June 23 in San Francisco Giants History: Eddie Waitkus and Marv Rickert of the Chicago Cubs hit consecutive inside-the-park home runs (1946)

On June 23, 1946, Eddie Waitkus and Marv Rickert of the Chicago Cubs hit consecutive inside-the-park home runs in the fourth inning against the New York Giants. The dual inside-the-parkers, which occur at the spacious Polo Grounds, don’t prevent the Cubs from losing the game, 15-10.

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