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1936 Joe DiMaggio becomes the first Yankee and fifth player in major league history to hit two home runs in one inning. The 21-year old rookie outfielder’s homers come in the fifth frame in an 18-11 trouncing of the White Sox at Comiskey Park.
1947 At Forbes Field, Jackie Robinson steals home in the Dodgers’ 4-2 victory over the Pirates. It is the Brooklyn infielder's first thievery of the dish, something the rookie will accomplish 19 times during his ten-year career.
1950 Giants' catcher Wes Westrum hits three home runs and a triple. The 27-year old backstop's fifteen total bases helps New York defeat Cincinnati at the Polo Grounds, 12-2.
1953 The Braves sign right-hander Joey Jay from Middletown, Connecticut as an amateur free agent. The 17-year old bonus baby will become the first former Little Leaguer to play in the major leagues.
1955 In an 18-7 Washington loss to the Tigers, Senator third baseman Harmon Killebrew hits his first major league home run. The 18-year old rookie, who becomes known as 'Killer', will finish his 22-year Hall of Fame career with 573 homers.
1962 The longest game ever played in Yankee history ends thanks to a home run hit by Jack Reed in the 22nd inning. The Mississippi native's lone big league career homer helps the Bronx Bombers beat Detroit in Tiger Stadium, 9-7.
1968 Jim Northrup becomes the sixth big leaguer to hit two grand slams in the same game. The “Slammer’s” power surge in the fifth (off Eddie Fisher) and sixth (off Billy Rohr) frames enable the Tigers to rout the Indians at Cleveland Stadium, 14-3.
1969 Phillies skipper Bob Skinner suspends Dick Allen indefinitely after the slugger fails to appear for a twilight doubleheader at Shea Stadium against New York. The 27-year old first baseman, who will be reinstated on July 20, got stuck in traffic after watching a horse race in New Jersey.
1970 In the last game ever played at Crosley Field, Lee May and Johnny Bench hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth to give the Reds a 5-4 win. After the game home plate is presented to Mayor Eugene Ruehlman and is flown by helicopter to the Reds' new home, Riverfront Stadium.
1970 After fouling off a ninth-inning "Folly Floater" thrown by Steve Hamilton in the eventual 7-2 Cleveland victory at Yankee Stadium, Tony Horton asks the New York hurler to throw him the pitch again. The Indians first baseman crawls back to the dugout when his second foul ball is caught by backstop Thurman Munson.

1979 In a 5-1 defeat to Texas, future Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson makes his major league debut with the A's. The 20-year old outfielder singles and doubles and swipes the first of his 1,406 stole bases, a major league record.
1988 In one of the longest games ever played, it takes 27 innings for the Bluefield Orioles to beat the hometown Burlington Indians, 3-2. The Appalichian League contest, which ended at 3:27 in the morning, lasted eight hours and 15 minutes.
1997 Randy Johnson breaks Ron Guidry's American League record for strikeouts in a game by a left-hander. The Mariners southpaw whiffs 19 A's, but still losses the Kingdome contest, 4-1.
2003 With a bunt single in the second, a double in the fifth, a triple in the sixth, and a homer in the seventh, Brad Wilkerson becomes the fifth Expo player to hit for the cycle. The left fielder's 4-for-4 performance, which drives in four runs' enables Montreal to beat Pittsburgh, 6-4.
2003 After enjoying a 6-for-6 performance against Philadelphia three days ago, Nomar Garciaparra goes 5-for-5 in the Red Sox 10-1 rout of Detroit at Fenway Park. All eleven hits are singles.
2004 In a slugfest at the Skydome, Julio Lugo goes 5-for-5 to set a club record for hits in a game. The Toronto shortstop's effort isn't enough to to stop the Devil Rays as they pound out 24 hits en route to 19-13 rout of the Blue Jays.
2005 Due to Bernie Williams dropping a ball in center field, the Mets become the first National League to hit three sacrifice flies in one inning. Backstop Ramon Castro's sac fly to right ties the game at 1-1 as David Wright advances to third; the Yankee’s center fielder then drops Jose Reyes deep fly ball allowing Wright to scored; Cameron skies to right plating Mientkiewicz, who had advanced to third on errant pick off throw.
2008 During an eventual 11-0 inter-league loss to the Mariners at Shea Stadium, Brian Runge enrages Jerry Manuel when the ump appears to show up Carlos Beltrán after calling a strike on the center fielder. The commissioner’s office will suspend the home plate umpire for one game for bumping the Mets manager during the ensuing heated argument, with the New York skipper and outfielder, who were both thrown out of the game, being fined for arguing balls and strikes.
18 Fact(s) Found