TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY AUGUST 17

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