"If it wasn't for baseball, I'd either be in the penitentiary or the cemetery."
Babe Ruth
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HISTORY:
On this date in 1942 the Yankees traded outfielder Tommy Holmes to the Boston Braves. Holmes flourished as a starter for the Braves, compiling a .302 career average.
BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS:
Hank Aaron, Roberto Alomar, Roger Peckinpaugh, Don Hoak.
TRIVIA:
Babe Ruth was a member of the Knights of Columbus.
EXTRA INNINGS:
"Our similarities are different."
Dale Berra
(on the comparisions between him and his father Yogi Berra)
