May 29.2C 1946 .28Wednesday.29 May 1946



john l. lewis



eddie klep



eddie klep became first white player in baseball s negro leagues when pitched 7 innings cleveland buckeyes on may 29, 1946, in 8-6 win on chicago american giants in grand rapids, michigan.
after 45 days, nationwide walkout of american bituminous coal miners ended, signing, @ white house, of new contract umwa president john l. lewis , u.s. secretary of interior krug. lewis said nation s coal 400,000 soft coal miners work june 2.
the minsk tractor works founded in soviet union @ capital of byellorussian ssr (now belarus). state supported company became world s largest manufacturer of farm tractors.
born: fernando buesa, spanish basque politician, in bilbao (assassinated 2000)




^ baseball s other great experiment : eddie klep , integration of negro leagues , larry r. gerlach, journal of sport history (fall 1998) p465
^ coal dispute ends; strike draft dies – lewis orders men back, gains 18.5 c wage hike , salt lake tribune, may 30, 1946, p1
^ minsk tourist bureau






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