This date in baseball – September 23Sept. 23
1908: In a crucial game with the Chicago Cubs, Fred Merkle of the New York Giants failed to touch second base as the apparent winning run crossed home plate. This resulted in a great dispute, and the game was eventually declared a tie and played over on Oct. 8 when the Cubs and Giants ended the season in a tie.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Happy Boner Day!
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Ironic that 100 yrs later the Cubs are playing in NY against a team that called the Polo Grounds home.
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