TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JULY 20

2004  Albert Pujols goes 5 for 5 with 3 HRs

2004  Indians Travis Hafner hits 3 HRs – his total of 5 in 2 games ties MLB record

2003  Houston’s Jeff Bagwell hits his 400^th HR – 35^th in MLB history to do so

2000  Isiah Thomas is named head coach of the Indiana Pacers replacing Larry Bird

1990  Mets Sis Fernandez strikes out 7 consecutive Braves batters in a 6-1 win

1987  NYY Don Mattingly ties MLB record – made 22 putouts in a 7-1 Yankee win (Hal Chase 1906)

1985  NYY Ron Guidry wins his 12^th straight game

1985  Darryl Strawberry of Mets hits a grand slam in the 1^st and a 3 run HR in the 3^rd as Mets beat Braves 16-4

1984  Entering the 9^th and down 3-1, Toronto scores 11 runs, Seattle gets 4, but Toronto wins 12-7

1979  Manny Mota gets his 139^th pinch hit of his career

1976  Hank Aaron hits his 755^th and last HR         
                  

1973  Chicago White Sox pitcher Wilbur Wood starts and loses both games of a double header vs. NYY

1970  Dodgers Bill Singer no hits Philadelphia

1969  Giants Gaylord Perry hits his 1^st MLB HR

1969  Gaylord’s brother Jim of Minnesota wins 2 games today – suspended game from yesterday and today’s game – pitched 11 shutout innings

1965  NYY pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside the park HR – 1^st pitcher since 1910 to do so

1957  Duke Snyder hits his 300^th HR

1956  Whitey Ford strikes out 6 consecutive batters – ties AL record