On July 28, 1994, at the Ballpark at Arlington. Kenny Rogers of the Texas Rangers throws a perfect game against the California Angels. Rogers strikes out eight batters in notching the 12th regular season perfect game in history in the modern era, and 14th overall in the history of the game with his 4-0 victory….
The Players Association executive board approves of August 12th as the date for a strike.
Darren Daulton belts a grand slam and a two-run triple as the Phils pound the Cards, 14 – 6. Dave Hollins drives in three runs as well for the team known as ‘Macho Row’.
Detroit 3B Travis Fryman strokes five safeties as he hits for the cycle in the Tigers’ 12 – 7 loss to the Yankees. He is the first Tiger to cycle in 43 years.
Mariner Ken Griffey Jr. homers in his eighth straight game to tie a major league record held by Dale Long (1956) and Don Mattingly (1987). In tomorrow’s game, Junior will barely miss breaking the record as he hits a long double off the right-center field wall at the Kingdome.
After a shaky one-inning relief performance, in which he gives up the go-ahead run, Anthony Young’s record-setting 27-game losing streak comes to an abrupt end when the Mets score twice in the ninth for a 5-4 walk-off victory over Florida at Shea Stadium. The infamous streak, which covered a span of 81 appearances over two seasons, included 14 losses as a starter and 13 as a reliever. “That wasn’t even a big monkey that was on my back. It was a zoo. The guys treated it like I had won a World Series game for them.” – Anthony Young, commenting on his teammates’ reaction to the end of his 27-game losing streak.
1992 – In the Mets’ 8 – 6 win over the Phils, Howard Johnson suffers a hairline fracture of his wrist. He’ll go on the disabled list on August 3rd and miss the rest of the season.
On July 28, 1991, at Dodger Stadium Dennis Martinez of the Expos tosses the 13th perfect game in major league history (excluding those of Harvey Haddix and Ernie Shore) against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Martinez throws 96 pitches in winning the game, 2-0. Martinez becomes the first Latin American pitcher to throw a perfect game…
Cal Ripken’s errorless streak ends at 95 consecutive games, as Baltimore loses to Kansas City, 10 – 9. The streak is a new major-league record for a shortstop, eclipsing Kevin Elster’s 89-game mark.
At Candlestick Park, Giants’ hurler Scott Garrelts is perfect, putting away the first 26 Reds batter he faces. Paul O’Neill’s two-out single to shallow centerfield in the ninth inning breaks up the no-hitter, and the right-hander ends up with a one-hit 4-0 blanking of Cincinnati.
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