2005 Cubs outfielder Adam Greenberg makes his MLB debut in the 9th and is hit on the head on the 1st pitch – will be his only MLB at bat
2005 Mike Sweeney of KC goes 5 for 5, he had 3 consecutive yesterday and the 8 is a team record
2002 All-Star game ends in a 7-7 tie
2000 Jose Lima ends his 13 game losing streak as Houston beats KC
2000 Trevor Hoffman gets his 250th save (17th to do so)
1998 Bud Selig named MLB Commissioner
1994 Alex Rodriguez gets his 1st MLB hit
1988 Chris Speier of SF hits for the cycle – only 4th player in MLB history to do so for two teams (Joe Cronin, Babe Herman, and Bob Watson)
1987 Mike Schmidt hit his 513th HR to move pass Eddie Mathews and Ernie Banks
1979 Fans select an all Red Sox outfield for the All-Star game – Yaz, Rice, Lynn
1976 Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey died
1972 Nolan Ryan strikes out 16 Red Sox including an AL record 8 in a row, as Angels beat Red Sox on a one hitter (Yaz in the 1st)
1972 Twins Rich Reese hits a pinch hit grand slam – 3rd of his career to tie MLB record
1971 Longest shutout in AL history – A’s beat Angels 1-0 in 20 innings – set MLB record with 43 combined strikeouts
1968 Wilt Chamberlain traded by Philadelphia to the LA Lakers
1966 Jack Nicklaus wins the 95th British Open
1965 Frank Howard ties MLB record with 7 strikeouts in a doubleheader
1963 Stan Musial appears in a record 24th All-Star game
1947 OJ Simpson was born
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