June 29, 1905: UNC's “Moonlight” Graham plays in first and only MLB game
Posted Jun 29, 2017
On June 29, 1905, “Moonlight” Graham played in his first and only Major League Baseball game. His story came to national attention after being incorporated into the hit film Field of Dreams. Born Archibald Wright Graham in Fayetteville in 1879, Graham was raised there and in Charlotte. He went on to a stellar career playing baseball at UNC.
(NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources)
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