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'Take Me Out to the Ballgame', Fastest Goal in EPL History, and Pitch a No-Hitter and Lose? - This DiSH for April 23
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EPISODE SUMMARY
Around this day in 1976, Harry Caray sang 'Take me out to the ballgame' in the ballpark. He didn't know it at the time and was not happy about it. He leaned into it though and it became a Chicago tradition.
In 1999, Fernando Tatis, Sr became the first and only player to hit 2 Grand Slam home runs in the same inning.
In 1955, the Chicago White Sox scored 29 runs in a win against Detroit, tying the major league record at the time. The record is now 30 by the 2007 Texas Rangers.
In 1950, the Minneapolis Lakers beat the Syracuse Nationals to win the first championship under the NBA banner.
In 2019, Southampton's Shane Long scored the quickest goal in English Premier League history.
In 1964, Houston's Ken Johnson became the only pitcher to throw a complete no-hitter and lose.
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