One walk was all it took to start one of the strangest scoring sequences baseball had ever seen on May 4, 1963. As umpires enforced a long-ignored rule with new vigor, Braves pitcher Bob Shaw found himself rewriting the record book in a way no pitcher wanted to.
🕵️ Inside The Original Newspaper Coverage you’ll learn:
Why umpires suddenly changed how they called balks
A manager’s unusual plan to stop future balks
Also on the page: remembering a player who was a bright spot in the darkness of the “Black Sox” scandal
🕵️ Replay Today: June 10, 1966
Travel back 60 years ago to the day, and experience baseball as fans saw it that day with one original newspaper page featuring:
a never-before-seen AL home run barrage
photo shows how close they came to another home run
NL #2 team to get a shot at a share of first place
The Full Story Is In The Original Coverage
The headlines, box scores, league leaders, and details modern recaps often leave behind are waiting below.
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