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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY AUGUST 16

2009 Derek Jeter gets his 2,674th hit – most ever by a shortstop
2007 Trevor Hoffman gets his 30th save for the 12th straight season
2006 Bobby Abreau ties MLB record – 8th straight season with 100 walks (Frank Thomas)
2002 Pedro Martinez loses to Minnesota 5-0 – his 35 scoreless inning streak comes to an end
2001 SD pitcher Jeremy Fikac gets the win over the Mets – struck out the side and pitched just one inning – MLB debut
1996 Orioles beat A’s 14-3 – 8 of the 9 Orioles starters had at least 2 hits
1987 NY Mets beat Cubs 23-10
1981 The highest score in World Cup soccer match (New Zealand 13 – Figi 0)
1978 Luis Tiant of Red Sox gets his 200th win – ends with 229
1976 Brewers pick off 3 runners at first base
1975 Minnesota beats Indians 9-1 – Twins set MLB record 9 players getting at least 2 hits
1971 Harmon Killebrew hits a triple – 8th season he hits just one triple
1969 Bob Gibson gets his 200th strikeout for the 7th straight season – NL record
1968 Denny McLain beats Red Sox at Fenway – he is 16-0 on the road this season
1965 AFL awards its 1st expansion franchise – Miami Dolphins - $7.5 million
1964 With his record at 19-5, Sandy Koufax injures himself on the bases and will miss the rest of the season
1954 Sports Illustrated published for the 1st time
1936 The Berlin Olympics close
1930 Frank Gifford was born

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