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Podcast: Classic Baseball Daily Highlights
Episode: August 13 - Mickey Mantle passes away
Description: During the second game of a doubleheader in Boston on August 13th 1900, Pirate Honus Wagner steals second base, third base, and home in the 7th inning. Wagner also accomplished the feat in 1899. August 13th, 1910, in the most evenly played game ever, the Pirates and Brooklyn Superbas each have eight runs, 13 hits, 38 at bats, five strikeouts, three walks, one hit batter, one passed ball, 13 assists, 27 putouts, two errors, and use two pitchers. The game would finally be called on account of darkness.On August 13th 1921, Boston Braves Pitcher John "Mule" Watson tosses two complete-game victories over t...