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volz2wallz said:
I remember watching it that night...and had tears and still do to this day watching it...was and still the best moments ever
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I watch it every now and again. Had someone in the family pass away in December from liver cancer and it’s one of those things that just makes you feel better whenever you watch it. The whole speech was perfect and he spoke from his soul. “If you laugh, think, and cry that is a heck of a day…Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.”
 
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Some really good ones. That first one, my goodness!

On July 21 in Baseball History...​
  • 1921 - The Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees combined for an American League record sixteen doubles as the Indians won 17-8. Cleveland had nine doubles and New York seven.

  • 1945 - The Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics played twenty-four innings and ended in a 1-1 tie. Les Mueller pitched 19 2/3 innings for the Tigers.

  • 1956 - Brooks Lawrence of the Cincinnati Reds had his 13-game winning streak broken as Roberto Clemente's three-run homer led the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 victory.

  • 1970 - San Diego's Clay Kirby held the New York Mets hitless for eight innings but was lifted for a pinch hitter by manager Preston Gomez. With the Padres trailing 1-0 with two out in the eighth, Gomez elected to go for the win instead of letting Kirby finish the game. The Padres lost the no-hitter and the game, 3-0.

  • 1973 - Hank Aaron of Atlanta hit his 700th home run in the third inning of an 8-4 Braves loss to Philadelphia. Aaron connected on a 1-1 fastball off Phillies pitcher Ken Brett.

  • 1975 - Joe Torre of the New York Mets grounded into four double plays in a 6-2 loss to the Houston Astros. Felix Millan had four singles but was wiped out each time by Torre.
 
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VolPack22 said:
Some really good ones. That first one, my goodness!

On July 21 in Baseball History...​

  • 1921 - The Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees combined for an American League record sixteen doubles as the Indians won 17-8. Cleveland had nine doubles and New York seven.

  • 1945 - The Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics played twenty-four innings and ended in a 1-1 tie. Les Mueller pitched 19 2/3 innings for the Tigers.

  • 1956 - Brooks Lawrence of the Cincinnati Reds had his 13-game winning streak broken as Roberto Clemente's three-run homer led the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 victory.

  • 1970 - San Diego's Clay Kirby held the New York Mets hitless for eight innings but was lifted for a pinch hitter by manager Preston Gomez. With the Padres trailing 1-0 with two out in the eighth, Gomez elected to go for the win instead of letting Kirby finish the game. The Padres lost the no-hitter and the game, 3-0.

  • 1973 - Hank Aaron of Atlanta hit his 700th home run in the third inning of an 8-4 Braves loss to Philadelphia. Aaron connected on a 1-1 fastball off Phillies pitcher Ken Brett.

  • 1975 - Joe Torre of the New York Mets grounded into four double plays in a 6-2 loss to the Houston Astros. Felix Millan had four singles but was wiped out each time by Torre.
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I didn’t realize they had ties in baseball back in the day.
 
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mad4vols said:
I didn’t realize they had ties in baseball back in the day.
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Yeah if it went on long enough, they just called it due to darkness. The Braves were involved in the longest MLB game (by innings) in 26 innings in under 4 hours. They want to increase pace of play, just look at those old games. They were pumping those bad boys out in a hurry. I emphasize “longest MLB game” because the longest professional game was a minor league game between Pawtucket and Rochester in 1981 that went 33 innings. Here are some of the longest MLB games:

The longest games in MLB history
 
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