“I was never bitter because I believed in the man upstairs. | continue to do my best. I let someone else be bitter. If | was bitter, I was only hurting me. I prefer to remember Bill Veeck, Jim Hegan, and Joe Gordon, the good guys. There is no point in talking about the others.”-Larry Doby
Dan Bankhead struck out 9 Indians and regained a share of first place for St. Louis. Josh Gibson broke out of an 0-13 slump and knocked in the GWRBI. Dean got the save.
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More on #1947League hero Larry Doby, one of only three #baseball players to win the Congressional Medal of Honor. (Clemente, Robinson)
Veeck had not thought through some basic questions, among them: What’s the support network? What position will this guy play?
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More on #1947League hero Larry Doby, one of only three #baseball players to win the Congressional Medal of Honor. (Clemente, Robinson)
“Nobody said, 'We’re gonna be nice to the second Black. '”
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"More on #1947League hero Larry Doby, one of only three #baseball players to win the Congressional Medal of Honor. (Clemente, Robinson)
“You know why I hit so well in Washington and St. Louis?”
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“I was never bitter because I believed in the man upstairs. | continue to do my best. I let someone else be bitter. If | was bitter, I was only hurting me. I prefer to remember Bill Veeck, Jim Hegan, and Joe Gordon, the good guys. There is no point in talking about the others.”-Larry Doby
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BANKHEAD WINS 9TH, PUTS BROWNS BACK IN FIRST
Dan Bankhead struck out 9 Indians and regained a share of first place for St. Louis. Josh Gibson broke out of an 0-13 slump and knocked in the GWRBI. Dean got the save.
STLB(47-35) 280
CLE(32-49) 171
#1947League #baseball #BlackHistoryMonth
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“Ain’t nobody messin’ with you but you.”
Words to live by.
Today’s #1947League game has been brought to you by your friendly neighborhood commissioner – and the inimitable #GratefulDead.
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#baseball #music #nowplaying #joinin
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Not Satch, sorry…
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You’ve been unhittable lately, Yusuf.