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On This Date in Sports June 2, 1959: Invasion of the Gnats

A Tuesday Night Game at Comiskey Park, between the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles, turns into a 1950s horror film as the field becomes overloaded with gnats. Play becomes impossible as the gnats swarm around the players, especially in the infield. This led Owner Bill Veeck to call for the p

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On This Date in Sports June 2, 1959: Invasion of the Gnats

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