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Hank Aaron’s wife, Billye Aaron watching Hank's tribute. ​

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Today In 1990: Kansas City #Royals slugger Bo Jackson hits 3 HRs vs. the New York #Yankees at Yankee Stadium!
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Final game at Old Yankee Stadium. Yogi got a thunderous ovation while standing in his former office
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August 17, 1957 - Phillies Hall of Fame CF Richie Ashburn struck a foul ball into the stands, breaking the nose of spectator Alice Roth. As Roth was being carried out of the park on a stretcher Ashburn hit another foul ball, again striking Roth and breaking a bone in her knee
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Today in All Teams History
July 23rd
1925 Lou Gehrig's four-run home run is the difference in the Yankees' 11-7 victory over the Senators. The New York first baseman's bases-full homer is the first of a record 23 grand slams he will hit during his 17-year career in the Bronx, a mark Alex Rodriguez surpasses in 2013.
1928 In a Class C Western Association game, future major league player and manager Paul Richards of the Muskogee Chiefs uses both hands when summoned from his shortstop position to pitch in his brief appearance on the mound. An unusual confrontation with a switch-hitter briefly results in both the pitcher and the batter continually swapping hands and batter's boxes, respectively, until the ambidextrous hurler becomes a left-hander and right-hander on alternate pitches, regardless of where the hitter places himself.
1930 Pirates third baseman Pie Traynor hits the eventual game-winning homers in both ends of a doubleheader. The future Hallof Famer's ninth-inning home run beats Philadelphia in the opener, 2-1, and the Massachusetts native also provides the winning margin in the nightcap with a three-run round-tripper in the top of the 13th inning in the team's 16-15 victory over the A's at the Baker Bowl.
1939 The Cardinals beat the Dodgers 5-2 at Sportsman's Park using yellow-dyed balls. The experiment with the colored sphere, designed to make the ball easier to see for players and fans, started in Brooklyn last week and will be tested again in a September game played at Wrigley Field.
1939 At Briggs Stadium, A's catcher Harry O'Neill appears in his only major league game, replacing Frankie Hayes behind the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning with the team trailing the Tigers, 15-3.
The 27-year-old third-string backstop will die in 1947 as a result of enemy sniper fire on Iwo Jima, becoming the second player to die in World War II, joining Elmer Gedeon, who lost his life when the Germans shot down his B-26B Marauder attempting to bomb a Nazi target in France.

A's catcher Harry O'Neill
1941 White Sox manager Jimmy Dykes becomes the first to employ the defensive alignment against the Red Sox outfielder, who foils the plan when he goes 2-for-5, including a double, in Boston's 10-4 loss to the Pale Hose at Fenway Park. The Chicago skipper will abandon the strategy when 'the Kid' collects four hits in ten at-bats in the two-game series.
(Ed. Note: Lou Boudreau is often credited for implementing the shift on Ted Williams. -LP)

1944 In the eighth inning of the second game of a doubleheader, Giants manager Mel Ott orders pitcher Andy Hansen to issue an intentional walk with the bases loaded to Bill Nicholson. The free pass to Swish, who has hit four home runs in the twin bill, doesn't work when the Cubs score three runs to tie the game.
1957 Mickey Mantle collects his only cycle and the twelfth in franchise history with a single, fluke double, a game-changing triple, and a prodigious poke. The switch-hitter's massive home run that nearly clears Yankee Stadium stirs the crowd, but his seventh-inning triple with the bases loaded proves to be the decisive blow in the Yankees' 10-6 victory over the White Sox.
1960 A's outfielder Whitey Herzog lines into a triple play when Pedro Ramos snags his line drive, then tosses the ball to first to double up the runner, with the third out made with a relay to shortstop Jose Valdivielso getting the runner returning to second base. The three outs in the 8-3 loss to the Senators mark the first all-Cuban triple-killing in major league history.
1960 Umpires eject Indians center fielder Jimmy Piersall for the sixth time this season after he ignores the warning from the home plate ump, Eddie Hurley, to stop running around the outfield with his arms raised during Ted Williams' plate appearance. The Waterbury (CT) native, restrained by teammates when he charges the arbitrator, is guilty of trying to distract the batter from the field, a tactic forbidden by the rule book.
1962 In his first year of eligibility, Jackie Robinson becomes the first black player inducted into the Hall of Fame. Indians' fireballer Bob Feller, NL veteran manager Bill McKechnie, and outfielder Edd Roush, mostly remembered for his days with the Reds, join the Dodger infielder in the Cooperstown ceremony.




1962 The first telecast of a major league game via satellite includes a portion of the Cubs' 4-3 victory over the Phillies from Wrigley Field. Chicago broadcaster Jack Brickhouse provides the play-by-play of the Telstar Communications transmission.
1964 Kansas City's Bert Campaneris homers off the Twins' southpaw Jim Kaat on the first major league pitch he sees. The A's rookie shortstop homers again in the seventh, knotting the score with a two-run round-tripper in the team's eventual 4-3 victory in 11 innings at Metropolitan Stadium.
1965 Mickey Lolich loses his tenth straight game, setting a Tigers' record for consecutive defeats when Detroit drops a 4-2 decision to the Yankees at Tiger Stadium. After the contest, the 26-year-old southpaw, who will win nine of his next ten starts for the pennant contenders, is called up to the mobilized 191st National Guard unit to help quell riots near the ballpark.
(Ed. note - Nineteen ballparks because both Los Angeles teams, the Angels and Dodgers, share the ballpark in Chavez Ravine. - LP)

1967 Mickey Lolich loses his tenth straight game, setting a Tigers' record for consecutive defeats when Detroit drops a 4-2 decision to the Yankees at Tiger Stadium. After the contest, the 26-year-old southpaw, who will win nine of his next ten starts for the pennant contenders, is called up to the mobilized 191st National Guard unit to help quell riots near the ballpark.
1969 At Washington's RFK Stadium, the National League scores early and often to coast to a comfortable 9-3 victory over the AL in the 40th All-Star Game. Cardinals southpaw Steve Carlton, the starting and winning pitcher, hits a double in the third inning off Blue Moon Odom to become the last hurler to get an extra-base hit in a Midsummer Classic contest.
1970 Allowing four hits, Cubs right-hander Milt Pappas shuts out the Reds, 1-0, thanks to an eighth-inning unearned run that scores Don Kessinger on a wild throw. The Wrigley Field loss will be the only time Cincinnati fails to score a run this season, tying a National League record.
1974 At Three Rivers Stadium, Dodger first baseman Steve Garvey, a write-in All-Star starter, singles and doubles to help the National League beat the Junior Circuit, 7-2. Mike Schmidt, also chosen by the fans, plays in his first Midsummer Classic thanks to radio intern Howard Eskin's on-air campaign, which urged Phillies fans to stuff the ballot box for their young third baseman.
1974 After indicating that he had no interest in the position, Hank Aaron publicly states he would accept an offer to manage the Braves "simply because there are no black managers in baseball." The superstar's comments create an awkward situation the next day when Atlanta announces that the organization hired Clyde King to replace the recently dismissed Eddie Mathews.
1975 Frank Taveras is tagged out at first base at Three Rivers Stadium in an unusual play. After taking a big lead to get a good jump on a sac bunt, the Pirates’ shortstop gets picked off when the catcher throws the ball to first base with the Phillies' right fielder Jay Johnstone covering the bag, completing the 2-9 play.
1976 Sadaharu Oh, joining Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron, becomes the third professional to hit 700 home runs. The 33-year-old Yomiuri Giants slugger, who will finish his career with 868 career homers, is the first player to accomplish the feat in Japan.
1976 Orioles outfielder Reggie Jackson, tying an American League record shared by five players, hits a home run in his sixth consecutive game. The 13th-inning round-tripper off Danny Frisella did not help in the Birds' 4-3 loss to the Brewers, who scored two runs in the top of the frame in the Memorial Stadium contest.
1985 Oddibe McDowell becomes the first Ranger player to hit for the cycle. His seventh-inning home run completes the unique event, but the center fielder adds another round-tripper in the next frame when Texas beats the Indians at Arlington Stadium, 8-4.
2000 Reds third baseman Mike Bell, joining his grandfather and father, becomes part of the first three-generation family to play for the same team. Gus played for Cincinnati from 1953 to 1961, and his son, Buddy, Mike's dad, spent the 1987 and 1988 seasons in the Queen City.
2000 The Astros hit four homers in one inning off Cardinal hurler Andy Benes, tying the major league record for round-trippers allowed by one pitcher in a single frame. The second-inning uprising helps Houston set a team record for homers in one inning and ties a team record with six big flies.
2000 After rejecting a trade to the Mets, 36-year-old Barry Larkin agrees to a three-year, $27 million contract extension to continue to play for the Reds. The deal will keep the former Rookie of the Year (1986), NL's MVP (1995), and 11-time All-Star shortstop in Cincinnati until 2003.
2000 The Big Red Machine rolls into Cooperstown, delivering first baseman Tony Perez, manager Sparky Anderson, and Reds announcer Marty Brennaman into the Baseball Hall of Fame, along with 1975 Red Sox World Series rival Carlton Fisk. Also enshrined are 19th-century Cincinnati second baseman Bid McPhee and Negro League star 'Turkey' Stearnes.
2002 Hitting three homers in Boston's 22-4 rout of the Devil Rays, Nomar Garciaparra, on his 29th birthday, ties the major league record, becoming the 26th player to hit five home runs in two games. The contest marks the Red Sox shortstop's second three-homer game, having accomplished the feat against the Mariners in 1999.
(Ed. Note: Nomar Garciaparra establishes the record for consecutive home runs in the shortest time in terms of innings, homering three times in two frames: a pair of two-run homers in the second and a grand slam in the third - LP)





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At SBC Park, uniform #36 is added to the second deck of the left-field bleachers, joining nine others when the Giants honor Gaylord Perry. The Hall of Famer, who won 134 of his 314 career victories with San Francisco, remembers his 37-year-old son, Jack, who died last month of complications from leukemia.

2006 In a 3-1 victory over the Indians at Jacobs Field, Francisco Liriano and four Twins relievers will establish a club record with 17 strikeouts in a nine-inning game. The Minnesota starter reached double-digit whiffs (10) for the third time this season, with Pat Neshek, Dennys Reyes, Juan Rincon, and Joe Nathan adding seven more punchouts over the last four innings.
2006 Adrian Beltre hits the first inside-the-park home run in the eight-year history of Safeco Field. The eighth-inning blast to centerfield comes off Mike Timlin in the Mariners' 9-8 victory over Boston.

2008 In a slugfest at Angel Stadium, Los Angeles collects a season-high 19 hits, beating the Indians, 14-11. The hit parade is led by Howie Kendrick (4), Jeff Mathis (4), and Casey Kotchman (5), making it the first time in franchise history that three different players have had four or more hits in the same game.
2009 Thanks to a spectacular grab by defensive replacement DeWayne Wise of Gabe Kapler's bid for a leadoff home run in the ninth inning, Mark Buehrle will toss the 18th perfect game in major league history, a 5-0 gem over the Rays at U.S. Cellular Field. The 30-year-old southpaw, who received a congratulatory call from President Obama, a big White Sox fan, becomes the second pitcher in franchise history to throw two hitless games for the team, matching Frank Smith's accomplishment against the 1905 Tigers and the 1908 A's.
2010 With a bases-empty homer in the first, a ground-rule double in the fifth, a two-run triple in the sixth, and a single in the eighth inning of the Diamondbacks' 7-4 loss to San Francisco at Chase Field, Kelly Johnson becomes the fourth player in franchise history to complete a cycle. The Arizona second baseman joins Luis Gonzalez (2000), Greg Colbrunn (2002), and Stephen Drew (2008) to accomplish the feat with the D-Backs.
2011 For the first time in the 50-year history of the franchise, the Mets will compile a 50-50 won-loss record after playing one hundred games. New York achieves the dubious distinction by losing to the Marlins in Florida, 8-5.



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2011 The Mariners tie the 1992 franchise record for consecutive defeats by losing to the Red Sox at Fenway Park, 3-1. Seattle's 14th straight loss results in the Red Sox skipper, Terry Francona, winning his 1,000th game as a major league manager.
2013 Wearing their home whites and batting in the bottom of the innings, the visiting Reds drop a 5-3 decision to the Giants in the second game of the twin bill at San Francisco's AT&T Park. The makeup game on the road sets up the possibility that an away team could produce a walk-off win for the first time in major league history.
2019 Washington shortstop Trea Turner collects his second career cycle when he doubles in the eight-run seventh inning of the team's 11-1 victory over the Rockies at Nationals Park. The 26-year-old infielder becomes the 26th player to complete the deed more than once and the third against the same opponent.


2021 The team, which has been called the Indians since 1915, will be known as the Guardians when the season ends, due to complaints from Native American groups and MLB. The new moniker, one of nearly 1,200 suggestions, including the Buckeyes, Spiders, and Walleye, was introduced at a news conference with a moving video narrated by Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks, a super Indians fan.

 

Diamond Park, Edmonton ca 1925 -The tiny park had a capacity of just 1,500 and was built in 1907 at the cost of $6,000 and was in use until around 1935 when nearby Renfrew Park was built. Today its a park called Diamond Park (but of course) right next to James MacDonald Bridge
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Today in Baseball History​

July 30th​

1913 Ivey Wingo swipes second, third, and home in the Cardinals' 9-1 rout of Boston at Robison Field in St. Louis. The Redbirds' catcher accomplishes the stolen base cycle in the same frame, stealing all three bases in the bottom of the second inning.
1917 The Tigers collect 21 hits during a 16-4 rout of Washington at At Griffith Stadium. Ty Cobb, Bobby Veach, and Ossie Vitt, batting second, third, and fourth in the lineup, all enjoy a 5-for-5 day at the plate.
1930 In the first night game ever played by a major league team, the American Association's Indianapolis Indians defeat the Reds in an exhibition game, 17-5. The big floodlights illuminating West Washington Street Park make it difficult for the players to judge distances when fielding balls in play.
1933 Dizzy Dean sets a modern major league record by striking out 17 in the Cardinals’ 8-2 victory over the Cubs. Batterymate Jimmie Wilson also sets a new mark by recording 18 putouts in the Sportsman's Park contest.
1947 Ewell Blackwell's 16-game winning streak ends when the Giants defeat the Reds in ten innings, 6-5. During his run, 'the Whip' completes every game and throws five shutouts, including a no-hitter.
1951 Retired Hall of Famer Ty Cobb testifies before Emanuel Celler's Congressional committee in Washington, D.C. The 'Georgia Peach' denies the reserve clause makes 'peons' out of baseball players and says it is necessary to keep the competitive balance in the game.
1959 Willie McCovey collects four hits, including two triples, in four at-bats at Seals Stadium in his major league debut. The Giant freshman first baseman, who will be selected the league's Rookie of the Year despite his late call-up, will hit 13 home runs in just 52 games.
1960
"Most people my age are dead at the present time." - CASEY STENGEL, quipping about being a septuagenarian.

Despite the rainout at Yankee Stadium, Yankee manager Casey Stengel celebrates his 70th birthday in the Bronx ballpark, with his wife Edna and GM George Weiss enjoying the festivities. The 'Old Professor' and Connie Mack will be the only two skippers to manage into their seventies until being joined by Jack McKeon, who pilots the Marlins to a World Championship in 2003, as well as Frank Robinson (2002-2006) and Davey Johnson (2011-2013), both leading the Nationals.

1962 After leaving the team bus to find a restroom three days ago and trying to fly to Israel, pitcher Gene Conley returns to the Red Sox after sending a telegram yesterday to manager Mike Higgins explaining he was tired and had other plans. Boston owner Tom Yawkey fines the AWOL player $2000, refunding the money at the end of the season when the right-hander keeps his promise to rededicate himself to the team.
1966 In the franchise's fifth season, the Mets experience their first winning month when they beat Chicago at Shea Stadium, 6-3. The Amazins will finish July with another victory tomorrow with an 18-14 record en route to finishing the campaign 29 games below .500.
(Ed. Note: For the first time in their existence, the Mets are not a last-place team, finishing ninth 7½ games in front of the Cubs. - LP)

1968 In a 10-1 loss to the Indians, Senator shortstop Ron Hansen becomes the eighth major leaguer and the first since 1927 to execute an unassisted triple play. All five American League unassisted triple killings have included a Cleveland player.
1969 With his team trailing 8-0 in the third inning of the nightcap against the Astros, Mets manager Gil Hodges walks past Nolan Ryan on the mound and continues into the Shea Stadium outfield, where he asks Cleon Jones to leave the game after a brief conversation with the left fielder. At the time, reports indicated the star player suffered a leg injury fielding Johnny Edwards' double, with many believing the skipper demonstrating he would not tolerate a lack of hustle on his team.
1969 Braves catcher Bob Tillman hits three consecutive home runs, going deep in the second, fourth, and sixth inning, off southpaw starter Grant Jackson. The 32-year-old light-hitting backstop's offensive output helps Atlanta beat the Phillies in the opener of a twin bill at Connie Mack Stadium, 6-3.
1969 The Astros, nursing a slim two-run lead starting the top of the ninth, rout the Mets,16-3, scoring 11 times thanks to seven hits, four walks, and one passed ball. Houston becomes the third major league team to hit two grand slams in one inning when Denis Menke and Jimmy Wynn go deep in the first game of a Shea Stadium twin bill.
(Ed. Note: Jimmy Wynn and Norm Miller score on each bases-loaded round-tripper. -LP.)

1971 John Kennedy comments, 'Looks like we've got our own spaceman,' when he cannot get to his locker through the crowd of reporters talking with southpaw Bill Lee about the Apollo 15 moon landing. The Red Sox utility infielder's nickname Spaceman for the southpaw sticks, a moniker his eccentric teammate never fully embraces, claiming Mother Earth has always been his priority.
1973 Freshman Ranger right-hander Jim Bibby, a Vietnam veteran, becomes the 14th rookie to throw a no-hitter and the first hurler in franchise history to accomplish the feat. The 28-year-old right-hander, obtained in a June 6th trade with the Cardinals, strikes out 13 batters while holding the World Champions A's hitless in a 3-0 Texas victory at the Oakland Coliseum.
1975 Jose Sosa becomes the first Astros player in the franchise's 14-year history to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat. The relief pitcher belts a three-run homer off Danny Frisella during an 8-4 victory over the Padres at San Diego's Jack Murphy Stadium.
1975 Pat Darcy goes the distance, beating San Francisco at Riverfront Stadium, 6-1. The contest is the first complete game thrown by a Reds pitcher in 45 consecutive starts by the Cincinnati staff, snapping their record streak without one.
1980 During a workout at the Astrodome, Houston hurler J.R. Richard, who had complained about a dead feeling in his arm several times, suffers a stroke attempting to throw for the first time since being hospitalized for tests. Emergency surgery removes a blood clot behind his right collarbone, but the Astros' fireballer will never pitch in the major leagues again.
1982 The first-place Braves remove Chief Noc-A-Homa's tipi from the unoccupied section of the bleachers so that the team can make more seats available during sellouts. After the team blows a 10.5 game lead, losing 19 out of its next 21 games, the fans will pressure the management to reinstate the mascot's home, which appears to end the skid for the eventual division champs.
1987 Although Bulova promised a watch to any player hitting the clock high above the Ebbets Field scoreboard, Bama Rowell of the Braves didn't receive the timepiece, whose 1946 blast inspired the glass-shattering homer by Roy Hobbs, Bernard Malamud's hero in The Natural. The company corrects the injustice more than 40 years later when the former outfielder receives his wristwatch on 'Bama Rowell' Day in Citronella (AL), the honoree's hometown.




1988 John Franco establishes the major league record for the most saves in the month when he records the final two outs in Cincinnati's 2-0 victory over San Diego at Jack Murphy Stadium. The Reds' reliever, who retires future Hall of Famers Roberto Alomar and Tony Gwynn to record his 13th save in June, betters the mark he had shared with Sparky Lyle, Bruce Sutter, and Bob Stanley.
1990 In a stunning decision by George Steinbrenner, the Yankee owner agrees to go on the permanent ineligible list, amounting to a virtual lifetime ban from the team's day-to-day operation. 'The Boss,' reinstated in 1993, agrees to the dire consequences of the "agreement," not wanting to jeopardize his relationship with the U.S. Olympic Committee if he were to be "suspended" from the game.
1990 As word begins to circulate at Yankee Stadium about George Steinbrenner's permanent removal as the team's owner, many of the 24,037 fans in attendance start chanting, "No More George! No More George!" After a long day of turmoil, the 'Boss' learns of the fans' glee, much to his chagrin, when he watches the 11 p.m. local television news.
1996 The Giants trade starting pitcher Mark Leiter to the Expos for Kirk Rueter, who will compile a 105-70 record during his ten-year tenure with San Francisco. Al's right-handed brother will post a 4-2 mark during his one season playing north of the border.
1999 Phillies Paul Byrd right-hander plunks Braves catcher Eddie Perez on the back, precipitating a bench-clearing brawl between the two unfriendly ball clubs. With the battle raging on, the angry batter overhears the two instigators praying together when the pitcher's prayer for forgiveness.
2001 The Twins get Mets starter Rick Reed for outfielder and leadoff batter Matt Lawton. The 36-year-old right-hander, an All-Star this season, had compiled an 8-6 record with a 3.86 ERA with New York before the deal.
2003 Battling a 5-for-36 slump, Jose Valentin hits three home runs in a 15-4 victory over the Royals. The White Sox shortstop becomes the first switch-hitter in baseball history to have a three-homer game in the American and National Leagues, having accomplished the feat with the Brewers in 1998.
2003 The Cubs obtain center fielder Doug Glanville from the Rangers in exchange for cash and outfielder/first baseman prospect Jason Fransz, who will not appear in a major league game. The Chicago flychaser will play in only 28 games, hitting just .235 for his new ball club.
2004 In a blockbuster trade, the Marlins deal Brad Penny, Hee Seop Choi, and southpaw prospect Bill Murphy to the Dodgers for backstop Paul Lo Duca, relief pitcher Guillermo Mota, and much-traveled outfielder Juan Encarnacion.
2006 The Yankees trade four minor leaguers (shortstop C.J. Henry, southpaw Matt Smith, catcher Jesus Sanchez, and right-hander Carlos Monasterios) to the Phillies for outfielder Bobby Abreu and right-hander Cory Lidle. New York assumes responsibility for Abreu's contract, which includes the remaining portion of the $13.5 million for this season, $15.5 million for next year, and a $16 million option for 2008 with a $2 million buyout.
2006 Eighteen individuals, the largest number ever selected, are inducted into the Hall of Fame. The group consists of 17 persons who had participated in the pre-Negro Leagues or Negro Leagues, including Effa Manley, the first woman to enter the Hall, and Bruce Sutter, the fourth reliever enshrined in Cooperstown.
2007 The Hall of Fame induction of Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn takes in front of a record crowd of an estimated 75,000 fans and an unprecedented number of 53 Hall of Famers. Joining the ballplayers on the dais are longtime radio voice of the Royals Denny Matthews, the recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award given to outstanding broadcasters, and Post-Dispatch beat writer Rick Hummel, the J.G. Taylor Spink Award honoree for his exceptional coverage of the Cardinals.




2008 The Yankees, in need of a catcher due to Jorge Posada's season-ending surgery, obtain 13-time Gold Glove winner Ivan Rodriguez from the Tigers in exchange for reliever Kyle Farnsworth. The 36-year-old All-Star backstop waives his no-trade clause to go to New York, which completes the deal a day before the trading deadline.
2008 The Royals, with a 4-3 victory at McAfee Coliseum, sweep the A's in Oakland for the first time in two decades. The last time Kansas City broke out the broom in O-town was in June of 1988.
2008 In a slugfest at Progressive Field, the Tigers defeat the Indians in 13 innings, 14-12. Cleveland catcher Kelly Shoppach's five extra-base hits in one game, two home runs and three doubles, ties a major league record.
2010 The Rockies establish a major league mark by banging out 11 consecutive hits, four singles, four doubles, two homers, and a triple, in their 17-2 clobbering of the Cubs at Coors Field. Colorado sends 18 batters to the plate in their twelve-run eighth inning, collecting 13 hits to set a franchise record in a single frame.
2011 The Orioles trade Derrek Lee to the Pirates in exchange for minor-leaguer Aaron Baker, who will report to Class A Frederick. The Bucs hope their new good-fielding first baseman can provide some pop to the lineup as the team tries to stay in contention in the competitive NL Central Division race.
2011 The Indians announce they have completed a trade with the Rockies for Ubaldo Jimenez. The deal sends highly-touted minor league pitchers Alex White and Drew Pomeranz, right-handed prospect Joe Gardner, and utility player Matt McBride to Colorado for the Dominican ace that the Tribe hopes will anchor their rotation down the stretch.
2011 The Indians trade veteran infielder Orlando Cabrera (.244, 4, 38) to the Giants for minor league prospect Thomas Neal. In 60 games with Triple-A Fresno, the Tribe's newest outfielder hit .295, along with two homers, and drove in 25 runs.
2012 Kendrys Morales became the third switch-hitter to homer as a lefty and righty in the same inning, going deep twice during the Angels' nine-run sixth in the team's 15-8 victory over Texas at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim DH joins Carlos Baerga (1993) and Mark Bellhorn (2002), who also homered from both sides of the plate in the same frame.




2013 In a three-team, seven-player deal, the Red Sox obtain Jake Peavy from the White Sox, with third baseman Jose Iglesias sent to the Tigers as part of the transaction that includes Avisail Garcia, the player the Red Sox acquired from Detroit, going to Chicago. Boston's new right-hander gives the eventual World Champs another proven starting pitcher in their rotation, helping to fill the void created by the injury suffered by Clay Buchholz.
2014 Felix Hernandez becomes the first pitcher in major league history to make 14 consecutive starts of at least seven innings while allowing two runs or less. The Mariners right-hander, known as 'King Felix,' breaks the record previously held by Tom Seaver, who established the mark in 1971 while pitching for the Mets.
2016 In front of 2,000 fans at Fayetteville's JP Riddle Stadium, the Coastal Plain League's SwampDogs became the first team to play nine starters at nine different positions when the team rotates the players during the nine-inning game. The exhibition game against the Carolina-Virginia Collegiate League's Kernersville Bulldogs ends in a 5-5 ten-inning deadlock when both sides run out of players.
2016 At Progressive Field, the Indians induct Jim Thome, Albert Belle, Charlie Jamieson, a 1920 World Series contributor, and Frank Robinson, baseball's first African-American manager, into the team's Hall of Fame. Over 13 seasons with Cleveland, Thome established a franchise record, hitting 337 home runs and provided much of the offense, along with Belle, during the Tribe's success in the mid-1990s.
2016
"With all due respect to Tom Hanks, there is crying in baseball." - MIKE PIAZZA, responding to his emotional state about being inducted into the Hall of Fame and having his number retired by the Mets.

Mike Piazza, considered the greatest-hitting catcher in baseball history, has his number retired by the Mets, a team he played with for eight seasons, batting .296 and slugging 220 home runs. The 2016 Hall of Fame inductee is the second person, along with right-hander Tom Seaver (41), honored for what he accomplished as a player for the team, joining managers Gil Hodges (14) and Casey Stengel (37) and baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson's (42).

2016 The Indians induct Jim Thome, Albert Belle, Frank Robinson, and Charlie Jamieson into the team's Hall of Fame, bringing the number of honorees enshrined to 44. Thome, the team's all-time home run leader; Belle, the first 50-50 major leaguer; Robinson, the first black manager in baseball history; and Jamieson, a .303 hitter during his 18 years with the Tribe, are feted during a ceremony at Progressive Field.
2016 After being selected on a record 99.32 percent of ballots cast, Ken Griffey, Jr., who spent 22 big-league seasons with the Mariners, Reds, and White Sox, joins Mike Piazza as a Hall of Fame inductee. The 13-time All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove center fielder becomes the highest draft pick (#1) selected as a Hall of Famer.
(Ed. Note: KGJ's fellow inductee, Mike Piazza, was the lowest draft pick (#1,390) ever inducted in Cooperstown. - LP)

2017 Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre collects his 3000th hit when he doubles in the fourth inning in the Rangers' 10-6 loss to the Orioles at Globe Life Park in Arlington. The twenty-year veteran, who has also spent time with the Dodgers, Mariners, and Red Sox, is the first-ever Dominican-born player to reach the coveted milestone.




2017 Ryan Zimmerman becomes Washington D.C.'s all-time home run leader with his 238th career round-tripper, surpassing former Senator outfielder and first baseman Frank Howard. The Nationals' first baseman's third-inning 341-foot dinger, a three-run shot, ties the score in the team's eventual 10-6 loss to the visiting Rockies in the first game of a twin bill.
2020 Indian right-hander Shane Bieber matches a major league mark for strikeouts through two starts in a season, equaling Dodger Karl Spooner's record, who fanned 27 batters in consecutive games at the beginning of his rookie season in 1954. The 25-year-old Cleveland hurler, who whiffed 14 batters on Opening Day, punches out another 13 batters en route to throwing eight shutout innings in the team's 2-0 victory over the Twins at Target Field.
2021 The Western Division's leading Giants acquires Kris Bryant from the Cubs for minor league prospects, outfielder Alexander Canario and right-hander Caleb Kilian. The 29-year-old All-Star third baseman, the 2016 NL MVP who helped Chicago capture their first World Series title in 108 years, becomes emotional in the visitors' dugout in Washington upon learning of the deal.
2023 Josh Palacios celebrates his 28th birthday with a two-run shot in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving the Pirates a 6-4 walk-off victory over the Phillies at PNC Park. The Pittsburgh outfielder, a triple shy of the cycle, joins Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, and Andruw Jones as the fourth player this century to hit a walk-off home run on the day of his birth.

 

Today in Baseball History​

July 30th​

1913 Ivey Wingo swipes second, third, and home in the Cardinals' 9-1 rout of Boston at Robison Field in St. Louis. The Redbirds' catcher accomplishes the stolen base cycle in the same frame, stealing all three bases in the bottom of the second inning.

1917 The Tigers collect 21 hits during a 16-4 rout of Washington at At Griffith Stadium. Ty Cobb, Bobby Veach, and Ossie Vitt, batting second, third, and fourth in the lineup, all enjoy a 5-for-5 day at the plate.

1930 In the first night game ever played by a major league team, the American Association's Indianapolis Indians defeat the Reds in an exhibition game, 17-5. The big floodlights illuminating West Washington Street Park make it difficult for the players to judge distances when fielding balls in play.

1933 Dizzy Dean sets a modern major league record by striking out 17 in the Cardinals’ 8-2 victory over the Cubs. Batterymate Jimmie Wilson also sets a new mark by recording 18 putouts in the Sportsman's Park contest.

1947 Ewell Blackwell's 16-game winning streak ends when the Giants defeat the Reds in ten innings, 6-5. During his run, 'the Whip' completes every game and throws five shutouts, including a no-hitter.

1951 Retired Hall of Famer Ty Cobb testifies before Emanuel Celler's Congressional committee in Washington, D.C. The 'Georgia Peach' denies the reserve clause makes 'peons' out of baseball players and says it is necessary to keep the competitive balance in the game.

1959 Willie McCovey collects four hits, including two triples, in four at-bats at Seals Stadium in his major league debut. The Giant freshman first baseman, who will be selected the league's Rookie of the Year despite his late call-up, will hit 13 home runs in just 52 games.

1960"Most people my age are dead at the present time." - CASEY STENGEL, quipping about being a septuagenarian.
Despite the rainout at Yankee Stadium, Yankee manager Casey Stengel celebrates his 70th birthday in the Bronx ballpark, with his wife Edna and GM George Weiss enjoying the festivities. The 'Old Professor' and Connie Mack will be the only two skippers to manage into their seventies until being joined by Jack McKeon, who pilots the Marlins to a World Championship in 2003, as well as Frank Robinson (2002-2006) and Davey Johnson (2011-2013), both leading the Nationals.

1962 After leaving the team bus to find a restroom three days ago and trying to fly to Israel, pitcher Gene Conley returns to the Red Sox after sending a telegram yesterday to manager Mike Higgins explaining he was tired and had other plans. Boston owner Tom Yawkey fines the AWOL player $2000, refunding the money at the end of the season when the right-hander keeps his promise to rededicate himself to the team.

1966 In the franchise's fifth season, the Mets experience their first winning month when they beat Chicago at Shea Stadium, 6-3. The Amazins will finish July with another victory tomorrow with an 18-14 record en route to finishing the campaign 29 games below .500.
(Ed. Note: For the first time in their existence, the Mets are not a last-place team, finishing ninth 7½ games in front of the Cubs. - LP)

1968 In a 10-1 loss to the Indians, Senator shortstop Ron Hansen becomes the eighth major leaguer and the first since 1927 to execute an unassisted triple play. All five American League unassisted triple killings have included a Cleveland player.

1969 With his team trailing 8-0 in the third inning of the nightcap against the Astros, Mets manager Gil Hodges walks past Nolan Ryan on the mound and continues into the Shea Stadium outfield, where he asks Cleon Jones to leave the game after a brief conversation with the left fielder. At the time, reports indicated the star player suffered a leg injury fielding Johnny Edwards' double, with many believing the skipper demonstrating he would not tolerate a lack of hustle on his team.

1969 Braves catcher Bob Tillman hits three consecutive home runs, going deep in the second, fourth, and sixth inning, off southpaw starter Grant Jackson. The 32-year-old light-hitting backstop's offensive output helps Atlanta beat the Phillies in the opener of a twin bill at Connie Mack Stadium, 6-3.

1969 The Astros, nursing a slim two-run lead starting the top of the ninth, rout the Mets,16-3, scoring 11 times thanks to seven hits, four walks, and one passed ball. Houston becomes the third major league team to hit two grand slams in one inning when Denis Menke and Jimmy Wynn go deep in the first game of a Shea Stadium twin bill.
(Ed. Note: Jimmy Wynn and Norm Miller score on each bases-loaded round-tripper. -LP.)

1971 John Kennedy comments, 'Looks like we've got our own spaceman,' when he cannot get to his locker through the crowd of reporters talking with southpaw Bill Lee about the Apollo 15 moon landing. The Red Sox utility infielder's nickname Spaceman for the southpaw sticks, a moniker his eccentric teammate never fully embraces, claiming Mother Earth has always been his priority.
1973 Freshman Ranger right-hander Jim Bibby, a Vietnam veteran, becomes the 14th rookie to throw a no-hitter and the first hurler in franchise history to accomplish the feat. The 28-year-old right-hander, obtained in a June 6th trade with the Cardinals, strikes out 13 batters while holding the World Champions A's hitless in a 3-0 Texas victory at the Oakland Coliseum.
1975 Jose Sosa becomes the first Astros player in the franchise's 14-year history to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat. The relief pitcher belts a three-run homer off Danny Frisella during an 8-4 victory over the Padres at San Diego's Jack Murphy Stadium.
1975 Pat Darcy goes the distance, beating San Francisco at Riverfront Stadium, 6-1. The contest is the first complete game thrown by a Reds pitcher in 45 consecutive starts by the Cincinnati staff, snapping their record streak without one.

1980 During a workout at the Astrodome, Houston hurler J.R. Richard, who had complained about a dead feeling in his arm several times, suffers a stroke attempting to throw for the first time since being hospitalized for tests. Emergency surgery removes a blood clot behind his right collarbone, but the Astros' fireballer will never pitch in the major leagues again.
1982 The first-place Braves remove Chief Noc-A-Homa's tipi from the unoccupied section of the bleachers so that the team can make more seats available during sellouts. After the team blows a 10.5 game lead, losing 19 out of its next 21 games, the fans will pressure the management to reinstate the mascot's home, which appears to end the skid for the eventual division champs.

1987 Although Bulova promised a watch to any player hitting the clock high above the Ebbets Field scoreboard, Bama Rowell of the Braves didn't receive the timepiece, whose 1946 blast inspired the glass-shattering homer by Roy Hobbs, Bernard Malamud's hero in The Natural. The company corrects the injustice more than 40 years later when the former outfielder receives his wristwatch on 'Bama Rowell' Day in Citronella (AL), the honoree's hometown.



1988 John Franco establishes the major league record for the most saves in the month when he records the final two outs in Cincinnati's 2-0 victory over San Diego at Jack Murphy Stadium. The Reds' reliever, who retires future Hall of Famers Roberto Alomar and Tony Gwynn to record his 13th save in June, betters the mark he had shared with Sparky Lyle, Bruce Sutter, and Bob Stanley.

1990 In a stunning decision by George Steinbrenner, the Yankee owner agrees to go on the permanent ineligible list, amounting to a virtual lifetime ban from the team's day-to-day operation. 'The Boss,' reinstated in 1993, agrees to the dire consequences of the "agreement," not wanting to jeopardize his relationship with the U.S. Olympic Committee if he were to be "suspended" from the game.

1990 As word begins to circulate at Yankee Stadium about George Steinbrenner's permanent removal as the team's owner, many of the 24,037 fans in attendance start chanting, "No More George! No More George!" After a long day of turmoil, the 'Boss' learns of the fans' glee, much to his chagrin, when he watches the 11 p.m. local television news.

1996 The Giants trade starting pitcher Mark Leiter to the Expos for Kirk Rueter, who will compile a 105-70 record during his ten-year tenure with San Francisco. Al's right-handed brother will post a 4-2 mark during his one season playing north of the border.

1999 Phillies Paul Byrd right-hander plunks Braves catcher Eddie Perez on the back, precipitating a bench-clearing brawl between the two unfriendly ball clubs. With the battle raging on, the angry batter overhears the two instigators praying together when the pitcher's prayer for forgiveness.

2001 The Twins get Mets starter Rick Reed for outfielder and leadoff batter Matt Lawton. The 36-year-old right-hander, an All-Star this season, had compiled an 8-6 record with a 3.86 ERA with New York before the deal.

2003 Battling a 5-for-36 slump, Jose Valentin hits three home runs in a 15-4 victory over the Royals. The White Sox shortstop becomes the first switch-hitter in baseball history to have a three-homer game in the American and National Leagues, having accomplished the feat with the Brewers in 1998.

2003 The Cubs obtain center fielder Doug Glanville from the Rangers in exchange for cash and outfielder/first baseman prospect Jason Fransz, who will not appear in a major league game. The Chicago flychaser will play in only 28 games, hitting just .235 for his new ball club.

2004 In a blockbuster trade, the Marlins deal Brad Penny, Hee Seop Choi, and southpaw prospect Bill Murphy to the Dodgers for backstop Paul Lo Duca, relief pitcher Guillermo Mota, and much-traveled outfielder Juan Encarnacion.

2006 The Yankees trade four minor leaguers (shortstop C.J. Henry, southpaw Matt Smith, catcher Jesus Sanchez, and right-hander Carlos Monasterios) to the Phillies for outfielder Bobby Abreu and right-hander Cory Lidle. New York assumes responsibility for Abreu's contract, which includes the remaining portion of the $13.5 million for this season, $15.5 million for next year, and a $16 million option for 2008 with a $2 million buyout.

2006 Eighteen individuals, the largest number ever selected, are inducted into the Hall of Fame. The group consists of 17 persons who had participated in the pre-Negro Leagues or Negro Leagues, including Effa Manley, the first woman to enter the Hall, and Bruce Sutter, the fourth reliever enshrined in Cooperstown.

2007 The Hall of Fame induction of Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn takes in front of a record crowd of an estimated 75,000 fans and an unprecedented number of 53 Hall of Famers. Joining the ballplayers on the dais are longtime radio voice of the Royals Denny Matthews, the recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award given to outstanding broadcasters, and Post-Dispatch beat writer Rick Hummel, the J.G. Taylor Spink Award honoree for his exceptional coverage of the Cardinals.

2008 The Yankees, in need of a catcher due to Jorge Posada's season-ending surgery, obtain 13-time Gold Glove winner Ivan Rodriguez from the Tigers in exchange for reliever Kyle Farnsworth. The 36-year-old All-Star backstop waives his no-trade clause to go to New York, which completes the deal a day before the trading deadline.

2008 The Royals, with a 4-3 victory at McAfee Coliseum, sweep the A's in Oakland for the first time in two decades. The last time Kansas City broke out the broom in O-town was in June of 1988.

2008 In a slugfest at Progressive Field, the Tigers defeat the Indians in 13 innings, 14-12. Cleveland catcher Kelly Shoppach's five extra-base hits in one game, two home runs and three doubles, ties a major league record.

2010 The Rockies establish a major league mark by banging out 11 consecutive hits, four singles, four doubles, two homers, and a triple, in their 17-2 clobbering of the Cubs at Coors Field. Colorado sends 18 batters to the plate in their twelve-run eighth inning, collecting 13 hits to set a franchise record in a single frame.

2011 The Orioles trade Derrek Lee to the Pirates in exchange for minor-leaguer Aaron Baker, who will report to Class A Frederick. The Bucs hope their new good-fielding first baseman can provide some pop to the lineup as the team tries to stay in contention in the competitive NL Central Division race.

2011 The Indians announce they have completed a trade with the Rockies for Ubaldo Jimenez. The deal sends highly-touted minor league pitchers Alex White and Drew Pomeranz, right-handed prospect Joe Gardner, and utility player Matt McBride to Colorado for the Dominican ace that the Tribe hopes will anchor their rotation down the stretch.

2011 The Indians trade veteran infielder Orlando Cabrera (.244, 4, 38) to the Giants for minor league prospect Thomas Neal. In 60 games with Triple-A Fresno, the Tribe's newest outfielder hit .295, along with two homers, and drove in 25 runs.

2012 Kendrys Morales became the third switch-hitter to homer as a lefty and righty in the same inning, going deep twice during the Angels' nine-run sixth in the team's 15-8 victory over Texas at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim DH joins Carlos Baerga (1993) and Mark Bellhorn (2002), who also homered from both sides of the plate in the same frame.



2013 In a three-team, seven-player deal, the Red Sox obtain Jake Peavy from the White Sox, with third baseman Jose Iglesias sent to the Tigers as part of the transaction that includes Avisail Garcia, the player the Red Sox acquired from Detroit, going to Chicago. Boston's new right-hander gives the eventual World Champs another proven starting pitcher in their rotation, helping to fill the void created by the injury suffered by Clay Buchholz.

2014 Felix Hernandez becomes the first pitcher in major league history to make 14 consecutive starts of at least seven innings while allowing two runs or less. The Mariners right-hander, known as 'King Felix,' breaks the record previously held by Tom Seaver, who established the mark in 1971 while pitching for the Mets.

2016 In front of 2,000 fans at Fayetteville's JP Riddle Stadium, the Coastal Plain League's SwampDogs became the first team to play nine starters at nine different positions when the team rotates the players during the nine-inning game. The exhibition game against the Carolina-Virginia Collegiate League's Kernersville Bulldogs ends in a 5-5 ten-inning deadlock when both sides run out of players.

2016 At Progressive Field, the Indians induct Jim Thome, Albert Belle, Charlie Jamieson, a 1920 World Series contributor, and Frank Robinson, baseball's first African-American manager, into the team's Hall of Fame. Over 13 seasons with Cleveland, Thome established a franchise record, hitting 337 home runs and provided much of the offense, along with Belle, during the Tribe's success in the mid-1990s.

2016"With all due respect to Tom Hanks, there is crying in baseball." - MIKE PIAZZA, responding to his emotional state about being inducted into the Hall of Fame and having his number retired by the Mets.
Mike Piazza, considered the greatest-hitting catcher in baseball history, has his number retired by the Mets, a team he played with for eight seasons, batting .296 and slugging 220 home runs. The 2016 Hall of Fame inductee is the second person, along with right-hander Tom Seaver (41), honored for what he accomplished as a player for the team, joining managers Gil Hodges (14) and Casey Stengel (37) and baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson's (42).

2016 The Indians induct Jim Thome, Albert Belle, Frank Robinson, and Charlie Jamieson into the team's Hall of Fame, bringing the number of honorees enshrined to 44. Thome, the team's all-time home run leader; Belle, the first 50-50 major leaguer; Robinson, the first black manager in baseball history; and Jamieson, a .303 hitter during his 18 years with the Tribe, are feted during a ceremony at Progressive Field.

2016 After being selected on a record 99.32 percent of ballots cast, Ken Griffey, Jr., who spent 22 big-league seasons with the Mariners, Reds, and White Sox, joins Mike Piazza as a Hall of Fame inductee. The 13-time All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove center fielder becomes the highest draft pick (#1) selected as a Hall of Famer.
(Ed. Note: KGJ's fellow inductee, Mike Piazza, was the lowest draft pick (#1,390) ever inducted in Cooperstown. - LP)

2017 Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre collects his 3000th hit when he doubles in the fourth inning in the Rangers' 10-6 loss to the Orioles at Globe Life Park in Arlington. The twenty-year veteran, who has also spent time with the Dodgers, Mariners, and Red Sox, is the first-ever Dominican-born player to reach the coveted milestone.

2017 Ryan Zimmerman becomes Washington D.C.'s all-time home run leader with his 238th career round-tripper, surpassing former Senator outfielder and first baseman Frank Howard. The Nationals' first baseman's third-inning 341-foot dinger, a three-run shot, ties the score in the team's eventual 10-6 loss to the visiting Rockies in the first game of a twin bill.

2020 Indian right-hander Shane Bieber matches a major league mark for strikeouts through two starts in a season, equaling Dodger Karl Spooner's record, who fanned 27 batters in consecutive games at the beginning of his rookie season in 1954. The 25-year-old Cleveland hurler, who whiffed 14 batters on Opening Day, punches out another 13 batters en route to throwing eight shutout innings in the team's 2-0 victory over the Twins at Target Field.

2021 The Western Division's leading Giants acquires Kris Bryant from the Cubs for minor league prospects, outfielder Alexander Canario and right-hander Caleb Kilian. The 29-year-old All-Star third baseman, the 2016 NL MVP who helped Chicago capture their first World Series title in 108 years, becomes emotional in the visitors' dugout in Washington upon learning of the deal.

2023 Josh Palacios celebrates his 28th birthday with a two-run shot in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving the Pirates a 6-4 walk-off victory over the Phillies at PNC Park. The Pittsburgh outfielder, a triple shy of the cycle, joins Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, and Andruw Jones as the fourth player this century to hit a walk-off home run on the day of his birth.