2005 Craig Biggio hit by a pitch for the 268th time – MLB record – passes Don Baylor
2004 Randy Johnson gets his 4,000th strikeout – ends with 4,875 – got to 4,000 faster than anyone
2003 Tigers lose to Arizona – record now 18-61, end season 43-119
2000 John Rocker returns to Shea Stadium
1998 No games scheduled in MLB – except for All-Star games and strikes, it is the 1st time since 1973 there were no games scheduled
1996 Oakland A’s hit 3 HRs – have 18 in last 4 games to tie MLB record
1994 Milwaukee chooses Glenn Robinson #1 in NBA draft, Jason Kidd #2, and Grant Hill #3
1994 Matt Williams hits his 29th HR of the month – NL record (passes Willie Stargell)
1990 Oakland’s Dave Stewart no hits Toronto in AL and Dodgers Fernando Valenzuela no hits St. Louis in NL
1987 NYY Dave Winfield hits an 8th inning grand slam to beat Toronto 15-14 – Don Mattingly also hit one in the game
1986 Sparky Anderson wins his 600th AL game – only manager to win 600 in each league – ends with 1,331 in AL and 863 in NL
1984 Pete Rose passes Carl Yastrzemski by playing in his 3,309th game – will end with 3,562
1983 Angel Cordero wins his 5,000th horse race – 4th to do so
1977 Willie Stargell hits his 400th HR – ends with 475
1969 Tony Oliva of Twins gets 8 straight hits in a doubleheader vs. the Royals
1968 Jim Northrup of Detroit hits his 3rd grand slam of the month – ties MLB record – it is his 3rd this week – also a record
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