IN THE NEWS: OF Jim Bell of Cienfuegos becomes the first to connect for three home runs in one game during professional league play in Cuba. Bell's feat occurs at Alda Park in a 15–11 victory over Club Havana.
IN THE NEWS: The Yankees announce they will put numbers on the backs of their uniforms, becoming the first baseball team to start continuous use of the numbers. The first numbers are based on positions in the batting order; thus, Babe Ruth will wear number three and Lou Gehrig 4. In a few weeks, the Indians announce that they, too, will put numbers on the uniforms and by 1931 all American League teams will use them; it will be 1933 before all National League players are numbered.
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