TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY AUGUST 19

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