2013 Event In Sri Lanka, a researcher discovered Poecilotheria rajaei, a new species of tarantula slightly smaller than a dinner plate, with a leg span of eight inches 1982 Event Pete Rose sets record with his 13,941st plate appearance 1976 Event In pre-game promo at Atlanta County Stadium, 34 couples wed at home plate followed by Championship Wrestling "Headlocks and Wedlocks" 1974 Event Cards beat Mets, 4-3, in 25 (7h4m), record 202 plate appearances, Felix Milan and John Milner come to bat 12 times each 1972 Event 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 Event St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Curt Simmons steals home plate 1956 Event Mickey Mantle hits home run from both sides of plate for record 3rd time 1942 Event Massachusetts issues 1st U.S. vehicular license plate tabs 1940 Event St. Louis Browns Johnny Lucadello is 2nd to home run from each side of plate 1905 Event 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 Event John Herschel takes 1st glass plate photograph 1619 Birthday Hubertus Quellinus, Quellien, Flemish cartoonist/copper plate
