In one of the American League's earliest wild spectacles, the White Sox piled up runs against the Tigers in Chicago. in a game that quietly made history with the AL’s first two grand slams and a record-setting number of errors by the Tigers.
🕵️ Inside The Original Newspaper Coverage you’ll learn:
Slams by two White Sox teammates accounted for most of the winning margin.
One newspaper summed up Detroit’s defensive disaster in three understated words.
Elsewhere on the page under “Base Ball Notes”, a sportswriters curious note praised something often missing from baseball.
🕵️ Replay Today: June 3, 1981
Travel back 45 years ago to the day, and experience baseball as fans saw it that day with one original newspaper page featuring:
The picture proves it: The Spaceman can juggle
Yankees gain on Orioles
Pittsburgh pounds the Cubs
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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