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This podcast is for the baseball fan with a curious mind. We bring you one event from each day in the calendar and go well beyond the box score. Our stories are brief and fun and come with some surprises.

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Walter Johnson and The Silver Dollar - February 22

Feb 22, 2020

On February 22, 1936, Walter Johnson fires a silver dollar over the Rappahannock River, estimated to be a 386-foot toss. The spectacle—it took place in the backyard of Washington’s childhood home in Fredericksburg, Virginia. 

I will tell you the story through Bobby King II research and words. Afterward, I will bring you something that was hard to find, the voice of Walter Johnson doing a radio broadcast for the Senators. 

Event page - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/as-thousands-cheer-on-both-sides-of-the-river-48-year-old-senator-legend-walter-johnson-throws-a-silver-dollar-to-the-far-side-of-the-rappahannock-believed-to-be-a-386-foot-toss-the-washington-d-c/

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