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Podcast: Classic Baseball Daily Highlights
Episode: August 23 Perry is ejected from a game for the first and only time in his career
Description: Grease Discovery:August 23, 1982, Gaylord Perry of the Seattle Mariners is caught putting a foreign substance on the ball. Long suspected of throwing a “spitball,” Perry is ejected from a game for the first and only time in his career.Hall of Fame Debut:August 23, 1936, future Hall of Famer Bob Feller makes his first major league start and strikes out the first eight batters he faces. The Cleveland Indians’ rookie finishes the game with 15 strikeouts and a complete-game victory.Historic Sale:August 23, 1980, Charlie Finley sells the Oakland A’s to the Levi Str...