2006 13 games played today – 7 shutouts
2003 Detroit’s Mike Maroth loses his 20th game – 1st 20 game loser in 23 years
2003 Montreal’s Todd Zeile hits a HR – 1st to do so for 11 different teams
2002 Alex Rodriguez hits his 50th HR – 5th in MLB history with consecutive 50 HR seasons
1999 Cincinnati has 14 HRs over 2 games – MLB record
1998 Mark McGwire hits his 60th HR – 3rd time in MLB history
1995 Cal Ripken plays in his 2,130th consecutive game – ties Lou Gehrig
1994 Steve Young throws 4 TDs and Jerry Rice gains 169 yards in the air as 49ers crush Raiders 44-14 on Monday night
1988 Canadian football player Earl Winfield scores on a 101 yard punt return, 100 yards on a kickoff, and 58 on a TD reception
1987 John McEnroe fined $17,500 for his tirade at the US Open
1984 Nolan Ryan gets 8 strikeouts – passes Steve Carlton for #1 all time
1979 Matt Keough pitches Oakland to a 6-1 win – had lost 14 straight – ends season with 18 losses
1978 Montreal beats Chicago 10-8 in 9 innings – MLB record 45 players used in the game
1975 Expos and Pirates play a double header – record 15 pinch hitters used
1972 11 Israeli athletes were killed at the Summer Olympics in Munich
1971 JR Richards strikes out 15 in his MLB debut
1961 Lee Thomas of the Angels ties a MLB record with nine hits in a double header
1955 Dodgers Don Newcombe hits NL record 7th HR of the season – also got his 20th win of the season
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