2006 At age 95, Elden Auker, the last living pitcher to face Babe Ruth, dies of congestive heart failure. The author of Sleeper Cars and...
1993 After getting hit by a Ryan Express fastball, Robin Ventura charges the mound to get at the 46-year-old pitcher. Nolan Ryan responds by...
1987 In the fourth matchup of 300-game winners since 1900, Angels' hurler Don Sutton (317) allows four hits in six innings to beat Steve...
1985 On the same day Tom Seaver wins his 300th game, Mets' phenom Doc Gooden records his 11th consecutive game, breaking Tom Terrific's...
1980 In the first managerial change in franchise history, Maury Wills replaces Darrell Johnson in the Mariners dugout. The M's will fare no...
1971 In a Texas League contest, Tommy Walker hurls a 15-inning no-hitter, beating the Albuquerque Dukes, 1-0. The Dallas-Fort Worth Spur...
1965 Roy Hofheinz takes control of the Astros when he buys R.E. "Bob" Smith's remaining shares of the Houston Sports Association. Due to a rift...
1945 Pirates rookie catcher Bill Salkeld hits his only triple of the year to complete the 13th cycle in franchise history and becomes the...
1932 After being fined $1,000 and suspended until Carl Reynolds, the player whose jaw he broke in two places a month ago, was ready to play...
This Day in Baseball History August 4th 1884 At Detroit's Recreation Park, Bison hurler Pud Galvin throws the most lopsided no-hitter in...
AUGUST 4 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1867 Jake Beckley HOF first baseman (23,767 putouts MLB record; career .308...
Jimmie Crutchfield, Cool Papa Bell, and Ted Page at the 1981 Negro League Reunion in Kentucky. [IMG]
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2006 The home run ball hit by Barry Bonds to pass Babe Ruth for second place on the all-time career list fetches $220,100 during a ten-day eBay...
2000 After looking at the artists' renderings of the newly proposed enlarged Fenway Park that includes a monstrous 3,000-car garage, Diane...
1995 Making his first start for the Rockies since being acquired from the Mets, Brett Saberhagen gives up 13 hits and walks three batters but...
