July 24
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Events[edit]
- 1901:
- In a baseball rarity, the Pittsburgh Pirates score in every inning, a major-league record of course, defeating the Reds, 11 - 2. Deacon Phillippe is the winner over Jesse Tannehill, who will be his teammate next year.
- Milwaukee's Pink Hawley beats Boston, 4 - 3, and beans C Lou Criger with a pitch. Criger is unconscious for five minutes before being taken away. Ossee Schreckengost moves from 1B to C and Tommy Dowd moves to 1B.
- 1905 - Giant LF Sam Mertes makes an unassisted double play to help New York stop the Reds, 4 - 3, at the Polo Grounds. In the 2nd inning, the Reds have one out and a runner on third base, outfielder Cy Seymour, once a pitcher for the Giants. Mertes catches a short fly off the bat of George Schlei and continues running to double off Cy.
- 1911:
- Rochester and Newark of the Eastern League play a doubleheader in two hours, 32 minutes.
- An American League All-Star team plays the Naps in Cleveland, raising $12,914 for the late Addie Joss's family. The All-Stars win, 5 - 3. Joe Wood and Walter Johnson pitch for the All-Stars, while Cy Young twirls for the Naps.
- At Pittsburgh, Owen Wilson legs out three triples against Brooklyn.
- 1915 - In the 9th inning of the second game of a twinbill with Cleveland, the A's Nap Lajoie lines into a triple play against Sam Jones to end the game.
- 1916 - In Toronto, ON the Red Sox play a 5 - 5 exhibition tie with the Toronto Maple Leafs. With Canada at war in Europe, two Sox players of German extraction anticipate possible adverse fan reaction; 1B Dick Hoblitzel sits out the game while Heinie Wagner plays under the name Richardson.
- 1926 - Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth demonstrate that power hitting is not the only thing they can do when Lou scores on a double steal with the Babe in a victory over the White Sox. They had pulled the same double steal against the Red Sox on April 13th.
- 1929 - The Cubs regain the National League lead; a nine-game winning streak gives them a 4 1/2 game lead.
- 1930 - The Phillies' Chuck Klein objects sharply to an 8th-inning strike call by umpire Lou Jorda and is banished for the first time in his career. Also ejected are manager Burt Shotton, captain Fresco Thompson and 1B Don Hurst. It is necessary to use 42-year-old Cy Williams in RF in the 9th, the only inning of play Klein will miss this season.
- 1931 - For the second time in ten days, Babe Herman hits for the cycle. The Dodger outfielder is one of only three men to hit for the cycle three times (the third will come in 1933). The Robins still lose to Pittsburgh, 8 - 7. It will be 81 years until another major leaguer, Aaron Hill, has two cycles in a season, in 2012.
- 1933 - Frank Frisch is appointed manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, replacing Gabby Street.
- 1934 - Yankee CF Earle Combs crashes into the wall at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis and suffers a fractured skull. New York calls up George Selkirk but learns he broke his arm the same day playing for Newark.
- 1938 - 44-year-old Babe Ruth, roughly three years into his retirement and currently first base coach for the Brooklyn Dodgers, launches one 430 feet out of Sportsman's Park to win the $50 grand prize in a pre-game distance-hitting contest featuring an otherwise active pool of contestants including Cardinals Joe Medwick (the runner-up at 425 feet), Johnny Mize and Don Padgett, as well as Brooklyn's Dolph Camilli and Ernie Koy.
- 1939 - The Detroit Tigers release oft-injured Dixie Walker. He signs with Brooklyn, with whom he will have his most productive year.
- 1948:
- Five members of the Duluth club in the Northern League are killed, and 13 are injured in a bus-truck crash near St. Paul, MN. The injured include Mel McGaha, future National League manager, and Elmer Schoendienst, brother of the Cardinal infielder, Red Schoendienst.
- Six days after hitting four home runs in one game, White Sox outfielder Pat Seerey again makes the record book, becoming the first major leaguer to strike out seven times in a doubleheader.
- 1949 - The Cards trounce the Dodgers, 14 - 1. This win gives St. Louis three straight victories at Ebbets Field, as they take over the lead Brooklyn has held through most of the season.
- 1950 - At the annual Hall of Fame Game in Cooperstown, the Red Sox beat the Giants, 8 - 5. Dick Littlefield goes all the way for Boston.
- 1953 - The Red Sox sweep the Browns as both Boston pitchers, Mickey McDermott and Bill Henry, hurl shutouts.
- 1954 - After Casey Stengel pulls Phil Rizzuto in the 8th for a pinch-hitter, he brings in Mickey Mantle again at SS. Mantle plays SS with Willie Miranda at 2B against left-handed hitters. Against righties, Miranda and Mantle switch positions. Cleveland wins, 5 - 4, to go 2 1/2 games up on New York.
- 1956:
- Honored just eight hours ago at a Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce luncheon as the Pirates' leading hitter, Roberto Clemente continues to earn his laurels, leading the Bucs to a 6 - 2 win over Chicago with four RBI on three shots, all launched in the same direction: a long sacrifice fly to left center, an even longer triple off the wall, and one longer still into Schenley Park. The 1st-inning RBI triple ties the score at one all; Clemente scores the go-ahead tally on Dale Long's sac fly, and the Bucs never look back.
- New York City Mayor Robert Wagner appoints Charles J. Mylod as chairman and R. E. Blum and C. A. Allen as members of the newly-created Brooklyn Sports Center Authority. He reveals plans for a 50,000-seat stadium bounded by Warren Street and Fourth, Flatbush and Fifth Avenues. Robert Moses prefers a different Brooklyn site. The ballpark will never be built.
- 1958 - After yesterday's Kansas City spitting episode, Boston's Ted Williams, for the second time in less than two years, is fined for his transgression, though in this instance by the league rather than his own GM, and for the relatively painless sum of $250 rather than the somewhat draconian $5,000 extracted from the "Splinter" on August 7, 1956. Upon being informed of the league's decision, Teddy delivers this heartfelt apology: "I'm sorry I did it. I was so mad at the park that I lost my temper and afterward I was sorry about it. I'm principally sorry about losing the $250."
- 1959 - As a prelude to the International League game between the Havana Sugar Kings and visiting Rochester Red Wings, Fidel Castro pitches two innings for his pickup team "Los Barbudos" against a Military Police squad. Castro pitches both innings, strikes out two batters with the aid of some friendly calls, and grounds out to short. This well-photographed event is El Jefe's only mound appearance outside of intramural college baseball, according to Cuban baseball expert Peter Bjarkman.
- 1960 - Chicago's third straight win at Yankee Stadium and eighth straight overall, 6 - 3, behind Billy Pierce, gives the Sox a two-game lead atop the American League. Eli Grba beats Herb Score, 8 - 2, in the second game to give New York a twin-bill split.
- 1961:
- In an unusual mid-season exhibition match at Yankee Stadium, the San Francisco Giants beat their former cross-town rivals, 4 - 1. Mickey Mantle's homer accounts for the only Bronx Bombers run and Willie Mays has two RBIs for the visiting "Jints". 50,000 fans are on hand.
- Boston OF Jackie Jensen's fear of flying gets the best of him and he refuses to fly to Los Angeles. The Sox say they will not pay him for games he misses because of the problem.
- 1963 - The A's sweep a pair at Fenway Park, winning 5 - 2 and 7 - 6. Ken Harrelson homers over the Red Sox bullpen in right centerfield, a rare feat for right-handed hitter.
- 1964 - Hank Aguirre gives up five runs on three homers to New York in the first four innings, but the Tigers overcome a 5 - 2 deficit to win, 10 - 5.
- 1965 - At the Astrodome, Reds pitcher Joe Nuxhall loses his no-hitter when Bob Lillis singles in the 8th inning. Nuxhall finishes with a 2 - 0 one-hitter.
- 1966 - The Yankees beat the Angels, 9 - 1, in the first game of a doubleheader, and Mickey Mantle hits his second homer in two days. The round-tripper, his 493rd, ties him with Lou Gehrig for sixth place on the all-time list.
- 1967:
- Chicago's 3 - 1 win at St. Louis puts the Cards and Cubs even atop the National League.
- Team Canada makes its debut on the international stage, losing a 3 - 1 game to Mexico in the 1967 Pan American Games. Bernardo Moncayo gets the win over Ron Stead, who turns in a solid effort with ten strikeouts in seven innings but three errors in the 4th help Mexico score all their runs. Canada's first run comes when Maurice Oakes grounds in Erwin Doerksen. Canada will beat Puerto Rico tomorrow behind Ross Stone and a homer by future NHL coach Ron Smith but will have the win rescinded when it is discovered that they have four former pros playing in the amateur-only event (including Stead and Smith).
- 1968:
- Hoyt Wilhelm's 907th game breaks Cy Young's record for major league pitching appearances, but he loses a 2 - 1 decision to Oakland.
- Don Drysdale walks two batters in the 5th, hits Ron Brand with a pitch and then plunks opposing pitcher Don Wilson with an off-speed pitch to force in a run. Houston wins, 1 - 0.
- 1969 - At Wrigley Field, Ken Holtzman tops Don Sutton for the fourth straight time - three this year - as Chicago beats the Dodgers, 5 - 3. For a frustrated Sutton, it is a Cubs-record 13th straight loss to Chicago stretching back to his rookie year.
- 1970:
- For the fourth time in his career, Billy Williams has the only hit(s) for the Cubs, as he connects safely twice against the Braves' Phil Niekro. Each time previously, Williams also had multiple-hit games to spoil no-hitters. Niekro coasts to a 9 - 0 victory over Fergie Jenkins.
- At Pittsburgh on Roberto Clemente night, the night's honoree gets a pair of hits but leaves after suffering a cut left knee making a sliding catch on the gravel warning track. Dock Ellis goes all the way allowing four hits as the Pirates trounce the Astros, 11 - 0.
- Hall beats Hall as the Orioles reliever Dick Hall tops the Twins' Tom Hall, 6 - 5. Dick singles in the 8th for his first hit of the year and Don Buford follows with a game-winning home run.
- Chicago's Bill Melton ties the major-league record by striking out seven times in a doubleheader split with Detroit. Melton will strike out his first three times up in his next game, in Baltimore on the 28th, before flying out in the 9th. The Sox win the opener today, 5 - 2, with six straight singles and five runs in the 9th. The Tigers win the nitecap, 5 - 4, in the 9th when Don Wert draws a walk from Wilbur Wood with the sacks full.
- In a surprise move, the Mets' Tommie Agee steals home with the bases loaded in the 10th to give the Mets a 2 - 1 win over the visiting Dodgers. Agee bunts and reaches base on an error, steals second base with two outs and goes to third on the throw. After two walks he takes home to pin the loss on Jim Brewer.
- 1973 - Although not selected, Willie Mays appears in the All-Star Game thanks to Commissioner Bowie Kuhn increasing the player limit so the "Say Hey Kid" can participate in the Mid-summer classic. Mays strikes out in his final All-Star appearance. The National League wins, 7 - 1. A record 54 players are used, including Catfish Hunter, who sustains a fractured thumb that will sideline him for four weeks. The A's ace has a 15-3 record at the time.
- 1974 - Cubs manager Whitey Lockman steps aside to become director of player development and is replaced by 3B coach Jim Marshall. The Cubs will still finish last.
- 1975 - The Royals fire manager Jack McKeon, hiring Whitey Herzog to replace him.
- 1976 - At Comiskey Park, the Twins roll over the White Sox, 17 - 2. Lyman Bostock is 4 for 4, hitting for the cycle.
- 1977 - Seattle's John Montague pitches 6 2/3 innings of perfect relief against California, giving him 33 consecutive batsmen retired over two games to tie the American League record. But California wins, 3 - 1.
- 1978:
- Pete Rose singles twice, the first time off Pat Zachry, during the Reds' 5 - 3 win over the Mets, extending his hitting streak to 37 games to tie the modern National League record held by Tommy Holmes. Zachry kicks the dugout steps in anger, breaking his foot and ending his season.
- In Kansas City, a sobbing Billy Martin reads a prepared statement in which he resigns as the Yankees' manager. Dick Howser will fill in that night as the Yanks lose, 5 - 2.
- 1979:
- Going deep off A's hurler Mike Morgan at Fenway Park, Red Sox first baseman Carl Yastrzemski becomes the 18th major leaguer and seventh in the American League to hit 400 home runs. "Captain Carl" will end his 23-year career with 452 homers.
- In the first game of a doubleheader, Seattle C Bob Stinson ties a major-league record by allowing two Baltimore batters to reach base on catcher's interference. The Birds win, 7 - 6, then complete the sweep, 11 - 3.
- In Pittsburgh, a 4th-inning call results in a 34-minute rhubarb during the Pirates-Reds game. With Buc runners on first and third base, a 3-1 pitch to Omar Moreno is called a ball, but Johnny Bench throws to second base ahead of the runner from first, Lee Lacy, who is attempting to steal. Lacy is called out by Dick Stello even though Moreno has just received a walk (therefore entitling Lacy to the base), and walks off the bag. He is then tagged out by Dave Concepcion, precipitating the argument. The subsequent protest is rejected by National League president Chub Feeney, and the Pirates' 6 - 5 loss is upheld.
- 1980 - Hours after signing a new five-year contract that will boost his salary to $1 million per year, Kansas City's George Brett goes 2 for 4 in a 12 - 4 win over Chicago to raise his batting average to .379. The Royals lead second-place Texas by 11 games in the American League West.
- 1983 - In the memorable "Pine Tar Game" at Yankee Stadium, George Brett hits an apparent two-run home run off Rich Gossage to give the Kansas City Royals a 5 - 4 lead with two outs in the 9th inning, only to have the homer taken away when Yankees manager Billy Martin, at the urging of coach Don Zimmer, points out that the pine tar on Brett's bat handle exceeds the 17 inches allowed in the rules. As a result, Brett is called out for illegally batting the ball, giving New York a 4 - 3 victory. Brett goes ballistic and the Royals immediately protest. American League President Lee MacPhail overrules his umpires for the first time, saying that the umpire's call went against the spirit of the rule, which should be rewritten and clarified, and that the home run will stand. The game will be resumed from that point on August 18th.
- 1988 - The New York Mets retire number 41 for pitcher Tom Seaver in pre-game ceremonies at Shea Stadium. The Mets then lose to the Braves, 4 - 2.
- 1990 - Who needs a pickoff move? Atlanta pitcher Charlie Leibrandt picks off Craig Biggio by beating him back to first base. Atlanta wins the game, 9 - 3. Atlanta takes the nitecap from Houston scoring in the 8th and 9th to win, 9 - 8.
- 1991:
- Recently-recalled 1B Brian Hunter of the Braves hits a home run in Atlanta's 7 - 4 loss to Pittsburgh while his former minor league team, the Richmond Braves, is finishing a suspended game against Pawtucket. Hunter had homered in that game before it was called, giving him round-trippers in the major and minor leagues on the same day.
- In a game against the Mariners, the Yankees score three runs on a ground ball hit back to the pitcher. With runners on second and third base and one out in the 4th, Pat Kelly hits a comebacker to Erik Hanson. The Seattle hurler traps Kevin Maas in a rundown between third and home, but Maas scores when 3B Edgar Martinez's throw hits him in the back. The ball rolls up the first base line in foul territory where it is recovered by C Dave Cochrane. Cochrane throws home to head off Alvaro Espinoza who is also attempting to score. The throw goes into the Mariners' dugout allowing Espinoza and Kelly to cross the plate with the second and third runs.
- Hiromitsu Kadota, at age 43, becomes the oldest player to homer in a NPB All-Star Game. The Pacific League veteran breaks a 3 - 3 tie with his shot.
- 1992:
- Minnesota P Scott Erickson hurls a one-hit, 5 - 0 victory over the Red Sox in the first game of a doubleheader. Tom Brunansky's single is the only hit. Roger Clemens takes the loss. Boston wins the nitecap, 5 - 4, scoring a run with one out in the 9th.
- Commissioner Fay Vincent announces that George Steinbrenner can resume active control of the Yankees on March 1, 1993.
- 1993 - The Mets are defeated by the Dodgers, 5 - 4, as Anthony Young loses his major league record 27th straight decision by walking in the winning run in the 10th inning. Following the game, Mets OF Vince Coleman tosses a firecracker from his car, injuring two youngsters and a woman. Coleman will be charged with a felony.
- 1994 - The Expos defeat the Dodgers, 7 - 4, as OF Rondell White drives home all seven runs for Montreal. White strokes two singles, a double, and a home run in five at bats, as the Expos maintain their 1 1/2-game lead over Atlanta in the National League East.
- 1995:
- Colorado defeats Philadelphia by a score of 11 - 3. Two of the Phillies' runs score on a pinch-hit home run by P Omar Olivares in the 5th inning. Olivares is the first pitcher to hit a pinch homer since 1990.
- The Red Sox obtain IF Dave Hollins from the Phillies for the well-traveled Mark Whiten.
- 1997 - Brad Radke allows the Athletics just five hits, striking out ten and walking no one, in a 1 - 0 victory. The game is the gem of what has been a masterful stretch for Radke; he is tied for second in the American League in wins with 13 (Roger Clemens has 16) and his 149 1/3 innings are sixth most in the league.
- 1998:
- Trailing Florida, 3 - 1, in the bottom half of the 9th, the Phillies get a two-out, two-run, pinch-hit home run from Mark Lewis to send the game into extra innings. Each team scores a single run in the 10th, then again in the 11th. The Marlins plate another in the top of the 12th to take a 6 - 5 lead, but the Phils get two in their half to finally win, 7 - 6.
- The Indians trade P Eric Plunk to the Brewers in exchange for P Doug Jones.
- 1999:
- The Yankees pound the Indians, 21 - 1. The Bronx Bombers are led by DH Chili Davis, who bangs out five hits, including a double and homer, while driving home six runs.
- The Giants obtain P Livan Hernandez from the Marlins in exchange for minor league Ps Jason Grilli and Nate Bump.
- The Red Sox defeat the Tigers, 11 - 4, as OF Trot Nixon blasts three home runs and drives home five runs. Boston collects seven home runs, one shy of the club record.
- 2000 - The Angels defeat the Rangers, 6 - 5, in 12 innings. Texas also loses C Ivan Rodriguez who breaks his thumb on Mo Vaughn's bat while attempting to throw out a runner. He will miss the remainder of the season. Angels LF Darin Erstad ties the American League mark for an extra-inning game with 12 putouts, last tied by Rickey Henderson, in 1988.
- 2001:
- The Rangers send 1B Andres Galarraga to the Giants for minor league OF Chris Magruder, P Erasmo Ramirez and P Todd Ozias.
- The Brewers lose their 11th in a row as the Dodgers whip them, 7 - 2. Shawn Green and Gary Sheffield homer in the six-run 5th inning.
- The Yankees edge the Tigers, 6 - 5, despite an 8th-inning moon shot by Detroit's Juan Encarnacion, off Ramiro Mendoza, that lands in the second row of the empty blue bleacher seats in left centerfield. It is believed to be the first ball hit into that area since Yankee Stadium was remodeled in 1976.
- David Cone runs his record to 6-1 as the Red Sox get past the visiting Blue Jays, 6 - 4. The Sox have won the last ten games that Cone has started.
- In a three-way deal, the A's obtain OF Jermaine Dye from the Royals, the Royals get SS Neifi Perez from the Rockies, and the Rockies get 2B Jose Ortiz, OF Mario Encarnacion and P Todd Belitz from the A's.
- 2002:
- Damian Moss allows only a single safety in seven innings - Derrek Lee's leadoff single in the 5th inning - as the Braves hold the Marlins to that one hit in a 10 - 0 victory.
- The Tigers shut out the Royals, 3 - 0, in one hour and 41 minutes - the fastest nine-inning game in the major leagues since 1984.
- Blue Jays veteran catcher Darrin Fletcher retires. Tom Wilson, with 68 major league games, is now the Jays' most experienced backstop.
- Oakland defeats Anaheim, 5 - 1, as Miguel Tejada hits his 22nd home run of the season. It is the 117th round-tripper of his career, breaking Eddie Joost's career record for an Athletic SS.
- 2004 - Another saga is added to the Red Sox-Yankee rivalry as a bench-clearing brawl breaks out after Red Sox starter Bronson Arroyo hits Alex Rodriguez, who hit last night's game-winning home run, with a pitch. As A-Rod stares out at the mound on his way to first base, Boston's catcher Jason Varitek, after a verbal exchange, pushes the All-Star third baseman in the face, causing a series of fights with players in both team's dugouts and bullpens involved.
- 2007 - Astros legend Craig Biggio announces that he will retire at the end of the season. Biggio, who will finish his career as the modern day record-holder for most times hit by a pitch, is Houston's career leader in several categories, including games played, hits and runs scored.
- 2008 - The Brewers set a franchise record with home runs in 20 consecutive games when Ryan Braun hits a two-run shot in the 9th to complete a rally for a 4 - 3 win over the Cardinals. Braun has now reached base in nine straight plate appearances.
- 2009:
- The Oakland A's trade OF Matt Holliday to the St. Louis Cardinals for three prospects - Derek Wallace, Shane Peterson and Clayton Mortensen. In his first game with his new club, Holliday goes 4 for 5 as the Cards beat the Phillies, 8 - 1.
- The Yankees extend their winning streak to eight games with an 8 - 3 defeat of the A's. Joba Chamberlain is the winner.
- 2010 - At the 2010 European Championship, the Dutch national team begins its title defense with a no-hitter. Rob Cordemans and Dave Draijer combine to hold France to two walks and no hits while Raily Legito goes 4 for 4 in a 10 - 0 win.
- 2011:
- 2B Roberto Alomar, P Bert Blyleven and GM Pat Gillick are inducted into the Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Cooperstown, NY. The day has special significance for fans of the Toronto Blue Jays as both Alomar and Gillick had their greatest success with the Jays' back-to-back World Series-winning teams in 1992 and 1993.
- Pablo Ortega of the Tigres de Quintana Roo retires the first 25 batters he faces, issues a walk, then retires two more for a no-hitter against the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz. The 10 - 0 Tigres romp clinches the top spot in the Mexican League's southern division for them.
- 2012:
- Seattle's Felix Hernandez breaks Alex Rodriguez's hand with a pitch in the 8th inning of a 4 - 2 win over the Yankees. The Yanks make history by becoming the first team since the 1927 Athletics to have three players with 2,500+ career hits in the starting lineup. New York uses Rodriguez, Derek Jeter and the newly-acquired Ichiro Suzuki to pull that off.
- The Rays acquire 3B Ryan Roberts from the Diamondbacks in return for minor league infielder Tyler Bortnick, and the Pirates obtain P Wandy Rodriguez from Houston for three prospects - Rudy Owens, Colton Cain and Robbie Grossman.
- 2013 - Down 3 - 2 with two outs in the 9th, the Dodgers wake up. With Yasiel Puig on first, Andre Ethier lines a soft single to center against Blue Jays closer Casey Janssen, but the ball is misjudged by CF Colby Rasmus and it bounces over his head, allowing the tying run to score. The Dodgers then burst out for five runs in the top of the 10th, thanks to homers by Puig and Mark Ellis, and end up with an 8 - 3 win, their sixth straight. The Jays are headed in the opposite direction, having now lost seven in a row and nine of ten.
- 2014:
- In his tenth major league start, rookie Marcus Stroman does not allow a hit until Shane Victorino leads off the 7th inning with a bloop single; he combines with two relievers on a one-hitter as Toronto defeats Boston, 8 - 0. Juan Francisco goes 3 for 4 with a triple and a two-run homer to lead the offence.
- After failing to re-sign him during the off-season, the Mariners reacquire DH Kendrys Morales from Minnesota in return for P Stephen Pryor. Morales had to wait until after the 2014 amateur draft in June to find a team, as none was willing to both meet his financial demands and give up a draft pick in order to sign him. In other deals, the Yankees purchase veteran P Chris Capuano from Colorado while the A's designate struggling former closer Jim Johnson for assignment.
- 2015 - A couple of trades are concluded in anticipation of the trading deadline in a week's time. The Mets acquire IFs Juan Uribe and Kelly Johnson from the Braves for minor league pitchers John Gant and Rob Whalen. The Mets also promote top prospect OF Michael Conforto, designate OF John Mayberry for assignment, and move 3B David Wright to the 60-day disabled list. For Uribe, it's a second trade this year. The Cardinals are also active, acquiring P Steve Cishek from the Marlins for P Kyle Barraclough.
- 2016 - Ken Griffey, Jr. and Mike Piazza are inducted into the Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Cooperstown, NY. Griffey obtained the highest percentage of the vote ever - 99.3% - in being elected in his first year of eligibility by the BBWAA, while Piazza made it on his fourth try. A crowd estimated at 50,000, the second-largest ever at Cooperstown, is on hand to witness the event.
- 2017 - There is a wave of pitchers changing teams today. The Twins complete a long-rumored trade for Braves P Jaime Garcia, also getting back-up C Anthony Recker in the process, while sending pitching prospect Huascar Ynoa in return. Meanwhile, the Royals acquire three hurlers from the Padres - Ryan Buchter, Trevor Cahill and Brandon Maurer - in return for Ps Matt Strahm and Travis Wood and minor league IF Esteury Ruiz.
- 2018 - The Yankees add to an already deep bullpen by acquiring closer Zach Britton from the Orioles in return for three prospects.
- 2019:
- An unusual substitution causes a dispute in Tampa Bay as manager Kevin Cash's decision to move P Adam Kolarek to 1B with one out in the 8th to bring in P Chaz Roe causes confusion, as it is not clear which of the two replaces DH Austin Meadows in the batting order, and which one takes 1B Ji-Man Choi's spot. The ensuing discussions between home plate umpire Angel Hernandez and Red Sox manager Alex Cora last 20 minutes, and not receiving satisfaction, Cora plays the remainder of the game under protest. The Rays hang on to their 3 - 2 lead until the end of the game. The Red Sox will drop their protest, realizing they have no chance to win as there was no clear rule violation.
- Shane Bieber pitches a one-hitter and strikes out ten as the Indians defeat the Blue Jays, 4 - 0. The sole hit is a double by Eric Sogard in the 7th.
- 2020
- Running out of time, the Blue Jays settle on making Sahlen Field in Buffalo, NY their temporary home for the season that is just starting, as their preferred options have all been denied. They will first have to make quick renovations to its locker rooms and lighting system to bring them closer to major league norms.
- In the first game to go into extra innings following the adoption of the tiebreaker rule, Angels DH Shohei Ohtani begins the top of the 10th inning on second base as the designated runner, after having made the final out in the top of the 9th. However, he quickly gets caught in a rundown on Jared Walsh's grounder to the right side of the infield and is tagged out. The Angels fail to score, then Matt Olson hits a walk-off grand slam in the bottom half of the 10th to give Oakland a 7 - 3 win.
- 2022 - The induction ceremony is held for the Class of 2022 at the Hall of Fame. Three of the seven men inducted - David Ortiz, Jim Kaat and Tony Oliva - are present to receive the honor. The others, all deceased, are represented by relatives - Gil Hodges, Minnie Minoso and Buck O'Neil - while Dave Winfield introduces 19th century black baseball pioneer Bud Fowler. Over 35,000 persons are present in Cooperstown, NY to witness the ceremony, and Dominican flags and Boston Red Sox gear, in honor of Ortiz, are well in evidence in the crowd.
- 2024 - The Pacific League takes 2024 NPB All-Star Game 2 with a 16-10 win over the Central League to tie this year's series. They set single-game records for average (.549), runs, hits (28), doubles (7) and total bases (74) among others. Toshiya Satoh ties the record for doubles in an All-Star Game and wins the MVP, while Shogo Sakakura hits a grand slam for the CL.
Births[edit]
- 1850 - Joe Miller, infielder, manager (d. 1891)
- 1863 - Tommy McCarthy, outfielder, manager; Hall of Famer (d. 1922)
- 1864 - Jack Clements, catcher, manager (d. 1941)
- 1868 - Billy Graulich, catcher (d. 1948)
- 1871 - Harvey Smith, infielder (d. 1962)
- 1873 - Joe Wall, catcher (d. 1936)
- 1875 - Jesse Stovall, pitcher (d. 1955)
- 1878 - Chris Lindsay, infielder (d. 1941)
- 1893 - Joe Schultz, outfielder (d. 1941)
- 1895 - O'Neal M. Hobbs, minor league executive (d. 1987)
- 1900 - Earl Brown, pitcher (d. 1980)
- 1900 - Jim Lyle, pitcher (d. 1977)
- 1901 - Bob Adams, pitcher (d. 1996)
- 1905 - Ed Montague, infielder (d. 1988)
- 1907 - Roy Williams, pitcher (d. 1944)
- 1912 - Alex Carrasquel, pitcher (d. 1969)
- 1913 - Floyd Kranson, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1967)
- 1916 - Al Flair, infielder (d. 1988)
- 1916 - Dick Hahn, catcher (d. 1992)
- 1916 - Moses Snowden, infielder (d. ????)
- 1919 - John Winkin, college coach (d. 2014)
- 1921 - Clint Conatser, outfielder (d. 2019)
- 1921 - Sam Carrigan, umpire (d. 2008)
- 1921 - Tony Ponce, minor league pitcher (d. 2009)
- 1922 - Shinichi Ishimaru, NPB pitcher (d. 1945)
- 1922 - Duane Pillette, pitcher (d. 2011)
- 1924 - Tod Davis, infielder (d. 1978)
- 1927 - Preston Ward, infielder (d. 2013)
- 1928 - Walter Gibbons, pitcher (d. 2015)
- 1936 - Michael Solomko, NPB outfielder
- 1940 - Ethan Blackaby, outfielder (d. 2022)
- 1940 - Shuhei Ichieda, NPB infielder
- 1942 - Cotton Nash, infielder (d. 2023)
- 1945 - Mike Port, general manager
- 1945 - Shigeru Takada, NPB outfielder and manager
- 1948 - Mike Adams, outfielder
- 1948 - Jan Collins, Hoofdklasse catcher and manager
- 1950 - Chun-Kun Kuo, Chinese Taipei national team outfielder
- 1951 - Ed Tromp, Hoofdklasse infielder-pitcher
- 1952 - Jerry Augustine, pitcher
- 1956 - Masayuki Matsunuma, NPB pitcher
- 1957 - Dave Barnett, minor league outfielder
- 1959 - Félix Núñez, Cuban leagues pitcher
- 1960 - Jeff Kaiser, pitcher
- 1964 - Barry Bonds, outfielder; All-Star
- 1964 - John Rosengren, author
- 1965 - Joe Oliver, catcher
- 1965 - Julian Yan, minor league infielder and manager
- 1966 - Eddy Rojas, Cuban leagues outfielder
- 1968 - Rob Lukachyk, pinch hitter
- 1968 - Naoyuki Naito, NPB pitcher
- 1969 - Jim Wolf, umpire
- 1970 - Yoshihiko Kajiyama, Japanese national team outfielder
- 1971 - Carlton Hardy, college coach
- 1972 - Shawn Wooten, infielder
- 1973 - Stephen Larkin, infielder
- 1973 - Felix Perdomo, NPB infielder-pitcher
- 1973 - André van Maris, Hoofdklasse pitcher
- 1973 - Norihiro Nakamura, infielder
- 1974 - Toshihiro Nakamura, Japanese national team coach
- 1975 - Bill Ortega, pinch hitter
- 1975 - Brent Stentz, minor league pitcher
- 1976 - Nate Bump, pitcher
- 1976 - Tatsuya Ozeki, NPB outfielder
- 1977 - Casey Burns, minor league pitcher
- 1977 - Jason Smith, infielder
- 1978 - Chad Hawkins, minor league pitcher
- 1979 - Tagg Bozied, minor league infielder
- 1979 - Ryan Speier, pitcher
- 1979 - Shih-Yang Teng, CPBL infielder and coach
- 1980 - James Rutherford, minor league outfielder
- 1983 - Katsuyuki Aihara, NPB pitcher
- 1983 - Reed Eastley, minor league infielder
- 1983 - Guilder Rodriguez, infielder
- 1984 - Ricky Navarro, minor league pitcher
- 1985 - Takayuki Kanamori, NPB pitcher
- 1985 - Nick Schumacher, minor league pitcher
- 1986 - Miguel Socolovich, pitcher
- 1986 - Scott Van Slyke, outfielder
- 1986 - Chris Weimer, minor league outfielder
- 1986 - Suk-min Yoon, KBO pitcher
- 1988 - Kasthuri Mudali Anuradha, Sri Lankan national team infielder-outfielder
- 1989 - Chris O'Brien, minor league catcher
- 1989 - Alexander Perez, minor league player
- 1990 - Kirby Campbell, minor league infielder and manager
- 1990 - Sebastian Valle, minor league catcher
- 1991 - Cesar Galvez, minor league infielder
- 1992 - Min-su Kim, KBO pitcher
- 1992 - Shih-Yun Lee, Taiwanese women's national team catcher
- 1993 - Justin Atkinson, minor league infielder
- 1993 - Ye-ji Lee, South Korean women's national team outfielder
- 1993 - Connor Overton, pitcher
- 1995 - Anfernee Benítez, minor league pitcher
- 1995 - Cristian Perez, coach
- 1996 - Cooper Criswell, pitcher
- 1997 - Aaron Schunk, infielder
- 1998 - Ho-Ying Au, Hong Kong women's national team pitcher
- 1998 - Benjamin Goffaux, First Division catcher
- 2001 - Zuo Wei Ryan How, Singaporean national team infielder
- 2003 - Zajzon Házi, Hungarian national team outfielder
Deaths[edit]
- 1887 - Alex McKinnon, infielder, manager (b. 1856)
- 1899 - Jim Korwan, pitcher (b. 1874)
- 1900 - Fred Zahner, catcher (b. 1870)
- 1901 - Joe Simmons, outfielder, manager; umpire (b. 1845)
- 1919 - Ed Begley, pitcher (b. 1863)
- 1928 - John Bender (b. 1882)
- 1929 - George Miller, catcher; umpire (b. 1853)
- 1932 - Tom Quinn, catcher (b. 1864)
- 1932 - Frank Warfield, infielder, manager (b. 1899)
- 1935 - Billy Crowell, pitcher (b. 1865)
- 1947 - Jack Meanor, minor league infielder (b. 1892)
- 1948 - Gerald Peterson, minor league outfielder (b. 1925)
- 1948 - Red Treadwell, minor league catcher and manager (b. 1906)
- 1951 - Ed Fisher, pitcher (b. 1876)
- 1958 - Virgil Barnes, pitcher (b. 1897)
- 1963 - Luther Roy, pitcher (b. 1902)
- 1970 - Harvey Green, pitcher (b. 1915)
- 1971 - Harry Suter, pitcher (b. 1887)
- 1976 - Sammy Bankhead, outfielder/infielder; All-Star (b. 1905)
- 1978 - Joel Hunt, outfielder (b. 1905)
- 1982 - Lin Storti, infielder (b. 1906)
- 1984 - Jake Dunn, infielder; All-Star (b. 1909)
- 1985 - Ted Kleinhans, pitcher (b. 1899)
- 1988 - Jerry Lane, pitcher (b. 1926)
- 1988 - Joe Orengo, infielder (b. 1914)
- 1989 - Wally Kimmick, infielder (b. 1897)
- 1990 - Andy Woehr, infielder (b. 1896)
- 1991 - Howie Carter, infielder (b. 1904)
- 1993 - George Armstrong, catcher (b. 1924)
- 2001 - Myung-sung Kim, KBO manager (b. 1946)
- 2002 - Pete Coscarart, infielder; All-Star (b. 1913)
- 2002 - Wally Pontiff, Jr., drafted player (b. 1980)
- 2002 - Al Silvera, outfielder (b. 1935)
- 2002 - Barney White, infielder (b. 1923)
- 2006 - Kazuo Horii, NPB infielder (b. 1923)
- 2011 - Mike Palm, pitcher (b. 1925)
- 2012 - Nancy Cato, AAGPBL infielder (b. 1929)
- 2013 - Porfirio Ochoa, minor league pitcher (b. 1959)
- 2015 - Dirk Gibbons, Negro League pticher (b. 1928)
- 2016 - Steve Nagy, pitcher (b. 1919)
- 2018 - Tony Cloninger, pitcher (b. 1940)
- 2018 - Vaughn Eshelman, pitcher (b. 1969)
- 2022 - Miles Head, minor league infielder (b. 1991)
- 2022 - Sadao Kawai, Japanese national team pitcher (b. 1931)
- 2022 - Win Remmerswaal, pitcher (b. 1954)
- 2022 - Julio Valdéz, infielder (b. 1956)
- 2023 - Dan Morrison, umpire (b. 1948)
- 2024 - Denny Lemaster, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1939)
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