TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY AUGUST 27

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)