2004 Albert Pujols hits his 30th HR – 1st player in MLB history to hit 30 in his first 4 seasons
2003 Eddie Murray, Gary Carter, and Bob Uecker inducted into the Hall of Fame
2002 Barry Bonds hits his 30th HR for the 11th consecutive season – will end with 13 consecutive
2002 Mariners Edgar Martinez hits 3 sacrifice flies – ties MLB record
1998 Houston pitcher C.J. Nitkowski hits 3 consecutive Florida batters in the 8th inning – Dock Ellis and Wilbur Wood are the only other two to do so
1997 Phil Niekro, Nellie Fox, and Tommy Lasorda inducted into Hall of Fame
1990 Cleveland’s Alex Cole ties MLB record by stealing 7 bases in 2 games – had 5 yesterday
1989 Reds send 20 men to bat in one inning, also set a record with 16 hits in the inning, scored 14 runs in the 1st
1989 Jorge Valesquez becomes the 5th jockey to win 6,000 races
1987 Minnesota’s Joe Niekro is suspended for 10 games when he is caught with a file on the mound
1987 Jack Morris throws 5 wild pitches (ties AL record) – will end the season with 24 – MLB record at the time
1986 Willie McCovey and Bobby Doerr inducted into the Hall of Fame
1983 Nolan Ryan pitches his 9th career one hitter
1980 Al Kaline and Duke Snider inducted into the Hall of Fame
1969 Orioles Dave McNally suffers his first loss of the year – record now 15-1
1962 NY Mets Frank Thomas becomes only the 2nd player in NL history to have 6 HRs in 3 consecutive games
1961 St. Louis beats Pittsburgh 19-0 – most lopsided shutout since 1906
1944 Tommy Brown, 16 years, 8 months old, makes his MLB debut with Brooklyn- had one error, a double, and scored a run
1933 NY Yankees are shut out for the first time in 308 games
1863 Saratoga Race Track opens
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