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Daily Digits June 18
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore.
47 - 19 - 8 - 38 - 40 - 19
June 18, 1947 - The Cincinnati Reds pitcher Ewell Blackwell, wearing Number 47 tossed a no-hit gem against the Boston Braves in a 6-0 blanking at Crosley Field in Cincinnati.
June 18, 1950 - The Cleveland Indians set an American League Baseball record by tallying 14 runs in just the first inning in a blowout 21-2 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics in Cleveland Stadium. This was a the second game of a double header where the Indians bats heated up in a 7-0 victory with ace Bob Feller, Number 19 on the hill in game one of the twinight double-header in a steady drizzle. Number 8, Ray Boone had a great day at the plate for Cleveland, batting .500 for the day between both games with 2 Home Runs.
June 18, 1953 - Boston Red Sox rookie Gene Stephens, Number 38 became the 1st player in AL history to register 3 hits in an inning. The young slugger helped Boston scored 17 runs in just the 7th Inning in a 23-3 rout of the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park.
June 18, 1967 - Houston Astros pitcher Don Wilson, Number 40 threw his own no-hitter against the Atlanta Braves for a 2-0 victory at the Astrodome in Houston.
June 18, 1975 - Boston Red Sox Fred Lynn wearing Number 19 knocked in 10 RBIs in a single game in a 15-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
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