2004 Expos beat Pirates 2-1 – Scott Downs is the first left handed Montreal starter to win for Montreal in 500 games (Matt Blank 6/21/01)
2003 Pirates Randall Simon is suspended and fined for hitting one of the Milwaukee sausage mascots with a bat during the sausage race on July 9
2002 Marlins trade Ryan Dempster – they are left with 15,000 Dempster bobble heads that they had scheduled as a promotion
2000 Derek Jeter goes 3 for 3 in All-Star game and is named MVP
1996 Curt Schilling of Philadelphia
1989 Bo Jackson wins All-Star MVP
1987 Cal Ripken’s brother Billy joins the Orioles lineup – father Cal Ripken Sr. is first to manage two sons in MLB
1985 Nolan Ryan strikes out his 4,000th batter – 1st to do so – ends with 5,714
1978 Vida Blue starts the All-Star game for the NL – 1st pitcher ever to start both NL and Al (1971 and 1975)
1972 Cubs Billy Williams goes 8 for 8 in a double header – will go 3 for 5 and 4 for 5 in his next two games
1968 Earl Weaver manages his 1st game for the Orioles
1968 Cubs pitcher Bill Hand sets MLB record by striking out in 14 consecutive at bats
1950 Ted Williams fractures his elbow in the All-Star game
1914 Babe Ruth debuts with the Red Sox – struck out his first time at bat, but pitches the win over Cleveland
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