TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY AUGUST 20

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