"The streak": Joe DiMaggio started his 56-game hitting streak on May 15, 1941 with a single against the White Sox. It would go on for another 55 games.
"The Ryan Express": On this day in 1973, Nolan Ryan threw the first of his 7 no-hitters. He beat KC with 12 Ks.
"Ugly day" On this day in 1972, George Wallace was shot during a campaign rally in Maryland. It was a shocker! He was running as a Democrat in 1972 after winning several states in 1968 as an independent.
Music files: Trini Lopez was born in Dallas in 1937. He became a very popular singer in the 1960’s. One of his best songs was “If I had a hammer”, a # 3 song from 1963. Lopez died in 2020.
Hall of Famer: We say happy birthday to George Brett who was born in West Virginia on this day in 1953. Brett broke with the Royals in 1973, became a regular in 1974 and the rest is history: .305 career batting average, 3,154 hits, 1,596 RBI & 3 batting titles. Hall of Fame 1999.
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