TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JULY 21

2008  Tigers beat Royals 19-4, 3^rd time this season they score 19 or more – 1^st to do so since 1950 Red Sox

2006  Alex Rodriguez hits his 450^th HR – youngest to do so

2001  Dodgers beat Colorado 22-7 – most runs by LA since 1943

1998  Braves Greg Maddux loses to the Cubs  - 1^st loss to his former team after beating them 7 times

1997  Curt Schilling of Philadelphia strikes out 15 in 8 innings, but loses to Pirates 3-2

1995  Red Sox beat Twins 13-5 – Mo Vaughn hits his 2^nd grand slam of the season – Twins Pedro Munoz played first base for the first time and made 3 errors

1990  Orioles Ben McDonald makes his MLB debut and shuts out the White Sox 2-0 – 1^st shutout in AL debut in 15 years

1989  Mike Tyson KOs Carl Williams in 1:33 of the 1^st round

1975  NY Mets Felix Millan hits 4 singles – Joe Torre follows him and hits into 4 double plays

1973  Hank Aaron hits his 700^th HR – ends with 755

1972  Hoyt Wilhelm is released by the Dodgers – his 1,070 appearances is the most by any pitcher to that point

1969  At an All-Star banquet, Babe Ruth is selected the All Time Greatest Player and Joe DiMaggio the Greatest Living Player

1967  Jimmie Foxx died at age 59 – hit 534 HRs in his career

1961  Angels and Senators tie MLB record by stranding 30 runners (15 apiece) in a 9 inning game

1956  Junior Gilliam makes 12 assists at 2^nd base to tie MLB record set in 1891

1946  In a double header, Ted Williams gets 7 straight hits including the cycle in the 2^nd game