TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY AUGUST 9

2005  KC loses 11^th in a row – gave up 11 runs in the 9^th to lose 13-7 – will lose 19 in a row

2002  Barry Bonds hits his 600^th HR – Aaron, Mays, and Ruth are the only others

2001  Sammy Sosa hits 3 consecutive HRs but they lose to Colorado 14-5

2001  In Giants vs. Reds game, Ken Griffey Jr. hits his 450^th HR – youngest to reach that mark and Barry Bonds hits his 49^th – fastest to reach that mark

1999  Toronto beats Texas 19-4 – Toronto had 25 hits – Doug Davis of Rangers makes his MLB debut – gave up 11 hits, 3 HRs, and 10 earned runs in 2 1/3^rd innings – will be gone tomorrow

1999  5 grand slams hit in baseball today – most in the 129 year history of the game

1990  Padres Gary Templeton gets his 2,000^th hit – got his 1^st exactly 14 years ago

1988  Edmonton trades Wayne Gretzky to the LA Kings

1988  Cubs beat Mets in the 1^st official night game at Wrigley

1987  Trailing 15-4, NYY catcher Rick Cerone pitched – 2^nd time in three weeks he has caught and pitched in the same game

1975  Dodgers Davey Lopes steals his 32^nd consecutive base – broke record set in 1922

1971  Satchel Paige is inducted into the Hall of Fame

1960  Phillies second baseman Tony Taylor plays both games of a doubleheader and does not record a putout – ties MLB record

1936  Jesse Owens wins his 4^th gold medal at the Olympics in Berlin

1928  Bob Cousy was born

1925  The only time Babe Ruth was pinch hit for – Bobby Veach flied out