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1982 Pete Rose sets record with his 13,941st plate appearance 1976 In pre-game promo at Atlanta County Stadium, 34 couples wed at home plate followed by Championship Wrestling "Headlocks and Wedlocks" 1974 Cards beat Mets, 4-3, in 25 (7h4m), record 202 plate appearances, Felix Milan and John Milner come to bat 12 times each 1972 Plate ump and catcher in a game are brothers. Bill Haller is ump and Tom Haller is Tigers catcher, Kansas City Royals win 1-0 1963 St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Curt Simmons steals home plate 1956 Mickey Mantle hits HR from both sides of plate for record 3rd time 1942 Massachusetts issues 1st U.S. vehicular license plate tabs 1940 St. Louis Browns Johnny Lucadello is 2nd to HR from each side of plate 1905 Cubs Jack McCarthy becomes only major league player to throw out 3 runners at plate in 1 game, all were ends of a double play 1839 John Herschel takes 1st glass plate photograph 1619 Hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate

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