Subj : Today in History - 1954
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From : Dave Drum
Date : Thu Sep 28 2023 16:52:00

29 September 1954 - THE MIRACULOUS MAYS MAKES AN INCREDIBLE CATCH: It's
Game 1 of baseball's World Series and Cleveland Indians' batter Vic
Wertz hits a fly ball 450 feet into centerfield where the New York
Giants' Willie Mays is there to catch it. Over his shoulder. And with
his back to home plate. 'The Catch' will live on in baseball lore. 

In the top of the 8th inning with the score tied 2 - 2, Giants starting
pitcher Sal Maglie walked Indians lead off hitter Larry Doby. Al Rosen
singled, putting runners on first and second. New York manager Leo
Durocher summoned left-handed relief pitcher Don Liddle to pitch to
Cleveland's Wertz, a left-handed batter.

Wertz worked the count to two balls and one strike before hitting
Liddle's fourth pitch approximately 420 feet (130 m) to deep center
field. In many stadiums the ball would have been a home run, which would
have given the Indians a 5 - 2 lead. However, the Polo Grounds center
field was larger than average, and Mays, who was playing in shallow
center field, made an on-the-run, over-the-shoulder catch at the warning
track for the out. Having caught the ball, he immediately spun and threw
to second base. Doby, the runner on second, might have been able to
score the go-ahead run had he tagged at the moment the ball was
caught;[3] as it was, he ran when the ball was hit, then had to scramble
back to tag. Mays' throw went to second base, holding Cleveland to
runners at first and third with one out.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Baseball Chicken
 Categories: Poultry, Breads, Herbs
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
    1/2 c  Biscuit mix; Bisquick, etc.
      3 tb Cornmeal
  1 1/2 ts Fine chopped fresh rosemary
           +=OR=+
      1 ts Crushed dry rosemary
      1 ts Salt
      1 ts Sweet paprika
    1/4 ts Garlic powder
    1/2 ts Fresh ground black pepper
      4 tb Unsalted butter; in small
           - pieces
      3 lb Chicken; in 8 to 10 pieces
 
  Place a rack in the middle of the oven and set @
  375ºF/190ºC.
  
  Place a paper bag inside another paper bag to reinforce
  it. Then, in the inner paper bag combine the biscuit
  mix, cornmeal, rosemary, salt, paprika, garlic powder
  and pepper. (You may also use a food container with a
  tightfitting lid rather than the bags.)
  
  Spray the rack of a broiler pan with nonstick spray.
  
  In a shallow microwave-safe bowl, melt butter in the
  microwave on HIGH for about 1 minute. Working with a few
  pieces at a time, dip the chicken in the melted butter.
  Gently shake the chicken pieces and use your fingers to
  remove excess butter, allowing it to drip back into the
  bowl.
  
  Place the buttered chicken in the bag, or container,
  and gently shake to coat.
  
  Shake off the excess coating from each piece, then place
  the pieces on the broiler rack, so they are not touching.
  Breasts and thighs should be bone-side down.
  
  Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour until golden brown and skin
  is crisp.
  
  Let the chicken rest 5 minutes before serving.
  
  By Manuel Roig-Franzia, adapted from a recipe by his
  mother, Norma Roig.
  
  RECIPE FROM: https://www.washingtonpost.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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