Jason Varitek, calling a 1-0 pitching gem thrown by rookie southpaw Jon Lester, establishes a new team record, catching his 991st game with the Red Sox. The Boston captain surpasses the record previously held by Hall of Fame backstop Carlton Fisk (1969-80).

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Jason Varitek, calling a 1-0 pitching gem thrown by rookie southpaw Jon Lester, establishes a new team record, catching his 991st game with the Red Sox. The Boston captain surpasses the record previously held by Hall of Fame backstop Carlton Fisk (1969-80).

With a 14-5 victory over the Cardinals, the Braves become the first team since the 1930 Yankees to score ten or more runs in five consecutive games. During the streak, which includes two 15-run victories, Atlanta has tallied 65 runs.

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With a 14-5 victory over the Cardinals, the Braves become the first team since the 1930 Yankees to score ten or more runs in five consecutive games. During the streak, which includes two 15-run victories, Atlanta has tallied 65 runs.

After signing a one-day contract with the Kansas City T-Bones and being ‘traded’ during the game to the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, 94 year-old Buck O’Neil walks twice, once for each team, in the Northern League All-Star Game to become the oldest man ever to make a plate appearance in a professional baseball game. The former Negro League star surpasses 83 year-old Jim Eriotes, who struck out playing for the Sioux Falls Canaries earlier in the month but doesn’t break the mark of Ted “Double Duty” Radcliffe, who threw one pitch in 1999 for the Schaumburg Flyers at the age of 96.

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After signing a one-day contract with the Kansas City T-Bones and being ‘traded’ during the game to the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, 94 year-old Buck O’Neil walks twice, once for each team, in the Northern League All-Star Game to become the oldest man ever to make a plate appearance in a professional baseball game. The former Negro League star surpasses 83 year-old Jim Eriotes, who struck out playing for the Sioux Falls Canaries earlier in the month but doesn’t break the mark of Ted “Double Duty” Radcliffe, who threw one pitch in 1999 for the Schaumburg Flyers at the age of 96.