On this day 48 years ago, Chet Lemon made history with a clout at Royals Stadium.

Chet Lemon goes very deep — and gets very wet

1941

With the White Sox trailing the A’s in the seventh inning, 17-6, Taffy Wright’s RBI single started a historic stretch of 13 straight games with a run batted in.

Wright’s numbers during his franchise-record streak were actually fairly mundane. He hit only one home run over that time, so in only one game was he assured an RBI. Overall, Wright hit .269, with just an .800 OPS during the stretch, compiling

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