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1900S
-
1950S
1921
-
Babe Ruth
of the
New York Yankees
became major league baseball's career
Home Run
leader by hitting his 120th off
Cleveland Indians
Pitcher
Jim Bagby, Sr.
in the third inning. The Indians won 8–6.
1944
-
Joe Nuxhall
, at 15 years, 10 months and 11 days, became the youngest player in major league history when he pitched 2-3 of an
Inning
for the
Cincinnati Reds
in an 18–0 loss to the
St. Louis Cardinals
.
1959
-
Cleveland Indians
Rocky Colavito
hit four consecutive
Home Run
s at
Baltimore's Memorial Stadium
.
Billy Martin
and
Minnie Miñoso
also homered in the Cleveland's 11-8 victory over the
Orioles
.
1960S
-
1990S
1966
-
Sonny Siebert
pitched a
No-hitter
against the
Washington Senators
and
Leon Wagner
Homered
off loser
Phil Ortega
as first-place
Cleveland Indians
won 2–0.
1972
-
Hank Aaron
's
Grand Slam
helped the
Atlanta Braves
to a 15–3 rout of the
Phillies
. It was Aaron's 649th home run, moving him ahead of
Willie Mays
into second place on the career list. It was also his 14th grand slam, tying
Gil Hodges
'
National League
record.
1981
-
Philadelphia Phillies
Pete Rose
hit a
Single
in the first inning off
Nolan Ryan
that gave him 3,630
Hits
, tying
Stan Musial
's
National League
mark. The Phillies beat the
Houston Astros
, 5–4, before more than 57,000 fans at
Veterans Stadium
.
1995
-
Baltimore Orioles
Third Baseman
Jeff Manto
, who collected four
Home Run
s in his first three years in the major leagues, homered in his fourth consecutive
At-bat
. In all, he homers five times in six at-bats in three
Games Played
.
1997
-
Kevin Brown
threw a
No-hitter
and missed a
Perfect Game
by
Hitting
a batter in the eighth inning. The
Florida Marlins
beat the
San Francisco Giants
9–0.
2000S
2000
-
Darin Erstad
hit a
Double
in the
Anaheim Angels
' 10–3 win over
Arizona
. With a major league-leading 100 hits in 61 games, Erstad became the fastest to reach the 100-hit mark since
Heinie Manush
did it in 60 games for the
1934
Washington Senators
.
BIRTHS
1886
-
Jack Graney
, outfielder (d.
1978
)
1900
-
Garland Braxton
, pitcher (d.
1966
)
1905
-
Danny MacFayden
, pitcher (d.
1972
)
1908
-
Mike Kreevich
, All-Star outfielder (d.
1993
)
1910
-
Frank Demaree
, All-Star outfielder (d.
1958
)
1929
-
Hank Foiles
, All-Star catcher
1938
-
Johnny Edwards
, All-Star catcher
1947
-
Ken Singleton
, All-Star outfielder
1950
-
Elías Sosa
, pitcher
1953
-
Francisco Barrios
, pitcher (d.
1982
)
1955
-
Floyd Bannister
, All-Star pitcher
1956
-
Randy Johnson
, All-Star pitcher
1973
-
Pokey Reese
, infielder
1975
-
Freddy García
, All-Star pitcher
DEATHS
1916
-
Jack Chapman
, player and manager (b.
1843
)
1977
-
Turk Farrell
, All-Star pitcher (b.
1934
)
1989
-
Joe Stripp
, infielder (b.
1903
)
1998
-
Jim Hearn
, All-Star pitcher (b.
1921
)