August 20, 1919
On this day in 1919, the longest
hitting streak in professional baseball history ends. Joe Wilhoit, playing for
the Wichita Jobbers of the Western League goes hitless against the Tulsa Oilers
to end his hitting streak at 69 games, 13 games more than the Major League
record that will be set by New York Yankee outfielder Joe DiMaggio some 22
years later in 1941. During the streak, Wilhoit had multiple-hit games 50 times
and had a .512 batting average (153 for 297.)
August 20, 1945
On this day in 1945, Tommy
Brown, shortstop for the Brooklyn Dodgers, becomes the youngest player in Major
League Baseball History to hit a home run. When Brown hits his homerun, he is
17 years, 8 months and 14 days. The player nicknamed “Buckshot” is the only
Dodger to dent home plate as Brooklyn loses the game to the Pittsburgh Pirates
by a score of 11-1.
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