TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY AUGUST 3

2004  Albert Pujols hits his 30^th HR – 1^st 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 30^th HR for the 11^th 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 8^th 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 1^st

1989  Jorge Valesquez becomes the 5^th 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 9^th 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 2^nd 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