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Events

• 1905 - Weldon Henley of the Athletics, who will win four games all year, fires a no-hitter against the seventh-place St. Louis Browns, 6 - 0. Harry Davis and Lave Cross each have three hits off Barney Pelty. During his four-year big league career, the Georgia native Henley will compile a 32-43 won-loss record. St. Louis cops a split by defeating Rube Waddell, 3 - 2, in the nitecap.
• 1906 - Without a single assist registered by his Reds teammates, Bob Ewing beats the Phillies, 10 - 3.
• 1908 - In Pittsburgh, Brooklyn first sacker Tim Jordan hits an over-the-fence home run, the first in nine years, but it's all the scoring his team can muster. The Pirates prevail, 2 - 1.
• 1909:
  • For the first of four times in his career, Ty Cobb steals second base, third, and home in an inning, doing it in the 7th against Red Sox pitcher Harry Wolter. It is also Ty's first swipe of home in his career. The Tigers beat Boston, 6 - 0.
  • Brooklyn ace Nap Rucker strikes out 16 Cardinals in a 1 - 0 win. Rucker will fan 201 batters this year, just four behind Orval Overall, the National League leader.
  • Pitching for Portland (Pacific Coast League), Alex Carson pitches a ten-inning no-hitter against Los Angeles, winning, 1 - 0.
• 1910 - Bugs Raymond, talented but hard-drinking spitball pitcher, walks the winning run home in New York's fourth straight loss to the Pirates. John McGraw suspends him for the rest of the season.
• 1911:
  • Brooklyn hurler Nap Rucker loses a no-hitter with two outs in the 9th inning when Cincinnati's Bob Bescher comes through with a hit. Rucker wins the game, 1 - 0, outpitching Frank Smith, who gives up two hits and an unearned run. The Reds set a major-league record for nine innings by going to bat just 24 times (it will be topped in the American League and tied twice in the National League this century) and the two teams combine for just 48 at bats, to tie a major-league record set April 22, 1910.
  • The Pirates pay St. Paul of the American Association $22,500 for right-hander Marty O'Toole, the most expensive purchase of a player to date. Barney Dreyfuss spends another $5,000 for his batterymate Billy Kelly. In 1912, O'Toole will be 15-17 and lead the National League with 159 walks. He will last only two more years.
• 1913 - Cardinals P Slim Sallee beats Brooklyn, 3 - 1, and scores one of the runs himself on a steal of home; he is the only pitcher in Cardinal history to do so.
• 1922 - The Cardinals go into first place by half a game by beating Boston while the Reds are downing the Giants. It is the first time both St. Louis teams are ever on top together. St. Louis overcomes an 8 - 3 deficit in the 8th, to win, 9 - 8. The game is halted to clear hundreds of straw hats off the field. For the Cards, it is their 23rd win in 29 games, but from here on out they will slide.
• 1925 - The Yankees buy SS Leo Durocher from Hartford (Eastern League).
• 1926 - With the help of four triples, the Reds score 11 runs in the 2nd inning en route to a 13 - 1 victory over the Braves. Curt Walker ties a National League record for most triples in an inning by hitting two in the frame.
• 1927 - Red Lucas of the Reds pitches a 3 - 0 one-hitter against Dazzy Vance and the Robins. The "hit" is a 6th-inning grounder by Hank DeBerry which goes between the legs of Cincinnati 2B Hughie Critz.
• 1928 - P Red Faber of the White Sox comes up to bat in the 8th with two runners on base and the game with the Yankees tied, 4 - 4. He swings twice right-handed against righty Wilcy Moore and misses. He then switches to the left side and knocks in the winning runs with a single to center.
• 1930 - Phillies P Phil Collins hits home runs in the 4th and 5th innings of an 11 - 5 win over the Pirates. He will hit just two more homers in his eight-year career.
• 1932 - Billy Jurges, shot on July 6th, returns to the Cubs lineup.
• 1934 - Dazzy Vance's last hurrah ? He wins the last complete game he will ever pitch and notches his 2,000th strikeout to beat the Braves, 4 - 2, for the Cardinals.
• 1935 - The Red Sox end a game for the second consecutive day with pitcher Wes Ferrell hitting a walk-off home run. As a pinch-hitter yesterday, his round-tripper beat the Tigers, 7 - 6, and as today's starter, his game-ending homer earns him a 2 - 1 victory against the Browns.
• 1936 - In a 16 - 4 cakewalk over the Pirates, Phillies OF Johnny Moore hits three straight home runs.
• 1939 - A Boston Bees fan, outraged when Al Lopez drops a pop foul, his second and the team's seventh error of the game, jumps from the stands to punch the Boston catcher.
• 1941 - Dick Wakefield becomes baseball's first "bonus baby" when he signs with the Tigers for $52,000 and a new car. The University of Michigan standout will hit .143 in seven at-bat this season but will eventually turn into a solid outfielder.
• 1948:
  • The Yankees take the rubber game of the series with the Indians as Vic Raschi earns the decision over Bob Feller, 6 - 5. Joe DiMaggio's grand slam is the big blow for the Bombers: he has hit four homers and a triple in Feller's four starts against New York. His eight RBIs in the three games with Cleveland gives him a league-leading 82.
  • Denny Galehouse returns to the Red Sox lineup and stops Chicago, 3 - 0. Vern Stephens clouts a two-run homer. In the second game, a 5 - 3 win, Stephens adds a homer to take over the American League RBI lead with 83. The winner is Ellis Kinder, the first of 18 straight wins over Chicago for him (through June 1, 1952).
• 1950:
  • In a battle of diminutive southpaws, Chicago's Billy Pierce out-duels the A's Bobby Shantz to win, 6 - 1. Consecutive homers by Dave Philley and Phil Masi in the 6th do in Shantz, pitching on three days' rest.
  • The Phils split a pair with the Reds to retain a tie for the National League lead with the Cardinals. Robin Roberts wins his 11th in the opener, stopping the Reds, 2 - 0, on four hits. Willard Ramsdell takes the loss. In the second game, Howie Fox shuts out the Phils till the 9th to win, 6 - 1.
  • Red Sox manager "Old Marse" Joe McCarthy leaves the team, citing ill health as the reason. Steve O'Neill replaces him. The Red Sox whip the Browns, 11 - 2, for their 12th win in 13 meetings with St. Louis. Mickey McDermott pitches the complete game win, pulling the Bosox to within 6 1/2 games of first-place Detroit.
• 1951 - With the Cubs ten games under .500 at 35-45, Phil Cavarretta replaces Frankie Frisch as manager. They will go 27-47 the rest of the way to finish in last place.
• 1952 - Detroit's Virgil Trucks gives up one hit in beating Washington, 1 - 0.
• 1954 - Casey Stengel switches players in an effort to get more power in the Yankee lineup. Phil Rizzuto plays 2B and Mickey Mantle plays SS, the position he manned four years ago in the minor leagues. Mantle wins the game, 3 - 2, against Chicago, with a 10th-inning home run.
• 1955 - In the first game of a doubleheader, the Phillies beat the Cardinals, 5 - 3. The win completes an 11-game winning streak, setting a team record. All the wins were at home. They drop the nitecap, 8 - 1.
• 1956 - The Hall of Fame announces special rules governing elections. Writers should vote every two years, alternating with the Veterans Committee; because of criticism, this will revert back in 1962. To be eligible, players must have been retired for five years.
• 1958 - The Phillies replace manager Mayo Smith with Eddie Sawyer, who managed the club from 1948 to 1952, including an appearance in the 1950 World Series.
• 1959 - Veteran Bobby Avila, in his first game with Milwaukee, hits a two-run 9th-inning home run off the Reds' Jim O'Toole, to help give the Braves a 5 - 4 win.
• 1960:
  • At Fenway Park, the Red Sox down the Indians, 6 - 4. Vic Wertz has a three-run homer and four RBIs. Ted Williams also homers and, in the 7th inning, steals second base. Williams sets a major-league record as the only player to steal bases in four consecutive decades: he'll be matched by Rickey Henderson in 2000 and Tim Raines the following year. Jimmy Piersall homers twice, both off winner Ike Delock.
  • The Yankees purchase 33-year-old P Luis Arroyo from Jersey City (International League). He will be a key to New York's pennant this year and be a star in 1961.
• 1961 - Johnny Blanchard does it again with a solo pinch-hit home run to start a three-run 9th-inning Yankee rally to tumble the Red Sox, 11 - 9.
• 1962 - Floyd Robinson of the White Sox goes 6 for 6, all singles, as Chicago defeats Boston, 7 - 3, at Fenway Park. Robinson raises his average 12 points, to .319 and ties for first in the American League in RBIs with 71.
• 1963 - Diomedes Olivo, who will split his time between the Cardinals and Atlanta (International League), pitches a 1 - 0 no-hitter for Atlanta over Toronto. At "45 something" Olivo is likely the oldest pitcher in organized baseball history to toss a no-hitter.
• 1964 - Led by Willie Stargell, who hits for the cycle, the Pirates roll over the Cardinals, 13 - 2.
• 1965 - Ed Bailey hits a grand slam and drives in eight runs, as the Cubs beat the Phillies, 10 - 6, at Wrigley Field.
• 1966 - Clay Dalrymple breaks up a no-hitter bid by Giants hurler Gaylord Perry with an 8th-inning single. It is the second time the Phillies catcher has spoiled a no-hit bid in the 8th inning at Candlestick Park, as he collected the only hit in Juan Marichal's debut in 1960. Perry sets a San Francisco record with 15 strikeouts in the 4 - 1 win. The Giants are two percentage points behind the first-place Pirates.
• 1967:
  • Using five pitchers in the same inning, the Braves establish a major league mark for the number of hurlers called upon in one frame. Ken Johnson, Ramon Hernandez, Claude Raymond, Dick Kelley and Cecil Upshaw all face the Cardinals in the 9th inning in the 5 - 4 Red Bird victory.
  • The White Sox acquire infielders Sandy Alomar and Ken Boyer from the Mets in exchange for infielder Bill Southworth and catcher J.C. Martin.
• 1969 - For the first time, the All-Star Game is postponed due to rain.
• 1971 - The NL West-best Giants take the rubber game a three-game National League Championship Series preview against their NL East counterpart, Pittsburgh. The Pirates stage a dramatic four-run, 9th-inning comeback, but it merely ties the game; moments later, San Francisco breaks through in the top of the 10th and holds on for an 8 - 7 win. Roberto Clemente, who does not start the game, comes off the bench long enough to deliver the Bucs' biggest 9th-inning knock – a pinch-hit laser into the left field corner, good for two bases and two runs to tie the game at 7-all.
• 1973 - Reds All-Star SS Dave Concepcion suffers a season-ending broken ankle in a 6 - 0 win over the Expos.
• 1975 - Jerry Koosman steals second base and pitches a complete game in a 3 - 1 New York Mets victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
• 1977 - Rick Reuschel allows just four hits as the Cubs beat the Braves, 1 - 0.
• 1978 - Adrian Garrett hits three home runs and drives in six as the Central League edges the Pacific League, 7 - 5, in the first of the 1978 NPB All-Star Games. He is the first player in NPB All-Star Game history to hit three dingers (the games dating to 1951), though teammate Masayuki Kakefu will match him in the third All-Star Game this year. Hiroaki Fukushi tosses three perfect innings for the win.
• 1979:
  • In the first of two at Wrigley Field, the Reds roll over the Cubs, 12 - 1, behind Bill Bonham. Johnny Bench ties the National League record by collecting five walks and Dave Concepcion hits an 8th-inning grand slam off Willie Hernandez to put the score in double digits. The Cubs come back in the second game to win, 8 - 4.
  • The Royals' George Brett has three home runs and five RBI in a 7 - 6 win over the Rangers.
• 1980 - Atlanta's Bob Horner belts two home runs in a 7 - 5 win over the Expos, giving him 15 homers in his last 23 games and 13 in the month of July, just two short of the major-league record shared by Hank Greenberg, Joe DiMaggio and Joe Adcock. Horner will hit one more home run in July, and finish the season with a career-high 35.
• 1983 - Angels OF Brian Downing misplays Chet Lemon's line drive in the 6th inning of a 13 - 11 loss to Detroit, ending his American League-record consecutive errorless game streak at 244.
• 1986:
  • The Mets win a crazy five-hour marathon with the Reds in 14 innings, 6 - 3. Setting the tone, Darryl Strawberry is ejected after arguing a called third strike in the 5th. In the 9th, Howard Johnson inadvertently kicks the ball after Reds C Bo Diaz drops a third strike. Johnson runs out of the baseline and is hit in the back with the throw from pitcher Ron Robinson. Reds coach Billy DeMars is ejected for arguing the safe call. The Mets, down 3 - 1 with two out, tie the game when Dave Parker drops a routine fly ball. In the 10th, Davey Johnson sends in pitcher Rick Aguilera to hit for pitcher Doug Sisk. Aguilera walks, but is stranded. In the Reds' 10th, pinch-runner Eric Davis steals second and third base, bumping into Ray Knight. Knight decks Davis and both benches empty. Knight, Davis, Kevin Mitchell and Mario Soto are ejected. Gary Carter moves to 3B, Roger McDowell comes in to pitch, and Jesse Orosco moves from the mound to RF. With two out and a runner on second base in the 11th, Orosco returns to pitch, McDowell moves to LF, and Mookie Wilson shifts to right. Reds player-manager Pete Rose protests when Orosco is permitted eight warm-up pitches. Orosco whiffs Max Venable to end the inning. In the 12th, the Mets are forced to lead off the inning with Orosco and McDowell, and go down in order. McDowell returns to pitch in the 13th and gets Tony Perez to fly to Orosco in right. Howard Johnson belts a three-run homer in the 14th and McDowell retires the side in order to end the game.
  • The Cubs fire their ball girl, Marla Collins, when it is revealed that she posed nude for Playboy magazine. The photos will appear in the October issue and accompany shots of Marla in her Cubs uniform and one of Harry Caray pointing to a tattoo on her right thigh. The Cubs win today, 6 - 4, behind Ed Lynch, who ties a National League record in the 1st inning by making three putouts. The record was set in 1975 by another Cub, Rick Reuschel.
  • Ken Griffey hits three solo home runs but Atlanta falls to Philadelphia, 5 - 4, in 11 innings. Griffey is the second Brave this month to hit three or more home runs in a losing cause, after Bob Horner went deep four times in a loss to the Expos.
• 1989:
  • The Yankees trade popular 3B Mike Pagliarulo and P Don Schulze to San Diego for P Walt Terrell and Fred Toliver. Toliver won't report to New York till September 27th and Terrell will sign with the Pirates on November 29th.
  • Johnny Bench, Carl Yastrzemski, Red Schoendienst and umpire Al Barlick are inducted into the Hall of Fame at ceremonies in Cooperstown, New York.
• 1993:
  • Kirby Puckett belts a ball to the left of the baggie hanging on the RF fence at the Metrodome. The ball is ruled in play and Kirby gets a double, though the replay shows it to be a homer. Minnesota goes on to defeat the Orioles, 8 - 4.
  • During Colorado's 7 - 6 win over St. Louis, Cardinal P Bob Tewksbury surrenders a walk to Eric Young in the 7th inning, ending his streak of 55 1/3 innings without issuing a free pass. The National League record is 68.
  • Kansas City's Greg Gagne hits a home run off Detroit's Mark Leiter in the Royals' 12 - 6 victory. The home run is the 10,000th hit in the long history of Tiger Stadium, making it the first ballpark to reach that figure. During the game, Detroit 3B Travis Fryman draws a walk off K.C. P Enrique Burgos, then proceeds to circle the bases on three wild pitches by Burgos.
• 1994:
  • Mets P Dwight Gooden is admitted to the Betty Ford Center in California for treatment of a substance abuse problem.
  • Cleveland defeats Chicago, 9 - 8, as Indians 3B Jim Thome clouts three solo home runs. The victory moves the Tribe to within two games of the division-leading ChiSox.
• 1995 - White Sox SS Ozzie Guillen shoves the Brewers' Jeff Cirillo at third base, touching off a bench-clearing brawl. The "highlight" is the two managers, Phil Garner and Terry Bevington, swinging at each other. Chicago goes on to a 4 - 2 victory.
• 1996:
  • The Indians spoil Eddie Murray's return to Baltimore by beating the Orioles, 9 - 5. Murray gets a standing ovation from the crowd and on his third at-bat belts a home run, the 493rd of his career.
  • Toronto's Erik Hanson walks Cleveland's Jim Thome without throwing a fourth ball. With the count 2-2 the pitch is wide and Thome jogs to first base. Umpire Mike Everitt, a fill-in from the Pacific Coast League, incorrectly called the count 3-2 before the pitch, and Thome, who knows better, doesn't correct him. The next batter, Albert Belle, hits a three-run double for a 4 - 2 win.
• 1997:
  • In Montreal, Vinny Castilla has five hits, including two home runs, as the Rockies out-slug the Expos, 11 - 9. Castilla's two-run shot off Dave Veres with two outs in the 12th gives Colorado just its third win in 19 games.
  • Major League Baseball names Toronto executive Paul Beeston as its first president and CEO. The 52-year-old Canadian has been president of the Toronto club since 1991.
  • Greg Maddux parcels out just 78 pitches as the Atlanta Braves defeat the Chicago Cubs, 4 - 1, in the opener of a doubleheader. It is the lowest pitch total for a nine-inning complete game since Bob Tewksbury threw 76 for the Cardinals against the Reds on August 29, 1990. Chicago takes the second game, 5 - 4.
  • The Cincinnati Reds release veteran IF and former MVP Terry Pendleton, who was signed as a free agent during the off-season.
• 1998 - The Yankees deflate the Tigers, 13 - 2, to run their record to 71-25, a major-league record winning percentage after 96 games.
• 1999:
  • The Padres defeat the Giants, 8 - 7. OF Barry Bonds fans four times for the Giants, while San Francisco P Jerry Spradlin strikes out four Padres in the 7th inning. Spradlin becomes the first pitcher in S.F. history to perform the feat, which has been turned 32 previous times.
  • Toronto defeats Cleveland, 4 - 3. Indians manager Mike Hargrove accidentally hands in an incorrect lineup card, forcing Cleveland to forfeit the designated hitter and bat starting pitcher Charles Nagy in the 7th spot in the batting order. Nagy fails to get a hit in his two at bats. Alex Ramirez was penciled in as the right fielder and hitting 7th, but he was injured and not available for the game. Manny Ramirez, who was slated to be the DH, moved from DH to right field before the first pitch of the game.
  • The Rockies sweep a doubleheader from the Dodgers, winning the first game, 4 - 1, and the second, 12 - 11. In the nightcap, Dodger SS Mark Grudzielanek collects five hits and scores four runs.
• 2000:
  • The Indians lose to the Twins, 10 - 6, as Cleveland SS Omar Vizquel makes an error, snapping his American League record 95-game errorless streak.
  • The Expos defeat the Marlins, 17 - 7, as rookie Andy Tracy hits a grand slam and drives in seven runs.
  • The Mariners defeat the Rangers, 13 - 5, at Safeco Field. The game is halted by a rain delay of 54 minutes when the retractable roof fails to close after three innings of play.
• 2001:
  • The Phillies pull out a 3 - 2 win over the Mets on Bobby Abreu's 8th-inning home run off John Franco. It is the first home run hit by a lefty off Franco since September 22, 1993.
  • At Cleveland, Bartolo Colon pitches the Tribe to a 6 - 3 win over the Tigers and pulls Cleveland within a game of Minnesota in the AL Central. Jim Thome adds his AL-high 31st homer. Before the game, the Indians honor their Century 100, with 38 of their all-time greats on hand. Receiving the biggest applause is Rocky Colavito. Bob Feller, as well as 91-year-old great Mel Harder, also receives a huge hand.
  • Greg Maddux wins his ninth straight, 8 - 2, over the Expos. Maddux strikes out seven in eight innings, and has now pitched 51 innings without a walk. John Smoltz, in his first-ever relief appearance, pitches the 9th.
  • Shane Reynolds, Octavio Dotel and Billy Wagner become the first Astros pitchers to throw a shutout at Enron Field as they combine to blank the Cubs, 3 - 0. It took 132 games before the home team calcimined an opponent at Enron, which opened on April 7, 2000. That shutout drought at a new facility tops the old record of 103 games set by the Colorado Rockies after moving into Coors Field in 1995. Last season, Astros hurlers threw only two shutouts, both on the road.
• 2002:
  • The Twins top the White Sox, 11 - 6, as OF Jacque Jones gets five hits, including a home run.
  • Over 20,000 fans gather at Fenway Park for a tribute entitled, "Ted Williams: A Celebration of an American Hero". The two-hour salute of the man many consider to be the greatest hitter in history, a veteran of World War II and the Korean War and a generous supporter of the Jimmy Fund, includes comments from present and former Red Sox players and broadcasters, historian Ken Burns, and former U.S. Senator John Glenn, who was Ted's wing man during the Korean War, in addition to moving music and video.
  • Although the Los Angeles Times has reported major league players have tentatively set a strike date of September 16th, union leader Donald Fehr, through a memo sent to players, indicates no such decision has been made. It would be baseball's ninth work stoppage since 1972.
• 2005:
  • Washington Nationals outfielder Jose Guillen armed with a measuring tape and the help of a few teammates, checks the distance from home plate to the fences at Washington's RFK Stadium and finds inaccuracies. The club had brought in a surveyor earlier in the day and as a result of the findings moved the green pads with the 380 markings closer to the respective foul lines to be more accurate.
  • The Toronto Blue Jays trade utility infielder John McDonald to the Detroit Tigers for cash considerations. This gives the Blue Jays an opening on the roster so that Aaron Hill can stay with the team when Corey Koskie returns from an injury. The Jays will purchase McDonald back from Detroit after the season.
• 2007 - Tulsa Drillers first base coach Mike Coolbaugh is killed when hit in the head by a line drive from Tino Sanchez. The long-time minor league star and former major league player had only been hired earlier that month after Orlando Merced resigned. The tragedy will lead to baseball mandating that all base coaches wear batting helmets while performing their duties.
• 2008:
  • The Mets blow a 5 - 2 lead entering the 9th as four relievers fail to protect Johan Santana's fine starting effort. The Phillies rally for a 8 - 6 win and overtake the Mets for first in the NL East Division. So Taguchi and Jimmy Rollins hit two-run doubles. The Mets are without closer Billy Wagner, undergoing testing for shoulder pain.
  • The Diamondbacks pick up closer Jon Rauch from the Nationals for prospect Emilio Bonifacio. In other trade news, the Astros get Randy Wolf from San Diego for Chad Reineke.
• 2009:
  • Boston is in a dealing mode today. They first acquire 1B Adam LaRoche from Pittsburgh for two minor leaguers, then send SS Julio Lugo, who was designated for assignment on July 17th, to St. Louis for OF Chris Duncan, who heads to AAA Pawtucket. The Sox are in the midst of a five-game losing streak and fall two games back of the Yankees with a 3 - 1 loss to Texas. Dustin Nippert, making an emergency start for the flu-ridden Vicente Padilla, and Doug Mathis, who earns his first career save, combine their efforts for the Rangers' win.
  • Out of the starting lineup with a bruised hand suffered when he was hit by a pitch yesterday, Manny Ramirez comes in as a pinch hitter in the 6th and blasts the first pinch grand slam of his career in a 6 - 2 Dodgers win over the Reds.
• 2010:
  • For the second straight game, the Virgin Islands fall a run shy of winning their first game since the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games. After falling 1 - 0 to Panama in their first game of the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, they lead Guatemala, 5 - 2, going into the bottom of the 9th only to lose, 7 - 6, in 11 innings.
  • Tai-Shan Chang becomes the first player in the CPBL's history to drive in 1,000 runs, getting the milestone RBI against Chris Mason.
• 2011:
  • The Yankees score nine runs in the 3rd inning, on their way to an emphatic 17 - 7 win over the Athletics. Nick Swisher hits a three-run homer and Mark Teixeira a grand slam during the big inning.
  • Nelson Cruz goes 4 for 4 with a homer and collects a career-high eight RBI in Texas's 12 - 2 pasting of the Blue Jays. Not all is rosy for the Rangers though, as 3B Adrian Beltre leaves the game with a pulled hamstring in the 5th inning.
• 2012:
  • SS Barry Larkin and 3B Ron Santo are inducted into the Hall of Fame at the annual ceremony held in Cooperstown, NY.
  • The Tigers complete a three-game sweep of the White Sox with a 6 - 4 win at Comerica Park. They score all of their runs on four homers off Philip Humber in the first three innings; two of the homers are by Miguel Cabrera, including the 300th of his career on a huge blast to center field in the 3rd inning. Jacob Turner is the winner, earning his first major league victory. The Tigers have won 16 of their last 21 to move 1 1/2 games ahead of the Sox in the AL Central.
  • The Athletics complete a four-game sweep of the Yankees at The Coliseum, a first since the team moved to Oakland, CA in 1968. The win comes in the 12th inning as Coco Crisp singles in Derek Norris with two outs. It comes after the A's spot the Yanks a 4 - 0 lead after four innings, then come back for the 5 - 4 win.
  • Cuba wins the 2012 Haarlem Baseball Week. Norberto González allows one hit and fans seven in 5 1/3 innings of shutout relief to stop previously unbeaten Puerto Rico in a 4 - 2 win. Frederich Cepeda homers, while tournament MVP Yulieski Gourriel scores the winning run. In the third-place game, the US beats the Netherlands, 4 - 3, behind a fine effort by Marco Gonzales.
• 2013:
  • Brewers OF Ryan Braun is suspended for the rest of the season for violating MLB's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. The suspension is the first to result from the well-publicized inquiry into the practices of Miami's Biogenesis Laboratories, but some 20 other players are being investigated and face similar punishment. Braun, who had escaped a 50-game suspension for testing positive for a PED last year because of a lapse in the protocol for handling his urine sample, decides not to fight the results of the inquiry this time and accepts his immediate suspension.
  • The Cubs trade P Matt Garza to Texas in return for Mike Olt, C.J. Edwards, Justin Grimm and a player to be named.
• 2014:
  • The Yankees acquire 3B Chase Headley from the Padres in return for IF Yangervis Solarte and P Rafael De Paula. Headley joins his new team in time to enter today's game in the 9th inning, and to be the hero when he drives in Brian Roberts with the winning run in the 14th inning as New York beats Texas, 2 - 1.
  • Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff announces that the team has agreed on a ten-year lease to stay at the O.co Coliseum, which has recently been plagued by sewage and other maintenance problems.
• 2019 - In a meeting of division leaders, the Twins pull a number on the Yankees as they turn a triple play and hit five homers in an 8 - 6 win. Edwin Encarnacion hits into the triple killing in the 1st, while Mitch Garver homers twice for Minnesota. The Yankees also hit three homers in a losing cause as Lewis Thorpe, in relief of starter Martin Perez gets credit for his first major league win.
• 2020:
  • The Blue Jays settle on PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA as their alternate home for the upcoming abbreviated season, as they will not be able to use the Rogers Centre due to restrictions on border crossings into Canada caused by the coronavirus pandemic. However, that plan falls apart within 24 hours as the state of Pennsylvania refuses to grant its approval because it would entail too much additional travel into the region by outsiders.
  • The Dodgers and Mookie Betts come to an agreement on a twelve-year contract extension, through 2032. The deal is estimated to be worth $325 million. The Dodgers had acquired Betts in a blockbuster trade in February, and the two sides were close to an agreement in March when talks were put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.
• 2021:
  • The Twins trade 41-year-old All-Star DH Nelson Cruz to the Rays in a four-player deal. One of the players headed the other way is P Joe Ryan, who is currently in Tokyo to take part in the delayed 2020 Olympics as a member of the United States team.
  • The Red Sox win a wild one - literally - against their traditional rivals the Yankees at Fenway Park. The Yankees lead 3 - 1 in the 9th when Kiké Hernandez ties things up with a two-out, two-run double off Chad Green. After New York cashes in its designated runner to re-take the lead in the top of the 10th, rookie Brooks Kriske, in the game for lack of a better alternative, uncorks two wild pitches to allow Rafael Devers to score the tying run, then after a walk to Xander Bogaerts, throws two more to put him on third base. Hunter Renfroe then ends the game with a sacrifice fly. The four wild pitches tie the record for most in any inning, and set a new one for most in extra innings.
• 2022 - In their first game after the All-Star break, the Blue Jays set a team record for runs in a 28 - 5 beatdown of the Red Sox. Every one of the team's starters has at least two hits and two runs scored, with Lourdes Gurriel leading the way with six hits and five RBIs and Danny Jansen with four runs and six RBIs. In a play that epitomizes the whole game, Red Sox CF Jarren Duran loses a fly ball by Raimel Tapia in the lights, and it falls for an inside-the-park grand slam as part of a seven-run 3rd inning; the Jays then score 11 times in the 5th.
• 2023 - The Reds use three straight homers by TJ Friedl, Matt McLain and Jake Fraley in the 6th inning to defeat the Diamondbacks, 4 - 2, at Great American Ballpark.

Births

• 1857 - Jack Glasscock, infielder, manager (d. 1947)
• 1862 - Red Bittmann, infielder; umpire (d. 1929)
• 1873 - Youngy Johnson, pitcher (d. 1936)
• 1880 - George Gibson, catcher, manager (d. 1967)
• 1882 - Dick Wallace, infielder, manager (d. 1925)
• 1884 - Bill Grahame, pitcher (d. 1936)
• 1885 - Elmer Knetzer, pitcher (d. 1975)
• 1885 - Larry LeJeune, outfielder (d. 1952)
• 1885 - Babe Peebles, minor league player and manager (d. 1965)
• 1886 - Art Kores, infielder (d. 1974)
• 1891 - George Baumgardner, pitcher (d. 1970)
• 1891 - Herb Herring, pitcher (d. 1964)
• 1891 - Ruby Tyrees, pitcher (d. 1965)
• 1893 - Zack Foreman, pitcher (d. 1921)
• 1893 - Jesse Haines, pitcher; Hall of Famer (d. 1978)
• 1897 - Ed Gerner, pitcher (d. 1970)
• 1898 - Joe Bratcher, outfielder (d. 1977)
• 1899 - Bobby Reece, minor league infielder (d. 1979)
• 1905 - Doc Cramer, outfielder; All-Star (d. 1990)
• 1908 - Terris McDuffie, pitcher/outfielder; All-Star (d. 1968)
• 1910 - George Caithamer, catcher (d. 1954)
• 1911 - Lindsay Brown, infielder (d. 1967)
• 1915 - Butch Sutcliffe, catcher (d. 1994)
• 1917 - Phil McCullough, pitcher (d. 2003)
• 1918 - Piggy Sands, Negro League catcher (d. 1978)
• 1921 - Al LaMacchia, pitcher (d. 2010)
• 1921 - Jim Rivera, outfielder (d. 2017)
• 1926 - Bob Danielson, minor league pitcher (d. 2018)
• 1928 - Ken Cluley, minor league outfielder (d. 2012)
• 1928 - Stu Locklin, outfielder (d. 2016)
• 1932 - Carl Duser, pitcher (d. 2023)
• 1932 - Jack McMahan, pitcher (d. 2020)
• 1934 - R.C. Stevens, infielder (d. 2010)
• 1935 - Gary Park, broadcaster (d. 2009)
• 1936 - Drayton McLane, owner
• 1938 - Kazuyoshi Yamamoto, NPB outfielder and manager (d. 2016)
• 1941 - Bart Zeller, catcher
• 1942 - Frank Johnson, infielder
• 1944 - Mark Lanier, minor league player (d. 2011)
• 1944 - Sparky Lyle, pitcher; All-Star
• 1946 - Mike Fitzpatrick, umpire
• 1946 - Bill Zepp, pitcher
• 1947 - Takenori Emoto, NPB pitcher
• 1947 - Cliff Johnson, designated hitter
• 1947 - George Lauzerique, pitcher
• 1948 - Jesse Hudson, pitcher
• 1949 - Tim Johnson, infielder, manager
• 1953 - Tom Capezzuto, writer (d. 2011)
• 1953 - Kevin Pasley, catcher
• 1956 - Chuck LaMar, General Manager
• 1956 - Scott Sanderson, pitcher; All-Star (d. 2019)
• 1957 - Dave Stieb, pitcher; All-Star
• 1958 - Tatsunori Hara, NPB infielder and manager
• 1959 - Bob Porter, outfielder
• 1959 - De Wayne Vaughn, pitcher
• 1961 - Marty Reed, coach
• 1962 - Leonel Moa, Cuban league infielder
• 1963 - Gary Eave, pitcher
• 1963 - Denny Gonzalez, infielder
• 1963 - Ronald Tiliakos, First Division infielder
• 1965 - Gary Buckels, pitcher
• 1965 - Lance Shebelut, minor league infielder
• 1970 - Lino Diaz, minor league infielder
• 1972 - Aldo Ramelet, Division Elite outfielder
• 1972 - Ryan Rutz, minor league infielder
• 1973 - Martyn Dutton, British national team pitcher-outfielder
• 1973 - Peng Luo, Chinese national team outfielder
• 1973 - Mike Sweeney, infielder; All-Star
• 1973 - Mike Thurman, pitcher
• 1974 - Chris Conroy, umpire
• 1975 - Isaac Martínez, Cuban league outfielder
• 1975 - Scot Shields, pitcher
• 1977 - Gorka Andueza, Division Honor catcher
• 1977 - Matt Padgett, minor league infielder
• 1977 - Ryan Vogelsong, pitcher; All-Star
• 1978 - Chie Gunner, minor league outfielder
• 1979 - Chul-min Kang, KBO pitcher
• 1979 - Yadel Martí, Cuban league pitcher
• 1981 - Angel Chavez, infielder
• 1982 - Tristan Crawford, minor league pitcher
• 1982 - Rob Johnson, catcher
• 1985 - Denis Phipps, outfielder
• 1986 - Craig Italiano, minor league pitcher
• 1987 - Raúl González, Cuban league infielder
• 1987 - Dennis Ribbens, Hoofdklasse infielder
• 1988 - Kwang-hyun Kim, pitcher
• 1989 - Márcio Kikuchi, Brazilian national team catcher
• 1989 - Hiroshi Urano, NPB pitcher
• 1990 - Philip Pohl, minor league catcher and manager
• 1991 - Jake Barrett, pitcher
• 1991 - Christian Fernandez, Guatemalan national team pitcher
• 1991 - Kun-Hin Yeung, Hong Kong national team pitcher
• 1992 - Sanyalak Pipatpinyo, Thai national team outfielder
• 1993 - Jae-young Kim, KBO pitcher
• 1994 - Tanner Scott, pitcher
• 1995 - José Siri, outfielder
• 1998 - Freddy González, Colombian national team pitcher
• 1998 - Héctor Martínez, Salvadoran national team pitcher
• 1999 - Grant Kerry, Great Britain national team outfielder
• 2004 - Chia-Hsiang Sung, CPBL catcher

Deaths

• 1875 - Eb Smith, umpire (b. 1846)
• 1884 - John McDonough, minor league catcher
• 1889 - John Greason, pitcher (b. 1851)
• 1900 - Harry Jacoby, infielder (b. 1858)
• 1907 - Pat Dillard, outfielder (b. 1873)
• 1908 - Andy Sommers, catcher (b. 1865)
• 1921 - Jack Robinson, catcher (b. 1880)
• 1935 - Arthur O'Connor, umpire (b. 1881)
• 1937 - Sam Woodruff, infielder (b. 1876)
• 1940 - Charlie Swindells, catcher (b. 1878)
• 1944 - Irv Waldron, outfielder (b. 1872)
• 1946 - Elmer Foster, outfielder (b. 1861)
• 1955 - Lafayette Henion, pitcher (b. 1899)
• 1958 - Grover Land, catcher (b. 1884)
• 1959 - Ralph Savidge, pitcher (b. 1879)
• 1964 - Bill Narleski, infielder (b. 1900)
• 1966 - Frank Delahanty, outfielder (b. 1882)
• 1969 - Whitey Hensling, minor league pitcher/infielder (b. 1889)
• 1975 - Emlen Tunnell, minor league outfielder (b. 1925)
• 1978 - Pud Miller, minor league outfielder (b. 1922)
• 1979 - Amos Strunk, outfielder (b. 1889)
• 1982 - Lloyd Waner, outfielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer (b. 1906)
• 1984 - Johnny Washington, infielder; All-Star (b. 1916)
• 1985 - Jesús Valenzuela, minor league pitcher; Salon de la Fama (b. 1914)
• 1987 - Don McMahon, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1930)
• 1987 - Kal Segrist, minor league infielder (b. 1896)
• 1989 - Frank Fleming, pitcher (b. 1919)
• 1989 - Clyde Sowell, pitcher (b. 1931)
• 1991 - Jack Albright, infielder (b. 1921)
• 2002 - George Freeberger, minor league catcher (b. 1974)
• 2007 - Mike Coolbaugh, infielder (b. 1972)
• 2007 - Rollie Stiles, pitcher (b. 1906)
• 2008 - Bill Sorrell, infielder (b. 1940)
• 2010 - Larry Fritz, pinch hitter (b. 1949)
• 2011 - Tex Nelson, outfielder (b. 1936)
• 2012 - Miguel Gaspar, minor league catcher and manager; Salon de la Fama (b. 1929)
• 2012 - Ed Stevens, infielder (b. 1925)
• 2014 - Elma Weiss, AAGPBL outfielder (b. 1923)
• 2015 - Marilyn Jones, AAGPBL pitcher (b. 1927)
• 2020 - Bob Sebra, pitcher (b. 1961)
• 2021 - Tim Talton, catcher (b. 1939)
• 2022 - Dwight Smith, outfielder (b. 1963)