Event:
Joe McCarthy is named to manage AL All-Stars, rather than high-strung Mickey Cochrane, who is very close to a nervous breakdown
More Notable Events on June 19:
1995 New York Yankees announce agreement with Darryl Strawberry
1988 World's Largest Sausage completed at 13 miles long
1976 U.S. Viking 1 goes into Martian orbit after 10-month flight from Earth
1956 Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin end partnership after 16 films
1941 Cheerios Cereal invents an O-shaped cereal