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Monday, July 25, 2011

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JULY 25

2010 Andre Dawson, Whitey Herzog, and umpire Doug Harvey enter the MLB Hall of Fame
2009 Philadelphia Philles get their 9,000th regular season win
2006 Phillies pitcher Ryan Madson ties MLB record with 4 wild pitches in the 3rd inning – also hit 2 batters in the game
2004 Dennis Eckersley and Paul Molitor are inducted into the Hall of Fame
1999 George Brett, Robin Yount, Nolan Ryan, and Orlando Cepeda are inducted into the Hall of Fame
1998 Padres Trevor Hoffman gets his 41st consecutive save – 33rd this year – ties MLB record
1992 Braves beat Pirates 1-0 – Braves had only one hit – a HR by David Justice
1990 George Brett hits for the cycle for the 2nd time in his career
1982 Steve Carlton gets his 50th career shutout – ends with 55
1978 Pete Rose sets NL record by hitting in his 38th consecutive game
1977 Pete Rose gets his 2,881st hit – record for a switch hitter
1966 Ted Williams is inducted into Hall of Fame
1962 Stan Musial becomes NL all time RBI leader with his 1,862nd
1961 Roger Maris hits 4 HRs in a double header – ties AL record – now has 40 for the season, Mantle has 38
1941 Lefty Grove gets his 300th and final win of his career
1941 NBA Hall of Famer Nate Thurmond is born – 1st player in NBA history to record a quadruple double – career average 15 points and 15 rebounds

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