TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY AUGUST 30

2006  Pittsburgh beats Chicago 10-9 in 11 innings – each team had 20 hits – no HRs

2006  Red Sox Curt Schilling gets his 3,000^th strikeout – ends with 3,116

2004  Houston’s Jeff Bagwell steals a base – 11^th player in MLB history with 400 HRs and 200 steals

1998  Sammy Sosa hits his 54^th HR and Mark McGwire hits his 55^th

1998  Roger Clemens beats the Twins 6-0 – has 29 inning scoreless streak going

1998  Philadelphia’s Curt Schilling throws his 13^th complete game of the season – benefited by a triple play

1997  Red Sox Nomar Garciaparra does not get a hit – ending AL rookie record at 30 consecutive games

1989  Cardinals leave 16 runners on base in a 2-0 13 inning loss to Cincinnati

1988  Phillies Kent Tekulve becomes the second pitcher in MLB history to appear in 1,000 games – Hoyt Wilhelm

1987  Twins Kirby Puckett is 6 for 6 in the game (ties AL record) – went 4 for 5 yesterday – ties MLB record 10 in 2 games

1986  Roger Clemens wins his 20^th – record now 20-4

1984  Boston’s Jim Rice grounds into his 33^rd double play of the season – MLB record – will end with 36

1974  Texas’ Dave Nelson steals 2^nd, 3^rd, and home in the 1^st inning – only 3^rd time in MLB history it is done in the 1^st inning

1969  Senators Frank Howard steals a base – his first in 3 years – ends career with 8

1969  Angels catcher Jose Azcue ties AL record with 3 consecutive passed balls

1964  Milwaukee and San Francisco combine to use MLB record 15 pinch hitters in a double header

1905  Ty Cobb makes his MLB debut – gets a hit – will get 4,189 of them