Today is a very unique anniversary. In fact, it marks a record held by a former Brooklyn Dodger ballplayer that has stood for 70 years, and it probably will never be broken.
So, what feat was accomplished on this day?
On August 20, 1945 a fresh faced 17-year-old shortstop, who had already debuted in Dodger Blue the season prior at the age of 16-years and seven months, became the youngest MLB ballplayer to hit a home run in a game. His official age was 17-years and 257 days. BTW, he is also the second youngest when he hit home run #2 five days later.