Mike Capel (born October 13, 1961) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played for the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, and Houston Astros. In 49 career games, Capel pitched 62.1 innings, struck out 43 batters, and had a career win–loss record of 3–4 with a 4.62 earned run average. A starting pitcher in college and parts of his Minor League Baseball career, he converted to relief pitching while in Chicago's minor league system. The Philadelphia Phillies chose Capel in the 24th round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft, but instead of signing with the team, he opted to attend the University of Texas. He played on the 1982 USA College All-Star Team, which placed third in the Amateur World Series in Seoul. The next year, Capel and the Texas Longhorns won the College World Series. After he was drafted by the Cubs, Capel left Texas and played in six seasons of the minor leagues before he made his major league debut in 1988.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1814:

War of 1812: After three days of fighting, the beached U.S. Revenue Cutter Service vessel Eagle was captured by the Royal Navy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_of_the_cutter_Eagle

1972:

Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed into a remote area in the Andes mountains near the border of Chile and Argentina; the 16 remaining survivors were not rescued until more than two months later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguayan_Air_Force_Flight_571

2013:

During the Hindu festival of Navaratri at a temple in Madhya Pradesh, India, rumours about an impending bridge collapse caused a stampede that resulted in 115 deaths. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Madhya_Pradesh_stampede

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hogshead: 1. (Britain) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52½ imperial gallons; a half pipe. 2. A large barrel or cask of indefinite contents, especially one containing from 100 to 140 gallons. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hogshead

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