OTD August 1
McCovey played for the Danville Leafs (Danville, VA) of the Carolina League in 1956 at age 18, hitting .310 with 29 HR.
Carolina League
OTD July 30
The game on July 30, 1973 in Oakland Coliseum featured a matchup of the Rangers with rookie pitcher Jim Bibby versus the dynasty-in-making Oakland A’s with their star pitcher Vida Blue.
OTD July 28
Slaughter would be selected to 10 consecutive All-Star Games from 1941-1953.
1965 Greensboro Yankees
In 1965, the Greensboro Yankees of the Carolina League featured two future MLB stars on their roster.
In Memoriam – Jim Bouton
in 1963, Jim would pitch in 40 games, starting 30, and winning 21 games while sporting a 2.53 ERA.
OTD July 9
Blefary made his MLB debut in 1965 with Baltimore and won the AL Rookie of the Year Award that same season, batting .260 with 22 HR and 70 RBI in 144 games for the Orioles.