TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JULY 7

2006  Indians’ Travis Hafner hits his 5^th grand slam of the season – only 3 others had hit 5 in a season

2006  David Ortiz hits his 30^th HR – 1^st Red Sox player to hit 30 before All-Star break

2003  Arizona’s Shea Hillenbrand becomes the 7^th player in MLB history to hit a HR in 3 consecutive innings – 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th

2000  David Wells improves his record to 15-2 – only 2^nd pitcher since 1988 to have 15 wins before the All-Star break

1998  AL wins All-Star game 13-8 – Roberto Alomar MVP – his brother Sandy won MVP the previous year

1993  NY Mets pitcher Anthony Young loses his 26^th straight game

1992  Andy Van Slyke becomes the 1^st outfielder in 18 years to record an unassisted double play

1991  Umpire Steve Palermo is shot while coming to the assistance of a woman during a robbery

1985  Boris Becker wins Wimbledon at age 17

1984  Martina Navratilova wins the 91^st Women’s Wimbledon Open

1982  Don Sutton wins his 250^th career game – ends with 324

1978  NYY Ron Guidry loses – his 1^st loss of the season – 13-1

 1977  Chicago’s Rick Reuschel runs his record to 12-2 – has given up only 1 earned run since June 1 – a HR

1975  SF catcher Marc Hill ties a MLB record set in 1905 – tags out 3 Cardinals on throws from the outfield

1974  Brewers Don Money sets MLB record for consecutive errorless games at 3^rd base – 78

1974  West Germany wins the World Cup

1972  Billie Jean King wins the 79^th Women’s Wimbledon Open

1962  Jockey Bill Hartack wins his 3,000^th race – 8^th to do so

1948  Cleveland Indians sign 42 year old Satchel Paige – will get a relief decision tomorrow and finish the season 6-1

1936  NL wins their 1^st All-Star game

1906  Satchel Paige born