Encyclopedia Brown's Third Record Book Of Weird And Wonderful Facts [antikvár]

OUCH! The record for playing the most innings with a wasp in the pants is one and one-half. It was set June 6, 1981, by third baseman Shawn Skinner of Wenatchee, Washington, two days before his eighth birthday. At the bottom of the fifth inning, the first-grader began to squirm. He complained that a splinter was sticking him. His father checked, found nothing, and told him to play on. In the sixth inning, Shawn made all three putouts. Back at the bench, Shawn opened his pants and away flew a yellow jacket. He had been stung twice in the leg and once in the rear. His coach called him the best player he'd ever had, with or without a wasp. Gender Gems Circus performers who do strong-jaw acts are almost always women. 1 \\J_\