TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JULY 30

2006  Mets Carlos Beltran hits his 3^rd grand slam this month to tie MLB record – Mets have a total of 6 this month to also tie MLB record

2004  Mike Tyson KO’d in the 4^th by British fighter Danny Williams

2002  Lisa Leslie becomes the first woman to slam dunk in a professional basketball game

2000  Tom Glavine gets his 200^th win – ends with 305

1998  Alex Rodriguez steals his 30^th base – becomes the 6^th 30 base 30 HR player in AL history

1995  Mike Schmidt inducted into the Hall of Fame – 3 time MVP

1994  Detroit catcher Chad Kreuter ties MLB record with 3 sacrifice flies in a game – 9^th in MLB history

1990  Jack Clark hits his 300^th HR – ends with 340

1988  Reds pitcher John Franco gets his 13^th save for the month – MLB record

1978  Montreal beats Atlanta 19-10 on 28 hits and NL record 8 HRs

1969  Hank Aaron hits his 537^th HR to move pass Mickey Mantle

1969  Jimmy Wynn and Denis Menke of Houston both hit grand slams in the 9^th inning of a game vs. the Mets – 1^st time this century in the NL that 2 grand slams were hit in the same inning

1960  Phillies pitcher Art Mahaffey picks off the first batter to get a hit off of him – does it again on the next hitter to reach base – also picked off the 1^st runner to reach in the next game

1959  Willie McCovey makes his MLB debut – goes 4 for 4

1948  Red Sox get their 25^th win of the month

1917  Ty Cobb, Bobby Veach, and Ossie Vitt follow each other in the batting order – all three go 5 for 5