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 Before every game, an umpire is required to touch the fresh baseballs with mud from a creek in Burlington County, New Jersey, to take the shine off of them.[([[https://baseballhall.org/discover/lena-blackburne-rubbing-mud-a-secret-of-the-game|baseballhall]])]
+===== Rick Monday Saving The American Flag =====
+On April 25, 1976, during a game at Dodger Stadium, Chicago Cubs outfielder Rick Monday saved an American flag from two guys who were attempting to burn it ablaze. This action made Monday a national hero. He received a standing ovation from the 25,167 spectators, who then started singing "God Bless America".[([[https://www.vice.com/en/article/3dgq4b/when-rick-monday-saved-the-american-flag-from-being-burned-at-dodger-stadium|vice]])]
+===== First Pitch Tradition =====
+William Howard Taft, a former semi-pro baseball player, was the first American president toss the ceremonial first pitch on April 14, 1910. Since then, every American president since Jimmy Carter has thrown out the first pitch on Opening Day.[([[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/first-pitch-baseball-opening-day-tradition|nationalgeographic]])]
+===== The Star-Spangled Banner =====
+On September 5, 1918, in the midst of the seventh inning of Game 1 of the World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs at (rented-out) Comiskey Park, "The Star-Spangled Banner" was played for the first time during a sporting event.[([[https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2017/07/03/1918-world-series-key-in-us-love-affair-with-national-anthem/|boston]])]
+===== Father And Son =====
+As teammates with the Seattle Mariners in 1990, Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. became the first father and son to compete in the major leagues. They hit back-to-back home runs on September 14, 1990, setting yet another father-son baseball record.[([[https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-31-1990-ken-griffey-jr-and-sr-get-back-to-back-hits-in-father-son-debut-with-mariners/|sabr]])]
+===== Jackie Mitchell =====
+Jackie Mitchell, a minor league pitcher (1913–1987), gained notoriety in the 1930s by simultaneously retiring Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Immediately, Major and Minor League Baseball suspended her.[([[https://www.codesports.com.au/baseball/the-incredible-story-of-jackie-mitchell-the-woman-who-struck-out-babe-ruth-and-lou-gehrig/news-story/0dca0ecc25bcda0124e45a8f238e6e14|codesports]])]
+===== Baseball Movies =====
+The Pride of the Yankees (1942), The Natural (1984), Bill Durham (1988), Bang the Drum Slowly (1973), Moneyball (2011), 42 (2013), A League of Their Own (1992), Fear Strikes Out (1957), and Eight Men Out (1988) are a few well-known baseball-themed motion pictures.[([[https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-baseball-movies/|rottentomatoes]])]
+===== Gray Uniforms =====
+To make it simple for supporters to tell the difference between the visiting team and the host club, visiting teams typically wear (at least largely) gray jerseys. The custom began in the late 1800s when traveling teams lacked the time to clean their uniforms and instead wore gray to cover up mud.[([[https://www.quora.com/Why-are-baseball-teams-home-uniforms-white-when-that-is-the-visiting-team-s-colors-in-other-sports|quora]])]
+===== First Baseball Game On TV =====
+On August 26, 1939, the first professional baseball game to ever telecast on television was broadcast. Brooklyn and Cincinnati played two games.[([[https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/this-day-history-august-26-baseball-broadcast-tv-first-time|foxnews]])]
+===== Soaking =====
+A very early baseball regulation called "soaking" permitted a runner who was off base to be out by being hit by a ball.[([[https://bosoxinjection.com/2012/02/24/in-the-big-inning-jeter-soaked-ellsbury-for-the-third-out/|bosoxinjection]])]
+===== Players In Hall Of Fame =====
+The San Francisco Giants, who have 24 Hall of Famers, are the team with the most players in the Hall of Fame.[([[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/hof.shtml|baseball-reference]])]

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