June 17 in Cincinnati Reds History: Paul Waner standing on first base, gestures to the official scorer, Jerry Moore of the Boston Globe, not to credit him with his 30 (1942)

On June 17, 1942 — During the second game of a twin bill in Boston, Paul Waner, standing on first base, gestures to the official scorer, Jerry Moore of the Boston Globe, not to credit him with a hit on the ground ball in the hole that was knocked down by Reds shortstop Eddie Joost. ‘Big Poison’ does

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