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1925 Entering the bottom of the eighth inning trailing the Indians, 15-4, the A's cross the plate 13 times in the frame. Philadelphia will hold on to the lead in the top of the ninth to defeat Cleveland in an amazing 17-15 come-from-behind victory at Shibe Park.
1938 In the first night game played in Brooklyn, Johnny Vander Meer pitches his second consecutive no-hitter beating the Dodgers, 6-0. Four days ago, the Reds' southpaw held the Braves hitless in a 3-0 victory at Crosley Field.
1940 Harry Danning's 460-foot fly becomes a round-tripper when Pirates outfielder Vince DiMaggio cannot dislodge the ball after it gets stuck behind the Eddie Grant Memorial in centerfield. In the Giants 12-1 Polo Grounds victory, the ‘Horse’ completes the cycle, which includes the unusual inside-the-park home run.
1948 The Tigers play their first home game under the lights defeating the Philadelphia A's, 4-1. Actually, 52 years earlier the club played night game, but the results never made it into the books as an official game.
1951 The Cubs trade Andy Pfako along with Johnny Schmitz, Wayne Terwilliger, and Rube Walker to the Dodgers for Bruce Edwards, Joe Hatten, Eddie Miksis, and Gene Hermanski. The deal, which prevents the coveted 'Handy Andy' from going to the rival Giants, is the first of many to be made by Buzz Bavasi, Brooklyn’s new general manager.
1958 Identical twins are split up by the Pirates as Eddie O'Brian stays with Pittsburgh, but his brother Johnny, along with third baseman Gene Freeze, is traded to the Cardinals for infielder Dick Schofield.
1963 At Candlestick Park, Juan Marichal no-hits Houston, 1-0, to become the first Giants hurler in 34 years, and the first since the franchise moved to San Francisco, to accomplish the feat. The 25-year old Dominican native outduels Colt .45's right-hander Dick Drott, who tosses a complete game three-hitter yielding the game's only run in the eighth inning giving up doubles to Chuck Hiller and Jimmy Davenport. (Our thanks to Richard J. Drake, who attended the game as a nine-year old with his grandfather, for reminding us about this outstanding achievement)
1964 In a six-player deal, the Cubs trade Lou Brock to Cardinals (will stay with team for fifteen years amassing 3,023 career hits) for Ernie Brogilo (will post a 7-19 record during his two and half seasons with Chicago).
1965 Denny McLain enters the game in relief in the first inning and strikes out the first seven batters he faces to set a major league record. The Tigers go on to beat the Red Sox, 6-5.
1968 The Phillies fire manager Gene Mauch and replace him with Bob Skinner, skipper of the team's farm club in San Diego. 'The Little General', who is best remembered for being a helm during the club's infamous collapse in 1964, compiled a 646-684 (.486) during his 8+year tenure with Philadelphia.
1976 Massive flooding in the Houston metropolitan area prevents the umpiring crew from reaching the Astrodome and causes the first 'rain out' in the history of the enclosed ballpark. After the game is called off, the Pirates and Astros players, who had arrived early for practice, shared their clubhouse meal on the field with the few die-hard fans who braved the elements hoping to see a game.
1977 The Mets trade the 'Franchise', Tom Seaver, to the Reds for pitcher Pat Zachary, second baseman Doug Flynn and minor leaguers Steve Henderson and Dan Norman. Dave Kingman is also traded by New York to the Angels for Bobby Valentine and a minor league player.
1982 Pitching one scoreless inning to protect a 1-0 lead, Red Sox reliever Jeff Reardon breaks Rollie Fingers' career save mark of 341.
1983 The Cardinals trade former MVP Keith Hernandez to the Mets for a pair of right-handed hurlers, Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey. The righties will compile a 21-22 record for the Redbirds, and Gold Glove first baseman will spend seven seasons in New York batting .297, playing an instrumental role in the club's World Championship in 1986.
1992 The NY-Penn Minor League Erie Sailors beat the Jamestown Expos in 13 innings at College Stadium, 6-5, marking the first ever game played by a team representing the National League's new expansion team, the Florida Marlins. The first pitch of the franchise is thrown by John Lynch, who will leave baseball to eventually become a safety for the NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Denver Broncos.
1996 In the first inning of their 6-2 victory of the Braves, the Dodgers turn their first triple play in forty-seven years. After making a running, back-to-the-plate grab of Chipper Jones's popup to short left with runners on first and second, Juan Castro throws to second baseman Delino Deshields to double up Marcus Grissom, then the ball is relayed to first baseman Eric Karrosto get Mark Lemke, who was also running on the pitch.
1999 Brewers' pitcher Jim Abbot, who was born without a right hand, gets his first hit in his 11-year career. He previously played exclusively for American League teams and didn't bat due to the DH rule.
1999 Orioles' first baseman Will Clark gets his 2,000th career hit in the 10-inning victory over the Royals, 6-5. The 'Thrill' will end his 15-year big league career next season with 2,176 hits.
2005 Joining Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Governor George Pataki, and team officials, George Steinbrenner announces plans for new ballpark in the Bronx. The Yankee-financed $800 million facility, which will be built north of the current stadium in Macombs Dam Park, will seat at least 51,800 and will mirror the ‘The House that Ruth Built’ including limestone walls and the familiar copper frieze.
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