Bobby Thigpen records his 40th save when he pitches a perfect ninth inning in the White Sox’s 4-2 victory over Texas at Arlington Stadium. The right-handed reliever becomes only the eighth closer in major league history to reach the milestone.

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Bobby Thigpen records his 40th save when he pitches a perfect ninth inning in the White Sox’s 4-2 victory over Texas at Arlington Stadium. The right-handed reliever becomes only the eighth closer in major league history to reach the milestone.

Bobby Thigpen records his 40th save as the Chicago White Sox beat the Rangers, 4 – 2. He becomes the only eighth reliever to reach this milestone in major league history.

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Bobby Thigpen records his 40th save as the Chicago White Sox beat the Rangers, 4 – 2. He becomes the only eighth reliever to reach this milestone in major league history.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

Paul Molitor extend his hitting streak to 34 games and tie Dom DiMaggio 

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1987 – Paul Molitor collects four hits to extend his hitting streak to 34 games and tie Dom DiMaggio for 11th on the all-time list. The Brewers beat Cleveland, 13 – 2. Rob Deer has a grand slam for the Brewers, and tomorrow will hit another to become just the 11th player in history to hit grand slams in consecutive games.

The Mariners trade their captain, Spike Owen, along with center fielder Dave Henderson, to the Red Sox for infielder Rey Quiones, three players to be named later, and cash. In his third game with Boston, the former Seattle shortstop ties a major league record when he scores six runs in a game.

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The Mariners trade their captain, Spike Owen, along with center fielder Dave Henderson, to the Red Sox for infielder Rey Quiones, three players to be named later, and cash. In his third game with Boston, the former Seattle shortstop ties a major league record when he scores six runs in a game.

The Mets move into 1st place in the National League East with a 1 – 0 win over the Expos. Ron Darling, with relief help from Roger McDowell, is the winner.

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The Mets move into 1st place in the National League East with a 1 – 0 win over the Expos. Ron Darling, with relief help from Roger McDowell, is the winner.

1983 – The Dodgers trade pitchers Dave Stewart and Ricky Wright to Texas for star pitcher Rick Honeycutt, who is 14-8 with an American League-best 2.42 ERA for the Rangers. Honeycutt will go 2-3 down the stretch for the Dodgers, but still wins the AL ERA title because his 174 2/3 innings pitched were already enough to qualify.

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1983 – The Dodgers trade pitchers Dave Stewart and Ricky Wright to Texas for star pitcher Rick Honeycutt, who is 14-8 with an American League-best 2.42 ERA for the Rangers. Honeycutt will go 2-3 down the stretch for the Dodgers, but still wins the AL ERA title because his 174 2/3 innings pitched were already enough to qualify.

Pascual Perez misses his start for the Braves when he gets lost on Interstate 285

Pascual Perez misses his start for the Braves when he gets lost on Interstate 285

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Pascual Perez misses his start for the Braves when he gets lost on Interstate 285, trying to find Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The 25 year-old right-hander, who will be called I-285 by his Atlanta teammates, finally gets to the ballpark, 10 minutes after the game starts.