Hank Aaron blasts the final home run of his legendary career

Hank Aaron blasts the final home run of his legendary career

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On July 20, 1976 — At County Stadium Hank Aaron hit his last big league homer off California Angels’ hurler Dick Drago en route to a 6-2 Brewers’ win. The round-tripper is ‘Hammerin’ Hank’s’ 755th and establishes the all-time major league record for career home runs. Jerry Augustine gets the wins for the Brewers @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IGp1c3QgY2xpY2sgdGhlIHRhZ3MhICAiLCJhZnRlciI6IiIsImxpbmtfdG9fdGVybV9wYWdlIjoib24iLCJzZXBhcmF0b3IiOiIgfCAiLCJjYXRlZ29yeV90eXBlIjoicG9zdF90YWcifX0=@…

Mark Fidrych throws his twelfth complete game in his 13th start of the season, a streak that includes three 11-inning contests. The 21 year-old Tiger rookie right-hander from Massachusetts gives up ten hits, defeating Minnesota at Metropolitan Stadium, 8-3.

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Mark Fidrych throws his twelfth complete game in his 13th start of the season, a streak that includes three 11-inning contests. The 21 year-old Tiger rookie right-hander from Massachusetts gives up ten hits, defeating Minnesota at Metropolitan Stadium, 8-3.

Trailing the A’s, 9-8, in the bottom of the ninth, the Indians get runners to second and third with nobody out. Rollie Fingers retires George Hendrick and Charlie Spikes, but with first base still open, manager Alvin Dark elects to pitch to John Ellis, who promptly lines a single to center to win the game.

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Trailing the A’s, 9-8, in the bottom of the ninth, the Indians get runners to second and third with nobody out. Rollie Fingers retires George Hendrick and Charlie Spikes, but with first base still open, manager Alvin Dark elects to pitch to John Ellis, who promptly lines a single to center to win the game.

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Wilbur Wood of the Chicago White Sox starts – and loses – both ends of a doubleheader against the New York Yankees

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On July 20, 1973, Wilbur Wood of the Chicago White Sox starts – and loses – both ends of a doubleheader against the New York Yankees. The knuckleballing left-hander, who loses 12-2 and 7-0 decisions, will finish the season with 359 innings pitched and a record of 24-20. Wood, to date is the last pitcher…

Bill Singer of the Los Angeles Dodgers fires a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies

Bill Singer of the Los Angeles Dodgers fires a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies

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On July 20, 1970, At Dodger Stadium, 26 year old Bill Singer pitches a 5-0 No-hitter over the Philadelphia Phillies. Singer strikeout 10 and walks no one, he does however commit 2 errors, and one of the errors was a slow roller hit by Don Money that got by Gold Glover Wes Parker. The Phillies…

With the score tied 1 – 1 in the 9th, Chicago’s Ken Holtzman walks Hank Aaron and Tommie Aaron homers for a 3 – 1 Braves victory.

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With the score tied 1 – 1 in the 9th, Chicago’s Ken Holtzman walks Hank Aaron and Tommie Aaron homers for a 3 – 1 Braves victory.

In St. Louis, the Reds’ Lee May breaks a scoreless tie with a 10th-inning grand slam to account for all the scoring as the Reds win, 4 – 0, in the second game. The Reds also take the opener, 4 – 3.

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In St. Louis, the Reds’ Lee May breaks a scoreless tie with a 10th-inning grand slam to account for all the scoring as the Reds win, 4 – 0, in the second game. The Reds also take the opener, 4 – 3.

San Francisco’s Gaylord Perry connects for his first hit of the year, and his first major league homer, to beat the Dodgers, 7 – 3. The victim of Perry’s dinger is Claude Osteen. Last year, Alvin Dark had remarked to sports writer Harry Jupiter about Perry’s hitting, “They’ll put a man on the moon before he hits a home run.” Perry’s homer comes about 20 minutes after the club house receives word that Neil Armstrong has set foot on the moon.

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San Francisco’s Gaylord Perry connects for his first hit of the year, and his first major league homer, to beat the Dodgers, 7 – 3. The victim of Perry’s dinger is Claude Osteen. Last year, Alvin Dark had remarked to sports writer Harry Jupiter about Perry’s hitting, “They’ll put a man on the moon before he hits a home run.” Perry’s homer comes about 20 minutes after the club house receives word that Neil Armstrong has set foot on the moon.

Jim Perry does his brother one better by winning two games today in Minnesota’s sweep of the Pilots. Playing two more innings to complete yesterday’s suspended game, the Twins score four runs in the 18th to win, 11 – 7, then follow with a 4 – 0 win. Perry tosses 11 innings of shutout ball to win the pair. The loser in both games is John Gelnar. In the extra-inning game, the two teams strand a major-league record 44 runners, with the Twins contributing 23. The Mets and Cards will leave 45 runners on during a September 11, 1974 marathon. The two wins means the Twins go into the All-Star break with a four-game lead over the A’s in the American League West.

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Jim Perry does his brother one better by winning two games today in Minnesota’s sweep of the Pilots. Playing two more innings to complete yesterday’s suspended game, the Twins score four runs in the 18th to win, 11 – 7, then follow with a 4 – 0 win. Perry tosses 11 innings of shutout ball to win the pair. The loser in both games is John Gelnar. In the extra-inning game, the two teams strand a major-league record 44 runners, with the Twins contributing 23. The Mets and Cards will leave 45 runners on during a September 11, 1974 marathon. The two wins means the Twins go into the All-Star break with a four-game lead over the A’s in the American League West.