This Day In Baseball July 6

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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 6 in baseball history.

Voices of the game on July 6,

July 6, 1938 – At Crosby Field, the sixth All-Star Game is played, The Starters are Johnny Vander Meer and Yankees Lefty Gomez National League shortstop Leo Durocher becomes the first Dodger to start in an All-Star Game and gets a ‘bunt’ home run. Listen to the game here.

July 6, 1942, The All-Star Game at the Polo Grounds. This is the first All-Star game during WWII as the Nation’s eyes have turned more towards the war. Two nights later, the American League All-Stars traveled to Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, to play a special benefit game against a team of players from the U.S. Army and Navy. The contest attracted a crowd of 62,094 and netted $70,000 for the Army Emergency Relief Fund and the Navy Relief Society. Here is the Broadcast.

July 6, 1963, Roberto Clemente homes in this game featuring the 2nd year New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates. Ralph Kiner and Bob Murphy are on the mic. Listen to the broadcast here 

July 6, 1962 – Cincinnati, Crosley Field Houston finally beats Joey Jay (11-8) after he had won his first three games for the Reds against the .45s, but it took a shutout by Hal Woodeshick (3-6) to come up with the 2-0 victory. Listen to him close the game out

July 6, 1970, At the Astrodome, Cesar Cendeno hits the first homerun of his career off Claude Osteen, Listen to the call

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Notable Events and Chronology for July 6

The first organized baseball game between a black team and a white team takes place in Chicago‚ when the black Uniques and the white Alerts square off. The Uniques win‚ 17-16.

New York Giants difficulties batting in the correct order arose again just six days after there previous issue

New York Giants difficulties batting in the correct order arose again just six days after there previous issue

National League president Nick Young accedes to a protest regarding umpire Harry Colgan and allows the Giants and Pirates to officiate their own game in Pittsburgh. New York's Charlie Buelow and Pirate Jack O'Connor call the game, won by the Bucs, 6 - 2.

National League president Nick Young accedes to a protest regarding umpire Harry Colgan and allows the Giants and Pirates to officiate their own game in Pittsburgh. New York’s Charlie Buelow and Pirate Jack O’Connor call the game, won by the Bucs, 6 – 2.

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Corsicana of the Texas League wins its 27th game in a row, topping Charlotte’s record of 25 set earlier this year

7/6/1902 – George Yeager of the New York Giants ended the sixth inning. When the Giants came to bat in the seventh, Yeager led off in Heinie Smiths batting spot and singled. As Smith came to bat, the St. Louis fans started to make noise about the mistake. Umpire Hank O’Day called out Smith and removed Yeager from first base.

Red Sox rookie Larry Pape makes his debut with a 2 - 0 win over the Nationals.

Red Sox rookie Larry Pape makes his debut with a 2 – 0 win over the Nationals.

The Cards and Phils combine to hand out 23 walks, tying the record set last year (May 4) by the Cards (16) and Reds (7). Today the St. Louis pitchers walk 13, including a record eight in the 3rd inning.

In Brooklyn, the cornerstone is put in place and construction on Ebbets Field begins.

In Brooklyn, the cornerstone is put in place and construction on Ebbets Field begins.

At St. Louis, the Senators push across two runs in the top of the 9th to take a 3 - 2 lead, Walter Johnson, the fourth Washington pitcher, shuts out the Browns in the 9th and is awarded the win. As reported in Sporting Life, President Ban Johnson rules "that when a pitcher leaves the box at the end of an inning he shall not receive benefit of any runs made in the following inning. He says all runs should aid the reliever, not the previous pitcher."

At St. Louis, the Senators push across two runs in the top of the 9th to take a 3 – 2 lead, Walter Johnson, the fourth Washington pitcher, shuts out the Browns in the 9th and is awarded the win. As reported in Sporting Life, President Ban Johnson rules “that when a pitcher leaves the box at the end of an inning he shall not receive benefit of any runs made in the following inning. He says all runs should aid the reliever, not the previous pitcher.”

The A’s sell pitcher Boardwalk Brown, 17 – 13 last year, to the Yankees. New York also brings back Birdie Cree by sending Bill Holden and cash to Baltimore (IL) in exchange. Birdie hit .348 in 1911 and .332 next season before injuring his leg. He slumped to .272 last year and was sold to Baltimore, but he will hit .309 in 77 games this year.

At Washington, it is a battle of the Johnsons – Boston’s Rankin Johnson vs. the Nats’ Walter Johnson. George McBride’s steal of home in the 4th inning is the only score, and Walter wins the 16th 1 – 0 game of his career.

Pete Alexander fires his third one-hitter of the season, with the Giants' Fred Merkle getting the lone hit. Merkle doubles in the 2nd for New York's only baserunner in the game.

Pete Alexander fires his third one-hitter of the season, with the Giants’ Fred Merkle getting the lone hit. Merkle doubles in the 2nd for New York’s only baserunner in the game.

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White Sox hurlers Red Faber and Jim Scott halt Ty Cobb’s 35-game hitting streak

The Reds’ Pete Schneider takes a 10 – 0 one-hitter versus the Phils into the ninth, but walks the first 6 batters. Two relievers later, the Phils have scored 9 runs, but lose, 10 – 9.

William Veeck, former sportswriter, replaces Fred Mitchell as Cubs president, but Mitchell remains manager for Chicago.

William Veeck, former sportswriter, replaces Fred Mitchell as Cubs president, but Mitchell remains manager for Chicago.

The Reds take two from Pittsburgh to move into first place. The Reds and Giants will seesaw back and forth until August 1st, when the Reds gradually begin to pull away, sprinting at the end to a 9-game lead.

The Yankees score 14 in the fifth and beat Washington, 17 – 0. It’s the biggest inning ever until the Red Sox score 17 in a 1953 game.

Urban Shocker, in poor health, is released by the Yankees after one appearance on the mound.

Cardinals set MLB record scoring 28 against Phillies

Cardinals set MLB record scoring 28 against Phillies

After watching the Tigers belt eight home runs on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, the Browns use the off day to erect a screen in front of the RF pavilion. The screen stretches 156 feet from the foul pole toward CF, 310 feet down the line from home. In the next day’s game, Heinie Manush will hit three balls off the screen against the Yankees’ Waite Hoyt, while Babe Ruth will hit two off it in the series. This screen will remain in place into the 1940s, the only stadium with extended OF seating where it is impossible to catch a home run ball.

Bill Veeck Sr's very popular Ladies' Day promotion at Wrigley Field reaches new heights when more than 30,000 female fans attend the Cubs' doubleheader against Cincinnati. An over-capacity crowd packs the small ballpark, with thousands of others, including late-arriving regular paying patrons, who are unable to gain admission into the North Side venue.

Bill Veeck Sr’s very popular Ladies’ Day promotion at Wrigley Field reaches new heights when more than 30,000 female fans attend the Cubs’ doubleheader against Cincinnati. An over-capacity crowd packs the small ballpark, with thousands of others, including late-arriving regular paying patrons, who are unable to gain admission into the North Side venue.

Billy Jurges is shot twice in scuffle with girlfriend

Billy Jurges is shot twice in scuffle with girlfriend

The First All-Star Game is played at Comiskey Park - Babe Ruth homers!

The First All-Star Game is played at Comiskey Park – Babe Ruth homers!

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Bob Feller, a 17 year-old farm boy from Van Meter, Iowa, strikes out 8 consecutive batters in three innings during an All-Star break exhibition game

Johnny Vander Meer, plagued with control problems

1938 MLB All Star Game

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A center field monument dedicated to Lou Gehrig is unveiled by the Yankees. The memorial is a tribute by his teammates of their beloved captain who died last month of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

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American League All-Stars defeats the National League at the Polo Grounds, 3 – 1 in the 1942 All Star Game

Tommy Holmes hits in his 34th consecutive game to pass Rogers Hornsby's modern National League record of 33 in 1922

Tommy Holmes hits in his 34th consecutive game to pass Rogers Hornsby’s modern National League record of 33 in 1922

P Phil Marchildon rejoins the Athletics. In the Canadian Air Force, he was shot down during World War II and was in a German prison camp for nine months.

Larry Doby makes his first start as a major league player

Larry Doby makes his first start as a major league player

At Crosley Field, Walker Cooper goes 6 for 7, including three home runs and three singles, five runs scored and ten RBIs, to power the Reds over the Cubs, 23 – 4. Cooper had just been acquired on June 13th from the Giants.

At the Polo Grounds, the Braves smack two homers (Willard Marshall and Walker Cooper) in the top of the third, only to have the Giants answer with three home runs – by Wes Westrum, Bobby Thomson, and Don Mueller – in the bottom of the inning. The Giants outslug the Braves for the game, 12 – 10.

Ben Wade homers twice vs Warren Spahn in an 8 - 2 win over the Braves.

Ben Wade homers twice vs Warren Spahn in an 8 – 2 win over the Braves.

In his first major league start, Al Worthington blanks the Pirates, 6 – 0. The Giants rookie will repeat the feat in his next start blanking the Dodgers to tie a major league mark.

Ford Frick inaugurates the Cy Young Award, to honor the outstanding pitcher each year. The BBWAA will do the voting. Only one pitcher will be honored each year until 1967, when a pitcher will be selected in each league.

Ford Frick inaugurates the Cy Young Award, to honor the outstanding pitcher each year. The BBWAA will do the voting. Only one pitcher will be honored each year until 1967, when a pitcher will be selected in each league.

Jim Busby hits his second grand slam in consecutive days to beat the A’s, 4-2. Yesterday, in a 13-7 loss to Detroit, the Indians’ outfielder hit his bases-loaded home run off winner Frank Lary in the first inning.

Larry Jackson hits Jim Davenport with the bases full in the ninth inning to again force in the winning run.

Larry Jackson hits Jim Davenport with the bases full in the ninth inning to again force in the winning run.

Cubs pitchers Dick Drott and Don Elston combine on a one-hit, 6 – 2 win over the Dodgers. Jim Gilliam’s single in the seventh is the only Los Angeles safety.

Solly Hemus (33-41) is fired as manager of the Cardinals and replaced by coach Johnny Keane.

The Indians regain first place from the Angels, as Ruben Gomez beats Early Wynn and the White Sox, 5 – 3.

The Yankees edge the Twins, 7 – 5 in Bloomington, as Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris each hit a pair of home runs. The M&M boys hit back-to-back homers in the 1st inning, off Camilo Pascual (12-4), the third time in four games they’ve hit back-to-back shots. New York is a half-game in back of Cleveland.

7/6/1962 – In the top of the second inning with two outs, seventh-place hitter Mack Jones was the scheduled batter for the Braves. However, Del Crandall, eighth on the lineup sheet, strode to the plate and walked. Pitcher Bob Hendley should be the next batter but now Jones came to the plate. After Jones singled, the Cubs protested the order of the batters. The umpires ruled Hendley out and disallowed Jones’ single. The Braves went on to win the contest, 5-3, on Eddie Mathews’ 2-run homer in the tenth inning.

Rod Kanehl, appearing as a pinch-hitter, hits the first grand slam in Mets history, going deep off Bobby Shantz in the eighth inning of the team’s 10-3 victory over the Cardinals at the Polo Grounds. The bases loaded round-tripper comes in the 79th game of the franchise’s existence.

Houston topples the Reds and Jay for the first time in 4 tries

Houston topples the Reds and Jay for the first time in 4 tries

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New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Full Radio Broadcast (Kiner, Murphy, Clemente)

The National League and its umpires settle on a contract lasting until December 1969. The league provides increased pension and insurance payments.

Don Demeter of the Phillies plays his record 226th consecutive game without an error in the OF. Finishing his string in the American League, Demeter will play 266 games without an error, a major league record, but his 226 mark will subsequently be broken in the National League by Doug Dascenzo; Darren Lewis will later break the major league record.

7/6/1965: Rocky Colavito and Leon Wagner hit back-to-back homers to lead off the top of the fourth inning for the Indians. The homers came off Chicago’s Joe Horlen and the game was rained out.

The Red Sox sweep a pair from the Yankees, with reliever Don McMahon picking up both wins. He pitches 1 2/3 inning in the opener and another two innings in game 2. The only other pitcher to win a doubleheader from the Yankees was the Browns’ Dave Davenport in 1916, who threw two complete game victories.

Bogg Powell drives in 11 vs A's in Double Header

Bogg Powell drives in 11 vs A’s in Double Header

Tommie Agee hits for the cycle to pace the Mets to a 10 – 3 win over the Cardinals. Jim McAndrew is the winning pitcher.

Ron Santo drives in ten runs, helping the Cubs sweep a doubleheader against Montreal at Wrigley Field. The third baseman’s two-run homer in the opener gives the team a 3-2 victory, and his eight RBIs, that includes another two round-trippers, contribute to the club’s 14-2 rout in the nightcap.

Cesar Cedeno hits the first homerun of his career

Cesar Cedeno hits the first homerun of his career

Felix Millan of the Atlanta Braves goes 6-for-6 in a game against the San Francisco Giants

Felix Millan of the Atlanta Braves goes 6-for-6 in a game against the San Francisco Giants

Norm Cash belts a pair of 3-run homers to power the Tigers to a 12 – 7 win over the Yanks. Mickey Lolich goes all the way for the win.

The Twins fire manager Bill Rigney, promoting 33-year-old coach Frank Quilici to take his place.

Chicago Cub P Fergie Jenkins beats the Padres, 8 – 5, for his 13th straight win over San Diego. The streak began on May 12, 1969.

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John Boccabella becomes 18th player to hit 2 homeruns in one inning

1973 – Leo Durocher pulls Jerry Reuss with a cozy 7-1 lead in the doubleheader opener in Montreal. The Expos storm back for a 12-8 decision then thump the Astros again, 14-6, in the nightcap. Reserve catcher John Boccabella blasts two home runs in one inning for five RBIs. Ron Fairly also goes deep twice in the nightcap. Giddy Canadians taunt Durocher. Reuss fumes afterwards.

For the second time this season against the Braves, a team uses three sacs (no flies) in an inning. Houston does it in the 9th in a 6 – 2 win behind J.R. Richard.

Houston’s J.R. Richard allows 10 walks but no runs in shutting out the Mets, 1 – 0, in 10 innings. Starter Jon Matlack is the losing pitcher.

In Atlanta, the Reds outlast the Braves, winning 15 – 13. The Braves spot the Reds six runs, then tie it up with a 6-run 4th inning. The Braves tie in the 7th at nine apiece, but the Reds score six in the 8th inning, four on a grand slam by Dave Concepcion. Atlanta scores one in the 8th and three in the 9th to complete a wild game.

After 1,887 plate appearances without a home run from the start of his career, Cubs outfielder Greg Gross finally goes deep when he homers off Don Stanhouse

After 1,887 plate appearances without a home run from the start of his career, Cubs outfielder Greg Gross finally goes deep when he homers off Don Stanhouse

1977 – After being called out on strikes by umpire Paul Pryor, Jose Cruz belts the game-winning homer in the 14th inning to give Houston a 2-1 triumph in Los Angeles. Cruz argues he has only two strikes on him and Pryor admits his mistake. Jose promptly sends the next pitch from Mike Garman into the right field stands. 

Carl Yastrzemski’s 3-run homer in the first gives Boston a lead at Comiskey Park, but the White Sox eventually tie the game at 6. In the 10th inning, former Bosox pitcher Jim Willoughby serves up a home run to Fred Lynn, Lynn’s 13th, and Boston wins, 7 – 6. Bill Campbell picks up the victory.

Los Angeles Dodgers purchase the contract of Fernando Valenzuela

Los Angeles Dodgers purchase the contract of Fernando Valenzuela

Cub relief pitchers hold the Pirates hitless for 12 2/3 innings but it goes for naught in a 5 – 4, 20-inning loss. Cliff Johnson’s 2-out homer in the 9th off Bert Blyleven ties it for Chicago. Jim Bibby (11-1) takes the win.

Willie McCovey plays his last game

Willie McCovey plays his last game

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Greg Pryor hits walkoff vs A’s

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Steve Carlton becomes the all time leader in strikeouts for lefthanded pitcher

Fred Lynn hits the first grandslam in All Star Game on its 50th anniversary

Fred Lynn hits the first grandslam in All Star Game on its 50th anniversary

1984 – Bill Doran singles five times in the second game of a doubleheader against Montreal, a 7-5 loss. Houston takes the opener, 8-2, as Joe Niekro wins his seventh straight in a complete-game performance. 

At Pittsburgh, a 2-out single by Marvell Wynne plates the winning run as the Pirates sink the Padres, 8 – 7. Steve Kemp homers for Pittsburgh, and would have added a single but is thrown out at first base in the 7th by RF Tony Gwynn in a 9-3 putout.

In the A’s 6 – 3 win over Milwaukee, Tony Phillips of the A’s ties the major league mark with 12 assists at 2B. It’ll be matched again next month.

On the winning side, Al Newman cracks his first major league homer, off Zane Smith; it’ll be the only homer of his career, as Newman will go to the American League next year and set the junior circuit record by going to bat 1,893 times without a 4-bagger.

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Bob Horner of the Atlanta Braves ties a major league record by hitting four home runs in a game against the Montreal Expos

7/6/1987: Jack Clark of the Cardinals hit a two-run home run off Dodgers pitcher Rick Honeycutt in the bottom of the first inning. The game was rained out after four innings with St. Louis leading 3-2.

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Steve Trout fires a shut out and Dawson drives in 4

Mike Schmidt becomes the first retired player to be elected to start an All-Star Game. The Phillies third baseman, who announced his retirement on May 29, is hitting only .203 this season and decides not to play. A’s OF Jose Canseco, who has not played all season because of a wrist injury, is picked to start for the American League, but neither will play in the game.

Whitey Herzog resigns as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals after 10 years

Whitey Herzog resigns as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals after 10 years

In his first start since losing a no-hitter, Andy Hawkins pitches 11 2/3 innings of shutout ball only to lose in the 12th, 2 – 0 to the Twins. Hawkins is now 1-6.

Manager John McNamara is fired by the Indians and replaced by 1B coach Mike Hargrove.

In a 9 – 7 loss to Oakland at Royals Stadium, Danny Tartabull of the Royals becomes the first Royal to hit three home runs in a game.

Commissioner Fay Vincent orders realignment of the National League for the 1993 season, forcing the Cubs and Cardinals into the Western Division. The two teams will oppose the move, and the NL will split into three divisions in 1994.

The Cardinals-Padres game at Jack Murphy Stadium is held up for four minutes when a wild skunk wanders onto the field. The Cardinals eventually win the game by a score of 4 – 0 on Mark Clark’s 4-hitter.

The Red Sox obtain P Rick Aguilera from the Twins in exchange for P Frank Rodriguez and a player to be named.

The Astros defeat the Padres, 5 – 4 in 12 innings, as Houston pitchers strike out 17 San Diego batters. Padres SS Andujar Cedeno fans five times, while teammates Melvin Nieves and Roberto Petagine whiff four times each. No team over the past 15 years has had three players strike out four or more times in the same game. SD pitchers fan 15 Houston players themselves.

Atlanta P Greg Maddux shuts out the Dodgers, 1 – 0. In the process, he extends his streak of innings without issuing a walk to 49.

During the Yankees’ 2 – 0 win over the Brewers, the team announces the purchase of Darryl Strawberry’s contract from Columbus. John Wetteland preserves Jimmy Key’s win with a save in his 20th consecutive appearance, breaking Lee Smith’s record.

The Seattle Mariners ride three solo home runs by Edgar Martinez to a 9 – 5 win over the Texas Rangers.

At Anaheim, Chuck Finley allows four hits and strikes out 13 to lead the Angels to a 8 – 0 shutout over the Mariners. Dave Hollins’ fourth inning grand slam is the big blow, while Darin Erstad also homers, the first by a lefty off Jeff Fassero (8-5) in over three years. Tim Salmon also hits a solo homer in the third, his third in three games. Fassero leaves the game in the 3rd inning after spraining his right ankle fielding Craig Grebeck’s bunt single.

Roger Clemens becomes the American League’s first 13-game winner this season, pitching a four-hitter as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees, 2 – 0. Clemens has 10 strikeouts and one walk in his first shutout of the year. Ramiro Mendoza takes the loss.

In Detroit, the Tigers top the Orioles, 14 – 9, their 3rd straight win after 11 consecutive losses. Brian Johnson and Travis Fryman homer for the Tigers while teammate Bobby Higginson adds a two-run inside-the-park homer, his fifth round tripper this week. For Scott Erickson (11-4), it is the worst start of his career for Baltimore, allowing all 12 runs, 11 earned, and 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings. Willie Blair (6-4) takes the win in relief. The O’s are led by Rafael Palmeiro’s homer, triple and single and homers by Geronimo Berroa, Jeff Reboulet and Tony Tarasco.

Veteran catcher Mickey Tettleton announces his retirement. He was on the Rangers’ disabled list for more than two months.

Tony Eusebio singles home Derek Bell in the bottom of the ninth to upend Cincinnati, 6-5. 

1999 – The White Sox lose to the Royals, 8 – 7. Chicago OF Chris Singleton hits for the cycle, becoming the first rookie to do so since Oddibe McDowell in 1985 and just the 16th since 1900. Singleton goes 5 for 6 and drives home four of Chicago’s runs.

Dodgers P Orel Hershiser announces his retirement.

The Yankees clip the Orioles, 13 – 9, scoring 8 runs in the 2nd inning to come back from a 7-run deficit. Sidney Ponson helps with four straight walks in the inning. Yankee Scott Brosius ties the major-league record for 3B by starting four double plays in the game.

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The American Sportscasters Association names Dodgers legend Vin Scully as the No. 1 sportscaster of the 20th century

The Reds defeat the Cardinals, 12 – 6. St. Louis rookie C Keith McDonald homers in the 2nd inning, becoming only the second person in major league history to hit home runs in each of his first two big league at bats. Bob Nieman, in 1951, is the other. McDonald walks his third time up.

Braves SS Rafael Furcal dislocates his shoulder in Atlanta’s 6 – 5, 10-inning win over Boston. He will be out for the rest of the year.

Playing in the 101st different park since 1876, the Cubs beat the Tigers in Comerica Park, 15 – 8. The Cubs win for the first time in Detroit in 56 years, dating back to Game 3 of the 1945 World Series when Claude Passeauthrew a 3 – 0 shutout in Briggs Stadium. Cubs DH Roosevelt Brown gets five hits in the game, including a double and home run.

Oakland ace Mark Mulder hurls a near-perfect game against the Diamondbacks, surrendering only a single to OF Danny Bautista in the A’s 3 – 0 win.

The Indians defeat the Cardinals, 14 – 2. 1B Jim Thome hits three home runs and drives home six runs for Cleveland.

The Phillies call up 30-year-old Joe Roa, winner of 20 straight games in the minor leagues. He won his last six decisions with Calgary in 2001 and was 14-0 at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this year. Roa was closing in on the International League record of 20 straight wins set by Rube Parnham of Baltimore in 1923. The last 20-game winner in the IL was in 1950.

Daryle Ward becomes the first player in the brief history of Pittsburgh’s PNC Park to hit the Allegheny River on the fly. His 5th inning towering grand slam, which is estimated to travel 479 feet, help the Astros to rout the Pirates, 10 – 2.

The Diamondbacks bolster their bullpen by acquiring P Mike Fetters from the Pirates in exchange for minor league prospect Duaner Sanchez.

7/6/2002: In the top of the tenth with Mike Caruso on first and one out, the Royals Michael Tucker hit a long fly to center which was caught by Terrence Long of the Athletics at the wall. However, Long snow-coned it and lost it over the fence for a homer when he hit the wall. Tucker stopped as he approached second, but Caruso not realizing that the Long had not held the ball started to tag up and passed Tucker going back to first. Tucker was called out for passing the runner; he lost a homer but was credited with an RBI-single that gave the Royals a 4-3 victory over the Athletics.

Daryle Ward becomes the first player in the brief history of Pittsburgh’s PNC Park to hit the Allegheny River on the fly, helping the Astros rout the Pirates, 10-2. PGA legend Arnold Palmer, also known for long drives, is on hand to watch the Houston left fielder’s fifth inning towering grand slam, estimated to have traveled 479 feet before making a splash.

Keeping his promise to dye his hair if his last-place Devil Rays won three in a row at any point this season, Devil Rays’ skipper Lou Piniella becomes a blonde. Last night’s 3-2 victory over the White Sox gave Tampa Bay their first three-game winning streak since last September.

Recently-acquired outfielder Richard Hidalgo establishes a club record homering in five straight games for the Mets. In 16 games with New York, the former Astro has eight home runs compared to just four he hit with Houston in 56 games.

Kevin McClatchy steps down as CEO of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Twins sweep a twin bill from the White Sox, beating the home team 20-14 and 12-0 at Chicago’s U.S. Cellular Field. The 32 runs tallied by Minnesota are the most runs scored by one club in a twin bill since the Red Sox crossed the plate 35 times in their double victory over the Philadelphia A’s on July 4, 1939.

2008 – The Braves and Astros set a Turner Field record by going 17 innings. Atlanta uses 21 players, Houston 20. Yunel Escobar comes to the plate 9 times, getting 4 hits. The contest ends when Mark Teixeira hits a bases-loaded single off Tim Byrdak.

In the ninth inning of a tied game at Yankee Stadium, Manny Ramirez, appearing as a pinch-hitter, upsets the citizens of Red Sox Nation when he strikes out on three consecutive fastballs thrown by Mariano Rivera, without swinging the bat. Citing knee pains, proven to be baseless by MRIs ordered by the team’s management, Boston’s disgruntled outfielder had asked to be left off the starting lineup for the critical series with New York.

The Phillies jump on the Reds for 10 runs in a 1st inning featuring home runs by Shane Victorino, Greg Dobbs and Chase Utley, on their way to a 22 – 1 drubbing of Cincinnati. Jayson Werth adds a grand slam in the 8th off infielder Paul Janish as the Reds suffer the worst defeat of their long history.

Mike Hampton beats the Pirates, 4 – 1, for his 10th straight win against Pittsburgh. He is the first pitcher to top the Bucs in ten straight decisions since Robin Roberts had 15 consecutive wins over Pittsburgh from 1951 to 1953.

Two low-hit shutouts are tossed in the American League: Jarrod Washburn hurls a one-hitter as Seattle beats Baltimore, 5 – 0, while Brett Anderson registers his first shutout in a 6 – 0 A’s win, limiting Boston to two hits at Fenway Park. It is Oakland’s first complete game since July 8, 2008.

Jason Marquis, who as just been named to his first All-Star team, celebrates by pitching 8 scoreless innings in a 1 – 0 Rockies shutout of Washington. He becomes the first 11-game winner in the majors.

A federal lawsuit brought by a fan kicked out of Yankee Stadium by a police officer allegedly for leaving his seat to use the men’s room during the playing of ‘God Bless America’ is settled with the resident of Queens receiving $10,001 from New York City. The Yankees, who do not have to pay any money, claim patrons have always had freedom of movement, but ushers in previous years have blocked some exits with chains while the patriotic song was played due to complaints that spectators showed a lack of respect by not staying in their seats.

Alex Rodriguez hits the 21st grand slam of his career and adds a solo homer to bring his career total to 597 long balls. The Yankees defeat the Athletics, 6 – 1. CC Sabathia wins his 7th consecutive start to improve to 11-3 on the year. A-Rod’s slam ties him with Manny Ramirez for second on the all-time list, two behind Yankee legend Lou Gehrig.

The Rockies explode for 9 runs in the bottom of the 9th to beat the stunned Cardinals, 12 – 9. They enter the inning down 9 – 3, but score and score some more, capping the rally with Seth Smith’s three-run walk-off home run off closer Ryan Franklin. Chris Iannetta also hits a three-run homer off Franklin, who gives up 6 runs in a third of an inning. Manuel Corpas (3-5) is the beneficiary of the outburst. It is only the third time in major league history a team has scored nine or more runs in the bottom of the 9th to win and the first time since 1901.

Johan Santana provides his own run support, banging the first homer of his career in a three-hit shutout of the Cincinnati Reds, 3 – 0. The Mets’ ace connects off Matt Maloney for a solo shot that opens the scoring in the 3rd.

The trial of Roger Clemens on accusations of perjury in his testimony to Congress in February 2008, opens today in Washington, DC with jury selection. Among the witnesses which prosecutors are planning to call on are Commissioner Bud Selig, former New York Yankees manager Joe Torre, former teammates Andy Pettitte and Jorge Posada and slugger Sammy Sosa. Clemens' attorneys also plan to call on former managers and teammates - albeit different ones - to testify on behalf of the former pitcher.

The trial of Roger Clemens on accusations of perjury in his testimony to Congress in February 2008, opens today in Washington, DC with jury selection. Among the witnesses which prosecutors are planning to call on are Commissioner Bud Selig, former New York Yankees manager Joe Torre, former teammates Andy Pettitte and Jorge Posada and slugger Sammy Sosa. Clemens’ attorneys also plan to call on former managers and teammates – albeit different ones – to testify on behalf of the former pitcher.

The Reds take an 8 – 0 lead over the Cardinals after 5 innings, but then manage to squander it by the end of the 9th. Chris Heisey, Jay Bruce, Fred Lewis and Scott Rolen homer to help the Reds take a big lead against Jake Westbrook, but the Cards score 5 in the 7th and tie the game on Jon Jay’s homer off closer Francisco Cordero in the 9th. It then takes until the 13th for the game to be decided in Cincinnati’s favor on pinch-hitter Ramon Hernandez’s double off Raul Valdes. The Reds win, 9 – 8, in 4 hours and 11 minutes.

The Giants lose a 1st-inning run when they are caught batting out of order against the Dodgers. C Buster Posey is listed as batting fourth on the official line-up, but comes up third in the inning, and drives in a run with a double. The Dodgers appeal successfully and Pablo Sandoval, who should have batted third, is called out, while the hit is wiped out; Posey hits again, now in his rightful spot, but flies out to end the inning. However, Giants starter Madison Bumgarner makes sure the mistake does not turn out to be costly, as he retires the first 14 batters he faces and drives in two runs on his way to a 4 – 2 win.

The Dodgers acquire P Ricky Nolasco from the Marlins in return for minor leaguers Steve Ames, Josh Wall and Angel Sanchez.

7/6/2013 – There was confusion concerning the Giants batting order in a game against the Dodgers. In the bottom of the first inning, the Giants had a runner on 3B and one out when Buster Posey hit an RBI-double to the RF corner. Dodgers manager Don Mattingly spoke to HP umpire Tony Randazzo, saying that Posey was listed fourth and Pedro Sandoval should have been the batter. Sandoval was ruled out, the runner went back to third, and Posey came back to the plate to bat in his proper spot, making the third out of the inning and wiping a run off the board for the Giants.

The two squads in the 2014 All-Star Game are named. The 68 players chosen include 25 first-timers. OF Jose Bautista of the Blue Jays leads the popular vote for the second time in four years with 5.8 million votes, while SS Troy Tulowitzki of the Rockies is the leading vote-getter in the National League.

The Orioles and Dodgers combine for 36 strikeouts in a 14-inning game at Dodger Stadium. Both teams whiff 18 times before Jonathan Schoop hits a two-run double off Chris Hatcher in the 14th to take a 6 – 4 lead. The Dodgers have a chance to tie the score in the bottom of the frame when closer Zach Britton walks Yasmani Grandal intentionally to load the bases, but with no substitutes available, Hatcher grounds back to the mound to end the contest. Chase Utley has a six-hit game in a losing cause for Los Angeles, while Mark Trumbo hits a pair of homers for Baltimore, giving him a major league-leading 26 on the year.

Results of the Final Man Vote for the 2017 All-Star Game are revealed, with 3B Justin Turner of the Dodgers and Mike Moustakas of the Royals the winners. Turner establishes a new record with 20.8 million votes. Ironically, after fans had failed to elect any Dodgers players in the regular All-Star ballot, reliever Kenley Jansen had chastized L.A. supporters for failing to properly support the team’s players at the ballot box; it seems his message was heard.

With two hits in a 4 – 3 loss to the Cardinals, Marlins OF Ichiro Suzuki becomes the all-time leader in the category for players born outside the United States with 3,054, passing Rod Carew.

At Busch Stadium, Ichiro Suzuki becomes the all-time major league hits leader for foreign-born players when he collects an eighth-inning single in the Marlins 4-3 loss to the Cardinals. The Miami right fielder’s 3,054th hit surpasses Rod Carew, who hails from Panama.

Almost three years after first being issued a lifetime ban for repeated violations of Baseball’s Drug Program, P Jenrry Mejia is granted reinstatement by the Commissioner, after petitioning for it as allowed under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. He will be allowed to resume all baseball activities next spring training, but it is made clear that this is a final chance for him and that no further missteps will be tolerated.

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