Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl
Check what happened June 29th in sports over the past many years….just a few fun facts….
June 29, 1905 – Giants OF Archibald “Moonlight†Graham makes his only MLB appearance as a defensive sub in the bottom of the 8th but does not get to bat.
June 29, 1910 – Birthday of Giants 2B Burgess ‘Whitey†Whitehead.
June 29, 1923 – Dodger Jacques Fournier gets 6 hits including a HR and 2 doubles in a 14-5 win over Philadelphia.
June 29, 1941 – Yankee Joe DiMaggio ties the AL record for consecutive games with hits at 41 in the 1st game of doubleheader. He breaks the record in the second game.
June 29, 1947 – Yankees win the 1st of their 19 game victory streak.
June 29, 1950 – Yankee future HOFer Ed “Whitey†Ford is recalled up from the minor league.
June 29, 1964 – Yankee 3B Bobby Brown plays in his last game before retiring to become a doctor.
June 29, 1964 – Birthday of Giants LB Pepper Johnson.
June 29, 1965 – Birthday of Rangers center Brian Lawton.
June 29, 1966 – Yankees get the 5th set of back-to-back-to-back HRs in franchise history.
June 29, 1990 – Mets tie a franchise record with their 11th consecutive win.
June 29, 2000 – Yankees acquire OF Dave Justice.
