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This Day in Baseball: Opening Day Double Header

By Precious Sanders @pdsanders99

April 20, 1903 was Opening Day at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds in Boston, Massachusetts.  8,376 fans watched on as the Americans defeated the Athletics 9-4 in the morning game of a doubleheader.  In the second game of the match-up, 27,658 fans witnessed an A’s victory, 10-7.  This second contest featured future Hall of Fame pitchers Cy Young (of the Americans) and Eddie Plank (for the Athletics).

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Eddie Plank (Wikimedia Commons)


This day in baseball: Opening Day double header
This day in baseball: Opening Day double header
This day in baseball: Opening Day double header

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