Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers becomes the first major league pitcher to reach the 5,000 strikeout mark
Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers becomes the first major league pitcher to reach the 5,000 strikeout mark
Cleveland’s Felix Fermin ties the major-league record with four sacrifice bunts in a 3 – 2, 10-inning win over Seattle. He is the first player to accomplish the feat since Ray Chapman in 1919.
Cleveland’s Felix Fermin ties the major-league record with four sacrifice bunts in a 3 – 2, 10-inning win over Seattle. He is the first player to accomplish the feat since Ray Chapman in 1919.
Cubs rookie OF Jerome Walton goes 0 for 4 ending his hitting streak at 30 consecutive games
1989 – Cubs rookie OF Jerome Walton goes 0 for 4 in a 6 – 5, 10-inning loss to the Reds, ending his hitting streak at 30 consecutive games.
Orioles southpaw Jeff Ballard, who throws 112 pitches while scattering seven hits, throws a shutout without issuing a walk or recording a strikeout when he whitewashes Milwaukee at Memorial Stadium, 5-0. The unusual feat of a no walk/no strikeout complete-game shutout will not occur again until Rick Porcello, an eight month-old infant when Ballard throws his gem, blanks Oakland in 2014.
Orioles southpaw Jeff Ballard, who throws 112 pitches while scattering seven hits, throws a shutout without issuing a walk or recording a strikeout when he whitewashes Milwaukee at Memorial Stadium, 5-0. The unusual feat of a no walk/no strikeout complete-game shutout will not occur again until Rick Porcello, an eight month-old infant when Ballard throws his gem, blanks Oakland in 2014.
1989 – After Ryne Sandberg ties the game in the ninth with his second solo homer, Kevin Bass responds with his second long ball of the night, a grand slam off Mitch Williams for an 8-4 triumph over the Cubs. Danny Darwin gets the win after blowing the save.
1989 – After Ryne Sandberg ties the game in the ninth with his second solo homer, Kevin Bass responds with his second long ball of the night, a grand slam off Mitch Williams for an 8-4 triumph over the Cubs. Danny Darwin gets the win after blowing the save.
Howard Johnson hits his 30th home run of the season in the Mets’ 5 – 4 loss to the Dodgers and joins Bobby Bonds and Willie Mays as the only players to achieve 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in two different seasons.
Howard Johnson hits his 30th home run of the season in the Mets’ 5 – 4 loss to the Dodgers and joins Bobby Bonds and Willie Mays as the only players to achieve 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in two different seasons.
For the third time in his career, Kevin Bass homers from each side of the plate in a game, as the Astros double the Cubs, 8 – 4, winning again in the 9th. Bass’s second homer of the game is a grand slam with one out in the 9th off Mitch Williams. Danny Darwin (11-3) is the winner.
For the third time in his career, Kevin Bass homers from each side of the plate in a game, as the Astros double the Cubs, 8 – 4, winning again in the 9th. Bass’s second homer of the game is a grand slam with one out in the 9th off Mitch Williams. Danny Darwin (11-3) is the winner.
It’s a busy day on the trading block for the Mets as they send popular outfielder Mookie Wilson to the Blue Jays for pitcher Jeff Musselman and minor leaguer Michael Brady. New York also gets Frank Viola from the Twinsfor pitchers Rick Aguilera, David West, and Kevin Tapani and two minor leaguers.
It’s a busy day on the trading block for the Mets as they send popular outfielder Mookie Wilson to the Blue Jays for pitcher Jeff Musselman and minor leaguer Michael Brady. New York also gets Frank Viola from the Twinsfor pitchers Rick Aguilera, David West, and Kevin Tapani and two minor leaguers.
Cubs’ center fielder Jerome Walton extends his hitting streak to 29 games in an 8-4 loss to Houston at the Astrodome. With his seventh-inning single, the 24 year-old rookie establishes the longest consecutive-game hit streak in modern franchise history, surpassing the mark set by Ron Santo in 1966.
Cubs’ center fielder Jerome Walton extends his hitting streak to 29 games in an 8-4 loss to Houston at the Astrodome. With his seventh-inning single, the 24 year-old rookie establishes the longest consecutive-game hit streak in modern franchise history, surpassing the mark set by Ron Santo in 1966.
8/10/1989 – Oakland’s Tony Phillips had a fun day at the plate even though he did not get a hit in this game at Comiskey Park. Phillips was listed in the eighth spot in the batting order. In the top of the second inning, he batted in the seventh place instead of Ron Hassey and grounded out to end the inning. Evidently the Athletics realized this mistake and tried to take corrective action to start the third inning. Instead of properly continuing on with the ninth-place hitter, Mike Gallego, Oakland sent up the eighth-place hitter (Phillips again!) thinking that was the correct action after the “seventh” batter had ended the previous inning. This time he walked. The White Sox did not protest the action but Phillips was left stranded at third base when the inning ended. When that part of the lineup came around again in the fourth inning, the Athletics batted in the proper order and scored two runs. They won the game, 4-1.
8/10/1989 – Oakland’s Tony Phillips had a fun day at the plate even though he did not get a hit in this game at Comiskey Park. Phillips was listed in the eighth spot in the batting order. In the top of the second inning, he batted in the seventh place instead of Ron Hassey and grounded out to end the inning. Evidently the Athletics realized this mistake and tried to take corrective action to start the third inning. Instead of properly continuing on with the ninth-place hitter, Mike Gallego, Oakland sent up the eighth-place hitter (Phillips again!) thinking that was the correct action after the “seventh” batter had ended the previous inning. This time he walked. The White Sox did not protest the action but Phillips was left stranded at third base when the inning ended. When that part of the lineup came around again in the fourth inning, the Athletics batted in the proper order and scored two runs. They won the game, 4-1.
