June 9 in San Francisco Giants History: Mel Ott is involved in a strange daily double – he was ejected from both games of a double header (1946)

On June 9, 1946, at Forbes Field Mel Ott is involved in a strange “daily double.” The New York Giants’ mild-mannered skipper becomes the first manager ejected from both ends of a doubleheader because of arguments with umpires Tom Dunn and George Magerkurth. To make matters worse, the Giants lose bot

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