1961 Appearing as a pinch-hitter, Julio Becquer blasts a two-out ninth-inning grand slam, giving the Twins a dramatic 6-4 walk-off win over the...
1939 In a slugfest at Shibe Park, Red Sox third baseman Jim Tabor hits two grand slams in the same game and a third home run in Boston's 18-12...
1935 Due to his 'wandering' ball, Iola hurler Harold Liell, a 5' 6½", 155-pounder with pigeon-toed feet, is called up for a tryout with the...
1911 Armando Marsans and Rafael Almeida become the first Cuban natives to appear in a major league game as they debut for the Reds. Almeida...
This Day in Baseball History July 4th 1881 On his birthday, Mickey Welch throws two complete-game victories when Troy sweeps a doubleheader...
JULY 4 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1859 Mickey Welch HOF pitcher third to 300 career wins; Troy Trojans, New York...
2013 Max Scherzer becomes the first pitcher in 27 years to begin the season 13-0 when the Tigers beat the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, 6-2. In...
2001 The Padres tie a National League record, hitting four sacrifice flies in one game. The last one, lifted by shortstop D'Angelo Jimenez in...
1994 In a ceremony considered by many to be long overdue, the Indians retire the uniform number 14 worn by Hall of Famer Larry Doby, the first...
1983 At Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, the Rangers score 12 times in the 15th inning, making it the most runs scored by a team in extra...
1970 Improving his record to 12-5, All-Star Angels southpaw Clyde Wright, no-hits the visiting A's, 4-0, issuing three walks and recording one...
1966 Tony Cloninger hits two grand slams in the same game and collects nine RBIs in the Braves' 17-3 rout of the Giants at Candlestick Park....
1952 In a 14-2 victory over Brunswick, Cordele A's third baseman Ralph Betcher goes deep for the Philadelphia farm club, accounting for the...
1940 The Red Sox complete a 12-11 comeback over the A's, scoring six times in the bottom of the ninth in the Fenway Park afternoon tilt....
1932 With a Boston law that prohibited games from being played within 1000 feet of a church on Sundays now rescinded, the first Sunday game...
This Day in Baseball History July 3rd 1912 Giants' southpaw Rube Marquard wins his 19th consecutive game from the start of the season, beating...
