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Today in History - July 20: Manager's very specific remark about baseball star came eerily true six years later
Outstanding baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry's manager mocked his batting ability in 1963, joking that "There would be a man on the moon before Gaylord Perry would hit a home run."
Then on July 20, 1969, Perry would hit his first home run for the San Francisco Giants.
What made his achievement so notable was what had happened an hour earlier.
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