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"Unless I can break my record this year, I believe there are only two men in baseball who have a chance to do it. One of them is Lou Gehrig and the other is Tony Lazzeri..." - Babe Ruth in 1927 about the home run record."
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One of only eight umpires elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame, Jocko Conlan was born in Chicago, Il on this date in 1899.
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2006 SP Legendary Cuts #24
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"Durocher, then a coach with the Los Angeles Dodgers, got the worse of a kicking match with the arbiter after being ejected in a game in 1961. Durocher kicked dirt onto the umpire, but Conlan, who was wearing shin guards and steel-toe shoes, kicked back. "Every time Jocko kicked me, he raised on a lump on my shins," Durocher said. "Every time I kicked him, I bruised my toes. All at once it occurred to me that these were the lousiest odds I'd ever come up against."
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Stan is buried in Grand Detour Cemetery near Dixon, IL
Actress Agnes Moorehead was born on this date in 1900 in Clinton, MA.
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Though she appeared in over 70 films and was nominated for 4 Oscars Agnes will be remembered mostly (to her chagrin) for her role as Samantha's mother, Endora on the sitcom Bewitched.
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Born Isreal Gershovitzin in New York City on this date in 1896 was lyricist, Ira Gershwin.
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Ira wrote hundreds of songs most notably with his younger brother George. Some of his most famous: The Man I Love, Fascinating Rhythm, Somerone to Watch Over Me, They Can't Take That Away From Me, I Got Rhythm, and Summertime.
This is truly timeless music. Here are two versions of each, one vintage and one contemporary:
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