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Monday, August 29, 2011

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY AUGUST 29

2006 Barry Bonds hits 2 HRs – now has 69 multiple HR games – Babe Ruth had 72
2004 Albert Pujols gets his 100th RBI of the season – only 4th player in MLB history to do so in his first 4 years – Simmons, DiMaggio, and Ted Williams
2002 Cubs Mark Bellhorn hits a HR from both sides of the plate in the same inning – 1st NL player to do so in the same inning – Carlos Baerga did it also
2000 Angels Darin Erstad gets his 200th hit of the season – fastest to get there in 65 years
1999 Albert Belle gets 4 doubles in a game – ties MLB record
1998 Florida Marlins lose their 89th game of the season – MLB record for a defending World Series champion
1996 Ramon Martinez of the Dodgers beats brother Pedro of Montreal 2-1
1993 Royals George Brett steals a base – 3rd player in MLB history with 3,000 hits, 300 HRs, and 200 steals – Mays and Aaron
1987 Nolan Ryan gets his 200th strikeout of the season – MLB record 11th time
1979 Eddie Murray of the Orioles gets 7 RBI in a 7-4 win – hit 3 consecutive HRs – 2 right handed and 1 left handed
1978 NYY get 5 intentional walks in a game vs. Angels
1977 Lou Brock steals his 893rd base – passes Ty Cobb
1977 Jim Rice hits 3 HRs in the game – 1st Boston player since 1955 to do it
1977 Cleveland shortstop Duane Kuiper hits a HR – when he retires in 1985 it will be his only HR in 3,379 at bats
1972 San Francisco’s Jim Barr retires the first 20 batters he faced – retired the last 21 he faced in his previous outing – the 41 retired is a MLB record that would last 37 years
1967 The Red Sox and NYY play a 29 inning double header
1967 Bert Campaneris of KC gets 3 triples in a game – they lose to Cleveland
1965 Willie Mays ties NL record with his 17th HR of the month
1965 White Sox shortstop Ron Hansen handles 28 chances in a double header vs. Red Sox – MLB record

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