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MLB History for June 13

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MLB History for June 13

We have collected some Baseball history for your today! Here is a sample of some of greatest moments of baseball history that happened on June 13.

Three legends are inducted into the Hall of Fame, Ted Williams hits three home runs, Mathewson pitched his second career no-hitter, the Yankees retire Ruth's number 3, a Cub gives up $16 million in salary, and so much more!


This Day In Baseball June 13

The ThisDayinBaseball.com website provides dozens of June 13 events including these gems:

1949- Three-Finger Brown, Charlie Gehringer, and Kid Nichols inducted into the Hall of Fame.

1957 - Ted Williams hits three home runs in the Boston Red Sox’ 9-3 win over the Cleveland Indians.

1966 - The Red Sox played the Indians in Cleveland and three home runs were lost to the rain out. (Boston- George Scott,Indians -Jose Azcue and Leon Wagner)

Baseball History on June 13 from the Baseball Almanac

The Baseball Almanac website carries a plethora of June 13 events like:

1905 - Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants pitched his second career no-hitter.

1948 - Number 3 is retired in honor of Babe Ruth at Yankee Stadium.

Baseball History Unpacked - June 13

The BleedCubbieBlue.com crew goes all out to share some top moments on baseball for June 13 including:

1994 - Ryne Sandberg of the Chicago Cubs gives up $16 million in salary by announcing his retirement at the age of 34.
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February 10 Jersey Numbers

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Lets see what team sport athletes made history on February 10. 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. 34 - 23 - 25 - 19  February 10, 1920 - Major League Baseball o...[iframe]https://img.newspapers.com/img/img[/iframe]

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The Notre Dame intramural football co-champs of 1923

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A 1933 Northern Ireland Womens Hockey Team

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Armagh Girls High School Hockey Team of 1933-34 from Creator: H. Allison & Co. Photographers, from the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. This image is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. (image) [iframe]https://jerseydispatch.com/pfeL/p/c312642c0431e75b485e432232c99c1c/website/Sports-History-Photo-of-the-Day/February-Images/February-9-Image/images/640px-Armagh_Girls_High_School_Hockey_Team_(40590305352).jpg[/iframe]

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February 9 Jersey Numbers

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Sports history is made every day of the year.  February 9 is no exception. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 29 - 2 - 7 - 24 February 9, 1916 - Baseball's National League voted and subsequently sh...[iframe]https://jerseydispatch.com/pfeL/p/c312642c0431e75b485e432232c99c1c/website/Daily-Sports-Uniform-Number-History/February/February-9-Jersey-Numbers/images/640px-Satchel_Paige.jpg[/iframe]

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February 8 Jersey Numbers

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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. 7 - 15 - 99 - 33 February 8, 1963 - It  became offical on this day that the American Football League franchise formerly calle...[iframe]https://img.newspapers.com/img/img[/iframe]

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The Artic Sisterhood Basketball Team Nome Alaska - 1908

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This image is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons with a Caption on the  image: Arctic Sisterhood BasketBall Team, Nome, Alaska, 1908-09. F.H. Nowell, 5758 (image) This classic image of a group of ladies from Nome, Alaska depicts the basketball gear for women in 1908. The long stockings as was pro...[iframe]https://jerseydispatch.com/pfeL/p/c312642c0431e75b485e432232c99c1c/website/Sports-History-Photo-of-the-Day/February-Images/February-8-Image/images/640px-Arctic_Sisterhood_Basketball_women_team,_Nome_(NOWELL_200).jpeg[/iframe]

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