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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY AUGUST 3

2004  Albert Pujols hits his 30th HR – 1st player in MLB history to hit 30 in his first 4 seasons
2003  Eddie Murray, Gary Carter, and Bob Uecker inducted into the Hall of Fame
2002  Barry Bonds hits his 30th HR for the 11th consecutive season – will end with 13 consecutive
2002  Mariners Edgar Martinez hits 3 sacrifice flies – ties MLB record
1998  Houston pitcher C.J. Nitkowski hits 3 consecutive Florida batters in the 8th inning – Dock Ellis and Wilbur Wood are the only other two to do so
1997  Phil Niekro, Nellie Fox, and Tommy Lasorda inducted into Hall of Fame
1990  Cleveland’s Alex Cole ties MLB record by stealing 7 bases in 2 games – had 5 yesterday
1989  Reds send 20 men to bat in one inning, also set a record with 16 hits in the inning, scored 14 runs in the 1st
1989  Jorge Valesquez becomes the 5th jockey to win 6,000 races
1987  Minnesota’s Joe Niekro is suspended for 10 games when he is caught with a file on the mound
1987  Jack Morris throws 5 wild pitches (ties AL record) – will end the season with 24 – MLB record at the time
1986  Willie McCovey and Bobby Doerr inducted into the Hall of Fame
1983  Nolan Ryan pitches his 9th career one hitter
1980  Al Kaline and Duke Snider inducted into the Hall of Fame
1969  Orioles Dave McNally suffers his first loss of the year – record now 15-1
1962  NY Mets Frank Thomas becomes only the 2nd player in NL history to have 6 HRs in 3 consecutive games
1961  St. Louis beats Pittsburgh 19-0 – most lopsided shutout since 1906
1944  Tommy Brown, 16 years, 8 months old, makes his MLB debut with Brooklyn- had one error, a double, and scored a run
1933  NY Yankees are shut out for the first time in 308 games
1863  Saratoga Race Track opens

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