don't have any baseball pics at all.
Or if you're Ken Burns...

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