April 17

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Contents

1 Events
2 Debuts
- 2.1 1947
- 2.2 1956
- 2.3 2000
- 2.4 2006
3 Births
- 3.1 1852
4 Deaths
- 4.1 1983

[edit] Events

[edit] Debuts

[edit] 1947

Duke Snider makes his Major League debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

[edit] 1956

MLB Hall-of-Famer Don Drysdale makes his Major League debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
MLB Hall-of-Famer Luis Aparicio makes his Major League debut with the Chicago White Sox.

[edit] 2000

Derrick Turnbow makes his Major League debut with Anaheim Angels, pitching one inning, giving up one hit while striking out one batter.

[edit] 2006

Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins became the youngest player in National Hockey League history to reach 100 points with three assists in a 6-1 win over the New York Islanders.

[edit] Births

[edit] 1852

MLB Hall-of-Famer Cap Anson born in Marshalltown, Iowa.

[edit] Deaths

[edit] 1983

MLB pitcher Dutch Leonard died in Springfield, Illinois.

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