On June 9 in Baseball History...
- 1906 - A 19-game losing streak ends for the Boston Beaneaters with a 6-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
- 1933 - Walter Johnson takes over as Cleveland manager.
- 1945 - Following an 8-7 win over the Phils, Brooklyn manager Leo Durocher is arrested on a complaint by a fan that Durocher slugged him while an Ebbets Field cop pinned back his arms. Charges are later dropped when the fan admits that he received $6,750 from the Dodgers for his injuries.
- 1961 - Ryne Duren sets an A.L. record with seven straight strikeouts against the Red Sox. He fans 11 batters in a 5-1 Angels win.
- 1963 - The Colt 45s beat the Giants 3-0 in the major leagues' first Sunday night game. The exception is made because of Houston's oppressive daytime heat.
- 1966 - Minnesota rocks Kansas City with the first five-home run inning in A.L. history. Rich Rollins, Zoilo Versalles, Tony Oliva, Don Mincher, and Harmon Killebrew connect in the seventh inning to give the Twins a 9-4 victory
spent manys weeks over three summers in DC in early 60s and got to attend many Nat games thanks to my great aunt and her two next- door neighbors, Don't remember seeing many wins but couldnt believe that I could watch baseball every night on black and white TV. Good times watching Pascual, Zolio, Zimmer, Allison, Killebrew and Hall along with many Oriole, Yankee and Tiger greats. Met Mincher at Hazel Green , AL, game while working in Huntsville.
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