On this date in 1951, Bill Veeck’s St. Louis Browns sent up a pinch hitter—on short notice.

On this date in 1992, former baseball player Roy Acuff died, three decades after becoming the first living member inducted into the Hall of Fame—the one in Nashville, not Cooperstown.

On this date in 1964, a ditty about a little lamb woke a sleeping lion.

On this date in 1948, future Hall of Famer Mel Ott succumbed to injuries suffered in a head-on crash a week earlier.

On this date in 1991, a Yankees rookie wore a hat that nobody likes—one he’d never don again.

On this date in 1951, the Harlem Globetrotters staged a democracy showcase in West Berlin, in front of 75,000.

On this date in 1989, baseball fans woke up to news of Nolan Ryan’s 5000th K.

Today, we highlight a SERIOUS banger of a cap from a first-time designer, as well as an achievement that'll NEVER be accomplished again.

On this date in 1989, Bart Giamatti banned Pete Rose for life. Did Charlie get Hustled?

On this date in 1929, umpire Cy Rigler’s ball and strike calls were broadcast to fans on the Polo Grounds’ PA system, 92 1/2 years before the crew chief’s voice was regularly heard in baseball stadiums.

On this date in 1951, The Rifleman hit his second—and final—Major League home run.