American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher, coach and manager, and Purple Heart recipient, Lawrence Peter Berra was born in the Hill area of St. Louis on this date. He got the nickname Yogi as a teen. One afternoon he and pal Jack Maguire went to the movies. Along with the feature, the two saw a …
On February 10, 1971, Satchel Paige was inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame.
On January 4, 1942, the greatest right-handed hitter was elected to the Hall of Fame. Rogers Hornsby won seven batting titles and hit over .402 in three seasons.
November 21, 1920 is the Birthday of Hall of Famer, “Stan the Man” Musial. (Career batting average = .331.)
Robert Calvin (Cal) Hubbard was born in Keytesville, Missouri. He spent his life in sports and is enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Football Hall of Fame, and the College Football Hall of Fame.
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