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Mel Ott scores 6 runs....



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August 05, 1934

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 5, 1934

* Mel Ott scores 6 runs in one game
* New York Giants
* MLB Baseball

This 70+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page of the sport's section (inside):

* GIANTS SCORE, 21-4, AFTER LOSING, 5-4
* Rout Phils in Nightcap, With 23-Ht Attack, Including Two Homers by Ott

In this game, Mel Ott scored a record 6 runs in one game which is held by a few players. He was the first to do this in the modern baseball era.

Other news of the throughout. Rag edition in very nice condition.

wikipedia notes:
Melvin Thomas "Mel" Ott (March 2, 1909 – November 21, 1958), nicknamed "Master Melvin", was a Major League Baseball right fielder who played his entire career for the New York Giants (1926-1947). Ott was born in Gretna, Louisiana. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. The first National League player to surpass 500 home runs, he was unusually slight of stature for a power hitter, at 5'9" 170 lb (77 kg).

Category: The 20th Century