This Day In Baseball July 22

Walter Johnson

The history of sports is both vast and rich, thanks to the existence of so many different events and the longevity associated with them. With so much history to cull through, We offer the opportunity to look back and see what memorable things happened or milestones were reached on July 22 in baseball history.

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Notable Events and Chronology for July 22

Weldon Henley of the Athletics, who will win four games all year, fires a no-hitter against the 7th-place St. Louis Browns

Weldon Henley of the Athletics, who will win four games all year, fires a no-hitter against the 7th-place St. Louis Browns

Without a single assist registered by his Cincinnati teammates, Bob Ewing beats the Phillies, 10-3. 'Long Bob' will post a stellar 2.38 ERA this season, but he will finish the season with a 13-14 record for the sixth-place Reds.

Without a single assist registered by his Cincinnati teammates, Bob Ewing beats the Phillies, 10-3. ‘Long Bob’ will post a stellar 2.38 ERA this season, but he will finish the season with a 13-14 record for the sixth-place Reds.

1908 – In Pittsburgh, Brooklyn first sacker Tim Jordan hits an over-the-fence home run, the first in nine years, but it’s all the scoring his team can muster. The Pirates prevail, 2 – 1.

Nap Rucker at spring training in Hot Springs, Arkansas - 1910.

Brooklyn ace Nap Rucker strikes out 16 Cardinals in a 1 – 0 win.

Pitching for Portland (Pacific Coast League), Alex Carson pitches a 10-inning no-hitter against Los Angeles, winning, 1 – 0.

Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers steals second base, third base, and home plate during the seventh inning of a 6-0 win over the Boston Pilgrims

Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers steals second base, third base, and home plate during the seventh inning of a 6-0 win over the Boston Pilgrims

1910 – Bugs Raymond, talented but hard-drinking spitball pitcher, walks the winning run home in New York’s fourth straight loss to the Pirates. John McGraw suspends him for the rest of the season.

Brooklyn hurler Nap Rucker loses a no-hitter with two outs in the 9th inning when Cincinnati’s Bob Bescher comes through with a hit. Rucker wins the game, 1 – 0, outpitching Frank Smith, who gives up two hits and an unearned run. The Reds set a major-league record for nine innings by going to bat just 24 times (it will be topped in the American League and tied twice in the National League this century) and the two teams combine for just 48 at bats, to tie a major-league record set April 22, 1910.

The Pirates pay St. Paul of the American Association $22,500 for right-hander Marty O’Toole, the most expensive purchase of a player to date. Barney Dreyfuss spends another $5,000 for his batterymate Billy Kelly. In 1912, O’Toole will be 15-17 and lead the National League with 159 walks. He will last only two more years.

In a game against the Superbas (Dodgers), Slim Sallee becomes the first pitcher in Cardinal history to steal home. In the third inning, the Redbird southpaw scores the first run in St. Louis's 3-1 victory over Brooklyn at Ebbets Field.

In a game against the Superbas (Dodgers), Slim Sallee becomes the first pitcher in Cardinal history to steal home. In the third inning, the Redbird southpaw scores the first run in St. Louis’s 3-1 victory over Brooklyn at Ebbets Field.

1922 – The Cardinals go into first place by half a game by beating Boston while the Reds are downing the Giants. It is the first time both St. Louis teams are ever on top together. St. Louis overcomes an 8 – 3 deficit in the 8th, to win, 9 – 8. The game is halted to clear hundred of straw hats off the field. For the Cards, it is their 23rd win in 29 games, but from here on out they will slide.

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Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators becomes the first pitcher to record 3,000 strikeouts

At League Park, the Indians complete a 31-game homestand in which every American League team pays a visit. After a slow start, the Tribe finishes with a 16-15 record during their month at home.

1925 – The Yankees buy SS Leo Durocher from Hartford (Eastern League).

7/22/1925: In a game at Philadelphia both the Phillies’ Lew Fonseca and the Pirates’ Pie Traynor lost homers to the rain. Fonseca hit a solo shot off Vic Aldridge in the second inning. Traynor’s blast came in the third with a man aboard. The game was called in the bottom of the fifth with the Bucs ahead 7-3.

With the help of four triples, the Reds score 11 runs in the second inning en route to a 13-1 victory over the Braves. Curt Walker ties a National League record for most triples in an inning by hitting two in the frame.

On a hot and humid day at Long Island's Mitchell Field with the media well represented, Babe Ruth, wearing an Army uniform, catches the last of seven baseballs dropped from a plane, being piloted by Captain Harold McClelland that is traveling 100 mph at the height of about 250 to 300 feet above the ground. The publicity stunt was arranged by Major Benjamin Foulois to bring more attention to the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) and the Citizens Military Training Camp.

On a hot and humid day at Long Island’s Mitchell Field with the media well represented, Babe Ruth, wearing an Army uniform, catches the last of seven baseballs dropped from a plane, being piloted by Captain Harold McClelland that is traveling 100 mph at the height of about 250 to 300 feet above the ground. The publicity stunt was arranged by Major Benjamin Foulois to bring more attention to the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) and the Citizens Military Training Camp.

1927 – Red Lucas of the Reds pitches a 3 – 0 one-hitter against Dazzy Vance and the Robins. The “hit” is a 6th-inning grounder by Hank DeBerry which goes between the legs of Cincinnati 2B Hughie Critz.

Red Faber of the White Sox comes up to bat in the 8th

Red Faber knocks in the winning runs with a single to center.

1930 – Phillies P Phil Collins hits home runs in the 4th and 5th innings of an 11 – 5 win over the Pirates. He will hit just two more homers in his 8-year career.

1932 – Billy Jurges, shot on July 6th, returns to the Cubs lineup.

Mickey Cochrane hits for the cycle

Mickey Cochrane hits for the cycle

Dazzy Vance records his 2,000th career strikeout in last complete game

Dazzy Vance records his 2,000th career strikeout in last complete game

Pitcher Wes Ferrell hits back to back walk off homeruns at Fenway Park

Pitcher Wes Ferrell hits back to back walk off homeruns at Fenway Park

Bob Feller signs for one dollar

Bob Feller signs for one dollar

1936 – In a 16 – 4 cakewalk over the Pirates, Phillies OF Johnny Moore hits three straight home runs.

1939 – A Boston Bees fan, outraged when Al Lopez drops a pop foul, his second and the team’s seventh error of the game, jumps from the stands to punch the Boston catcher.

Dick Wakefield becomes baseball's first "bonus baby" when he signs with the Tigers for $52,000 and a new car.

Dick Wakefield becomes baseball’s first “bonus baby” when he signs with the Tigers for $52,000 and a new car.

In front of a sellout crowd at Fenway Park, Red Sox right-hander Dave Ferriss goes the distance, beating the Browns, 3-2. The 23 year-old rookie sensation known as Boo improves his record to 17-2 en route to finishing the season with a 21-10 (.677) mark along with a 2.96 ERA.

The Yankees take the rubber game of the series with the Indians as Vic Raschi earns the decision over Bob Feller, 6 – 5. Joe DiMaggio’s grand slam is the big blow for the Bombers: he has hit four homers and a triple in Feller’s four starts against New York. His eight RBIs in the three games with Cleveland gives him a league-leading 82.

Denny Galehouse returns to the Red Sox lineup and stops Chicago, 3 – 0. Vern Stephens clouts a two-run homer. In the 2nd game, a 5 – 3 win, Stephens adds a homer to take over the American League RBI lead with 83. The winner is Ellis Kinder, the first of 18 straight wins over Chicago for him (through June 1, 1952).

Chicago's Billy Pierce out-duels the A's Bobby Shantz to win, 6 - 1

Chicago’s Billy Pierce out-duels the A’s Bobby Shantz to win, 6 – 1

The Phils split a pair with the Reds to retain a tie for the National League lead with the Cardinals. Robin Roberts wins his 11th in the opener, stopping the Reds, 2 – 0, on four hits. Willard Ramsdell takes the loss. In the second game, Howie Fox shuts out the Phils till the 9th to win, 6 – 1.

Red Sox manager "Old Marse" Joe McCarthy leaves the team, citing ill health as the reason. Steve O'Neill replaces him. The Red Sox whip the Browns, 11 - 2, for their 12th win in 13th meetings with St. Louis. Mickey McDermott pitches the complete game win, pulling the Bosox to within 6 1/2 games of first-place Detroit.

Red Sox manager “Old Marse” Joe McCarthy leaves the team, citing ill health as the reason. Steve O’Neill replaces him. The Red Sox whip the Browns, 11 – 2, for their 12th win in 13th meetings with St. Louis. Mickey McDermott pitches the complete game win, pulling the Bosox to within 6 1/2 games of first-place Detroit.

With the Cubs 10 games under .500 at 35-45, Phil Cavarretta replaces Frankie Frisch as manager

With the Cubs 10 games under .500 at 35-45, Phil Cavarretta replaces Frankie Frisch as manager

1952 – Detroit’s Virgil Trucks gives up one hit in beating Washington, 1 – 0.

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Mantle hits game winning homerun while playing shortstop

1955 – In the first game of a doubleheader, the Phillies beat the Cardinals, 5 – 3. The win completes an 11-game winning streak, setting a team record. All the wins were at home. They drop the nitecap, 8 – 1.

1956 – The Hall of Fame announces special rules governing elections. Writers should vote every two years, alternating with the Veterans Committee; because of criticism, this will revert back in 1962. To be eligible, players must have been retired for five years.

Joe McCarthy

Joe McCarthy is inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Dave Stein is born

Dave Stein is born

The Phillies replace manager Mayo Smith with Eddie Sawyer, who managed the club from 1948 to 1952, including an appearance in the 1950 World Series.

The Phillies replace manager Mayo Smith with Eddie Sawyer, who managed the club from 1948 to 1952, including an appearance in the 1950 World Series.

1959 – Veteran Bobby Avila, in his first game with Milwaukee, hits a two-run 9th inning home run off the Reds’ Jim O’Toole, to help give the Braves a 5 – 4 win.

At Fenway Park, the Red Sox down the Indians, 6 – 4. Vic Wertz has a three-run homer and four RBIs. Ted Williams also homers and, in the 7th inning, steals second base. Williams sets a major-league record as the only player to steal bases in four consecutive decades: he’ll be matched by Rickey Henderson in 2000 and Tim Raines the following year. Jimmy Piersall homers twice, both off winner Ike Delock.

The Yankees purchase 33-year-old P Luis Arroyo from Jersey City (International League). He will be a key to New York’s pennant this year and be a star in 1961.

1961 – Johnny Blanchard does it again with a solo pinch-hit home run to start a three-run 9th-inning Yankee rally to tumble the Red Sox, 11 – 9.

1962 – Floyd Robinson of the White Sox goes 6 for 6, all singles, as Chicago defeats Boston, 7 – 3, at Fenway Park. Robinson raises his average 12 points, to .319 and ties for first in the American League in RBIs with 71.

During a twin bill with the Reds at Crosley Field, the Mets manage to have four runners thrown out trying to score at home plate. The new National League expansion team from New York loses both games, 11-4 and 4-3, en route to a record-setting 120 defeats this season.

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New York Mets release colorful outfielder Jimmy Piersall

1963 – Diomedes Olivo, who will split his time between the Cardinals and Atlanta (International League), pitches a 1 – 0 no-hitter for Atlanta over Toronto. At “45 something” Olivo is likely the oldest pitcher in organized baseball history to toss a no-hitter.

1964 – Led by Willie Stargell, who hits for the cycle, the Pirates roll over the Cardinals, 13 – 2.

1965 – Ed Bailey hits a grand slam and drives in eight runs, as the Cubs beat the Phillies, 10 – 6, at Wrigley Field.

1966 – Clay Dalrymple breaks up a no-hitter bid by Giants hurler Gaylord Perry with an 8th-inning single. It is the second time the Phillies catcher has spoiled a no-hit bid in the 8th inning at Candlestick Park, as he collected the only hit in Juan Marichal’s debut in 1960. Perry sets a San Francisco record with 15 strikeouts in the 4 – 1 win. The Giants are two percentage points behind the first-place Pirates.

The Mets left fielder learns he is a new dad when the Dodger Stadium scoreboard relays the message, “Congratulations, Ron Swoboda. Your new son is born tomorrow morning”. Cecilia Swoboda gave birth to Chipper, the couple’s first child, at 1:05 am eastern standard time, making it the next day on the West Coast.

Lew Burdette earned his 200th career victory

Lew Burdette earned his 200th career victory

The White Sox acquire infielders Sandy Alomar and Ken Boyer from the Mets in exchange for infielder Bill Southworth and catcher J.C. Martin.

Atlanta Braves set a major league record by using five relief pitchers in the ninth inning of their game against the St. Louis Cardinals

Atlanta Braves set a major league record by using five relief pitchers in the ninth inning of their game against the St. Louis Cardinals

After grounding out to first base unassisted in the seventh inning of the Yankees’ 7-6 loss to the Red Sox, Mickey Mantle’s lifetime batting average falls and stays below .300 (.29946). The future Hall of Fame slugger, who finishes his 18-year tenure in the major leagues with a .298 BA, often laments in later years that his greatest regret in baseball was not ending his career with a .300 average.

The All-Star Game, for the first time since its inception in 1939, is rained out due to the soggy conditions at RFK Stadium caused by a torrential rain storm that pelted the nation’s capital during the day. The postponement of the 40th Midsummer Classic, which will be played tomorrow at 12:45 pm, is a disappointment to President Nixon, who had been scheduled throw the ceremonial first pitch, but will be leaving Washington to greet the returning Apollo 11 crew, scheduled to splash somewhere in the Pacific Ocean during the next twenty-four hours after their historic trip to the moon.

1971 – The NL West-best Giants take the rubber game a three-game National League Championship Series preview against their NL East counterpart, Pittsburgh. After last night’s final-frame meltdown, the Pirates attempt to return the favor, staging a dramatic four-run, 9th-inning uprising. Unfortunately for the Bucs, their comeback merely ties the game; moments later, San Francisco breaks through in the top of the 10th and holds on for an 8 – 7 nail-biter. As would be expected, the two clubs’ elder statesmen, 40-year-old Willie Mays and 36-year-old Roberto Clemente, each have the day game off following last night’s barn burner. Nonetheless, Clemente does come off the bench long enough to deliver the Bucs’ biggest 9th-inning knock – a pinch-hit laser into the left field corner, good for 2 bases, 2 runs and a 7 – 7 tie.

Reds shortstop Dave Concepcion will miss the rest of the season after fracturing the fibula of his left leg sliding into third base

Reds shortstop Dave Concepcion will miss the rest of the season after fracturing the fibula of his left leg sliding into third base

Jerry Koosman steals second base and pitches a complete game in a 3 - 1 New York Mets victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

Jerry Koosman steals second base and pitches a complete game in a 3 – 1 New York Mets victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

1977 – Rick Reuschel allows just four hits as the Cubs beat the Braves, 1 – 0.

In the first of two at Wrigley Field, the Reds roll over the Cubs, 12 – 1, behind Bill Bonham. Johnny Bench ties the National League record by collecting five walks and Dave Concepcion hits an 8th-inning grand slam off Willie Hernandez to put the score in double digits. The Cubs come back in the second game to win, 8 – 4.

1979 – Houston rallies for a 7-6 victory in St. Louis as Jose Cruz singles home Julio Gonzalez in the ninth for the game-winner. Terry Puhl homers. Enos Cabell and Jeff Leonard chime in with three hits apiece. Joe Sambito tosses two scoreless innings of relief for the win. It’s just their second win in their past 14 games, shrinking what was a ten-game division lead two weeks ago down to four games.

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George Brett clubs three home runs and piles up five RBIs against the Texas Rangers

1980 – Atlanta’s Bob Horner belts two home runs in a 7 – 5 win over the Expos, giving him 15 homers in his last 23 games and 13 in the month of July, just two short of the major-league record shared by Hank Greenberg, Joe DiMaggio and Joe Adcock. Horner will hit one more home run in July, and finish the season with a career-high 35.

Angels’ outfielder Brian Downing’s American League record consecutive errorless streak ends at 244 games when he misplays Chet Lemon’s line drive in a 13-11 loss to the Tigers. The ‘Incredible Hulk’ will never win a Gold Glove during his 20 years in the major leagues.

1983 – After blowing a 6-2 lead in the eighth inning, the Astros score five in the ninth to topple the Expos, 11-8, in Montreal. Tony Scott and Omar Moreno each deliver two-run singles to reclaim the lead. Bill Dawley nails down the save after Frank DiPino and Dave Smith couldn’t seal the deal. 

The Cubs fire their ball girl, Marla Collins, when it is revealed that she posed nude for Playboy magazine

The Cubs fire their ball girl, Marla Collins, when it is revealed that she posed nude for Playboy magazine

1986 – A pitcher’s duel in the Dome. Nolan Ryan allows one hit in 9-1/3rd innings, striking out 14, but Montreal’s Floyd Youmans yields just two hits and fans eight. Glenn Davis breaks the stalemate with a blast off Youmans into the left field seats for a 1-0, ten-inning triumph.  Dave Smith gets the win in relief. 

Ken Griffey of the Atlanta Braves swats three solo home runs against the Philadelphia Phillies

Ken Griffey of the Atlanta Braves swats three solo home runs against the Philadelphia Phillies

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Mets run out of position players

At Comiskey Park, Harold Baines surpasses Bill Melton to become the White Sox’s all-time leading home run hitter when he goes deep off Mike Boddicker during the third inning of a 10-5 loss to Baltimore. The 28 year-old Chicago DH/OF has hit 155 home runs in his eight seasons with the Pale Hose.

The Yankees trade popular 3B Mike Pagliarulo and P Don Schulze to San Diego for P Walt Terrell and Fred Toliver. Toliver won’t report to New York till September 27th and Terrell will sign with the Pirates on November 29th.

Johnny Bench, Carl Yastrzemski, Red Schoendienst and umpire Al Barlick are inducted into the Hall of Fame at ceremonies in Cooperstown, New York.

Kirby Puckett belts a ball to the left of the baggie hanging on the RF fence at the Metrodome. The ball is ruled in play and Kirby gets a double, though the replay shows it to be a homer. Minnesota goes on to defeat the Orioles, 8 – 4.

During Colorado’s 7 – 6 win over St. Louis, Cardinal P Bob Tewksbury surrenders a walk to Eric Young in the 7th inning, ending his streak of 55 1/3 innings without issuing a free pass. The National League record is 68.

Kansas City’s Greg Gagne hits a home run off Detroit’s Mark Leiter in the Royals’ 12 – 6 victory. The home run is the 10,000th hit in the long history of Tiger Stadium, making it the first ballpark to reach that figure. During the game, Detroit 3B Travis Fryman draws a walk off K.C. P Enrique Burgos, then proceeds to circle the bases on three wild pitches by Burgos.

Giving up four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning at Three Rivers Stadium, the Braves lose to the Pirates, 8-7, to fall ten games behind the division-leading Giants. In a remarkable turn-around, Atlanta posts a 54-19 record after the All-Star break, finishing with 104 victories, and will win the National League West historic race on the last day of the season by a single game.

Mets P Dwight Gooden is admitted to the Betty Ford Center in California for treatment of a substance abuse problem.

Cleveland defeats Chicago, 9 – 8, as Indians 3B Jim Thome clouts three solo home runs. The victory moves the Tribe to within two games of the division-leading ChiSox.

1995 – White Sox SS Ozzie Guillen shoves the Brewers’ Jeff Cirillo at 3B, touching off a bench-clearing brawl. The “highlight” is the two managers, Phil Garner and Terry Bevington, swinging at each other. Chicago goes on to a 4 – 2 victory.

On the day the Yankees celebrate Babe Ruth’s hundredth birthday, a frail Mickey Mantle bids the fans a farewell in a recorded message on the Bronx ballpark’s Jumbotron. The diminished former superstar, who will succumb to liver cancer in 22 days, tells the crowd, “I feel like Phil Rizzuto in Babe Ruth’s uniform.”

On the day the Yankees celebrate Babe Ruth’s hundredth birthday, a frail Mickey Mantle bids the fans a farewell in a recorded message on the Bronx ballpark’s Jumbotron. The diminished former superstar, who will succumb to liver cancer in 22 days, tells the crowd, “I feel like Phil Rizzuto in Babe Ruth’s uniform”.

1995 – John Cangelosi goes 4-for-4 while Jeff Bagwell drives in five, including a three-run homer, to pace a 7-6 victory over San Francisco. Mike Hampton gets an early cushion but needs help from Dave Veres and Todd Jones for the win. 

The Indians spoil Eddie Murray’s return to Baltimore by beating the Orioles, 9 – 5. Murray gets a standing ovation from the crowd and on his third at-bat belts a home run, the 493rd of his career.

Toronto’s Erik Hanson walks Cleveland’s Jim Thome without throwing a fourth ball. With the count 2-2 the pitch is wide and Thome jogs to first base. Umpire Mike Everitt, a fill-in from the Pacific Coast League, had incorrectly called the count 3-2 before the pitch, and Thome, who knew better, didn’t correct him. The next batter, Albert Belle, hits a three-run double for a 4 – 2 win.

In Montreal, Vinny Castilla has five hits, including two home runs, as the Rockies out-slug the Expos, 11 – 9. Castilla’s two-run shot off Dave Veres with two outs in the 12th gives Colorado just its third win in 19 games.

Major League Baseball names Toronto executive Paul Beeston as its first president and CEO. The 52-year-old Canadian has been president of the Toronto club since 1991.

Greg Maddux parcels out just 78 pitches as the Atlanta Braves defeat the Chicago Cubs, 4 – 1, in the opener of a doubleheader. It is the lowest pitch total for a 9-inning complete game since Bob Tewksbury threw 76 for the Cardinals against the Reds on August 29, 1990. Chicago takes the second game, 5 – 4.

The Cincinnati Reds release veteran IF and former MVP Terry Pendleton, who was signed as a free agent during the off-season.

1998 – The Yankees deflate the Tigers, 13 – 2, to run their record to 71-25, a major-league record winning percentage after 96 games.

The Padres defeat the Giants, 8 – 7. OF Barry Bonds fans four times for the Giants, while San Francisco P Jerry Spradlin strikes out four Padres in the 7th inning. Spradlin becomes the first pitcher in S.F. history to perform the feat, which has been turned 32 previous times.

Indians manager Mike Hargrove accidentally hands in an incorrect lineup card, forcing Cleveland to forfeit the designated hitter and bat starting pitcher Charles Nagy in the 7th spot in the batting order

Indians manager Mike Hargrove accidentally hands in an incorrect lineup card, forcing Cleveland to forfeit the designated hitter and bat starting pitcher Charles Nagy in the 7th spot in the batting order

The Rockies sweep a doubleheader from the Dodgers, winning the first game, 4 – 1, and the second, 12 – 11. In the nightcap, Dodger SS Mark Grudzielanek collects five hits and scores four runs.

The Indians lose to the Twins, 10 – 6, as Cleveland SS Omar Vizquel makes an error, snapping his American League record 95-game errorless streak.

The Expos defeat the Marlins, 17 – 7, as rookie Andy Tracy hits a grand slam and drives in seven runs.

The Ranger-Mariner game is delayed by rain due to Safeco Field's retractable roof failing to close.

The Ranger-Mariner game is delayed by rain due to Safeco Field’s retractable roof failing to close.

The Phillies pull out a 3 – 2 win over the Mets on Bobby Abreu’s 8th-inning home run off John Franco. It is the first home run hit by a lefty off Franco since September 22, 1993.

At Cleveland, Bartolo Colon pitches the Tribe to a 6 – 3 win over the Tigers and pulls Cleveland within a game of Minnesota in the AL Central. Jim Thome adds his AL-high 31st homer. Before the game, the Indians honor their Century 100, with 38 of their all-time greats on hand. Receiving the biggest applause is Rocky Colavito. Bob Feller, as well as 91-year-old great Mel Harder, also receives a huge hand.

In the Marlins’ 11 – 7 win over the Reds, Cincy P Frank Rodriguez strikes out four batters in one inning, the 7th. He’s the fourth Reds hurler to do it. Earlier this season, Erik Hiljus of the Oakland A’s turned the trick.

Greg Maddux wins his 9th straight, 8 – 2, over the Expos. Maddux strikes out seven in eight innings, and has now pitched 51 innings without a walk. John Smoltz, in his first-ever relief appearance, pitches the 9th.

Shane Reynolds, Octavio Dotel and Billy Wagner become the first Astros pitchers to throw a shutout at Enron Field as they combine to blank the Cubs, 3 – 0. It took 132 games before the home team calcimined an opponent at Enron, which opened on April 7, 2000. That shutout drought at a new facility tops the old record of 103 games set by the Colorado Rockies after moving into Coors Field in 1995. Last season, Astros hurlers threw only two shutouts, both on the road.

The Twins top the White Sox, 11 – 6, as OF Jacque Jones gets five hits, including a home run.

Over 20,000 fans gather at Fenway Park for a tribute entitled, “Ted Williams: A Celebration of an American Hero”. The two-hour salute of the man many consider to be the greatest hitter in history, a veteran of World War IIand the Korean War and a generous supporter of the Jimmy Fund, includes comments from present and former Red Sox players and broadcasters, historian Ken Burns, and former U.S. Senator John Glenn, who was Ted’s wing man during the Korean War, in addition to moving music and video.

Although the Los Angeles Times has reported major league players have tentatively set a strike date of September 16, union leader Donald Fehr, through a memo sent to players, indicates no such decision has been made. It would be baseball’s ninth work stoppage since 1972.

Although the Los Angeles Times has reported MLB players had tentatively set a strike date of September 16, union leader Donald Fehr, through a memo sent to players, denies the reported decision about a timeframe. The work stoppage would be baseball’s ninth since 1972.

Over 20,000 Red Sox fans gather at Fenway for a tribute entitled, “Ted Williams: A Celebration of an American Hero.” The two hour salute of the man many considered to be the greatest hitter in baseball history, a vet of World War II and the Korean War and a generous supporter of the Jimmy Fund, in addition to moving music and video, includes comments from present and former Red Sox players and broadcasters, historian Ken Burns, and former U.S. Senator John Glenn, who was Ted’s wing man during the Korean War.

Although the Los Angeles Times has reported MLB players had tentatively set a strike date of September 16, union leader Donald Fehr, through a memo sent to players, indicates no such decision has been made. It would be baseball’s ninth work stoppage since 1972.

Over 20,000 Red Sox fans gather at Fenway for a tribute entitled, “Ted Williams: A Celebration of an American Hero.” The two hour salute of the man many considered to be the greatest hitter in baseball history, a vet of World War II and the Korean War and a generous supporter of the Jimmy Fund, in addition to moving music and video, includes comments from present and former Red Sox players and broadcasters, historian Ken Burns, and former U.S. Senator John Glenn, who was Ted’s wing man during the Korean War.

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Ted Williams remembered at Fenway Park

Washington Nationals outfielder Jose Guillen armed with a measuring tape and the help of a few teammates, checks the distance from home plate to the fences at Washington’s RFK Stadium and finds inaccuracies. The club had brought in a surveyor earlier in the day and as a result of the findings moved the green pads with the 380 markings closer to the respective foul lines to be more accurate.

The Toronto Blue Jays trade utility infielder John McDonald to the Detroit Tigers for cash considerations. This gives the Blue Jays an opening on the roster so that Aaron Hill can stay with the team when Corey Koskiereturns from an injury. The Jays will purchase McDonald back from Detroit after the season.

Washington Nationals outfielder Jose Guillen, armed with a measuring tape and the help of a few teammates, checks the distance from home plate to the fences at Washington’s RFK Stadium and finds inaccuracies. The club had brought in a surveyor earlier in the day and as a result of the findings moved the green pads with the “380” markings closer to the respective foul lines to be more accurate.

Yhency Brazoban records his 18th save when he works a perfect ninth inning as the Dodgers beat the Mets, 6-5. The Los Angeles freshman, who is filling in for injured closer Eric Gagne, breaks Steve Howe’s club rookie record for saves established in 1980.

Washington Nationals outfielder Jose Guillen, armed with a measuring tape and the help of a few teammates, checks the distance from home plate to the fences at Washington’s RFK Stadium and finds inaccuracies. The club had brought in a surveyor earlier in the day and as a result of the findings moved the green pads with the “380” markings closer to the respective foul lines to be more accurate.

Yhency Brazoban records his 18th save when he works a perfect ninth inning as the Dodgers beat the Mets, 6-5. The Los Angeles freshman, who is filling in for injured closer Eric Gagne, breaks Steve Howe’s club rookie record for saves established in 1980.

2007 – Tulsa Drillers first base coach Mike Coolbaugh is killed when hit in the head by a line drive from Tino Sanchez. The long-time minor league star and former major league player had only been hired earlier that month after Orlando Merced resigned.

Devil Rays’ right-hander Shawn Camp yields nine hits in his 1.1 innings of relief during the 21-4 rout by the Yankees. The 34 year-old Tampa Bay reliever allows three home runs to the 13 batters he faces at the Bronx ballpark.

Tulsa Drillers’ first-base coach Mike Coolbaugh instantly dies when struck in the head by a line drive in the top of the ninth inning at Dickey-Stephens Field in North Little Rock, home of the minor league Arkansas Travelers. The 35 year-old dad, who leaves behind a pregnant wife and two small sons, becomes the second on-the-field fatality in professional baseball history.

The Mets blow a 5 – 2 lead entering the 9th as four relievers fail to protect Johan Santana’s fine starting effort. The Phillies rally for a 8 – 6 win and overtake the Mets for first in the NL East Division. So Taguchi and Jimmy Rollins hit two-run doubles. The Mets are without closer Billy Wagner, undergoing testing for shoulder pain.

The Diamondbacks pick up closer Jon Rauch from the Nationals for prospect Emilio Bonifacio. In other trade news, the Astros get Randy Wolf from San Diego for Chad Reineke.

Boston is in a dealing mode today. They first acquire 1B Adam LaRoche from Pittsburgh for two minor leaguers, then send SS Julio Lugo, who was designated for assignment on July 17th, to St. Louis for OF Chris Duncan, who heads to AAA Pawtucket. The Sox are in the midst of a five-game losing streak and fall two games back of the Yankees with a 3 – 1 loss to Texas. Dustin Nippert, making an emergency start for the flu-ridden Vicente Padilla, and Doug Mathis, who earns his first career save, combine their efforts for the Rangers’ win.

Out of the starting lineup with a bruised hand suffered when he was hit by a pitch yesterday, Manny Ramirez comes in as a pinch hitter in the 6th and blasts the first pinch grand slam of his career in a 6 – 2 Dodgers win over the Reds.

2009 – Houston stuns closer Ryan Franklin with two runs in the bottom of the ninth to clip the Cardinals, 4-3, and sweep the three-game series from the division leaders. The Astros move within a game of first. Miguel Tejada strokes the game- after Chris Coste failed twice to lay down a bunt then spanked an RBI double to center. Jose Valverde wins in relief. 

For the second straight game, the Virgin Islands fall a run shy of the winning their first game since the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games. After falling 1 – 0 to Panama in their first game of the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, they lead Guatemala, 5 – 2, going into the bottom of the 9th only to lose, 7 – 6, in 11 innings.

The Yankees score 9 runs in the 3rd inning, on their way to an emphatic 17 – 7 win over the Athletics. Nick Swisher hits a three-run homer and Mark Teixeira a grand slam during the big inning.

Nelson Cruz goes 4 for 4 with a homer and collects a career-high 8 RBI in Texas’s 12 – 2 pasting of the Blue Jays. Not all is rosy for the Rangers though, as 3B Adrian Beltre leaves the game with a pulled hamstring in the 5th inning.

The Tigers complete a three-game sweep of the White Sox with a 6 – 4 win at Comerica Park. They score all of their runs on four homers off Philip Humber in the first 3 innings; two of the homers are by Miguel Cabrera, including the 300th of his career on a huge blast to center field in the 3rd inning. Jacob Turner is the winner, earning his first major league victory. The Tigers have won 16 of their last 21 to move 1 1/2 games ahead of the Sox in the AL Central.

The Athletics complete a four-game sweep of the Yankees at The Coliseum, a first since the team moved to Oakland, CA in 1968. The win comes in the 12th inning as Coco Crisp singles in Derek Norris with two outs. It comes after the A’s spot the Yanks a 4 – 0 lead after 4 innings, then come back for the 5 – 4 win.

Ron Santo, who died at the end of 2010 disappointed about not being selected for Cooperstown, is inducted posthumously into the Hall of Fame. In tribute of the team’s former third baseman and beloved broadcaster, the Cubs click their heels as they jumped over the third-base line to begin the bottom of the first inning during their game in St. Louis, invoking the memory of the Chicago infielder’s signature move after a victory.

Barry Larkin, who spent his entire 19-year career with the Reds, is inducted into the Hall of Fame. The former 12-time All-Star shortstop, a lifetime a .295 hitter, won the Gold Glove Award three times and is a nine-time Silver Slugger Award winner.

After hitting a first-inning triple in the Angels’ 7-4 victory over Texas, Mike Trout comes home on an Albert Pujols ground-rule double, setting a team and an American League rookie record by scoring a run in his 14th consecutive game. The 20 year-old left fielder surpasses the freshman mark shared by Jake Powell (1935, Senators) and Don Lenhardt (1950, Browns) and also eclipses the franchise record established by Jim Edmonds in 1995.

The A’s, after tying the game with a run in the bottom of the ninth, complete their sweep of New York with a 5-4 walk-off victory in the 12th inning at The Coliseum. It marks the first time in Yankees history that the Bronx Bombers have been swept in a four-game series while losing all four by one run.

The Cubs trade P Matt Garza to Texas in return for Mike Olt, C.J. Edwards, Justin Grimm and a player to be named.

Brewers OF Ryan Braun is suspended for the rest of the season for violating MLB’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. The suspension is the first to result from the well-publicized inquiry into the practices of Miami’s Biogenesis Laboratories, but some 20 other players are being investigated and face similar punishment. Braun, who had escaped a 50-game suspension for testing positive for a PED last year because of a lapse in the protocol for handling his urine sample, decides not to fight the results of the inquiry this time and accepts his immediate suspension.

The Rangers trade three prospects, third baseman Mike Olt, pitchers C.J. Edwards, and Justin Grimm, to the Cubs for Matt Garza, a player the team has attempted to land for the past two seasons. The deal also includes the Cubs receiving a player to be named later, most likely Neil Ramirez if his shoulder is sound, or two other minor-leaguers if the right-hander is still injured.

The Yankees acquire 3B Chase Headley from the Padres in return for IF Yangervis Solarte and P Rafael De Paula. Headley joins his new team in time to enter today’s game in the 9th inning, and to be the hero when he drives in Brian Roberts with the winning run in the 14th inning as New York beats Texas, 2 – 1.

Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff announces that the team has agreed on a ten-year lease to stay at the O.co Coliseum, which has recently been plagued by sewage and other maintenance problems.

Chase Headley, obtained by the Yankees less than 12 hours ago, hits a single in the 14th inning, giving the Bombers a 2-1 walk-off victory over Texas in the Bronx. New York acquired their new third baseman earlier in the day when they traded minor league pitching prospect Rafael De Paula and infielder Yangervis Solarte to the Padres, with the team also receiving $1 million from San Diego to pay part of the $4 million still owed to the infielder this season.

Huston Street becomes the 27th pitcher in the major league to record 300 saves when he tosses a scoreless ninth inning in the Angels’ 5-2 victory over the Twins in Anaheim. The 31 year-old right-handed closer is the second-youngest player, only behind Francisco Rodriguez, to reach the milestone.

2019 – In a meeting of division leaders, the Twins pull a number on the Yankees as they turn a triple play and hit 5 homers in an 8 – 6 win. Edwin Encarnacion hits into the triple killing in the 1st, while Mitch Garver homers twice for Minnesota. The Yankees also hit three homers in a losing cause as Lewis Thorpe, in relief of starter Martin Perez gets credit for his first major league win.

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