Aug. 11 1907 — In the second game of a doubleheader, shortened by agreement, Ed Karger of the St. Louis…
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This Date in Baseball – Barry Bonds hits Home Run No. 756 to break Hank Aaron’s storied record #Date #Baseball #Barry #Bonds #hits #Home #Run #break #Hank #Aarons #storied #record
Aug. 7 1907 — Walter Johnson won the first of his 417 victories, leading the Washington Senators past the Cleveland…
Read MoreThis Date in Baseball – Tony Gwynn becomes the 22nd major leaguer to reach 3,000 hits #Date #Baseball #Tony #Gwynn #22nd #major #leaguer #reach #hits
Aug. 6 1908 — John Lush threw a six-inning, rain-shortened no-hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals, who beat the Brooklyn…
Read MoreThis Date in Baseball – Cal Ripken Jr. becomes the second major leaguer to play 2,000 straight games #Date #Baseball #Cal #Ripken #major #leaguer #play #straight #games
Aug. 1 1906 — Harry McIntire of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitched 10 2-3 innings of no-hit ball before Claude Ritchey…
Read MoreThis Date in Baseball – Nolan Ryan, 43, wins his 300th game #Date #Baseball #Nolan #Ryan #wins #300th #game
July 31 1930 — Lou Gehrig drove in eight runs with a grand slam and two doubles, and the New…
Read MoreThis Date in Baseball – George Steinbrenner is forced to resign as general partner of the NY Yankees #Date #Baseball #George #Steinbrenner #forced #resign #general #partner #Yankees
July 30 1917 — Ty Cobb, Bobby Veach and Ossie Vitt, each went 5-for-5 in Detroit’s 16-4 romp over Washington.…
Read MoreThis Date in Baseball – The “Pine Tar” home run was hit by the Kansas City Royals’ George Brett #Date #Baseball #Pine #Tar #home #run #hit #Kansas #City #Royals #George #Brett
July 24 1909 — Nap Rucker of the Brooklyn Dodgers struck out 16 batters in a 1-0 win over the…
Read MoreThis Date in Baseball – Mark Buehrle pitches the 18th perfect game in major league history #Date #Baseball #Mark #Buehrle #pitches #18th #perfect #game #major #league #history
July 23 1925 — Lou Gehrig hit the first of his major league record 23 grand slam homers as the…
Read MoreThis Date in Baseball – Hank Aaron hits his 700th career home run #Date #Baseball #Hank #Aaron #hits #700th #career #home #run
July 21 1921 — The Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees combined for an AL record 16 doubles in…
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