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8 June in Sports History
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Daily Digits June 8
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.
3 - 27 - 32
June 8, 1920 - Cincinnati Reds' future Hall of Fame centerfielder Edd Roush, reportedly was ejected from a game in New York City as the Reds visited the Giants for delay of game. Apparently the player fell asleep in center field during long infield argument between Manager Pat Moran and the Umpire. Teammate Heinie Groh tried to wake him, but the Ump, probably still angry from the argument with Moran tossed Roush for his snooze delay preventing play from resuming. So much for the afternoon nap!
June 8, 1933 - When a player is in a groove it is a wonderful thing. Philadelphia Athletics's stat first baseman Jimmie Foxx, Number 3 certainly was. Foxx hit 3 consecutive home runs as he and the A's outscored the New York Yankees, 14 - 10. If one digs a bit deeper it was actually 4 straight HRs as Foxx had homered last time up to bat on the previous day's game too!
June 8, 1955 - Oh the irony of it all! The Los Angeles Dodgers optioned their pitcher, a guy by the name of Tommy Lasorda, Number 27 yeah the future Baseball Hall of Fame manager of LA, to make room on roster for another future Hall of Famer, pitcher Sandy Koufax, Number 32.
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A Very Special thanks to information obtained from the following brilliant internet sites: On This Day Sports, the Sports Reference's family of website databases & Stathead.com.
Banner photo is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons of the cropped 1916 photo of Edd Roush, Cincinnati NL (baseball) by the Bain News Service.
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