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this is baseball history daily and I'm
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Tom a baseball Nostalgia Enthusiast and
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I'm just here to bring you a few minutes
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about today in baseball history and
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here's my co-host Robin to jump into
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September 17 1968 Detroit clinches the
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American League pennant with a 2-1 win
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over the Yankees Detroit is ahead
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one-nothing when Red Sox owner Tom Yaki
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phones Tiger General Manager Jim
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Campbell with the news that the Sox have
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beaten the Orioles clinching the pennant
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for the Tigers Campbell keeps the score
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off the radio and the scoreboard fearing
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the news will send fans rampaging onto
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the field Don Wert singles home the
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winner in the ninth and the fans tear
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down the left field screen as Campbell
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September 17 1912 Casey Stengel of the
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Dodgers makes an impressive Major League
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debut against the Pirates the likable
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Brooklyn outfielder from Kansas City
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collects four hits drives in two runs
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and swipes a pair of stolen bases in the
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September 17th 1979 the Royals George
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Brett collects his 20th triple of the
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season in a 16-4 romp over the Angels
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Brett becomes the sixth player ever in
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the first since Willie Mays in 1927 to
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collect 20 doubles 20 triples and 20
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home runs in the same season he will
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finish with totals of 42 20 and 23.
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September 17 1985 Dwight Gooden Strikes
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Out 16 batters for the second straight
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start to tie the Major League record of
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32 strikeouts in consecutive games but
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box home the winning run in the eighth
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inning of a 2-1 loss to the Phillies it
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is Gooden's fifth straight outing with
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10 or more strikeouts September 17 1986
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the Mets clinched the National League
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East title with a 4-2 win over the Cubs
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at Shea Stadium as Dwight Gooden tosses
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a six-hitter the Mets will win 108 games
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this season most in the National League
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since the 1975 Reds that was September
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17th this day in baseball
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our extensive collection of radio
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broadcasts captures game's most iconic
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moments they have retold to you by those
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picture of the era and the legends that
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speaking to you from Crosley field in
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Cincinnati this is Ernie Harwell a
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memorial stadium in Baltimore Maryland
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today we're out at the polar ground that
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historic old home of the New York Giant
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nestled in the league of poop and fluff
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on the island of Manhattan hi there
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everybody this is Rob keiner welcome to
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Texas here at Cole stadium and now good
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Helper and Bill Corum greeting you from
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