2008 Tigers beat Royals 19-4, 3rd time this season they score 19 or more – 1st to do so since 1950 Red Sox
2006 Alex Rodriguez hits his 450th HR – youngest to do so
2001 Dodgers beat Colorado 22-7 – most runs by LA since 1943
1998 Braves Greg Maddux loses to the Cubs - 1st loss to his former team after beating them 7 times
1997 Curt Schilling of Philadelphia strikes out 15 in 8 innings, but loses to Pirates 3-2
1995 Red Sox beat Twins 13-5 – Mo Vaughn hits his 2nd grand slam of the season – Twins Pedro Munoz played first base for the first time and made 3 errors
1990 Orioles Ben McDonald makes his MLB debut and shuts out the White Sox 2-0 – 1st shutout in AL debut in 15 years
1989 Mike Tyson KOs Carl Williams in 1:33 of the 1st round
1975 NY Mets Felix Millan hits 4 singles – Joe Torre follows him and hits into 4 double plays
1973 Hank Aaron hits his 700th HR – ends with 755
1972 Hoyt Wilhelm is released by the Dodgers – his 1,070 appearances is the most by any pitcher to that point
1969 At an All-Star banquet, Babe Ruth is selected the All Time Greatest Player and Joe DiMaggio the Greatest Living Player
1967 Jimmie Foxx died at age 59 – hit 534 HRs in his career
1961 Angels and Senators tie MLB record by stranding 30 runners (15 apiece) in a 9 inning game
1956 Junior Gilliam makes 12 assists at 2nd base to tie MLB record set in 1891
1946 In a double header, Ted Williams gets 7 straight hits including the cycle in the 2nd game
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