Baseball by BSmile

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Classic 1969 Topps Mickey Mantle Baseball Card

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“A Day To Remember - June 8, 1969" ~ Cool vintage Mickey Mantle retirement day record album!

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Today In 1965: Nolan Ryan is selected by the New York Mets in the first Major League Amateur Draft! (12th round - 226th pick) Fun Fact: Nolan wore #34 for two games w/NYM in 1966, then switched to #30. He went back to #34 with Houston in 1980.

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Today In 1965: Johnny Bench is selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the first ever Major League Amateur Draft! The all-time great catcher goes in the 2nd round - 36th pick overall.

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Today In 1950: Ted Williams looks at the Fenway Park scoreboard in disbelief as the Boston Red Sox bash the St. Louis Browns. Final score: 29-4! (*Note: H 6 - 28 are the hits)

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Happy Birthday In Heaven Thurman Munson - The late, great New York Yankees catcher would have been 79 years old today. RIP Captain.

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Today In 1966: ASU star Reggie Jackson is selected by the Kansas City A's with the 2nd overall pick in the major league draft! The New York Mets chose Steve Chilcott with the 1st pick!

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Today In 1957: Baseball legend Jackie Robinson & Martin Luther King Jr. receive honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from Howard University!

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Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams pose together before a Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees game at Yankee Stadium! (1951)

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“The Bird Is Back! Detroit’s Mark Fidrych and Friend" (Sports Illustrated - June 6, 1977)

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“Astros In Orbit" - Joe Morgan & Sonny Jackson (Sports Illustrated - June 6, 1966) Classic Houston Astros uniforms!

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“Return Of The Redhead" - Red Schoendienst, Milwaukee Braves (Sports Illustrated - June 6, 1960)

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Baseball legend Yogi Berra served as a U.S. Navy Gunner's Mate on the USS Bayfield during DDay (June 6, 1944)

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82 Years Ago Today: All major league baseball games are cancelled in light of the D-Day Allied Invasion of Normandy (June 6, 1944)

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Today In 1977: The Los Angeles Dodgers retire uniform #24 of former manager Walter Alston, the man who led the team to their first four World Series titles! (1955-59-63-65)

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“Al Kaline - The Detroit Tigers Stalk A Pennant” (Sports Illustrated - June 5, 1967)

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Today In 1948: Future President George H. W. Bush meets baseball legend Babe Ruth at #Yale Field!