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Friday, July 8, 2011

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JULY 8

2000 Toronto becomes the 1st team in MLB history to have 4 batters with 20 or more HRs before the All-Star break
1997 AL beats NL 3-1 in All-Star game – Sandy Alomar MVP – brother Roberto will win it in 1998
1994 In a game vs. Seattle, Red Sox shortstop John Valentin makes the 10th unassisted triple play in MLB history – in the same game an 18 year old made his MLB debut and went 0-3 – Alex Rodriguez
1990 West Germany wins World Cup
1990 After spotting the Angels a 8-0 lead, the Brewers score 20 unanswered runs (13 in the 5th) to win the game
1988 Indians’ pitcher Bud Black ties MLB record by hitting 4 batters in the 4th inning
1984 John McEnroe wins the 98th Men’s Wimbledon Open
1982 Billy Martin gets his 1,000th career win as manager – his A’s beat NYY
1980 NL wins its 9th consecutive All-Star game – Ken Griffey MVP
1970 Giants’ Jim Ray Hart is the 1st player in 59 years to have six RBI in one inning – tied MLB record
1962 41 year old Stan Musial hits a HR in his 1st 3 at bats – hit one in his last at bat yesterday to win the game – four in a row ties MLB record
1941 Hitting .405 at the All-Star break, Ted Williams hits a 3 run HR in the 9th with 2 out as AL beats the NL 7-5
1939 Bobby Riggs wins the 59th Men’s Wimbledon Open

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