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On March 21, 1975, Hall of Fame outfielder Joe “Ducky” Medwick dies in Saint Petersburg, Florida at the age of 63. As one of the feared hitters on the famed “Gashouse Gang,” Medwick clubbed 205 home runs and batted .324 over a 17-year career. Medwick gained election to the Hall of Fame in 1968.
Listen to the hall of fame interview conducted on February 2 1968 - https://collection.baseballhall.org/PASTIME/joe-medwick-oral-history-interview-1968-february-08
Check out Ducky Medwicks Page - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/joe-medwick-page/
Future Hall of Famers - Grimes and Stengel traded for each other
Wee Willie Keeler - The Brooklyn Millionaire
December 26 Carlton Fisk & Ozzie Smith
December 22 - Connie Mack
December 19 - Doc Ellis Passes Away
December 15 Bob Feller on First Start after WWII
December 5 Pete Rose Signs with Philadelphia
December 1 Frank Robinson wins ROY
November 6 - The Big Train Walter Johnson
November 5 - Wagner is sold for $262,000
november 5 - Burleigh Grimes
November 4 - The Players are finally free
November 4 Ernie Banks
November 3 - Koufax and the Cy Young
November 2 - Bob Feller
November 1 - Leadoff and Walk off Homers Vic Power
Mickey Mantle turns 89 - Listen to him and his 500th homerun
October 15 In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened
October 14 - Steve Bartman
October 13 - Bill Mazeroski Walks it off in 1960
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