Lou Boudreau did it all in baseball—he played, managed, and broadcast. He was an excellent defensive shortstop and a punchy hitter. And he was born today in 1917! baseballhall.org/hall-of-fam…
The Rockford Peaches' Dottie Kamenshek was the AAGPBL's career leader in hits (1,090), putouts (10,440) & double plays (360). She sits at 2nd in at-bats (3,736) and runs scored (667). With those kinds of numbers it's no wonder she received national attention
#OTD in 1947, the Newark Eagles of the Negro National League agreed to sell the contract of Larry Doby to the @Indians. Two days later, Doby would become the first African-American player in American League history. baseballhall.org/discover/in…