2005 Dodgers 2nd baseman Jeff Kent is the first player at his position to hit 300 HRs – ends with 377
2005 Atlanta Braves win their 11th consecutive division championship and 14th of the last 15
2000 Angels Tim Salmon hits his 30th HR – 4th Angel player with 30 or more – AL record
1997 Cleveland’s Matt Williams ties MLB record with 6 RBI in the 4th inning
1995 Tiger Woods wins the 95th U.S. Amateur Golf Championship
1990 Red Sox Ellis Burke hits 2 HRs in an inning – last time Boston did it was 1928
1988 Tommy Lasorda wins his 1,000th game as manager
1986 Nolan Ryan wins his 250th game – ends with 324
1982 Rickey Henderson steals his 119th base of the season breaking Lou Brock’s record – will end the day at 122 and the season at 130
1980 Steve Carlton wins his 20th game of the season – ends season with 24 wins
1978 Joe Morgan of the Reds is the first to have 200 HRs and 500 steals
1977 Texas hitters Toby Harrah and Bump Wills hit back to back inside the park HRs on consecutive pitches
1975 Craig Kusick is hit by a pitch 3 times in a game – ties MLB record
1974 NY Mets Benny Ayala hits a HR in his 1st time at bat
1963 Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda, and Felipe Alou hit consecutive HRs in the 3rd inning
1955 Sandy Koufax strikes out 14 Reds in his 2nd MLB start
1955 Red Sox trail Tigers 3-0 with 2 outs in the 9th – Ted Williams hit a grand slam as Boston wins 4-3
1938 In the first game of a double header, Joe DiMaggio hits 3 triples, in the 2nd game the NYY no hit Detroit
1935 In the first game of a double header, NYY and Chicago combine to leave 30 runners on base (ties MLB record), in the second game Lou Gehrig gets a walk in each of his 5 at bats (ties AL record)
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