George W. Bush and Edward W. Rose shared ownership of the Texas Rangers baseball team.
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Ty Cobb, a future Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder, was the first to gain 1,000 extra-base hits.
Casey Stengel announced that he was retiring from managing the New York Mets after 55 years in baseball.
Babe Ruth Day was commemorated for the first time to celebrate one of baseball's greatest players of all time.
The New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies in the fastest-ever MLB game in history.
Philadelphia Phillies retired the future Baseball Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt's uniform #20.
