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| 1846 | The very first organized baseball game is played between Alexander Cartwright's New York Knickerbockers and the New York Nine. It is proclaimed to be the very first ever game played in public using Cartwright's rules. (Our thanks to Alexander Joy Cartwright IV for reminding us of this historic fact) |
| 1927 | Jack Scott becomes the last pitcher to go the distance in both ends of a doubleheader. The 35-year Phillies right-hander, who will compile a 9-20 record, beats the Reds in opener, 3-1, but loses the night cap, 3-0. |
| 1941 | Joe DiMaggio goes 3-for-3 against the White Sox to extend his consecutive game hit streak to 32. |
| 1942 | Paul Waner singles off Pirate Rip Sewell to collect his 3000th hit. The Braves outfieder becomes the seventh major leaguer to accomplish this feat and the first to do it since 1925. |
| 1952 | Dodgers' righty Carl Erskine no-hits the Cubs, 5-0, at Ebbets Field. |
| 1961 | Roger Maris' 25th home run, a ninth inning shot off Kansas City pitcher Jim Archer, puts him seven games ahead of Babe Ruth's record pace. |
| 1963 | At Fenway Park, his first major league at bat, Gates Brown hits a pinch home run. The homer will the first of 16 pinch round trippers for the Tiger outfielder during his 13-year career in Detroit. |
| 1963 | At Yankee Stadium, the Mayor's Trophy Game is revived with the cellar-dweling Mets beating the mighty Yanks, 6-2. Prior to leaving for West Coast, the Dodgers would play the Bronx Bombers in the annual midsummer exhibition contest to raise money for sandlot baseball teams. |
| 1972 | At Three Rivers Stadium, Roberto Clemente hits a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to become the Pirates all-time RBI leader. The Pittsburgh right fielder's three ribbies in the 13-3 drubbing of the Dodgers gives the future Hall of Famer a total of 1,274 runs batted in for the Bucs. |
| 1973 | In different games, Reds' Pete Rose (a single against the Giants) and Dodger Willie Davis (home run off the Braves) both collect their 2,000th career hit. |
| 1974 | Pitching his second no-hitter in 14 months, Royals Steve Busby gives up just one walk defeating the Brewers, 2-0. |
| 1977 | With five home runs in an 11-1 win against the Yankees, the Red Sox set a major league mark hitting 16 round trippers in three games. |
| 1994 | In a 3-1 victory over the Blue Jays at Detroit, the Tigers tie the Yankees' major league record by homering in their 25th consecutive game. The 53-year-old record is matched in the second inning when Mickey Tettleton goes deep into the upper deck in right field. |
| 1995 | Despite the fact he is under a 60-day suspension for drug abuse, Darryl Strawberry signs a one-year contract with the Yankees. |
| 1996 | Cardinals' infielder Ozzie Smith, considered the best all-time defensive shortstop, announces he will retire at the end of the season. |
| 2004 | In a 3-1 victory over Toronto in Detroit, the Tigers equal a major league mark established by the 1941 Yankees by homering in their 25th consecutive contest. Mickey Tettleton's upper-deck shot leading off the second keeps the dinger streak intact. |
| 2007 | On the bus ride Shea Stadium to take on the Mets in an inter-league contest, Twins' color commentator Bert Blyleven says he will have his head shaved if the tonight's starter, Johan Santana, throws a complete-game shutout. The left-hander from Venezuela will shave the broadcaster's head after going the distance in Minnestoa's 9-0 victory over New York's National League team. |
| 2008 | John McLaren is fired as manager by the Mariners after getting off to 25-47 start in season which began with playoff potential. Jim Riggleman, the team's bench coach, becomes club’s fifth manager in past six seasons. |
18 Fact(s) Found