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| 1966 | The National League All-Stars edge the AL, 2-1, in a game played at the newly-built Busch Stadium when hometown favorite Tim McCarver scores the winning run on Dodger shortstop Maury Wills's tenth-inning walk-off single, with Giants hurler Gaylord Perry getting the victory by tossing a scoreless ninth and tenth inning. The 105-degree weather and the 113 degrees on the playing surface causes nearly 150 people to need treatment for heat exhaustion. |
| 2016 | Before the All-State Game at Petco Park, Major League Baseball announces that the leagues' batting championships will be named to honor two Hall of Famers known for their offensive prowess, Tony Gwynn (NL) and Rod Carew (AL). The late Padres' legend Gwynn, a career .338 hitter, shares the record with the Pirates' Honus Wagner with eight NL batting titles, and Carew, a lifetime .328 hitter, hit over .300 for 15 consecutive seasons (1969-83) while playing for the Twins and Angels. |
| 2021 | The Diamondbacks select 17-year-old right-hander Jacob Steinmetz, the first known practicing Orthodox Jewish player chosen by a major league team, in the third round (77th overall) in the first-year player draft. The 6-foot-5, 220-pound Long Islander, featuring a mid-to-upper-90s fastball with a devastating curveball, shared with the New York Post that he will walk to games rather than taking transportation on the Sabbath but will participate in games on Friday nights, Saturday afternoons, and Jewish holidays. |
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