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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

SPORTS HISTORY JULY 20

2004 Albert Pujols goes 5 for 5 with 3 HRs
2004 Indians Travis Hafner hits 3 HRs – his total of 5 in 2 games ties MLB record
2003 Houston’s Jeff Bagwell hits his 400th HR – 35th in MLB history to do so
2000 Isiah Thomas is named head coach of the Indiana Pacers replacing Larry Bird
1990 Mets Sis Fernandez strikes out 7 consecutive Braves batters in a 6-1 win
1987 NYY Don Mattingly ties MLB record – made 22 putouts in a 7-1 Yankee win (Hal Chase 1906)
1985 NYY Ron Guidry wins his 12th straight game
1985 Darryl Strawberry of Mets hits a grand slam in the 1st and a 3 run HR in the 3rd as Mets beat Braves 16-4
1984 Entering the 9th and down 3-1, Toronto scores 11 runs, Seattle gets 4, but Toronto wins 12-7
1979 Manny Mota gets his 139th pinch hit of his career
1976 Hank Aaron hits his 755th and last HR
1973 Chicago White Sox pitcher Wilbur Wood starts and loses both games of a double header vs. NYY
1970 Dodgers Bill Singer no hits Philadelphia
1969 Giants Gaylord Perry hits his 1st MLB HR
1969 Gaylord’s brother Jim of Minnesota wins 2 games today – suspended game from yesterday and today’s game – pitched 11 shutout innings
1965 NYY pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside the park HR – 1st pitcher since 1910 to do so
1957 Duke Snyder hits his 300th HR
1956 Whitey Ford strikes out 6 consecutive batters – ties AL record

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