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Oct

PAST EVENTS THAT MADE HISTORY

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CAMILLE BOHANNON

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Oct

PAST EVENTS THAT MADE HISTORY

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Sep

LAST HOME RUN FOR TED WILLIAMS

First-hand memories of Ted Williams and his loud last at-bat, 60 years later - The Athletic

For the first time ever, you can watch Ted Williams' final game in color | MLB.com

Now in Living Color: Ted Williams's Last Game - The New York Times

On September 28, 1960, at Boston’s Fenway Park, Red Sox star
Ted Williams hit a home run in the last at-bat of his 21-year
career.

Williams once said it was his goal in life to “walk down the
street [and have] folks say ‘there goes the greatest hitter
who ever lived.’”

He succeeded. Williams led the American League in batting
average six times, home runs four times and runs batted in
four times.

He was one of only two men ever to win baseball’s Triple
Crown twice, leading the league in home runs, runs batted
in and batting average in 1942 and again in 1947.

Perhaps most impressively, however, he hit .406 in 1941
(also on September 28)–he was the last man ever to hit .
400.

Ted Williams during his last public appearance on February 17, 2002. He died less than 5 months later on July 5 of that year. : r/lastimages
Theodore Samuel Williams (1918 – 2002)

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Sep

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Sep

BASEBALL RECORD BROKEN ON THIS DAY IN 1995

When Cal Ripken Jr. Became a God, Broke the Unbreakable Record

On September 6, 1995, Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr.
played in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking “Iron Horse” Lou Gehrig’s record for most consecutive games played.

“The Iron Man” was credited with reviving interest in baseball after
a 1994 work stoppage forced the cancellation of the World Series
and soured fans on the national pastime.

Cal Ripken breaks Lou Gehrig's record | Baseball Hall of Fame