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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY AUGUST 30

2006 Pittsburgh beats Chicago 10-9 in 11 innings – each team had 20 hits – no HRs
2006 Red Sox Curt Schilling gets his 3,000th strikeout – ends with 3,116
2004 Houston’s Jeff Bagwell steals a base – 11th player in MLB history with 400 HRs and 200 steals
1998 Sammy Sosa hits his 54th HR and Mark McGwire hits his 55th
1998 Roger Clemens beats the Twins 6-0 – has 29 inning scoreless streak going
1998 Philadelphia’s Curt Schilling throws his 13th complete game of the season – benefited by a triple play
1997 Red Sox Nomar Garciaparra does not get a hit – ending AL rookie record at 30 consecutive games
1989 Cardinals leave 16 runners on base in a 2-0 13 inning loss to Cincinnati
1988 Phillies Kent Tekulve becomes the second pitcher in MLB history to appear in 1,000 games – Hoyt Wilhelm
1987 Twins Kirby Puckett is 6 for 6 in the game (ties AL record) – went 4 for 5 yesterday – ties MLB record 10 in 2 games
1986 Roger Clemens wins his 20th – record now 20-4
1984 Boston’s Jim Rice grounds into his 33rd double play of the season – MLB record – will end with 36
1974 Texas’ Dave Nelson steals 2nd, 3rd, and home in the 1st inning – only 3rd time in MLB history it is done in the 1st inning
1969 Senators Frank Howard steals a base – his first in 3 years – ends career with 8
1969 Angels catcher Jose Azcue ties AL record with 3 consecutive passed balls
1964 Milwaukee and San Francisco combine to use MLB record 15 pinch hitters in a double header
1905 Ty Cobb makes his MLB debut – gets a hit – will get 4,189 of them

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