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Today in baseball history, May 6
99 years ago, May 6th 1915: At the Polo Grounds, Red Sox rookie pitcher Babe Ruth hits his first home run off Yankees' hurler Jack 'Crab' Warhop.83 years ago, May 6th 1931: Future baseball legend Willie Mays is born in in Westfield, Alabama, the son of Annie Satterwhite and William Mays.
77 years ago, May 6th 1937: Dodgers and Giants fans attending afternoon ball games at both the Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field are thrilled to have the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the Hindenberg when it appears over New York, nearing the end of its maiden voyage of the season from Germany. A few hours later, the majestic German zeppelin will explode on a landing strip in Lakehurst, N.J., killing 36 of its passengers.
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