TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY AUGUST 4

2007  Alex Rodriguez (32) is the youngest to hit 500 HRs

2007  Barry Bonds ties Hank Aaron with his 755^th HR

2004  St. Louis catcher Mike Matheny commits an error – ends his MLB record 252 consecutive game errorless streak

1998  Darryl Strawberry hits his second pinch hit grand slam of the season – ties MLB record

1996  Jim Bunning and Earl Weaver are inducted into the Hall of Fame

1993  San Diego’s Tony Gwynn gets 6 hits vs. the Giants – his 4^th time this season with 5 or more in a game – ties MLB record set by Wee Willie Keeler – equaled by Ty Cobb and Stan Musial

1989  Dave Steib loses a perfect game with 2 outs in the 9^th – third time he has lost a no hitter with 2 outs in the 9^th

1986  White Sox pitcher Jose DeLeon gets his 2^nd win of the season – beat the Red Sox and Roger Clemens (17-4) for the second time in 5 days by 1-0 score

1985  Tom Seaver becomes the 17^th pitcher to win 300 games – ends with 311

1985  Rod Carew gets his 3,000^th hit – ends with 3,053

1984  Carl Lewis wins his first gold medal at the Olympics

1982  NY Mets Joel Youngblood singles in a Chicago day game – he then singles for the Expos in Philadelphia in a night game – he was traded between games

1979  Braves Phil Niekro sets MLB record with 4 wild pitches in an inning and 6 in the game

1978  NYY Ron Guidry has his 2^nd loss of the season – 2-1 to Baltimore – record now is 15-2

1971  Bob Gibson wins his 200^th game – ends with 251

1936  Jesse Owens wins his 2^nd gold medal at the Olympics in Berlin