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1905 - Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants pitched his second career no-hitter, beating the Chicago Cubs and Mordecai Brown 1 - 0. Mathewson and Brown matched no-hitters for eight innings. The Giants got two hits in the ninth for the win, and a pair of errors committed by Bill Dahlen at shortstop prevented Mathewson from hurling a perfect game.
1913 Christy Mathewson reached his 300th career victory as the New York Giants beat the Chicago Cubs, 3 - 2. During his 17-year major league career, Mathewson will compile a 373-188 record.
1921 - Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees hit a 460 feet home run into the center field bleachers in the Polo Grounds, for the first home run ever hit to that spot. Ruth added his 21th home run of the season and also pitched five innings in the 13 - 6 win over the Detroit Tigers, giving up four runs, but striking out Ty Cobb. The next day Ruth will hit two more home runs, his sixth and seventh in five games, in a 9 - 6 win over Detroit.
1930 - The Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns traded future Hall of Fame outfielders. The Senators sent Goose Goslin to the Browns in exchange for Heinie Manush, who will bat .362 over the balance of the season. The transaction marked the first time in major league history that former batting champions have been traded for one another.
1940 - Bill Nicholson of the Chicago Cubs became the first major league player to hit a home run at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown. Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox also homered in the exhibition contest known as the Hall of Fame Game.
1948 - An ailing Babe Ruth made his final appearance at Yankee Stadium. With the crowd of 49,641 singing Auld Lang Syne, and members of the 1923 Yankees team (the first to play in the stadium) looking on, the New York Yankees retired Ruth's uniform No. 3 during ceremonies that also commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Stadium. Fewer than two months later, the 53-year-old Ruth will die from throat cancer.
1957:
- Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox hit three home runs with five runs batted in as Boston beat the Indians, 9 - 3, at Cleveland Stadium. Williams, who had a three-homer game earlier in the year, became the first American League player to collect two 3-HR games in a single season.
- In a game which featured the ejection of Johnny Logan and Don Drysdale as a result for fighting, Clem Labine lost for the first time in ten months and 38 appearances in relief as the Milwaukee Braves defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers, 8 - 5. Logan charged the mound after getting drilled in the ribs by Drysdale resulting in banishment for both players.
1967:
- Game-winning grand slam from 'Super Sub' Willie Mays as Houston goes to the well once too often. Facing him first as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning, with the bases loaded, one out and the Giants down by one, Houston starter Dave Giusti gets Mays to ground one to shortstop Sonny Jackson for an inning-ending double play. After teammate Jim Ray Hart picks up Willie with a game-tying solo shot in the eighth, Houston proceeds to double dare the aging 'Say Hey' kid. By the 10th inning, Giusti has started to lose it. Leaving runners on first and second with one out, Giusti departs in favor of reliever Barry Latman. The first batter he will face is the Giants' hero thus far, Jim Ray Hart. This time, however, Hart fans. After a walk to Jim Davenport loads the bases once again, its Mays' turn to pick up his teammate, which he does, in 'grand' fashion. Final score: Giants 6, Astros 2.
- "Roberto’s Rifle Wing Amazes Fans, Shoots Down Cardinals," reads TSN's headline for longtime Pirates' beat writer Les Biederman's awestruck account: "The fans who take their baseball through the newspapers and via the scores on radio and television miss the thrill and excitement of watching all the skills of Roberto Clemente." While Biederman's comments are addressed primarily to fans outside of Pittsburgh circa 1967, they're even more apropos for today's fans in any location. "It’s almost impossible to describe properly the tremendous arm and the magnetic glove possessed by the Pirate star. Ordinarily, Clemente shouldn’t have many assists because so few teams will take chances on his rifle arm. Last night, Clemente staged a dazzling show from right field against the Cardinals. The Cards scored all seven runs and gathered 10 of their 14 hits in the first three frames off Woody Fryman. Clemente held the score down by nailing two runners at the plate on miraculous assists:
  - "Tim McCarver’s single skipped through Clemente’s legs in the first inning and went back to the right field wall near the foul line. Orlando Cepeda tried to score from first, but Clemente raced after the ball, whirled and threw a strike straight into Jerry May’s hands – and on the fly. Cepeda barreled into May, but was out. Even the Cardinals were flabbergasted that Clemente could pick up a ball 300 feet away and fire it all the way in the air, almost blindly, yet on target.
  - "An inning later, Clemente almost duplicated the feat on Curt Flood. This time, Clemente chased Bob Tolan’s double down the right field line and caught up with it in the right field corner. Flood, who was on first with two outs, was given the green light by coach Joe Schultz but again Clemente fired a strike all the way to May – again with no bounce – and Flood bit the dust.
  - "An inning later, Clemente almost made it three for three in the throwing department. The Cards had three on with one out when Dal Maxvill lined to Clemente. Again Cepeda was on third. When the ball soared toward Clemente, Schultz whispered to Cepeda: 'Want to challenge him again?' 'Yes,' emphatically answered Cepeda. Clemente had to go back a step or two to flag down Maxvill’s fly and then threw side-arm instead of over-handed. The ball landed a few feet toward third base as Cepeda beat the throw and the ball bounced into the seats for an extra run. Now the Cards understood why Clemente threw all the way in the air on the other two hits to nail runners at the plate. Forbes Field's infield is concrete hard and a ball can bounce either 50 feet high or skip away, never to be seen again."
1968 - With Pirate pitching having coughed up a two-run lead and in imminent danger of making it a three-run deficit, the cavalry, as incarnated by Roberto Clemente, comes galloping to the rescue. Giants beat writer Bob Stevens elaborates: “With men on second and third in the sixth and the the score 5-5, Willie Mays smashed a searing low line drive into right field that seemed destined to leave the park. But the amazing Roberto Clemente leaped, glove above the railing, crashed into the wire fence and came down with the ball, as 6,028 fans first groaned in anger, then stood to applaud as fine and brave a catch as an outfielder can make.”
1973 - The Los Angeles Dodgers' infield of Steve Garvey (first base), Davey Lopes (second base), Ron Cey (third base) and Bill Russell (shortstop) played together for the first time in a 16 - 3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium. The quartet would set a major league record for longevity by playing 8 1/2 years in the same infield.
1975 - The Cleveland Indians sent pitcher Gaylord Perry to the Texas Rangers in exchange for pitchers Jim Bibby, Jackie Brown and Rick Waits, and $100,000 in cash. Perry will win 42 games for the Rangers over the next two and a half seasons.
1980:
- Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies hit 4-for-5 to move past Honus Wagner into fifth place on the all-time hit list with 3,431. Philadelphia started the game with seven consecutive hits and beat the San Diego Padres, 9 - 6.
- Vida Blue of the San Francisco Giants defeated the Mets, 3 - 1, as Milt May hit franchise home run #9,000 for the Giants. Monte Ward hit home run #1 for the Giants in 1883, and #8,000 was hit by Bobby Bonds on September 4, 1971.
1983 - Pete Rose of the Montreal Expos hit a double off Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jerry Koosman for his 4,000th career hit, as Montreal defeated Philadelphia at Olympic Stadium, 5 - 1.
1984 - The Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians engineered a blockbuster trade. Chicago sent outfielders Joe Carter and Mel Hall, pitcher Don Schulze and a minor leaguer to Cleveland in exchange for pitchers Rick Sutcliffe and George Frazier and catcher Ron Hassey. Sutcliffe will go 16-1 over the balance of the season, winning the Cy Young Award, and helping the Cubs to the National League East crown.
1988 - In a 12 - 6 loss to the Yankees, Jim Rice of the Boston Red Sox hit his 200th home run in Fenway Park, joining Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski as the only three to do it.
1989:
- Despite the relaxed balk rule during the season, Boston Red Sox pitcher John Dopson managed to tie the American League record with four balks in just 3-2/3 innings in Boston's 8 - 7 win over the Detroit Tigers.
- Terry Puhl of the Houston Astros played in his 1,403rd major league game, during a 3 - 2 loss to the Dodgers, to break Jack Graney's record for Canadian - born players.
- Jack Clark of the San Diego Padres struck out four times in a 9 - 6 loss to Cincinnati, giving him a major league record for nine strikeouts in two games. Clark struck out five times against the Giants on June 11.
1990:
- Willie Wilson of the Kansas City Royals collected his 600th career stolen base in an 11 - 4 win over the California Angels.
- Trevor Wilson of the San Francisco Giants no-hit the San Diego Padres for eight innings before Mike Pagliarulo hit a single. Wilson settled for a 6 - 0 one hitter, as the Giants posted their 14th victory win in their last 15 games.
1994:
- Ryne Sandberg of the Chicago Cubs gave up $16 million in salary by announcing his retirement at the age of 34. The second baseman will return to active status in 1996.
- Jose Canseco of the Texas Rangers hit three home runs with two singles and eight runs batted in to lead the Rangers in the 17 - 9 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
- Jeff Fassero of the Montreal Expos lose a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when Carlos Garcia singled with two outs in the ninth inning. Jay Bell followed with a two-run home run, but the Expos hold on for a 10 - 2 victory.
1998:
- The first triple play ever completed at Dodger Stadium was turned by Darren Dreifort, Eric Young, Jose Vizcaino and Bobby Bonilla.
- For the fourth time in major league history, teammates hit back-to-back home runs in consecutive innings as Javy López and Andruw Jones accomplished the feat for the Atlanta Braves.
1999:
- Houston Astros manager Larry Dierker was taken to the hospital after suffering a grand mal seizure during the eighth inning of a game against the San Diego Padres. The contest was suspended with the Astros leading, 4 - 1. Dierker will undergo surgery on the 15th to remove two masses of tangled blood vessels in his brain that caused the seizure. Coach Matt Galante took over as temporary manager in Dierker's absence. Dierker later tells general manager Gerry Hunsicker he doesn't remember anything after the second inning.
- The Baltimore Orioles set a franchise record for runs scored, defeating the Atlanta Braves, 22 - 1, in interleague play. Cal Ripken, Jr. hit 6-for-6 for Baltimore, including two home runs, five runs and six RBI. His six hits in a nine-inning game tied the American League record and also set a franchise mark. Will Clark hit 4-for-4 with five RBI. Mike Mussina earned the win as he allowed one run on five hits in seven innings. He also joined in with two hits and three RBI. John Smoltz was the loser as he allowed seven runs on seven hits in two 1/3 innings pitched. The team, as the St. Louis Browns, had set the previous mark on August 18, 1951, in a 20 - 9 rout over the Detroit Tigers.
2001 - Ruben Sierra of the Texas Rangers hit home runs from both sides of the plate for the sixth time in his career, but Texas lost 5 - 3 to the Dodgers in interleague play.
2003 - Roger Clemens reached his 300th win and became the third pitcher in major league history with 4,000 strikeouts, leading the New York Yankees over the St. Louis Cardinals, 5 - 2, in interleague play. Edgar Renteria became his 4,000th victim in the second inning. Clemens, the 21st pitcher to make it to 300, allowed two runs in 6 2-3 innings and struck out 10, raising his total to 4,006. Clemens joined Nolan Ryan (5,714) and Steve Carlton (4,136) in the select 4,000-strikeout club.
2006:
- Chris Carpenter of the St. Louis Cardinals limited the Pittsburgh Pirates to three hits and struck out a career-high 13 in seven shutout innings as St. Louis beat the Pirates 2 - 1. Jason Isringhausen earned the save, passing Lee Smith to set the franchise mark with 161 career saves.
- In a duel of top pitchers, Johan Santana of the Minnesota Twins and Curt Schilling of the Boston Red Sox each allowed just one run in eight innings, but neither factored into the decision in the Twins' 5 - 2, 12-inning victory over Boston thanks to a walkoff grand slam by Jason Kubel. Santana struck out a season-high 13 batters over eight innings, including six of the first seven batters he faced, and then struck out David Ortiz in the fourth inning for his 1,000th career strikeout.
2007 - For the first time since 1998, three players get their first MLB hits in the same game. Guillermo Rodriguez, Tim Lincecum and Jonathan Sanchez are the involved players. The Blue Jays beat the Giants, 7-4.
2008 - Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Pat Burrell hit three consecutive home runs for the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning at St. Louis. The Phils go on to defeat the Cardinals, 20-2.