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1906 After pitching 10.2 innings of no-hit ball, Harry McIntire yields a single to Pirates second baseman Claude Ritchey. The Dodgers and McIntire lose the game in the 13th on an unearned run, 1-0.
1923 Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sells the team to a syndicate headed by J. A. Robert Quinn, the Brown's business manager. The Broadway producer will always be remembered and cursed in New England for being the person who sold Babe Ruth to Yankees in 1920.
1924 Defeating the Cubs at Ebbets Field, 4-0, Dazzy Vance strikes out seven consecutive batters to establish a major league record when the Brooklyn Robins (Dodgers). The future Hall of Famer, who will compile a 28-6 record for the Brooks this season, will lead the National League in strikeouts with 262.
1933 Giants' hurler Carl Hubbell sets a National League record for consecutive scoreless innings with 45 1/3 breaking the 1908 mark of Ed Ruelbach.
1941 Yankees' southpaw Lefty Gomez breaks the major league mark for walks in a shutout by issuing 11 free passes in the 9-0 victory over the Browns.
1945 At the Polo Grounds, Mel Ott hits his historic 500th career home run off Braves' hurler Johnny Hutchings in the Giants' 9-2 victory over Boston. Joining Babe Ruth and Jimmie Foxx, 'Master Melvin' becomes the third major leaguer to accomplish this career milestone.
1945 Irwin Hall is credited with a single when his line drive winds up inside Dutch Leonard's pants after it hits the Senators right-hander in the stomach. The Washington starter may have lost the Philadelphia A's shortstop batted ball, but gets the wins the in Washington's 2-1 victory over Philadelphia at Griffith Stadium.
1957 In a 12-3 win over the Cubs, Gil Hodges hits his 13th and last career grand slam in Brooklyn Dodger history. The first baseman's bases-loaded shot off Dick Littlefield establishes a new National League record previously shared by Rogers Hornsby and Ralph Kiner.
1962 Bill Monbouquette becomes the second Red Sox hurler this season to no-hit the White Sox. Five weeks earlier, Earl Wilson also threw a no-no at Chicago's Comiskey Park beating the Pale Hose by the identical 1-0 score.
1970 At Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Pittsburgh left fielder Willie Stargell accumulates 14 total bases with three doubles and two home runs. The outfielder's offensive output powers the Pirates past the Braves, 20-10.
1972 Nate Colbert becomes the second player to hit five home runs in a twin bill, a feat he witnessed, as an eight-year old Cardinal fan at Sportsman's Park when Stan Musial first accomplished it in 1954. The Padres slugger also breaks 'Stan the Man's' NL mark for RBIs in twin bill when he drives in 13 runs and his 22 total bases sets a major league record.
1972 In the nightcap, the Phillies salvage a split of the twin bill when Steve Carlton, who sees his 30 consecutive scoreless innings streak snapped in the fourth, beats the Mets at Shea Stadium, 4-1. In the opener, New York outlasted Philadelphia scoring a run in the bottom of the 18th inning for 3-2 victory.
1975 Billy Martin becomes Yankee manager replacing Bill Virdon.
1977 Giants' first baseman Willie McCovey establishes a new National League record by hitting his 18th career grand slam.
1978 Against Atlanta pitchers Larry McWilliams and Gene Garber, Pete Rose goes 0-for-4 ending his 44-game hitting streak as the Braves beat the Reds, 16-4.
1982 Hank Aaron, the holder of the career home run record (755) and RBI record (2,297); Frank Robinson, the first player to win the MVP in both leagues and the first black manager in the majors; Travis Jackson, an outstanding offensive and defensive shortstop for the Giants during 1920's, and former commissioner Happy Chandler, who provided leadership in breaking baseball's color line are inducted in the Hall of Fame.
1986 Twins' hurler Bert Blyleven becomes the tenth major leaguer to record 3,000 strikeouts as he two-hits the A's, 10-1
1994 In Minnesota, Cal Ripken reaches another milestone during his streak by playing in his 2,000th straight game in the Orioles 1-0 victory over the Twins.
1998 The longest hitting streak in Angels history, 28-games, ends as Garret Anderson goes hitless in four at-bats in a 11-3 defeat to the Red Sox.
1998 Using the old Negro League teams represented in their respective cities, the Cardinal-Brave game Saturday featured throwback uniforms of the 1928 St. Louis Stars and the 1940 Atlanta Black Crackers.
1998 By homering from both sides of the plate for the third time this season, Tiger switch-hitter Tony Clark sets an American League record as Detroit defeats the Devil Rays, 8-0 .
1998 The Royals steal eight bases, including four swipes by infielder Jose Offerman, to tie a team record for swipes during a 9-5 victory over the Orioles.
2000 In a 10-0 victory, Mike Mussina strikes out a club-record 15 batters as he keeps the Twins hitless through six innings and finishes the game with his third career one-hitter.
2000 Craig Biggio, 34, tears the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his knee during a collision with Marlin outfielder Preston Wilson and will miss the rest of the season. This marks the first time the Astros' second baseman has ever been on the disabled list in his 13-year career.
2001 For the 33rd time in the team's history, the Tigers turn a triple play as Mariner Mark McLemore lines out to second baseman Damion Easley, who throws to shortstop Deivi Cruz to double up Tom Lampkin. Cruz then relays the ball to first baseman Shane Halter catching Ichiro Suzuki off first to complete Detroit's first triple killing since July 3, 1992, when the victim was also Seattle.
2002 The Expos trade recently acquired outfielder Cliff Floyd (.275, 21, 61) to the Red Sox for two minor league right-handed pitchers from South Korea, Seung Song and Sun-Woo Kim. Although denied by all involved, it is reported Yankees owner George Steinbrenner suspects the Expos, who are owned by major league baseball, made the trade to help his club's top rival.
2003 The Giants acquires Orioles' righty Sidney Ponson (14-6, 3.77) for hurlers Kurt Ainsworth, Damian Moss and Ryan Hannaman.
2005 Rafael Palmeiro becomes the highest profile player to be suspended for violating the MLB steroids policy. The Orioles first baseman, who denies knowingly taking any banned substances, stated this spring to the House Government Reform Committee that published allegations by Jose Canseco of his steroids use were "absolutely false" and had considered suing his former teammate over the accusation.
2005 Joe Garagiola Jr., the first and only general manager in Diamondback history will be leaving Arizona to take a job with the commissioner's office. The son of former Cardinal catcher and national broadcaster will become the senior vice president of baseball operations of MLB beginning on August 15.
2005 During an interview on MLB.com, Barry Bonds admits his injured right knee will most likely keep him from playing this season. The 41-year old Giants slugger needs 12 home runs to pass Babe Ruth (714) and 54 to go ahead of Hank Aaron (755) to become the all time home run leader.
2006 At Turner Field in a game against the Braves, Miguel Tejada plays in his 1,000th consecutive game, the seventh longest in major league history. The Orioles’ shortstop streak began in June 2, 2000 as a member of the Oakland A’s.
2006 Needing a two-bagger to complete the cycle, Carlos Guillen stretches a single into a double much to the delight of the Tampa Bay fans. The Detroit shortstop is the tenth Tiger to accomplish the feat, but it is the first time it has occurred during a Devil Ray game.
2007 Effective at the end of the season, Buddy Bell will leave his post as Royals' manager as he announces his decision to resign before the tonight’s 5-3 extra-inning victory against the Twins. The 54-year old skipper will join the organizations' front office next season as a senior adviser to Kansas City’s GM Dayton Moore.
2007 Rather than send 25,000 fans back out onto crowded highways, the Twins decide to play tonight's game against the Royals after a moment of silence in memory of victims of the nearby bridge collapse. Tomorrow’s game at the Metrodome has been postponed.
2010 The Mets induct four new members, all whom played an instrumental role in the 1986 World Championship, to the team's Hall of Fame. Former GM Frank Cashen, previous skipper Davey Johnson, and two former All-stars, slugger Darryl Strawberry, and right-hander Dwight 'Doc' Gooden, join 21 other persons to be recognized by the the club since the inception of the honor in 1981.
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