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October 8 -- The National League Champion Pirates lose, 4-3, and are swept in four games by the New York Yankees and their famous "Murderer's Row" lineup featuring Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. |
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May 25 -- At Forbes Field, Babe Ruth strokes the last three home runs of his career. The final blow is the first ever to clear the then 10-year-old right field roof. |
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February 2 -- Honus Wagner joins Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson in being elected by the baseball writers as the first players to enter the new Baseball Hall of Fame. The actual induction ceremony doesn't take place until June 12, 1939. |
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June 4 -- First baseman Gus Suhr sets the Pirates franchise record by playing in his 822nd consecutive game. |
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September 15 -- Lloyd and Paul Waner hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning at the Polo Grounds to become the first brothers to accomplish the feat in a major league game. |
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July 8 -- At Detroit's Briggs Stadium, Pittsburgh's Arky Vaughan becomes the first player to hit two home runs in an All-Star Game, cracking a pair of two-run homers in the National League's 7-5 loss. |
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April 26 -- Legendary announcer Bob Prince broadcasts his first Pirates game, joining another Pittsburgh favorite, Rosey Rowswell on the air. "The Gunner", as Prince was known, goes on to describe Pirates action for 28 years. |
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