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1930 The Reds lose a night exhibition game in Indianapolis. Fifteen years later, Cincinnati will be the first major league team to host a night game.
1933 Dizzy Dean sets a modern major league record striking out 17 Cubs. Cardinal teammate Jimmie Wilson, the club's catcher also sets a new mark by recording 18 putouts.
1947 Ewell Blackwell's 16-game winning streak ends as the Reds are defeated by the Giants in ten innings, 6-5. During the streak 'the Whip' completes every game and throws five shutouts including a no-hitter
1951 Retired Hall of Famer Ty Cobb testifies in front of Emanuel Celler's Congressional committee in Washington D.C. The 'Georgia Peach' denies the reserve clause makes 'peons' out of baseball players and is necessary to keep the competitive balance in the game.
1959 At Seals Stadium, Willie McCovey collects four hits, including two triples, in four at-bats in his major league debut. The Giant freshman first baseman, who will be selected the league's Rookie of the Year despite his late call-up, will hit 13 home runs in just 52 games.
1962 After mysteriously disappearing off the team bus to use the rest room three days ago and trying to fly to Israel, pitcher Gene Conley returns to the Red Sox and is fined $2000. Yesterday, the right-hander sent a telegram to manager Mike Higgins explaining he was tired and had other plans.
1968 In a 10-1 loss to the Indians, Senator shortstop Ron Hansen becomes the eighth major leaguer to execute an unassisted triple play. All five American League unassisted triple killings have included a Cleveland player.
1969 Bob Tillman hits three consecutive home runs. The Braves' backstop's offensive output helps Atlanta to beat the Phillies in the opener of a twin bill at Shibe Park, 6-3. The second, fourth and sixth inning blasts all come starter Grant Jackson.
1969 During an 11-run top of the ninth inning at Shea Stadium, Astros Denis Menke and Jim Wynn both hit grandslams. Jimmy Wynn and Norm Miller score on each bases loaded home run as Houston cruises to a 16-3 victory over the Mets.
1973 Jim Bibby becomes the 14th player to throw a no-hitter in his rookie season and becomes the the first hurler in franchise history to accomplish the feat. The Rangers right-hander holds the World Champions A's hittless in a 3-0 Texas victory at the Oakland Coliseum.
1975 Jose Sosa, a pitcher, homers in his first major league at-bat in an Astro 8-4 victory over the Padres. It will his only home run in the majors.
1975 Jose Sosa becomes the first Astros player in the 14-year history of the franchise to hit a home run in his first major league at bat. The relief pitcher belts a three-run homer off Danny Frisella during in an 8-4 victory over the Padres at San Diego’s Jack Murphy Stadium.
1975 Pat Darcy goes the distance beating the Giants at Riverfront Stadium, 6-1. It is the first complete contest thrown by a Reds' pitcher ending a record 45 consecutive game streak without one.
1980 During a workout at the Astrodome,Houston hurler J.R.. Richard suffers a stroke attempting to throw for the first time since being hospitalized for tests. Emergency surgery is performed to remove a blood clot behind his right collarbone, but the fireballer will never pitch in the major leagues again.
1980 During a workout at the Astrodome, J.R. Richard suffers a stroke due to a blood clot behind his right collarbone. Prior to the incident, the Astros fireballer had complained on several occasions about a dead feeling in his arm.
1982 The moving of Chief Noc-A-Homa’s and his teepee from left field to make room for more seats coincides with the Braves dropping 19 0f 21 contests and blowing a 10.5 game lead. After the teepee is brought back, the team regains first place and will go on to capture the NL West title.
1988 Reds' reliever John Franco establishes the major league record for the most saves in the month. His 13th save bests the mark shared by Sparky Lyle, Bruce Sutter and Bob Stanley.
1996 The Giants trade starting pitcher Mark Leiter to the Expos in exchange for Kirk Rueter. In his 10 years with San Francisco, Woody compiles an 105-70 record.
2001 The Twins get Mets starter Rick Reed for outfielder and leadoff batter Matt Lawton. The 36-year old right-hander, a member of the National League All Star team this season, had compiled an 8-6 record with a 3.86 ERA with New York prior to the deal.
2003 Battling a 5-for-36 slump, Jose Valentin hits three home runs in 15-4 victory over the Royals. The White Sox shortstop becomes first switch-hitter in baseball history to have three-homer games in both the American and National Leagues, having accomplishing the feat with the Brewers in 1998.
2004 In separate deals with the Pirates and Devil Rays, the Mets gamble with their future giving up top prospects to acquire major league pitchers who can immediately step into the rotation. Free agent eligible Kris Benson and infielder Jeff Keppinger are obtained from the Pirates for infielder Ty Wigginton, pitcher Matt Peterson and infielder Jose Bautista, who came in a trade today with the Royals for minor league catcher Justin Huber and Victor Zambrano and Bartolome Fortunato become Mets when the Tampa Bay agrees to take New York's top pitching prospect Scott Kazmir and minor league pitcher Jose Diaz.
2004 In a blockbuster trade, the Marlins deal Brad Penny, the winner of two World Series games last season, first baseman Hee Seop Choi and southpaw prospect Bill Murphy (will be traded to the Diamondbacks tomorrow) to the Dodgers for backstop Paul Lo Duca, relief pitcher Guillermo Mota and much-traveled outfielder Juan Encarnacion.
2006 The Yankees trade four minor leaguers, shortstop C.J. Henry, southpaw reliever Matt Smith, catcher Jesus Sanchez and right-hander Carlos Monasterios, to the Phillies in exchange for All-Star outfielder Bobby Abreu and veteran pitcher Cory Lidle. New York will assume responsibility of Abreu's contract which includes the remaining portion of the $13.5 million for this season, $15.5 million for next year, and a $16 million option for 2008 with a $2 million buyout.
2006 Eighteen individuals, the largest number ever selected, are inducted into the Hall of Fame. The group consist of 17 persons, including the first woman to enter the Hall, who had participated in the pre-Negro Leagues or Negro Leagues and Bruce Sutter, the fourth reliever to be enshrined in Cooperstown.
2007 In front of a record crowd of a estimated 75,000 fans and unprecedented number of 53 members of the Hall of Famers, Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn are inducted into the shrine at Cooperstown. Joining the ballplayers on the dais are Denny Matthews, the longtime radio voice of the Royals, the recipient Ford C. Frick Award given to outstanding broadcasters, and Rick Hummel, beat writer for the Post-Dispatch, the J.G. Taylor Spink Award honoree for his outstanding coverage of the Cardinals.
2008 The Yankees, in need of a catcher due to Jorge Posoda' season-ending surgery, obtain 13-time Gold Glove winner Ivan Rodriguez from the Tigers in exchange for reliever Kyle Farnsworth. The 36-year-old All-star backstop waives his no-trade clause to go to New York which completes the deal a day before the trading deadline.
2008 With a 4-3 victory at McAfee Coliseum, the Royals sweep the A’s in Oakland for the first time in two decades. The last time Kansas City broke out the broom in O-town was in June of 1988.
2008 In a slugfest at Progessive Field, the Tigers defeat the Indians in 13 innings, 14-12. Cleveland catcher Kelly Shoppach's five extra-base hits in one game, two home runs and three doubles, ties a major league record.
2008 With a tip of his helmet for the ovation from the Rangers fans, Ichiro Suzuki acknowledges his achievement of reaching 3,000 hits in professional baseball. The 34-year-old Mariners outfielder had collected 1,278 hits with the Orix Blue Wave in the Japan’s Pacific League, and his first-inning single in Texas was his 1,722nd hit with Seattle during eight seasons the team.
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