May 11 in San Francisco Giants History: During batting practice, a little boy in the right-field stands was hit in the arm by a line drive. He then hid among the seats to (1959)

On May 11, 1959 — At Seals Stadium Bob Stevens of the San Francisco Chronicle writes about an incident before today’s game between the Pirates and Giants: “The shivering fans in the stands took their hands out of their pockets to applaud Roberto Clemente for a small, but at the same time very large,

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