2007 Alex Rodriguez (32) is the youngest to hit 500 HRs
2007 Barry Bonds ties Hank Aaron with his 755th HR
2004 St. Louis catcher Mike Matheny commits an error – ends his MLB record 252 consecutive game errorless streak
1998 Darryl Strawberry hits his second pinch hit grand slam of the season – ties MLB record
1996 Jim Bunning and Earl Weaver are inducted into the Hall of Fame
1993 San Diego’s Tony Gwynn gets 6 hits vs. the Giants – his 4th time this season with 5 or more in a game – ties MLB record set by Wee Willie Keeler – equaled by Ty Cobb and Stan Musial
1989 Dave Steib loses a perfect game with 2 outs in the 9th – third time he has lost a no hitter with 2 outs in the 9th
1986 White Sox pitcher Jose DeLeon gets his 2nd win of the season – beat the Red Sox and Roger Clemens (17-4) for the second time in 5 days by 1-0 score
1985 Tom Seaver becomes the 17th pitcher to win 300 games – ends with 311
1985 Rod Carew gets his 3,000th hit – ends with 3,053
1984 Carl Lewis wins his first gold medal at the Olympics
1982 NY Mets Joel Youngblood singles in a Chicago day game – he then singles for the Expos in Philadelphia in a night game – he was traded between games
1979 Braves Phil Niekro sets MLB record with 4 wild pitches in an inning and 6 in the game
1978 NYY Ron Guidry has his 2nd loss of the season – 2-1 to Baltimore – record now is 15-2
1971 Bob Gibson wins his 200th game – ends with 251
1936 Jesse Owens wins his 2nd gold medal at the Olympics in Berlin
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