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Amazing facts and amusing stats on the rich history of America's pastime. Have some fun baseball facts to share? Email them to: [email protected]

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Today in 1934: Babe Didrikson Zaharias, perhaps the top female athlete ever, pitched 1 inning for the Philadelphia A's in an exhibition game against the Dodgers. She gave up 1 walk and 0 hits. Babe won 2 golds and 1 silver in the 1932 Olympics in track & field. She had qualified for 5 events but women were only allowed to compete in 3. She was a founder of the LPGA Tour and won 41 golf tournaments, including 10 majors. And from 1930-32, she was a member of the Women's All-American basketball team. #MLB #WomensSports #LPGA
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The WBC Championship outdrew the NBA Finals BASEBALL 📈📈📈
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Bob Gibson, Tim McCarver and Ken Boyer celebrate a game 7 win over the Yankees in the 1964 World Series as the fans climb down the fences.
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Today in 1966: Astros and Dodgers players fly from spring training to the Houston Astrodome to test something new: an artificial surface. The world’s first domed stadium opened in 1965 with a glass-covered roof that allowed real grass to grow. But players lost fly balls due to the glare on the glass. So they replaced the grass with an artificial surface called ChemGrass. During this March 1996 test, players found that the balls bounced too high. Engineers added more sand under the rug to make it behave more like natural grass, and the first game on artificial turf was played on April 18, 1966. ChemGrass quickly became known as AstroTurf. #MLB #baseball #Astros #Astrodome #AstroTurf
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There are seven managers who have taken both a National League and American League team to the World Series: Joe McCarthy (Yankees, Cubs) Yogi Berra (Mets, Yankees) Dusty Baker (Astros, Giants) Tony LaRussa (Cards, A's) Jim Leyland (Tigers, Marlins) Sparky Anderson (Tigers, Reds) Alvin Dark (A's, Giants) #MLB #baseball
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Today in 1953: The #Braves moved from Boston to Milwaukee, becoming the first #MLB franchise to move cities since 1903 Baseball's geography changed dramatically in the 1950s when 4 other teams moved: St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants.
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@DustyBakerTV This is SUCH a cool video. And story! I, too, always admired him when he played. I just didn’t have a cool name like you!
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Born today in 1951: Kurt Russell. The actor played minor league baseball for three years (1971-73). He had a career batting average of .292 in 416 at bats. He made the Class A Northwest League all-star team in 1971 as a second baseman. #MLB #MiLB #baseball
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Today in 1946: The Brooklyn Dodgers played their minor league affiliate, the Montreal Royals, in a spring training game in Daytona Beach. With Jackie Robinson on the Montreal squad, it was the first integrated baseball game involving a major league team. #MLB #baseball #Dodgers
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Today in 1972: Pie Traynor passed away. Considered the best 3rd baseman of the first half century of modern baseball. Played all 18 years with the #Pirates. Batted over .300 ten times; had a career average of .320. After he retired, he became a Pittsburgh radio broadcaster for 21 years. He'd walk the 10 miles round trip from his home to the station every day since he never learned to drive. #MLB #baseball
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Dave Winfield may have been one of the best athletes in history. He was the first person to ever be drafted by 4 different professional leagues. He was: The 4th overall selection in the 1973 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres. Taken in the 5th round of the 1973 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Selected in the 6th round of the 1973 ABA Draft by the Utah Stars. And in the 17th round of the 1973 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. #MLB #baseball #NBA #NFL
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Today in 1978: One of baseball's biggest trades occurred. The A's sent Vida Blue, one of the game's top pitchers, to the #Giants for 7 players and $300,000 Blue was the 1971 MVP and Cy Young Award winner and helped the #Athletics to 3 straight World Series wins (1972-1974) #MLB
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