TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY AUGUST 8

2009  Albert Pujols gets his 100^th RBI – 9^th straight season of his career

2004  Tim Wakefield of Boston wins the game despite giving up 6 HRs – 1^st time a pitcher won doing so since 1932

2003  Eric Gagne sets MLB record with his 39^th straight save to start the season

2002  John Smoltz gets his 40^th save of the season – fastest ever to reach that mark

2000  Cubs pitcher Phil Norton makes his MLB debut – gave up 4 HRs in the 4^th inning – 1^st Cub in 124 year history of the organization to do so

1998  Paul Molitor gets his 500^th steal – only 6^th player in history to have 500 steals and 3,000 hits

1997  Seattle’s Randy Johnson strikes out 19 White Sox hitters – 2^nd time this season – 1^st time in MLB history it is done twice in a season

1996  Darryl Strawberry hits his 5^th HR in last 9 at bats

1992  NBA’s Dream Team wins Olympic Gold

1991  In a 14 inning game, Detroit players strikeout 21 times

1990  Baltimore gets a triple play vs. Oakland                                        

1988  The Twins get their 2^nd triple play of the season

1984  Carl Lewis wins his 3^rd gold medal at the Olympics

1984  Milwaukee’s Don Sutton throws his 100^th strikeout for the 19^th straight season – MLB record

1979  A’s Matt Keough loses to California 8-1 – record now is 0-14

1973  Red Sox Orlando Cepeda ties MLB record with 4 doubles in the game

1955  Don Newcombe of the Dodgers loses o the Cubs 1-0 – his record now is 18-2 – both losses to Cubs

1954  Dodgers score 13 runs in the 8^th – 12 unearned and 12 with 2 outs and no one on base

1922  Pirates set a record with 46 hits in a double header

1900  The first Davis Cup tennis matches are held – Boston