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Bama Rowell's Bomb Inspired a scene in 'The Natural,' Janet Guthrie lines up with the NASCAR boys, and Steve Prefontaine died - This DiSH for May 30
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- This Day in Sports History
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- May 30, 2026
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- 368
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Summary
In 1946, Bama Rowell hit a monster home run at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field that shattered glass on a clock above the scoreboard, raining shards down on the field. It inspired the triumphant scene in the movie, "The Natural." In 1976, Janet Guthrie became the first woman to start a NASCAR race when she raced the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. In 1973, a crew member working the Indianapolis 500 was killed by an emergency vehicle going the wrong way on pit road. Driver Swede Savage was badly injured in a wreck and died in the hospital 33 days later. In 1975, middle distance star Steve Prefontaine died in a car accident in Eugene, Oregon. In 1976, golfer Roger Maltbie turned a fortunate bounce into a win at the inaugural Memorial Golf Tournament.