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TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY SEPTEMBER 2

2006  Indians rookie Kevin Kouzmanoff hits a grand slam on the first pitch he sees in his MLB debut – 3^rd rookie to hit a grand slam in his 1^st at bat

2004  Gary Sheffield gets his 100^th RBI for the 5^th team in his career – only 2^nd player in MLB to do so (Don Brouthers 1887-1894)

2002  Oakland wins its 19^th straight game – ties AL record set in 1906 and 1947

2001  Mike Mussina misses a perfect game – 2 outs, 2 strikes to Carl Everett in the 9^th – his 4^th career one hitter

1999  Cal Ripken hits his 400^th HR – 29^th to do so

1996  Mike Greenwell of Boston drives in all 9 runs in a 9-8 win

1992  Terry Mulholland of Philadelphia records his 14^th pickoff of the season – MLB record

1990  Dave Steib pitches a no hitter – 9^th in MLB this year – record

1987  Kevin Bass of Houston is the first NL player to switch hit HRs in a game twice in a season

1986  Greg Maddux makes his MLB debut – gets the loss – ends career with 355 wins and 4 consecutive Cy Young awards

1979  Falcons beat Saints 40-34 as the teams combine for 1,064 total yards

1974  Luis Tiant and Bill Lee each allow just one run in a double header – both lose to Baltimore 1-0

1972  Milt Pappas no hits the Padres 1-0 – gave up 2 walks

1965  Ernie Banks gets his 400^th HR – ends with 512

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2008  Cliff Lee of Cleveland wins his 20^th game – 1^st Indian to do so in 34 years

2007  Red Sox Clay Buchholtz throws a no hitter in his 2^nd start

2004  Phillies Ryan Howard makes his MLB debut – strikes out

2002  Jeff Kent gets his 100^th RBI for the 6^th straight season – MLB record for 2^nd basemen

1999  Mark McGwire gets his 494^th HR as a 1^st baseman – passes Lou Gehrig

1998  Mark McGwire hits his 56^th and 57^th HR – NL record

1996  Sloppy opening day in the NFL as teams combine for 58 turnovers led by Tampa Bay with 6

1991  Buffalo and Miami combine for a total of 978 yards as Jim Kelly beats Dan Marino 35-31 – Thurman Thomas had 165 yards on the ground and 103 in the air

1990  Red Sox Mike Greenwell hits an inside the park grand slam

1990  Texas’ Bobby Witt strikes out 10, walks 10, and gets his 10^th win

1978  In his MLB debut, Baltimore’s Sammy Stewart strikes out 7 consecutive batters

1975  Tom Seaver gets his 200^th strikeout for the 8^th straight season

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2006  Pittsburgh beats Chicago 10-9 in 11 innings – each team had 20 hits – no HRs

2006  Red Sox Curt Schilling gets his 3,000^th strikeout – ends with 3,116

2004  Houston’s Jeff Bagwell steals a base – 11^th player in MLB history with 400 HRs and 200 steals

1998  Sammy Sosa hits his 54^th HR and Mark McGwire hits his 55^th

1998  Roger Clemens beats the Twins 6-0 – has 29 inning scoreless streak going

1998  Philadelphia’s Curt Schilling throws his 13^th complete game of the season – benefited by a triple play

1997  Red Sox Nomar Garciaparra does not get a hit – ending AL rookie record at 30 consecutive games

1989  Cardinals leave 16 runners on base in a 2-0 13 inning loss to Cincinnati

1988  Phillies Kent Tekulve becomes the second pitcher in MLB history to appear in 1,000 games – Hoyt Wilhelm

1987  Twins Kirby Puckett is 6 for 6 in the game (ties AL record) – went 4 for 5 yesterday – ties MLB record 10 in 2 games

1986  Roger Clemens wins his 20^th – record now 20-4

1984  Boston’s Jim Rice grounds into his 33^rd double play of the season – MLB record – will end with 36

1974  Texas’ Dave Nelson steals 2^nd, 3^rd, and home in the 1^st inning – only 3^rd time in MLB history it is done in the 1^st inning

1969  Senators Frank Howard steals a base – his first in 3 years – ends career with 8

1969  Angels catcher Jose Azcue ties AL record with 3 consecutive passed balls

1964  Milwaukee and San Francisco combine to use MLB record 15 pinch hitters in a double header

1905  Ty Cobb makes his MLB debut – gets a hit – will get 4,189 of them

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2005  Jeremy Hermida of Florida makes his MLB debut – came in as a pinch hitter and hit a grand slam – in the same game Albert Pujols got his 100^th RBI – 4^th in MLB history to do so in first 5 years

2004  Cleveland beats NYY 22-0 – had 22 hits

2003  Alex Rodriguez hits his 40^th HR – 2^nd player in MLB history with four straight 40 HR seasons – Babe Ruth

1998  Oakland’s Rickey Henderson scores his 2,000^th run – only 6^th player in MLB history to do so – Ty Cobb, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Pete Rose, and Willie Mays

1996  Marlins score 5 runs in the 1^st inning vs. Reds – lose 22-8

1993  Orioles Mike Mussina strikes out 6 straight Angels

1990  Dennis Eckersley gets his 40^th save of the season – only one of three to ever do it twice – Dan Quisenberry and Jeff Reardon

1982  NY Mets lose their 15^th game in a row – will win tomorrow

1974  NYY Get 25 hits in a 18-6 win over Chicago

1968  NY Mets pitcher Jim McAndrew loses his NL record tying 5^th shutout loss of the season – ends season with a 4-7 record and a 2.28 ERA

1959  Sandy Koufax sets NL record with 18 strikeouts – also sets MLB record with 31 over 2 consecutive starts

1954  Indians win their 18^th game of the month

1950  Gil Hodges its 4 HRs in a Brooklyn 19-3 win

1917  Babe Ruth wins his 20^th game of the year

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2006  Barry Bonds hits 2 HRs – now has 69 multiple HR games – Babe Ruth had 72

2004  Albert Pujols gets his 100^th RBI of the season – only 4^th player in MLB history to do so in his first 4 years – Simmons, DiMaggio, and Ted Williams

2002  Cubs Mark Bellhorn hits a HR from both sides of the plate in the same inning – 1^st NL player to do so in the same inning – Carlos Baerga did it also

2000  Angels Darin Erstad gets his 200^th hit of the season – fastest to get there in 65 years

1999  Albert Belle gets 4 doubles in a game – ties MLB record

1998  Florida Marlins lose their 89^th game of the season – MLB record for a defending World Series champion

1996  Ramon Martinez of the Dodgers beats brother Pedro of Montreal 2-1

1993  Royals George Brett steals a base – 3^rd player in MLB history with 3,000 hits, 300 HRs, and 200 steals – Mays and Aaron

1987  Nolan Ryan gets his 200^th strikeout of the season – MLB record 11^th time

1979  Eddie Murray of the Orioles gets 7 RBI in a 7-4 win – hit 3 consecutive HRs – 2 right handed and 1 left handed

1978  NYY get 5 intentional walks in a game vs. Angels                   

1977  Lou Brock steals his 893^rd base – passes Ty Cobb

1977  Jim Rice hits 3 HRs in the game – 1^st Boston player since 1955 to do it

1977  Cleveland shortstop Duane Kuiper hits a HR – when he retires in 1985 it will be his only HR in 3,379 at bats

1972  San Francisco’s Jim Barr retires the first 20 batters he faced – retired the last 21 he faced in his previous outing – the 41 retired is a MLB record that would last 37 years

1967  The Red Sox and NYY play a 29 inning double header

1967  Bert Campaneris of KC gets 3 triples in a game – they lose to Cleveland

1965  Willie Mays ties NL record with his 17^th HR of the month

1965  White Sox shortstop Ron Hansen handles 28 chances in a double header vs. Red Sox – MLB record

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2003  Dodgers Eric Gagne sets MLB record with his 44^th straight save of the season

2002  LA Dodgers Odalis Perez beats the Diamondbacks 1-0 – only run of the game was his HR

2001  Ichiro Suzuki gets his 200^th hit of the season – only 3^rd AL rookie to hit 200 since 1964

2001  Alex Rodriguez becomes the 9^th player in MLB history to hit 40 HRs in 4 consecutive seasons

1996  Vinny Castilla of Colorado gets his 100^th RBI of the season – team now has 4 players with 100 or more – ties MLB record

1992  Brewers beat Toronto 22-2 – had AL record 31 hits – most hits in a game in 91 years – 26 of them were singles

1990  Ryne Sandberg of Cubs hits his 30^th HR of the year – first second baseman to have back to back 30 HR seasons in MLB history

1987  Mike Schmidt hits his 522^nd HR – passes Ted Williams and Willie McCovey

1977  Nolan Ryan strikes out his 300^th batter for the 5^th time in his career

1977  Steve Garvey of Dodgers has 5 extra base hits, scores 5 times, and has 5 RBI in the game

1970  Juan Marichal gets his 200^th win – ends with 243

1967  Johnny Bench makes his MLB debut – goes 0 for 3

1951  Pirates ends Giants 16 game win streak

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2005  Dodgers 2^nd baseman Jeff Kent is the first player at his position to hit 300 HRs – ends with 377

2005  Atlanta Braves win their 11^th consecutive division championship and 14^th of the last 15

2000  Angels Tim Salmon hits his 30^th HR – 4^th Angel player with 30 or more – AL record

1997  Cleveland’s Matt Williams ties MLB record with 6 RBI in the 4^th inning

1995  Tiger Woods wins the 95^th U.S. Amateur Golf Championship

1990  Red Sox Ellis Burke hits 2 HRs in an inning – last time Boston did it was 1928

1988  Tommy Lasorda wins his 1,000^th game as manager

1986  Nolan Ryan wins his 250^th game – ends with 324

1982  Rickey Henderson steals his 119^th base of the season breaking Lou Brock’s record – will end the day at 122 and the season at 130

1980  Steve Carlton wins his 20^th game of the season – ends season with 24 wins

1978  Joe Morgan of the Reds is the first to have 200 HRs and 500 steals

1977  Texas hitters Toby Harrah and Bump Wills hit back to back inside the park HRs on consecutive pitches

1975  Craig Kusick is hit by a pitch 3 times in a game – ties MLB record

1974  NY Mets Benny Ayala hits a HR in his 1^st time at bat

1963  Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda, and Felipe Alou hit consecutive HRs in the 3^rd inning

1955  Sandy Koufax strikes out 14 Reds in his 2^nd MLB start

1955  Red Sox trail Tigers 3-0 with 2 outs in the 9^th – Ted Williams hit a grand slam as Boston wins 4-3

1938  In the first game of a double header, Joe DiMaggio hits 3 triples, in the 2^nd game the NYY no hit Detroit

1935  In the first game of a double header, NYY and Chicago combine to leave 30 runners on base (ties MLB record), in the second game Lou Gehrig gets a walk in each of his 5 at bats (ties AL record)

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2004  Ichiro Suzuki gets his 200^th hit of the season – 1^st player in MLB history to hit 200 in his first four seasons

2001  Sammy Sosa hits his 50^th HR – he, Mark McGwire, and Babe Ruth are the only players to have four 50 HR seasons

1999  Randy Johnson gets his 300^th strikeout of the season

1996  Curt Schilling has 7 consecutive strikeouts in a 1-0 loss to the Giants

1995  Greg Maddux of Braves wins his 16^th consecutive road game

1991  Bret Saberhagen no hits the White Sox

1987  Paul Molitor’s 39 game hit streak ended – he was on deck when Rick Manning got the game winning hit

1985  Orioles Eddie Murray has 9 RBI in a game vs. the Angels  

1980  Padres beat NY Mets 8-6 – 10 intentional walks issued in the game

1972  Ron Santo of the Cubs gets his 2,000^th hit – ends with 2,254

1971  NY Giants announce they are moving to New Jersey

1955  1^st color telecast of a tennis match – Davis Cup on NBC

1947  Don Blankhead becomes the first black pitcher in MLB

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2001  NYY beat Angels 7-5, Roger Clemens record is now 17-1, Paul O’ Neill hit his 20^th HR – oldest player to have 20 HRs and 20 steals in a season – he is 38

2001  Texas beats Boston 8-7 in 18 innings – teams used 17 pitchers

1999  Royals pitcher Jeff Montgomery gets his 300^th save – only 10^th to do it and first to do it for one team

1998  Blue Jays Roger Clemens strikes out 18 KC batters – 1^st pitcher in MLB history to have 3 games of 18 or more

1996  Seattle connects on back to back HRs for the 17^th time this season – MLB record

1996  Yankees dedicate their 1^st monument in 47 years – Mickey Mantle

1993  Atlanta’s Fred McGriff and David Justice hit back to back HRs twice in a game vs. San Francisco

1986  Mark McGwire hits his 1^st HR – ends with 583

1985  Dwight Gooden becomes the youngest player to win 20 games in a season – ends with 24-4 record

1979  Angels beat Toronto 24-2

1968  NYY outfielder Rocky Colavito pitched 2 2/3^rd innings and beat the Tigers 6 to 5 – he played right field in the 2^nd game and hit a HR

1967  Dean Chance of Minnesota pitched his 2^nd no hitter of the month

1965  Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics signs the NBA’s highest contract – one more dollar than Wilt Chamberlain

1965  “Moonlight” Graham died – immortalized in “Field of Dreams”

1963  Cleveland players strikeout for a record 27 times in a double header (AL record) – combine with Boston for 44 (AL record)

1950  Sugar Ray Robinson wins the middleweight title

1922  Cubs beat Phillies 26-23 in the highest scoring major league game – 51 hits, 23 walks, 10 errors

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2005  Mets beat Arizona 18-4 – rookie Mike Jacobs gets 2 HRs – 1^st player in MLB history to get 4 HRs in 4 days since he made his debut

2003  Oakland hits 2 grand slams in the game – 1^st time in the 103 year history of the organization- had not hit one all year

2002  Baltimore loses to Toronto – will finish the rest of the season with a 4-31 record

1991  Seattle’s Rob Murphy pitches in his 121^st straight game without a win

1989  Pete Rose is suspended for life for gambling on baseball

1983  Baltimore infielder Lenn Sakata catches in the 10^th inning vs. Toronto – his only time as a catcher – Baltimore’s pitcher Tippy Martinez comes in as a relief pitcher, but Toronto manages to get 3 runners to 1^st base and Tippy picks them all off – Sakata hits a 3 run HR in the bottom of the inning for the win

1982  Royal catcher John Walthan steals his 31^st base – MLB record for catchers (1916) – ends season with 36

1975  Lou Brock steals his 800^th base – ends with 938

1974  Dodgers Davey Lopes steals 5 bases in the game

1972  Gordie Howe enters the NHL Hall of Fame

1971  Ernie Banks hits his 512^th and final HR

1963  John Pennel becomes the 1^st to pole vault 17 feet

1960  Cal Ripken born

1940  Ted Williams pitched the last 2 innings in a 12-1 loss to Detroit – gave up 3 hits and 1 run

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2009  Phillies Eric Bruntlett turns an unassisted triple play in the bottom of the 9^th to preserve a 9-7 win – only happened one other time to end a game – 1927

2006  KC scores 10 in the 1^st inning – lose to Cleveland 15-13

2005  Minnesota beats Chicago 1-0 – only got one hit – a HR in the 8^th

2002  Padres beat Florida 18-2 – 7 players get an RBI in the 5^th and 11 hitters come up with the bases loaded

2001  In his MLB debut, Colorado rookie Jason Jennings shuts out the Mets 10-0 – at bat he is 3 for 5 with a HR

1999  NYY beat Texas 21-3 – Derek Jeter scores his 100^th run for the 4^th straight season – only other Yankee to do  so was Mantle who did it 9 straight   (over)

1998  Barry Bonds hits his 400^th HR – ends 755

1993  Joe Carter of Blue Jays hits 3 HRs in the game – 5^th time in his career he has done so – AL record

1992  Dennis Eckersley, who previously set the record for most consecutive saves, is the 1^st pitcher to record 40 saves in 4 different seasons

1989  Dodgers beat Montreal 1-0 in 22 innings on a Rick Dempsey HR – Expos did not get a walk, game time was 6 hours 14 minutes, and the Expos mascot was ejected in the 11^th inning

1970  Roberto Clemente gets his 2^nd straight 5 hit game

1964  The Cardinals are 11 games back in the NL – they will go on to win the World Series

1963  Warren Spahn starts his 601^st game – NL record – Grover Cleveland had 600

1962  Steve Boros of Tigers ties MLB record for a 3^rd baseman with 4 errors in an inning

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AUGUST 22

2007  Texas beats Baltimore 30-3 (AL record), in the 2^nd game of the double header they score 9 (AL record for a double header) – no team since 1897 had scored 30 in a game

2003  Sammy Sosa hits his 500^th HR as a Cub and his 30^th for 9 straight seasons

2000  Alex Ochoa hits a grand slam – 142^nd grand slam this season – MLB record

2000  Colorado uses 9 pitchers through 11 innings vs. Braves – catcher Brent Mayne pitches the 12^th and gets the win – 1^st position player to get a win since 1968 and first catcher since 1889

1999  Three consecutive Giants get a HR – 2^nd time they have done so in 3 days

1999  Mark McGwire hits his 50^th HR – MLB record 50 or more in 4 straight seasons

1992  Red Sox rookie John Valentin gets his 1^st HR – a grand slam

1989  Nolan Ryan strikes out his 5,000^th batter – 1^st in MLB history – Rickey Henderson was the victim – ends with 5,714

1989  Indians Felix Fermin ties MLB record with 4 sacrifice bunts – last done 70 years ago

1982  Catcher Glenn Brummer steals home in the 12^th as Cardinals beat San Francisco – will only have 3 more steals in his career

1979  Johnny Bench hits his 325^th HR as a Reds player – passes Frank Robinson’s franchise record

1970  Bob Gibson beats Padres on 2 hits – also got a triple and a double in the game

1965  Giants pitcher Juan Marichal hits Dodgers catcher John Roseboro in the head with his bat causing a 14 minute brawl

1961  Roger Maris gets his 50^th HR

1948  Brooklyn Dodgers steal 8 bases, including a triple steal with Jackie Robinson on 3^rd

1851  Yacht “America” wins the Royal Yacht Squadron Cup (America’s Cup)

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2007  Angels Garret Anderson gets 10 RBI vs. NYY

2005  NYY Randy Johnson gives up 4 HRs in an inning vs. Chicago – 1^st time in his career

2004  LA Dodgers Jeff Weaver ties MLB record by hitting 3 consecutive batters in an inning

1999  Baltimore’s Brady Anderson leads off both games of a double header with a HR – only 3^rd time in MLB history – they lost both games

1991  Cincinnati hits a grand slam in consecutive innings to beat the Expos 9-2

1991  NYY Bernie Williams strikes out 5 consecutive times in a 7-4 loss to KC – 28 players in MLB history have done so

1987  Dale Murphy hits his 300^th HR – ends with 398

1986  With 2 outs in the 6^th inning, the Red Sox score 11 runs to beat Cleveland 24-5

1984  Rookie Roger Clemens gets 15 strikeouts in a 11-1 Boston win

1982  Rollie Fingers gets his 300^th save – 1^st to ever do so – ends with 341

1972  Steve Carlton’s 15 game winning streak came to an end

1971  Cincinnati’s Jim Merritt gets his only win of the year (1-11) – he won 20 games last year

1967  Ken Harrelson becomes baseball’s first free agent

1963  Luis Aparicio gets his 300^th steal – ends with 506

1936  Wilt Chamberlain born – scored 31,491 NBA points

1931  Babe Ruth hit his 600^th HR – Lou Gehrig will hit one right after him – they will hit HRs in the same inning 19 times in their careers and 72 times in the same game

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2005  KC Royals win – snap a 19 game losing streak

2004  For the 200^th time, Randy Johnson strikes out 10 or more

2000  Tiger Woods wins the PGA Championship – 1^st player since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win 3 majors in a year

2000  For the 7^th game in a row Seattle gives up at least 9 runs – ties MLB record set in 1901

1997  Cincinnati records no assists in a win over Colorado

1986  NYY Dave Winfield hits his 300^th HR – ends with 465

1985  Mets Dwight Gooden wins his 11^th straight game – 1^st NL pitcher to have 200 strikeouts in each of his 1^st 2 seasons

1980  Pirates Omar Moreno steals his 70^th base – 1^st player this century to have three 70 steal seasons

1978  Jerry Remy hits a HR – last of his career – will have an additional 2,321 at bats without a HR – career 7 HRs with 4,455 at bats                          

1965  Eddie Mathews hits a HR for the Braves – he and Aaron have now combined for 773 HRs passing Ruth and Gehrig

1963  Mets pitcher Grover Powell wins his MLB debut – will be injured in next start and never win again

1961  Phillies set then record with their 23^rd straight loss – will win 2^nd game of the doubleheader to end the streak

1960  Ted Williams gets his 2,000^th walk – joins Ruth as the only other one – ends with 2,021

1948  78,382 watch the White Sox play the Indians in Cleveland – Satchel Paige gets the 1-0 win for Cleveland

1945  Tommy Brown (Brooklyn Dodgers) becomes the youngest player to hit a HR – was 17 years, 8 months, and 14 days old

1938  Lou Gehrig hits his 23^rd and last grand slam – still MLB record

1915  White Sox trade for “Shoeless” Joe Jackson

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2000  NYY hit a record tying 3 sacrifice flies in one inning

2000  Jeff Bagwell of Houston gets his 300^th HR – ends with 449

1992  Bret Boone debuts with Seattle – his grandfather and his father were also MLB players

1992  Tom Glavine wins his 13^th in a row – (19-3)

1990  Dodger shortstop Jose Offerman hits a HR in his 1^st at bat

1984  Lee Trevino (273) wins the 66^th PGA Championship

1980  George Brett has his 30 game hitting streak snapped – hit .467 during the streak

1974  Reds Joe Morgan hit a grand slam and a 3 run HR – beat Philadelphia 15-2

1969  Ken Holtzman of the Cubs pitches a no hitter – 5^th in 1969 – he did not strikeout a batter

1968  Bob Gibson throws his 10^th shutout of the year – ERA is 1.00 and record is 18-5

1965  Reds pitcher Jim Maloney throws a no hitter – gave up 10 walks

1962  Homero Blancas plays the lowest round of a golf tournament (55) at an event in Texas

1962  NYY beat A’s 21-7 – Elston Howard had 8 RBI and Mantle 7

1961  Philadelphia loses its 22^nd game in a row 4-3 – they left 11 runners on base

1957  Baseball’s NY Giants vote to move to San Francisco next year

1951  Bill Veeck sends up Eddie Gaedel (height 3’7’) to pinch hit in a game

1945  Jimmie Foxx makes his MLB debut as a pitcher – it will be his only win

1931  Lefty Grove wins his 16^th straight game – record now is 25-2

1909  1^st race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway – 5 miles – 12,000 fans attended

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1998  Greg Maddux wins his 200^th game – ends with 355

1998  Seattle’s Alex Rodriguez gets 5 hits – 2 HRs and 2 doubles – lose to Detroit 7-6

1995  Cubs beat Colorado 26-7 – nine Cubs score two or more times and 14 Cubs get a hit – both tie MLB record

1995  Seattle’s Mike Blowers hits a grand slam his first time up and a three run HR his second time up for 7 RBI – had 8 in a previous game

1992  St. Louis commits 2 errors – their 1^st in 17 consecutive games – 16 consecutive is MLB record

1992  Larry Bird announces his retirement after 13 years in the NBA

1989  Andre Dawson gets his 2,000^th hit – ends with 2,774

1987  Earl Campbell retires from football

1986  Jim Kelly signs with the Buffalo Bills ($75 million/5 years)

1977  Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Don Sutton throws NL record tying 5^th one hitter

1967  Red Sox Tony Conigliaro is beaned by Angels Jack Hamilton

1966  Pirates third baseman Jose Pagan has 3 errors in one inning to tie a NL record

1965  Brooks Robinson hit into his 3^rd triple play of his career – ties MLB record set by George Sisler – will end career doing it four times for the record

1934  Roberto Clemente was born – MLB Hall of Famer

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2008  R.A. Dickey of Seattle throws 4 wild pitches in an inning – 5^th to ever do so

2004  Rangers Mark Texeira hits for the cycle and drives in 7 runs in a 16-4 win over Cleveland

2002  NYY beat Seattle 8-3 – Alfonso Soriano hits a HR and is only the second baseman in MLB history to have 30 HRs and 30 steals in a season, also Bernie Williams did not get a hit in his 2^nd at bat, prior to that he had 11 consecutive hits

2002  Alex Rodriguez hits 3 HRs – 6^th player ever with 5 straight 40 HR seasons

2000  White Sox pitcher James Baldwin ties AL record – hit 4 batters

1996  Thomas Howard of Cincinnati gets 3 hits – 4^th straight game he has done so

1992  Kevin Gross of Dodgers pitches the only 9 inning no hitter of the season

1986  Steve Carlton of the White Sox gets his 1^st AL win – it is his 320^th

1986  Pete Rose plays in his final game – strikes out as a pinch hitter

1984  Pete Rose returns to the Reds as a player/manager

1982  Reds Cesar Cedeno steals his 500^th base – ends with 550             

1982  Dodgers beat the Cubs 2-1 in 21 innings

1980  In a doubleheader vs. Tigers, Rangers Al Oliver of Texas hits 4 HRs, a double, and a triple – 21 total bases is a two game record

1973  Willie Mays hits his 660^th and last HR

1972  Steve Carlton wins his 15^th straight game – now has 20-6 record

1944  NYY Johnny Lindell ties record with 4 consecutive doubles in the game

1933  Lou Gehrig breaks the record playing in his 1,309^th consecutive game

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2009  Derek Jeter gets his 2,674^th hit – most ever by a shortstop

2007  Trevor Hoffman gets his 30^th save for the 12^th straight season

2006  Bobby Abreau ties MLB record – 8^th straight season with 100 walks (Frank Thomas)

2002  Pedro Martinez loses to Minnesota 5-0 – his 35 scoreless inning streak comes to an end

2001  SD pitcher Jeremy Fikac gets the win over the Mets – struck out the side and pitched just one inning – MLB debut

1996  Orioles beat A’s 14-3 – 8 of the 9 Orioles starters had at least 2 hits

1987  NY Mets beat Cubs 23-10

1981  The highest score in World Cup soccer match (New Zealand 13 – Figi 0)

1978  Luis Tiant of Red Sox gets his 200^th win – ends with 229

1976  Brewers pick off 3 runners at first base

1975  Minnesota beats Indians 9-1 – Twins set MLB record 9 players getting at least 2 hits

1971  Harmon Killebrew hits a triple – 8^th season he hits just one triple

1969  Bob Gibson gets his 200^th strikeout for the 7^th straight season – NL record

1968  Denny McLain beats Red Sox at Fenway – he is 16-0 on the road this season

1965  AFL awards its 1^st expansion franchise – Miami Dolphins - $7.5 million

1964  With his record at 19-5, Sandy Koufax injures himself on the bases and will miss the rest of the season

1954  Sports Illustrated published for the 1^st time

1936  The Berlin Olympics close

1930  Frank Gifford was born

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2007  Ex-NBA referee Tim Donaghy pleads guilty to felony charges in the NBA betting scandal

2006  Cubs and Astros play an 18 inning game – Cubs use all 25 players, combine to use 18 pitchers, combine to use 46 players

2006  Arizona and Colorado play an 18 inning game – combine to use 42 players and 15 pitchers

2003  NY Mets Tom Glavine wins his 250^th game – ends with 305

1999  Chuck Finley strikes out 4 batters in an inning – only player in MLB history to do it twice

1997  Randy Johnson strikes out 13 – has 32 in his last 2 games to tie MLB record – Tiant, Ryan, and Gooden

1992  Montreal pitcher Mark Gardner hits 3 batters in an inning

1990  Reds Mark Winningham hits 3 triples in a game vs. St. Louis

1990  Mark McGwire becomes the first player to hit 30 HRs in each of his 1^st 4 seasons

1989  Cancer sufferer Dave Dravecky breaks his arm on the mound – his final MLB game – faced 2 batters in the 6^th before the break and he got the win

1989  Texas pitcher Charlie Hough throws his 2^nd career one hitter – it results in his 2^nd career one hit loss – Rangers got 13 hits but no runs to lose 2-0

1984  Expos trade Pete Rose back to the Reds – will be player/manager

1980  Oakland A’s Rick Langford throws his 17^th consecutive complete game – most in MLB since 1953

1979  Eddie Murray steals home in 12^th for Baltimore win

1971  Vida Blue beats NYY 6-4 – record now is 22-4

1964  Ralph Boston sets then long jump record at 27’3”

1916  Babe Ruth out pitches Walter Johnson in a 1-0 13 inning win

1912  Yankees Guy Zin steals home twice in the game – NYY end the season with 18 steals of home – MLB record

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2008  Four straight White Sox players hit a HR – 6^th time in MLB history

2007  Atlanta’s Bobby Cox is ejected – 132^nd time in his career – MLB record

2002  Jason LaRue, Cincinnati catcher, has 3 consecutive passed balls

1999  Four Montreal players each hit 2 HRs in a game vs. Colorado – only 3^rd time in MLB history

1998  Orioles catcher Chris Hoiles hits 2 grand slams in the game – only 9^th in MLB history and first by a catcher

1996  Atlanta calls up Andruw Jones from the minors

1991  Angels Dave Winfield gets his 400^th HR – ends with 465

1991  Fred McGriff of SD hits a grand slam for the 2^nd day in a row – 12^th to do so

1990  Angels Luis Polonia hits an inside the park grand slam vs. NYY

1988  Red Sox lose at Fenway – end AL record streak of 24 straight at home

1987  Mark McGwire sets MLB rookie record with his 39^th HR – ends season with 49

1977  Yaz gets his 506^th career double – MLB record – ends career with 646

1971  Bob Gibson no hits the Pirates       
                                  

1961  Phillies lose 17^th straight game – end with 23 on August 23

1959  Earvin “Magic” Johnson born

1958  Cleveland Indians Vic Powers steals home twice – ends season with only 3 steals

1939  1^st night game at Cominsky Park – Sox win 5-2

1936  1^st Olympic basketball game final held – US wins gold beating Canada 19-8

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY AUGUST 13

2007  Placido Polanco plays in his 144^th straight game at 2^nd base without an error – MLB record

2006  Cleveland scores 11 runs in the 1^st inning off of KC pitcher Luke Hudson – most runs allowed in 1^st since 1897 – Travis Hoffman hits his 6^th grand slam of the season to tie MLB record

2006  Greg Maddux sets MLB record by making at least 25 starts in 20 straight seasons

2004  Barry Bonds is walked intentionally twice – now has 86 – MLB record for a season

2004  KC ties record with 2 grand slams in the game

1995  Mickey Mantle died – career: .298 hitter, 536 HRs, 1,509 RBI, 3 time MVP

1988  Boston Red Sox beat their own AL record with their 24^th straight home win

1987  St. Louis outfielders do not record a single putout in a 13 inning win – MLB record

1979  Lou Brock gets his 3,000^th hit – ends with 3,023

1969  Jim Palmer no hits the Oakland A’s

1939  NYY set AL shutout margin in a 21-0 beating of the A’s

1919  Man O’ War has his only defeat (Upset beat him at Saratoga)

1910  Dodgers and Pirates play to a 8-8 tie – both teams had 38 at bats, 13 hits, 12 assists, 5 strikeouts, 3 walks, 1 passed ball, 1 hit by a pitch, and 2 errors

1906  Cubs pitcher Jack Taylor ends his streak of completing games at 202 (187 complete, 15 relief) against Dodgers in the 3^rd inning