Hello everyone I'm Dan Lucy on the Ozarks First digital desk.

Baseball promotions are common place these days, from Wolf Wednesdays, when you can bring you dog to the ballgame, to thirsty Thursdays, to dollar brat night.

But the godfather of the baseball promotions has to be Bill Veeck.

During his career, Veeck owned three different baseball teams, the Cleveland Indians, the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox.

He also worked for the Cubs.

In all those places Veeck dreamed up unique promotions and gimmicks to chase the boring out of baseball.

While working for the Cubs, he is said to have planted the ivy that is still on the outfield walls at Wrigley.

In St. Louis, he had the fans manage a Browns game.

And in Chicago, well there's disco demolition night.

But today is a spec

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