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| 1916 | Browns' hurler Ernie Koob pitches a complete game going all 17-innings of the scoreless tie. Carl Mays pitches first 15 innings for the Red Sox with Dutch Leonard finishing the 0-0 game. |
| 1934 | At Navin Field in Detroit, in an effort to keep the consecutive game streak intact, the Yankees have lumbago-stricken Lou Gehrig bat lead off and list him as the shortstop in the line up. After singling in the first inning, the 'Iron Horse' leaves the game without fielding as the Tigers pound out 11 doubles to edge the Yankees, 12-11. |
| 1934 | In the opener of a twin bill at the Baker Bowl, the Phillies score 11 runs in the second inning to coast to an 18-0 rout of the Reds. Philadelphia will sweep the doubleheader with a 5-4 victory in the nightcap. |
| 1938 | In Toledo, the American Association All-Star squad becomes the first team to experiment with uniforms designed to be worn during night games. The red, white and blue shiny satin uniforms are believed to reflect the light during the evening contests. |
| 1946 | Despite a home run and four doubles by Lou Boudreau, the Indians still lose to the Red Sox 11-10 thanks to Ted Williams' three homers and eight RBIs. During the second game of the twin bill, player-manager Boudreau will become the first skipper to employ the 'Williams' Shift' which puts four infielders and two outfielders on the right side of the field. Laughing at the unusual alignment, the 'Splendid Splinter' doubles in his first at-bat against the new defense. |
| 1956 | At Fenway Park, Red Sox hurler Mel Parnell no-hits the White Sox, 4-0. |
| 1964 | The Cubs overcome making five errors in the top of third inning and beat the Mets, 4-2. The Chicago miscues, that include shortstop Andre Rodgers and catcher Dick Bertell each committing two and first baseman Ernie Banks contributing to the total by dropping a pop fly, account for all of New York's scoring in the Wrigley Field contest. |
| 1967 |
Against Juan Marichal at Candlestick Park, Eddie Mathews hits home run #500 as an Astro. The former Brave third baseman, who hit 493 homers playing for the franchise in Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta, becomes the seventh major leaguer to reach this plateau.
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| 1968 | Hank Aaron hits home run #500 off Mike McCormick becoming the eighth major leaguer to reach this milestone. 'Hammerin' Hank's three-run homer over the left center field fence proves to be the difference as the Braves beat the Giants at Atlanta Stadium, 4-2. |
| 1968 |
In the nightcap of a twin bill, Don Wilson strikes out eighteen batters in a nine-inning game to tie a major league record, shared by Bob Feller (Indians, 1938) and Sandy Koufax (Dodgers, 1959 and 1962). The Astros right-hander fans future Hall of Famer Johnny Bench for the last out of his 6-1 victory over the Reds on a wind-swept night at Crosley Field.
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| 1968 | In a 6-1 Astros victory over the Reds at Crosley Field, backstop John Bateman ties the major league record with nine consecutive putouts from the start of a game. The Houston catcher equals the mark established by Art Wilson playing for the Giants in 1911. |
| 1969 | At Wrigley Field, Bill Hands and the Cubs edge Tom Seaver and the Mets, 1–0. After the last out is made, Ron Santo jumps up and clicks his heels for the first time, a move the third baseman will repeat each time Chicago wins for the rest of his career. |
| 1970 | In the twelfth inning of the All-Star game, Pete Rose bowls over Ray Fosse at the plate to score the deciding run in an exciting 5-4 National League victory at Riverfront Stadium. The Indian catcher, whose career will be shortened because of the collision, entertained 'Charlie Hustle' as a dinner guest the previous night. |
| 1972 | Tigers' catcher Tom Haller looks over his shoulder and sees his brother Bill, the home plate ump - a major league first. |
| 1995 | Ramon Martinez no-hits the Marlins, 7-0. The Dodger hurler was perfect before walking Tommy Gregg after getting the first out in the seventh inning. |
| 2000 | John Olerud has a game-tying double disallowed because first base umpire Jim Wolf calls time, but then the Mariners' first baseman hits a three-run homer helping Seattle to beat the Padres, 7-5. |
| 2000 | Major League owners decide to return to playing an unbalanced schedule (teams play more games against teams in their own division) rather than the presently used balanced schedule (play approximately the same number of games against all teams within the league). The American League has used a balanced schedule since 1977 and the National League started in 1993. |
| 2000 | A report presented to owners, The Commissioner's Initiative: Women and Baseball, finds women make up 46 percent of the average crowd at a big league game and urges major league franchises to make more of an effort to market to women patrons. According to the same report forty-three percent of women could not name a player on their home team's roster. |
| 2001 | Bobby Valentine wins his 1‚000th career game as a manager when Glendon Rusch and closer Armando Benitez combine to throw a one-hitter in the Mets' 2-0 victory over the Red Sox. Trot Nixon's first inning bunt single, a result of the New York starter's inability to cover first base, is Boston's only hit in the Fenway Park contest. |
| 2002 | Nelson Barrera, Mexico's career home run and RBI leader, is electrocuted trying to free metal roofing from high-tension wires. The 44-year old 'Admiral', who hit 455 home runs during his 26-year Mexican Baseball League tenure, had hoped to continue playing so that he could hold the career Triple Crown by also reaching the career hit record. |
| 2004 | Houston fires Jimy Williams and names Phil Garner, a former Astro, as the interim manager through the rest of the season. The 60-year old former skipper, who had a .515 (215-197) winning percentage in his two years at the helm, including this season's 44-44 record, was roundly booed by hometown Minute Maid Park fans at yesterday's All-star game. |
| 2005 | Defeating their historical arch rivals, the Giants become the first team to win 10,000 games as a franchise by edging the Dodgers in LA, 4-3. The Giants, who started as the New York Gothams in 1899, have posted a 10,000-8,511 record during the club’s 123 seasons in the National League. |
| 2005 | The first-known baseball card, which is part of a children's educational game, illustrates several boys playing together in a field as one pitches a ball to another holding a bat, makes its public debut at the Smithsonian Institution. The discovery of the historic card, discovered in an Maine attic, dates back to the early 19th century, predating other known cards by several decades. |
| 2008 | Josh Hamilton, who at one point goes deep 13 consecutive times, hits a record-setting 28 home runs in the first round of the Home Run Derby, but falls short in the finals losing to Twins first baseman Justin Morneau, 5-3. With 71-year-old former coach Clay Counsil pitching, the Rangers outfielder breaks Bobby Abreu's mark of 24 set in 2005. |
| 2009 | The American League extends its unbeaten streak to 13 games (12-0-1) with a 4-3 victory over the NL at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Rays' outfielder Carl Crawford, who robs Brad Hawpe of a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning, is named the MVP of the midsummer Classic. |
| 2009 | Clad in his White Sox jacket, Barrack Obama becomes the first Commander-in-Chief to throw out the ceremonial first pitch in an All-Star game since Gerald Ford tossed the ball at the beginning of the 1976 All-Star Game. After warming up in the White House Rose Garden prior to arriving at Busch Stadium, the 44th president's pitch barely reaches the plate, but doesn't bounce thanks to the efforts of Cardinals' hometown hero Albert Pujols, who moves up from home and reaches out to scoop the low throw. |
| 2010 | The Blue Jays trade starting shortstop Alex Gonzalez along with minor leaguers Tim Collins and Tyler Pastornicky to the Braves in exchange for infielder Yunel Escobar and southpaw Jo-Jo Reyes. The Braves' new infielder is probably best known for his role in Florida's improbable World Series victory over New York, that includes a walk-off home run in the 12th inning of Game Four giving the Marlins a 4-3 victory and a 2-2 tie in the Fall Classic. |
| 2011 | Reggie Walton, the presiding judge in the Roger Clemens' perjury case declares a mistrial due to evidence revealed to the jury he believed would be prejudicial against the former major league right-hander. During the brief two days of the proceedings, the U.S. District Judge had scolded prosecutors twice during the trial for violating his orders not to reveal certain evidence to the jury saying their non-compliance could put the whole case in jeopardy. |
| 2011 | Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada, who entered the game as a pinch hitter in the Yankees' 16-7 loss to Toronto at the Rogers Centre, appear in their 1,660th regular-season game as teammates, the most two players have been together in franchise history. Lou Gehrig and Tony Lazzeri had set the previous team mark in 1937. |
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