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Friday, August 19, 2011

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY AUGUST 19

2000 NYY hit a record tying 3 sacrifice flies in one inning
2000 Jeff Bagwell of Houston gets his 300th HR – ends with 449
1992 Bret Boone debuts with Seattle – his grandfather and his father were also MLB players
1992 Tom Glavine wins his 13th in a row – (19-3)
1990 Dodger shortstop Jose Offerman hits a HR in his 1st at bat
1984 Lee Trevino (273) wins the 66th PGA Championship
1980 George Brett has his 30 game hitting streak snapped – hit .467 during the streak
1974 Reds Joe Morgan hit a grand slam and a 3 run HR – beat Philadelphia 15-2
1969 Ken Holtzman of the Cubs pitches a no hitter – 5th in 1969 – he did not strikeout a batter
1968 Bob Gibson throws his 10th shutout of the year – ERA is 1.00 and record is 18-5
1965 Reds pitcher Jim Maloney throws a no hitter – gave up 10 walks
1962 Homero Blancas plays the lowest round of a golf tournament (55) at an event in Texas
1962 NYY beat A’s 21-7 – Elston Howard had 8 RBI and Mantle 7
1961 Philadelphia loses its 22nd game in a row 4-3 – they left 11 runners on base
1957 Baseball’s NY Giants vote to move to San Francisco next year
1951 Bill Veeck sends up Eddie Gaedel (height 3’7’) to pinch hit in a game
1945 Jimmie Foxx makes his MLB debut as a pitcher – it will be his only win
1931 Lefty Grove wins his 16th straight game – record now is 25-2
1909 1st race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway – 5 miles – 12,000 fans attended

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