Historically, it is hard to pick one event to profile from the archives of June 24. There are games where teams scored lots of runs like the 1937 West Texas-New Mexico League game at League Park in Hobbs, New Mexico. In this game, the Midland cardinals scored a 30-1 victory over the Hobbs Cardinals using 25 hits and 12 walks. There is also the 1978 Midwest League game at Athletic Park at Wausau, Wisconsin. In that game the Quad Cities Angels scored a 32-8 win over the Wausau Mets. The Angels had 20 hits, got 12 walks and left one runner on base. Their third baseman Micheal Bishop had 4 home runs and 10 RBIs. There was also the 1919 International League game at Lauer Park in Reading, Pennsylvania. In that game, the Rochester Hustlers took a 19-0 decision from the Reading Coal Heavers. George Kelly of the Hustlers had 4 home runs. On that same date, 3 Southern Association games ended 1-0, a fourth game was rained out. How often do you see only 3 runs scored league wide in an eight club league, on a day with 4 games scheduled?
Some June 24 games required lots of extra innings. In 1962 the Tiger-Yankee game at Tiger Stadium required 22 innings before the Yankess took a 9-7 win. In 1981, at Sims Legion Park in Gastonia, North Carolina the South Atlantic League game between the Gastonia Cardinals and the Shelby Mets took 22 innings before the Cardinals won 2-1. The innings champ game was played in the Appalachian League at Burlington Athletic Stadium in Burlington, North Carolina. The Burlington Indians lost 3-2 to the Bluefield Orioles in an amazing 27 innings!!
In other words June 24 is a typical day in baseball history. Tomorrow we will look an important day in Hockey history.
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