2009 Albert Pujols gets his 100th RBI – 9th straight season of his career
2004 Tim Wakefield of Boston wins the game despite giving up 6 HRs – 1st time a pitcher won doing so since 1932
2003 Eric Gagne sets MLB record with his 39th straight save to start the season
2002 John Smoltz gets his 40th save of the season – fastest ever to reach that mark
2000 Cubs pitcher Phil Norton makes his MLB debut – gave up 4 HRs in the 4th inning – 1st Cub in 124 year history of the organization to do so
1998 Paul Molitor gets his 500th steal – only 6th player in history to have 500 steals and 3,000 hits
1997 Seattle’s Randy Johnson strikes out 19 White Sox hitters – 2nd time this season – 1st time in MLB history it is done twice in a season
1996 Darryl Strawberry hits his 5th HR in last 9 at bats
1992 NBA’s Dream Team wins Olympic Gold
1991 In a 14 inning game, Detroit players strikeout 21 times
1988 The Twins get their 2nd triple play of the season
1984 Carl Lewis wins his 3rd gold medal at the Olympics
1984 Milwaukee’s Don Sutton throws his 100th strikeout for the 19th straight season – MLB record
1979 A’s Matt Keough loses to California 8-1 – record now is 0-14
1973 Red Sox Orlando Cepeda ties MLB record with 4 doubles in the game
1955 Don Newcombe of the Dodgers loses o the Cubs 1-0 – his record now is 18-2 – both losses to Cubs
1954 Dodgers score 13 runs in the 8th – 12 unearned and 12 with 2 outs and no one on base
1922 Pirates set a record with 46 hits in a double header
1900 The first Davis Cup tennis matches are held – Boston
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