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Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH, June 23, 1940 – Ted Williams knocked out in outfield collision

Red Sox great Ted Williams is attended to after getting knocked out colliding with teammate Doc Cramer in the 8th inning of the first game of a doubleheader. The two crashed together going after a long flyball hit by the Indians’ Ray Mack. Williams would be able to walk off on his own but would be required to spend the night in observation at a Cleveland hospital. Cramer would be fine and finished the game

Boston would go on to lose the first game to the Indians 4-1 but would rebound in the nightcap without Williams winning 2-0 and breaking a seven-game losing streak.

Williams would return to the Red Sox lineup on June 28th, missing three games of action. In his first game after the scary collision he would go 0 for 4 but the next day Williams was back to his old self, going 2 for 4 with a home run and four RBIs.

H/T to Matt Dahlgren for the photo

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