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Willy Taveras becomes the first Astro to achieve a 30-game hitting streak

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2006 – Willy Taveras becomes the first Astro to achieve a 30-game hitting streak with a leadoff single that begins a 13-1 bombing at Pittsburgh . Taveras bats .349 during the streak, raising his average to .284. Lance Berkman drives in four while Jason Hirsh gets his second big league win. Taveras’ run ends two nights later. 

Jeff Kent becomes the first player to hit 300 homers as a second baseman

Jeff Kent becomes the first player to hit 300 homers as a second baseman

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Jeff Kent becomes the first player to hit 300 homers as a second baseman. The Dodger infielder, who surpassed Ryne Sandberg’s total of 277 last September, is the major league leader at this position, with Joe Gordon holding the American League record with 246 round-trippers.

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Carlos Beltran’s two home runs lead a five-dinger barrage as Houston clubs the Cubs, 15-7

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2004 – Carlos Beltran’s two home runs lead a five-dinger barrage as Houston clubs the Cubs, 15-7. Jeff Bagwell, Jeff Kent and Lance Berkman also supply the long ball. Roy Oswalt wins his 15th despite harassment from Chicago’s Michael Barrett who is still upset over being hit by Oswalt the previous weekend in Houston. Oswalt is plunked by Kent Mercker but nobody is tossed despite the war of words. 

The White Sox down the Blue Jays, 8 – 4. Rookie 3B Joe Crede’s 9th-inning two-run homer ties the score and his 10th-inning grand slam wins it. Crede drives home seven runs in the game.

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The White Sox down the Blue Jays, 8 – 4. Rookie 3B Joe Crede’s 9th-inning two-run homer ties the score and his 10th-inning grand slam wins it. Crede drives home seven runs in the game.

Barry Bonds slugs three home runs and a double to lead the Giants to a 7 – 4 win over the Rockies. It is the 4th three-homer game of Bonds’s career.

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Barry Bonds slugs three home runs and a double to lead the Giants to a 7 – 4 win over the Rockies. It is the 4th three-homer game of Bonds’s career.

Cubs’ slugger Sammy Sosa, with his 17th dinger this month, ties the National League record for August homers

Cubs’ slugger Sammy Sosa, with his 17th dinger this month, ties the National League record for August homers

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Cubs’ slugger Sammy Sosa, with his 17th dinger this month, ties the National League record for August homers, established by Willie Mays in 1965. Tiger first baseman Rudy York set the major league mark, going yard 18 times in the eighth month of 1937.

The Angels become the first American League team to have four players hit 30 home runs in the same season when Tim Salmon goes deep in LA’s 10-9 victory over Cleveland at Edison Field. The Halos’ right-fielder joins teammates Mo Vaughn, Garret Anderson, and Troy Glaus in reaching the plateau.

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The Angels become the first American League team to have four players hit 30 home runs in the same season when Tim Salmon goes deep in LA’s 10-9 victory over Cleveland at Edison Field. The Halos’ right-fielder joins teammates Mo Vaughn, Garret Anderson, and Troy Glaus in reaching the plateau.