What happened today in team history?
1964 – Connally tosses the first pitch
Texas Governor John Connally tosses out the first pitch at a Colt .45s game. He is forced to toss left handed due to a gunshot wound he suffered months prior during the assaination of President John F. Kennedy
What else happened on this day?
1929
The New York Yankees become the first team in MLB history to have the number of the player of the back of their jersey.
During a 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers, Clevelan Indians rookie outfielder Earl Averill became the first player in MLB history to homer in his first major league at-bat.
1961
Roger Maris connects for his first of what would end up being 275 homers of his career.