This Day In Baseball July 8

All-Star Game 1961

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 8 in baseball history.

Voices of the game on July 8 –

July 8, 1935, All-Star Game Listen to the game here. 

July 8, 1941, All-Star Game @ Briggs Stadium Ted Williams hits a historic home run. Listen to the game here. 

July 8, 1958, All-Star at Memorial Stadium. Listen to the game here.

July 8, 1962, St Louis and New York Mets Stan Musial becomes oldest player to hit 3 homeruns. Listen to the game here

 

Notable Events and Chronology for July 8

The Boston Herald carries the mid season averages showing hits and errors per game (not per at bat or chance). Chicago’s Ross Barnes is the top batter with 2.1 hits per game‚ and Dave Eggler of the Athletics is the leading fielder with .19 errors per game.

1900 – For the 4th time in his career, St. Louis star Jesse Burkett hits two inside-the-park homers in a game. It is all the scoring St. Louis can muster as Brooklyn wins, 8 – 2.

Player-manager George Davis leads the Giants to a 9 - 3 win over Cincinnati

George Davis leads the Giants to a 9 – 3 win over Cincinnati with four hits

An 8th-inning decision favoring the Brooklyn Superbas infuriates St. Louis fans. When the 7 – 5 Brooklyn win ends, they rush umpire Hank O’Day, who suffers a split lip before players and police can rescue him.

A rough outing as Boston righthander Doc Adkins faces 16 batters and gives up 12 hits and 12 runs in the 6th inning of a Philadelphia A’s 22 – 9 win over the Americans. Five players – Topsy Hartsel, Harry Davis, Lave Cross, Socks Seybold and Danny Murphy – collect two hits apiece in the frame. The A’s new 2B Murphy does not arrive until the 2nd inning and takes the field with no batting practice: he is 6 for 6, including a grand slam off Cy Young, while handling 12 chances flawlessly in a sensational debut. Teammate Davis adds another grand slam to tie the major-league record for a game. The 45 hits – 27 by the A’s – by the two teams sets an American League record. Rube Waddell picks up the win, facing just three batters in relief, while singling in the big inning.

John McGraw, accused by Ban Johnson of trying to wreck the Baltimore and Washington clubs, negotiates his release from the Orioles and officially signs to manage the Giants

John McGraw, accused by Ban Johnson of trying to wreck the Baltimore and Washington clubs, negotiates his release from the Orioles and officially signs to manage the Giants

In the fight for first place in the American League, Boston continues to roll, beating New York, 12 – 3, as Kip Selbach has a single and triple.

Bombarded by pop bottles in Brooklyn, irate Cubs manager Frank Chance throws one back into the stands where it cuts a boy’s leg. Chance is mobbed and leaves the park in an armored car with a police escort after the Cubs’ 5 – 0 victory. Three-Finger Brown emerges with the shutout win.

New York’s Rube Marquard hits his only career home run, off Chicago’s Harry McIntire, to help himself to a 5 – 2 win at the newly-refurbished Polo Grounds.

In Pittsburgh, the Phillies top the Pirates, 5 – 1, ending Howie Camnitz’s win streak of 7. Grover Cleveland Alexander is the victor.

Giants southpaw Rube Marquard’s consecutive winning streak is stopped at 19

The Pirates make just two assists, both by 2B Jim Viox, in a 9-inning game to tie a record set by the Giants on August 9, 1906. On July 22nd of that same year, the Cincinnati Reds had no assists in a 7-inning game versus the Phils.

Although Babe Ruth's blast over the fence in Fenway Park scores Amos Strunk, as the Red Sox win 1 - 0 over Cleveland, prevailing rules reduce Babe's home run to a triple. He will tie for the American League title with 11 homers, even though he plays just 95 games.

Although Babe Ruth’s blast over the fence in Fenway Park scores Amos Strunk, as the Red Sox win 1 – 0 over Cleveland, prevailing rules reduce Babe’s home run to a triple. He will tie for the American League title with 11 homers, even though he plays just 95 games.

Jack Coombs resigns as manager of the last-place Phils. Slugger Gavvy Cravath replaces him.

An order is issued that allows fans to keep balls hit into the stands in Pittsburgh.

In Detroit, RF Harry Heilmann hits a home run that is measured at 610 feet.

Reds righthander Pete Donohue beats the Phils, 7 - 1

Reds righthander Pete Donohue beats the Phils, 7 – 1

Max Bishop draws eight walks in a doubleheader, tying his own major-league record.

Just four days after throwing a no-hitter, Satchel Paige finds himself on the short end of another no-hitter

Just four days after throwing a no-hitter, Satchel Paige finds himself on the short end of another no-hitter

1935 Major League Baseball All Star Game

1935 Major League Baseball All Star Game

Prior to the first game of a doubleheader with the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium, a wall of Japanese beetles forms in front of the home dugout. Although over 5000 insects will be captured, the problem will return later in the month.

Boston Red Sox star Ted Williams hits a dramatic two-out, three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the American League a 7-5 win in the All-Star Game

Boston Red Sox star Ted Williams hits a dramatic two-out, three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the American League a 7-5 win in the All-Star Game

Filling wartime rosters requires going deeper into the bag. The Dodgers bring back Babe Herman from California. He pinch-hits twice against the Cardinals, tripping over first base on a hit. Guy Bush, Clay Touchstone and Hod Lisenbee, contemporaries of Herman in the 1920s, will get their chances on the mound. The Babe will go 9 for 34, mostly as a pinch-hitter, sock one homer, and be a popular gate attraction in Brooklyn.

The Cubs take the National League lead by winning two from the Phillies, 12 – 6 and 9 – 2. They never relinquish first place, despite losing 16 of 22 games to the Cards.

A special meeting of clubs deals with Mexican League defections and attempts by players to gain new rights. Some results: $5,000 minimum salary, $25-per-week training-camp expenses, a fixed period for spring training, 25 days for post-season barnstorming, maximum pay cut of 25 percent. A pension fund aimed at providing $100 a month for retired 10-year players will be funded by World Series broadcast rights and net proceeds from All-Star Games. Each league will have a player rep to baseball councils. The first player reps named are Yankees P Johnny Murphy and Dodgers OF Dixie Walker.

August 14, 1935 - Schoolboy Rowe beats the Senators, 18 - 2, and also goes 5 for 5 at the plate. His hits include a double and a triple, and he scores three and knocks in 3.

Clutch pinch hits by Luke Appling and Stan Spence lead the American League to a 2 – 1 win over the National League in the All-Star Game 

The Reds’ Ewell Blackwell strikes out 13 Cubs at Wrigley Field, as Cincinnati wins, 4 – 0.

Monte Irvin and Hank Thompson become the first black players for the New York Giants

Monte Irvin and Hank Thompson become the first black players for the New York Giants

Red Schoendienst of the Cards goes 5 for 5 against Pittsburgh, but the Cards lose, 7 – 6, to drop the Birds into 2nd place, a game behind the Phillies. The Bucs win in the 9th when they load the bases and pinch-hitterJack Phillips’ long fly ball is seemingly snagged by Stan Musial, but then drops into Greenberg Gardens for a walk-off grand slam. Ralph Kiner and Stan Rojek also homer for the Corsairs.

The feud between Joe DiMaggio and Casey Stengel reaches a head in the 2nd inning against the Red Sox after DiMaggio makes an error

The feud between Joe DiMaggio and Casey Stengel reaches a head in the 2nd inning against the Red Sox after DiMaggio makes an error

Red Schoendienst hits home runs from both the left and right side of the plate

Red Schoendienst hits home runs from both the left and right side of the plate

The National League defeats the American League, 3 - 2, in the 1952 All-Star Game behind the pitching of Philadelphia's Curt Simmons and Cub Bob Rush in Philadelphia. The game is ended after five innings because of rain. Cub Hank Sauer's homer with Stan Musial aboard in the 4th proves to be the deciding run.

The National League defeats the American League, 3 – 2, in the 1952 All-Star Game behind the pitching of Philadelphia’s Curt Simmons and Cub Bob Rush in Philadelphia. The game is ended after five innings because of rain. Cub Hank Sauer’s homer with Stan Musial aboard in the 4th proves to be the deciding run.

Cardinals 3B Ray Jablonski goes 5 for 5 against the Reds in a 7 – 2 win.

Neill Sheridan hits one of the longest home runs ever measured

Neill Sheridan hits one of the longest home runs ever measured

The Giants complete a three-game sweep of the Dodgers in Ebbets Field to increase their lead in the National League to 6 1/2 games.

The Giants connect for a team-record seven home runs in a 11 – 1 home win over the Pirates. Willie Mays, Daryl Spencer and Wes Westrum each connect for 2. Hank Thompson, Westrum, and Spencer hit consecutive homers in the 4th inning.

Boston’s Ted Williams becomes the 12th player to drive in 1,500 runs when he hits a single in the second game of a doubleheader against the Orioles. The Red Sox sweep, winning 9 – 0 and 8 – 4.

The owners decide to re-elect Commissioner Ford Frick to another seven-year term when his present contract is up in 1958.

The owners decide to re-elect Commissioner Ford Frick to another seven-year term when his present contract is up in 1958.

Senator Carl Mundt proposes legislation to curb franchise shifts.

The AL Previals 4-3 in the Silver Anniversary of the All star Game

The AL Previals 4-3 in the Silver Anniversary of the All star Game

During the All-Star break, the Reds fire manager Mayo Smith (35-45) and replace him with Fred Hutchinson (39-35), the skipper of the Seattle team in the PCL. ‘Hutch,’ who will become a mainstay in the Cincinnati dugout, is the team’s fourth manager in less than a year.

The Cuban revolution led by Fidel Castro brings an end to Havana’s International League team. The Sugar Kings relocate in Jersey City, marking that city’s return to the IL after a 10-year absence. Poor attendance at Roosevelt Stadium will prompt the parent Reds to cease the minor league operation there following the season however.

At Yankee Stadium, Whitey Ford tops the Red Sox, 8 – 5. Mickey Mantle hits a home run in the 4th, off Tracy Stallard, for his 10th roundtripper this year in support of Ford.

The Yankees complete a three-game sweep in Minnesota, winning 9 – 8 to regain first place. They will remain there the rest of the way.

The Dodgers take first place as Don Drysdale saves Sandy Koufax’s 13th win, 2 – 0, against San Francisco. Los Angeles will remain in first until the final day of the season, but will lose a three-game playoff to the Giants.

Cincinnati uses nine pitchers to win the 13-inning second game against the Houston Colt .45’s, 12 – 11. This sets a National League record and ties the major league mark. Houston scores once in the 13th and Cincy scores twice to win. The Reds also win the first game, 12 – 8, battling back from an 8 – 3 deficit.

Stan Musial becomes the oldest man to hit three home runs in a game

Stan Musial becomes the oldest man to hit three home runs in a game

Reports of Charlie Finley’s intention to move the Kansas City A’s to Oakland surface during the All-Star break at Cleveland.

Joe Morgan Houston Astros Signed Autographed 3x5 Photo Card W/coa

Joe Morgan is the first Houston player with six hits in a game

In New York, the Senators win the opener, 7 – 6, then blow a four-run lead in the nitecap to lose, 7 – 5. Mickey Mantle is 5 for 8 in the doubleheader, including a homer in each game. The second homer, off Jim Hannan, is a 461-foot sky shot over the monuments into the CF bleachers. Mick follows with a sure double in the 5th but tears a hamstring muscle rounding first and will be sidelined for two weeks.

Tom Seaver pitches the Mets to a 3 - 2 win over the Braves.

Tom Seaver pitches the Mets to a 3 – 2 win over the Braves.

Roberto Clemente’s final assault on 436. Roberto revisits the scene of the crime, as it were, recalling his overwhelming 1966 assaults on the once-seemingly-impregnable 436-foot Forbes Field barricade. “Clemente’s third hit of the game will provide conversation for at least the rest of the week,” reports Bill Christine of the Pittsburgh Press. “It went over the gate in right-center field, just to the right of the light standard and the 436-foot mark.” Charley Feeney of the Post Gazette elaborates: “Clemente’s drive, off Bill (No-Hit) Stoneman, carried well over the wall in centerfield. Few hitters have hit a ball out of the ballpark in this sector, which is to the right of dead center between the exit gate and the light stanchion.”

Ron Santo rips into CF Don Young for two misplays in the outfield

Ron Santo rips into CF Don Young for two misplays in the outfield

Jim Ray Hart ties a modern major-league record with 6 RBIs in one inning and hits for the Cycle

The Orioles again wait until the late innings to beat New York, this time striking in the 9th inning on a Frank Robinson home run and a two-out single by Don Buford. The O’s overcome an 8 – 6 deficit to win, 9 – 8.

John Hiller

Detroit Tigers pitcher John Hiller makes his first appearance after suffering a heart attack in 1971

tim foli broken jaw

Bob Watson breaks Tim Foli’s jaw and gets peppered with debris 

Oakland outfielder Claudell Washington, making his first start in the major leagues, strokes a single in the tenth inning to give the A’s a 4-3 victory over the Indians. The 19 year-old rookie’s walk-off hit spoils Gaylord Perry’s attempt to get a record-tying 16th consecutive victory this season.

Jim Mason of the New York Yankees ties a major league record by swatting four doubles in a game

The Royals jump on Milwaukee starter Bill Travers for five runs in a third of an inning and flatten the Brewers, 9 – 1. The Brewers’ lone run is George Scott’s 16th homer of the year. Mike Hegan pinch hits for Hank Aaron, the 6th time in his career that’s occurred. All the pinch hitters have been lefties.

Randy Jones

Randy Jones sets NL win mark at All Star Break with 16

At Fenway Park, the Red Sox beat the Twins, 8 – 4, as their attendance reaches 1,007,491. It’s the earliest date in club history they’ve topped the million mark.

The Yankees, led by home runs off the bats of Thurman Munson and Graig Nettles, beat the Orioles, 7 – 5. Don Gullett wins his 7th of the year.

Mike Schmidt charged Bruce Kison after getting hit in the back

Mike Schmidt charged Bruce Kison after getting hit in the back

Omar Moreno’s 1st-inning single is the Pirates’ only hit as the Cardinals’ Silvio Martinez hurls a 4 – 0 shutout.

Ben Oglivie has three home runs in three at bats as the Brewers beat the Tigers, 5 – 4 in the first game of a doubleheader. Oglivie drives in the winning run in the second game as the Brewers take it, 3 – 1.

The Mets announce the selection of Mettle as the name for the team’s new mascot mule. Dolores Mapps of Mercerville, N.J., who submitted the winning entry, believes the moniker captures the team’s “spirit, ardor, stamina, and courage, all of which the Mets have in abundance.”

Indians Fine George Hendrick $300 for poor play

Indians Fine George Hendrick $300 for poor play

the 51st All-Star Game features J.R. Richard (10-4) and Steve Stone (12-3) as the starters. Ken Griffey wins the MVP

the 51st All-Star Game features J.R. Richard (10-4) and Steve Stone (12-3) as the starters. Ken Griffey wins the MVP

Billy Martin is fired for the fifth time as manager of the New York Yankees

Oakland A’s manager Billy Martin notches his 1,000th

For the second day in a row, the Reds enter the 9th trailing the Pirates. Today, they turn a 4 – 2 deficit into an 8 – 4 lead, scoring 6 in the top of the 9th. The Pirates answer with a two-run homer by Willie Stargell and a three-run double by Jason Thompson off Joe Price, and win, 9 – 8.

Bruce Bochte of the Seattle Mariners successfully pulls off the hidden ball trick against Rich Dauer in the 7th inning of 4 – 3 win against the Baltimore Orioles.

Marge Schott becomes president and CEO of the Cincinnati Reds.

Joaquin Andujar scatters 12 singles to register his 15th win as the Cards down the Giants, 6 – 1.

 Floyd Youmans of the Expos pitches a one-hitter to beat the Astros and Nolan Ryan, 1 – 0. Houston’s lone hit is an 8th-inning single by Kevin Bass.

Bud Black

Bud Black of the Cleveland Indians epitomizes the phrase “wild left-hander” when he hits three California Angels batters with pitches in one inning

Losing 7 – 0 to California in the 3rd, the Brewers score 20 unanswered runs, including 13 in the 5th, to win. This is the biggest swing of runs since 1980 and will not be topped in the 1990s. Looking for his 279th win, Bert Blyleven starts for the Angels but never makes it out of the 4th. He’ll win only once more the rest of the year.

Red Sox shortstop John Valentin snares Marc Newfield’s sixth-inning line drive, steps on second retiring Mike Blowers, and then tags the runner coming from first, Kevin Mitchell, to turn an unassisted triple play. After completing the rare feat, accomplishing a play that has occurred only ten times in major league history, the infielder begins a three-homer outburst by Boston in the bottom of the frame, helping the team defeat the Mariners at Fenway Park, 4-3.

After each team scores a run in the 1st inning, the Astros and Padres play scoreless ball for the next 14 frames. Each team scores its second run in the 16th stanza, and the Astros pull it out with a run in the last half of the 17th inning for a 3 – 2 win.

Baseball’s realignment committee discusses a variety of plans including one that would have as many as 14 teams changing divisions and leagues next year. Kansas City would switch to the National League, and baseball’s eight Pacific and Mountain time zone teams could be grouped together if the sport switches back from six divisions to four in 1998. With the addition of Arizona to the National League next season and Tampa Bay to the American League, baseball’s current plan calls for two 15-team leagues in 1998 with three divisions in each. The Major Leagues have till August 1st to present next year’s schedule to the players’ association.

The American League defeats the National by a score of 3 – 1 in the annual All-Star Game, played in Cleveland. Indians C Sandy Alomar Jr. hits a two-run home run and is named the game’s Most Valuable Player. Alomar is the first hometown player to homer since Hank Aaron in Atlanta in 1972.

Helping to snap the National League’s three-game winning streak, Sandy Alomar, Jr., belts a seventh-inning two-run home run to lead the Junior Circuit to a 3-1 All-Star Game victory in front of an enthusiastic hometown crowd at Jacobs Field. The 31 year-old Indian catcher, in the midst of a 30-game hitting streak, is named the Midsummer Classic’s Most Valuable Player.

After Jose Cruz Jr. hits his 20th homer in a 6 – 3 win over the Expos, the Blue Jays become the first team in major league history to have four batters hit 20 or more homers before the All-Star break.

The Reds defeat the Indians, 14 – 5, as Ken Griffey Jr. hits two home runs and drives in eight runs for Cincinnati. Chris Stynes strokes five hits for the Reds.

The Tigers defeat the Brewers, 4 – 2, in 15 innings. Twenty Milwaukee batters strike out in the contest to set a new franchise mark.

The Yankees sweep their cross-town rivals in the first double-ballpark doubleheader since 1903 with identical scores, 4 – 2 in an afternoon tilt at Shea Stadium and 4 – 2 in an evening contest at Yankee Stadium. It proves to be quite an interesting day in New York as Mike Piazza is hospitalized with a concussion after being beaned by Roger Clemens, Dwight Gooden gets his first Shea win since 1994 and a bizarre obstruction call on Mets first baseman Todd Zeile causes the first game to be played under protest.

Lance Berkman has three hits to extend his hitting streak to 21 games. It’ll end here, but Moises Alou reaches 16 straight games today on his way to a 23-game streak. Jeff Bagwell and Mendy Lopez collect three RBIs for Houston as they outslug the Royals, 10 – 8. Scott Elarton is tossed in the 1st after plunking leadoff hitter Rey Sanchez in retaliation for Craig Biggio being hit.

In Toronto’s 9 – 3 win over Montreal, Jays rookie Cesar Izturis hits his first major league homer inside the park, thanks to Expos LF Mark Smith losing the ball in the lights. Smith gets a glove on it, but Izturis beats the relay throw from Orlando Cabrera, who also hit his first homer inside-the-park. The win goes to 30-year-old rookie Chris Michalak (6-6), who will be waived next month and picked up by Texas.

A librarian finds an 1823 reference to “base ball” marking the earliest known reference to the game.

2001 – Scott Elarton is ejected after he hits the first batter and misses a 14-5 thrashing by the Astros in Kansas City. After Craig Biggio and Julio Lugo are plunked to start the game, umpires warn both teams. After Elarton hits Rey Sanchez with his fifth pitch of the day, he and skipper Larry Dierker get the thumb. Jeff Bagwell and Mendy Lopez bash three-run homers in the game. Lance Berkman (.365) and Moises Alou (.362) take the league’s top two batting averages into the All-Star break. 

Jason Giambi outhomers Sammy Sosa, 7 – 1, in the final round to take the 2002 Home Run Derby.

Indians’ southpaw Billy Traber one-hits the Yankees, retiring 27 of 28 batters, including 21 in a row after allowing John Flaherty to reach first base with a single in the third inning. The 4-0 blanking of the Bronx Bombers is the 23 year-old rookie’s first complete game.

Blue Jays’ ace Roy Halladay, in the team’s 7-6 defeat to the Rangers, suffers a broken leg as a result of being hit by a Kevin Mench third-inning line drive. ‘Doc,’ who was slated to be the AL starter in the All-Star Game to be played in Detroit this week, will miss the rest of the season.

Fausto Álvarez, the Amsterdam Pirates DH and batting coach, hits his 9th home run of the season. That represents a new Hoofdklasse record in the wooden bat era (since 2000), breaking Ivanon Coffie’s old mark. Álvarez is 46 years and 7 months old and already collecting a pension after retiring from Cuban play earlier in the decade.

In his 200th major league game, Ryan Braun hits his 56th career home run. Only Mark McGwire and Rudy York (both 59) hit more in their first 200 games in The Show.

Ryan Dempster improves to 10-0 at home, the best start by a Cubs hurler at Wrigley Field since Rick Reuschel in 1977. Chicago beats the Reds, 7 – 3.

The Cubs bolster their pitching staff, obtaining starter Rich Harden and reliever Chad Gaudin from the A’s in exchange for right-hander Sean Gallagher, second baseman/outfielder Eric Patterson, outfielder Matt Murton, and minor league backstop prospect Josh Donaldson. Chicago’s dealing may be in anticipation of the trade rumors of the Brewers getting Indians’ ace, CC Sabathia.

Andruw Jones hits three home runs to lead Texas to an 8 – 1 win over Los Angeles, breaking a tie between the two teams in the AL West race. Jones is now hitting .250 with 14 homers, putting his career back on track after a disastrous last season with the Dodgers almost forced him into retirement.

In a battle of promising young pitchers, Chris Volstad pitches his first career complete game in leading Florida to a 7 – 0 shutout of San Francisco. His opponent, Ryan Sadowski, enters the game without having allowed an earned run in his first 13 major league innings; he runs his streak to 16 before giving up his first runs in the 4th, but still leaves the game with an ERA of 1.00.

Astros P Roy Oswalt, rumored to be on the trading block, increases his value with a brilliant one-hitter over the Pirates at Minute Maid Park. Neil Walker’s 1st-inning single is the only hit he allows in the 2 – 0 complete game win, his first shutout since September, 2008. Lance Berkman provides all the offense with a pair of homers.

Ubaldo Jimenez wins his 15th game in his last start before the All-Star Game – which he is expected to start – as the Rockies win, 4 – 2, to complete a three-game sweep of the Cardinals at home. Jimenez is the first pitcher to have 15 wins at the All-Star break since David Wells in 2000; he is only two wins away from the Rockies franchise record of 17 in a season.

Using an online ballot, fans select Nick Swisher of the Yankees and Reds’ first baseman Joey Votto to fill the last two roster spots in this year’s All-Star Game. The New York outfielder, who has edged Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis for the final AL spot, used his Twitter account to campaign for votes and to thank his fans for their support.

2010 – Roy Oswalt fires a one-hitter at the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 2-0 complete game shutout. It comes as rumors swirl about trading the pitching ace before the deadline on July 31st. Lance Berkman provides all the offense with two solo homers into the Crawford Boxes as part of a three-hit afternoon. 

The Red Sox score 8 times in the 1st inning, including three runs on a homer by David Ortiz, chasing starter Zach Britton on their way to a 10 – 3 win over the Orioles. In the 8th, Big Papi charges the mound against Baltimore reliever Kevin Gregg, missing with a couple of punches after being brushed back on two consecutive pitches and then being berated by Gregg for failing to run out the ensuing pop-up. Both benches empty and when order is restored, Ortiz, Gregg, Boston C Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Oriole reliever Jim Johnson have all been ejected.

Travis Snider and Rajai Davis both have big nights as the Blue Jays defeat the Indians, 11 – 7. Snider drives in 5 runs and Davis 4 as Jo-Jo Reyes is the winner against Mitch Talbot.

CF Carlos Gomez of the Brewers ends today’s game against the Reds by robbing fellow All-Star Joey Votto of a potential two-run homer by grabbing the ball over the fence for the last out. The great catch saves Milwaukee’s 4 – 3 win.

The Mets play their fourth game of 15 or more innings this season. After losing the first three marathons, they come out on top this time, defeating the San Francisco Giants, 4 – 3, when Eric Young Jr. scores on a 16th-inning error by SS Brandon Crawford. Buster Posey goes 5 for 8 with two doubles and a homer in a losing cause.

The Mets record the 4,000th win in franchise history, dating back to 1962, by defeating the Braves, 8 – 3.

R.A. Dickey of the Blue Jays snaps an 11-game home winning streak by the Angels, pitching 7 scoreless innings in a 4 – 0 win. The winning streak ends one short of the Angels’ franchise record, set in 1967. For their part, the Blue Jays had lost their last 7 games on the road.

The Mets beat Atlanta to win its 4,000th game since starting as an expansion team in 1962. The milestone victory is recorded by rookie right-hander Jacob deGrom, who strikes out 11 batters in seven shutout innings in the team’s 8-3 win at Citi Field.

Two inside-the-park homers are hit in one game for the first time since 1997 in Kansas City’s 9 – 7 win over Tampa Bay at home. The win is costly for the Royals, however, as All-Star LF Alex Gordon is injured in trying to prevent Logan Forsythe’s inside-the-parker in the 4th. Jarrod Dyson replies with a similar hit in the 6th.

Starters and reserves for the 2018 All-Star Game that will be played at Nationals Park in Washington, DC on July 17th are announced. Beyond the expected participants like Mike Trout and Bryce Harper, the game will feature more unexpected actors, such as 2B Gleyber Torres, who began the year in the minors, voted as the starter for the AL at his position; Matt Kemp back for the first time since 2012 as a starter in the NL outfield; Nick Markakis, who is voted to star in the outfield for the NL and in the process establishes a new record with 1,928 games played before a first selection; and former journeyman pitcher Miles Mikolas, who has been outstanding after being signed out of Japan, on the NL roster.

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