On this date in 1949, Eddie Waitkus is shot by 19-year-old stalker Ruth Steinhagen at a Chicago hotel.
Waitkus battles for his life but will come back to play the following season. "I don't know what got into that silly honey. Why pick on a nice guy like me?"
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