http://www.corbisimages.com/images/Corbis-U385098ACME.jpg?size=67&uid=8b626b72-bba0-454c-a704-aaffd20f7cb3 4/8/53 Bernice Lombardi finds her husband Ernie lying on the bed, after the former major league catcher had slit his throat from ear to ear with a razor that he found in a relative's bathroom. The former Reds' backstop, battling a similar bout of depression that caused his teammate Willard Hershberger to commit suicide in 1940, is given little hope to live, at the time, but he will manage to survive his horrific self-inflicted wound. 1999 - After participating in 243 major league games, Jim Abbott finally gets his first at-bat, grounding out to third base in the Brewers' 9-4 loss to St. Louis at Busch Stadium. The 31 year-old southpaw, born without a right hand, signed with Milwaukee in the off season after spending the first nine years of his career in the American League. Later, in June, Abbott would get his first safety.