Today is September 4, 2016. Travel back with me to this date in 1978. We’re in Pittsburgh where the Pirates are hosting the Mets and a 23-year old first baseman named Dorian “Doe” Boyland is making his Major League debut. His shot will come in the seventh inning of the first game of today’s doubleheader, but Manager Chuck Tanner will immediately regret this decision and replace Doe Boyland with a pinch-hitter in the middle of his at bat. And instead of ending a hit, like Doe has dreamed of, his first Major League at bat is recorded as a strikeout while he sits and watches from the bench.

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