TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JULY 17

2003 KC shortstop Angel Berroa hits his 10th HR – only 16th rookie shortstop in MLB history to have double figure HRs
2001 Expos coach Ozzie Guillan is thrown out before the 1st pitch is thrown – continued the argument from yesterday’s game
1998 Rafael Palmeiro and Albert Belle both hit their 300th HR – Palmeiro ends with 569, Belle 381
1991 In a 15 inning loss, Orioles Sam Horn is the 1st MLB player (non pitcher) to strikeout 6 consecutive times in a game
1990 Minnesota gets 2 triples in the game – 1st time ever – lose to the Red Sox on an unearned run
1990 Bo Jackson hits 3 straight HRs and his 100th in a game vs. NYY, and Deion Sanders gets an inside-the-park HR as Jackson separates his shoulder going for the ball – he will miss 6 weeks
1989 Carlton Fisk gets his 2,000th hit – ends with 2,356
1989 Pitching in relief, David Wells wins both games of a double header
1977 Mets Lenny Randle comes to bat vs. the Cubs, a power blackout will cause the game to be postponed – Randle will ground out on September 16
1974 Bob Gibson strikes out Cesar Geronimo for his 3,000th strikeout – six years later Geronimo will become Nolan Ryan’s 3,000th strikeout
1974 Milwaukee third baseman Don Money commits an error – 1st in 257 chances – Money holds the record in both leagues for most chances without an error
1974 Tommy John blows his elbow out – has first “Tommy John Surgery” – will win 164 more games before he retires
1961 Ty Cobb dies at age 74
1960 Willie McCovey (1959 Rookie of the Year) is sent down to the minors as he was batting .244 with no power – he will return
1950 NYY Whitey Ford wins his 1st game – ends with 236
1941 Joe DiMaggio’s 56 game hitting streak came to an end
1935 Bill Werber of Red Sox ties MLB record with 4 straight doubles – will do it again in 1940 with Cincinnati – only to ever do it in both leagues
1934 Babe Ruth gets his 2,000th walk – ends with 2,062
1922 Ty Cobb gets 5 hits for the 4th time this season – AL record