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On March 13 in Baseball History...​
  • 1917 - After hearing that Gabby Street had caught a ball dropped off the Washington Monument, Dodgers manager Wilbert Robinson bragged that he could catch a ball dropped from an airplane, even though he was in his mid-50s and well above his playing weight. But Casey Stengel substituted a grapefruit for the baseball. Robinson circled unsteadily under the descending spheroid and actually got a glove on it before it splattered across his chest. Robinson felt the ooze, thought it was blood, and screamed that he was dying until he tasted the juice. He later conceded that he probably would have been killed if a real baseball had been dropped from the plane.

  • 1943 - The major leagues approve an official ball, the insides of which will be made from reclaimed cork and balata, materials not needed in the war effort. Officials insist the ball will have the resiliency of the 1939 ball, but the players will express with dismay that they cannot drive the new ball and point out the dearth of runs and homers in 1942 even with the old ball.

  • 1954 - Newly acquired Bobby Thomson of the Braves breaks his ankle sliding into third base in an exhibition game with the Pirates, thus opening the way for Hank Aaron to start in the outfield. Thomson will be out of action until July 14.

  • 1960 - The White Sox unveil new road uniforms with the players' names above the number on the back, another innovation by Bill Veeck.

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Baseball Deaths on March 13... ​

 
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3/13 Holidays

National Jewel Day (My precious…)
National K9 Veterans Day 🐕
National Coconut Torte Days 🥥
National Good Samaritan Day 🤝
National Open An Umbrella Indoors Day (Why not 🤣)
National Earmuffs Day 🤫
National Napping Day (Day after Daylight Saving Time)
 
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