On this day in baseball history 1973 The Giants sold future Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal to the Red Sox. The high leg-kicking right-handed Dominican will go on to post a 5-1 record for Boston. In 1939 Lou Gehrig was elected to the Hall of Fame. The five-year waiting rule was waived after the 'Iron Horse' is diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral
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