Sal Bando

Born on  this date, Sal Bando.

(Homer finishes painting "74 Oakland A's - Best Team Ever" on his curb awaiting a parade)

Lisa: "Dad, all you had to do was paint one number, now no one is going to be able to find our house."

Homer: "But sweetie, I just wanted to tell the '74 Oakland A's how I felt about them."

(Sal Bando, Gene Tenace and several members of the '74 A's roll up in a convertible)

Sal Bando: "Look, that guy remembers us!"

Gene Tenace: "Hey Sal Bando, give him a '74 A's thank you honk!"

(Sal Bando honks horn and drives off)

Homer: "My work is done."

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Gaylord Perry

On this date in 1991, Gaylord Perry is elected to the Hall of Fame.

"I can remember a couple of occasions when I couldn't throw the ball back to him because it was so greasy that it slipped out of my hands. I just walked out to the mound and flipped the ball back to him." - Padres catcher Gene Tenace