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Saturday, July 16, 2011

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JULY 16

2006 Mariano Rivera gets his 400th save
2006 Chipper Jones ties MLB record by getting an extra base hit in 14 straight games (Paul Waner 1927)
2004 Bobby Abreu becomes only the 4th player in MLB history to have 20 HRs and 20 steals in six consecutive seasons (Mays, Bobby and Barry Bonds)
2002 Tigers 2nd baseman Damion Easley ties MLB record by getting hit 3 times in a game vs. Red Sox
1993 Giants outfielder Darren Lewis sets MLB record by playing in his 267th consecutive game without an error
1987 NYY Don Mattingly hits his 4th grand slam of the year – has 7 HRs in his last 6 games – with knuckleball pitcher Charlie Hough on the mound Texas catchers set AL record with 5 passed balls in the game
1985 NL beats AL in All-Star game – 13th win in last 14 games
1971 Vida Blue improves his record to 18-3
1969 Rod Carew steals home for the 7th time this season
1968 Indians outfielder Jose Cardenal pulls off his 2nd unassisted double play of the season – only 4th outfielder in MLB history to have 2 in one season
1951 NY Yankees send struggling rookie Mickey Mantle to AA Kansas City – he will return
1944 The Dodgers score 8 unearned runs to break a 16 game losing streak
1941 Joe DiMaggio hits in his 56th straight game
1914 Babe Ruth suffers his 1st pitching loss

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