Today In 1969: San Francisco Giants legend Willie McCovey hits a HR vs. Oakland A's pitcher Blue Moon Odom at the Major League All-Star Game in Washington, D.C.! Willie hit his second HR the next inning and was named the MVP! #MLB #Baseball #History #SFGiants | Baseball by BSmile

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🏈On August 17, 1969 the defending Super Bowl champion New York Jets beat the New York Giants 37-14 in a preseason game at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut, resulting in the firing of Giants head coach Allie Sherman. Offensive backfield coach Alex Webster was promoted to head coach. It was the first game between the Jets and Giants, who have played annually in the preseason every year since. Just 7 months after Super Bowl III, it was Super Bowl III½. "It was a bigger game than the Super B