TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JULY 7

2006 Indians’ Travis Hafner hits his 5th grand slam of the season – only 3 others had hit 5 in a season
2006 David Ortiz hits his 30th HR – 1st Red Sox player to hit 30 before All-Star break
2003 Arizona’s Shea Hillenbrand becomes the 7th player in MLB history to hit a HR in 3 consecutive innings – 4th, 5th, and 6th
2000 David Wells improves his record to 15-2 – only 2nd pitcher since 1988 to have 15 wins before the All-Star break
1998 AL wins All-Star game 13-8 – Roberto Alomar MVP – his brother Sandy won MVP the previous year
1993 NY Mets pitcher Anthony Young loses his 26th straight game
1992 Andy Van Slyke becomes the 1st outfielder in 18 years to record an unassisted double play
1991 Umpire Steve Palermo is shot while coming to the assistance of a woman during a robbery
1985 Boris Becker wins Wimbledon at age 17
1984 Martina Navratilova wins the 91st Women’s Wimbledon Open
1982 Don Sutton wins his 250th career game – ends with 324
1978 NYY Ron Guidry loses – his 1st loss of the season – 13-1
1977 Chicago’s Rick Reuschel runs his record to 12-2 – has given up only 1 earned run since June 1 – a HR
1975 SF catcher Marc Hill ties a MLB record set in 1905 – tags out 3 Cardinals on throws from the outfield
1974 Brewers Don Money sets MLB record for consecutive errorless games at 3rd base – 78
1974 West Germany wins the World Cup
1972 Billie Jean King wins the 79th Women’s Wimbledon Open
1962 Jockey Bill Hartack wins his 3,000th race – 8th to do so
1948 Cleveland Indians sign 42 year old Satchel Paige – will get a relief decision tomorrow and finish the season 6-1
1936 NL wins their 1st All-Star game
1906 Satchel Paige born