2002
» The Mariners defeat the Angels, 3–1, ending Jarrod Washburn's 12–game winning streak, the longest in the majors this season.

2001
» The Giants get P Wayne Gomes from the Phillies in exchange for OF Felipe Crespo.

The Cubs get 1B Fred McGriff from the Devil Rays in exchange for P Manny Aybar and a player to be named. The Cubs first try for McGriff on the 16th had been nixed by the slugger who said he did not want to uproot his family. His first game will be a night contest at Wrigley on the 29th, a 7-5 Cubs win.

The Mets trade experience for youth, sending pitchers Turk Wendell and Dennis Cook to the Phillies in exchange for pitchers Bruce Chen and Adam Walker. The two Vets will struggle with the Phils.

2000
» The Blue Jays sink the Mariners, 7-2, giving Toronto manager Jim Fregosi his 1,000th win as a big league skipper. He joins Tom Kelly, who earlier this year won his 1,000th game.

The Dodgers outslug the Rockies, 16-11, despite OF Larry Walker scoring five runs for Colorado, while going 4-for-4.

The Red Sox obtain pitchers Rolando Arrojo and Rick Croushore, IF Mike Lansing, and cash from the Rockies for pitchers Brian Rose, John Wasdin, and Jeff Taglienti, and 2B Jeff Frye.

1999
» The Pirates defeat the Mets, 5-1, in the first of Major League Baseball's "Turn Ahead the Clock Nights." Each team wears futuristic uniforms, with the home town squad becoming the "Mercury" Mets for the night. The futuristic theme is carried out throughout the evening, with the scoreboard flashing computerized photos of the players as each comes to the plate. Rickey Henderson, for example, is given three eyes and pointy ears, and plays "left quadrant." Al Martin hits the 1st of his two home runs in the 1st "sector," and rookie Kris Benson goes the distance for the win.

The Angels' 11-game losing streak ends as they defeat the Devil Rays, 10-5.

1998
» Colorado defeats Pittsburgh in 13 innings, 8–7. When Pirates' 2B Tony Womack bounced out in the 11th inning, it gave him a major league record 888 consecutive at bats without grounding into a double play. The old record of 887 had been set by Brooklyn's Pete Reiser (July 20, 1941 to June 24, 1946). Womack last bounced into a DP on May 27, 1997.

Sammy Sosa hits his 248th career homer—and his first grand slam—as the Cubs beat the Diamondbacks, 6–2. Sosa went to bat 4,428 before drilling the sacks–full homer. His 247 homers without a slam is a ML record: the previous mark was 210 homers by Bob Horner. Sosa also tops the 100 RBI mark with his four ribbies, to back Steve Trachsel's (10–5) pitching.

LF Tyrone Horne of the Arkansas Travelers of the AA Texas League hits four home runs, and drives home 10 runs, in a 13–4 win over San Antonio.

1997
» The Braves defeat the Reds, 3-2, in Cincinnati, as the temperature on Cincinnati's artificial surface reaches 152 degrees.

The Tigers retire Hal Newhouser's uniform #16. Newhouser pitched 15 seasons for the Bengals and is the only pitcher to win back to back MVP awards, in 1944 and 1945. Following the festivities, the Tigers lose to Milwaukee, 11-7, as the Brewers come up with five runs in the 9th inning.

The Rockies acquire P Mark Hutton from the Marlins in exchange for IF Craig Counsell.

1996
» The Padres pound the Marlins, 20-12, scoring six runs in the 6th inning, and nine in the 8th. Wally Joyner leads the way with five ribbies, while John Flaherty hits a grand slam. The Padres are the 6th club to score 20 runs in a game; the last time that happened was 1929.

The Orioles score 10 runs off Orel Hershiser, including a grand slam by Rafael Palmeiro, to whip the Indians 14–2 at Camden Yards. Hershiser gives up 11 hits and four walks in five 1/3 innings.

In Toronto, Joe Carter becomes the 3rd player to hit a homer into the upper level at the SkyDome, a 3-run shot that carries 483 feet. Geronimo Berroa and Matt Stairs homer for the A's, the 23rd straight game the A's have collected a homer run. But the Jays beat the A's, 6–4.

The U.S. Olympic team connects for five homers in the first inning en route to a 15–5 win over Japan.

The White Sox pick up vet catcher Pat Borders from the Angels for minor leaguer Robert Ellis. Borders will replace Chad Kreuter, out with a season-ending shoulder injury.

1995
» The Indians obtain P Ken Hill from the Cardinals in exchange for minor leaguers David Bell, Rick Heiserman, and Pepe McNeal.

The White Sox trade pitchers Jim Abbott and Tim Fortugno to the Angels in exchange for minor league OF McKay Christensen and pitchers Andrew Lorraine, Bill Simas and John Snyder.

1994
» Florida P Charlie Hough is placed on the disabled list due to a degenerative hip condition, ending his 22-year major league career.

1993
» Phillies 1B John Kruk gets five hits in Philadelphia's 10-7 win over the visiting Cardinals.

The Padres blank the Cubs, 8-0, as SD OF Tony Gwynn knocks five hits in a game for the 3rd time this season.

1992
» Sammy Sosa, disabled since June 13 after being hit on the right hand by Dennis Martinez and breaking a bone, bats leadoff and has three hits. He homers on the first pitch from Doug Drabek. In his first start at Wrigley since his announcement that he's leaving, Greg Maddux beats the Pirates, 3–2. In the 8th inning the Wrigley faithful give the ace pitcher a standing ovation.

Houston starts its club record 26 game road trip with a grand slam by Eric Anthony. The Astros marathon journey is necessitated by the Republican Convention taking over the Astrodome.

1991
» Dan Gladden's 3-run homer in the 9th enables the host Twins to beat Milwaukee, 7–4. Gladden's hit follows a bunt single by Shane Mack and a dribbler by Randy Bush. He has now driven in the winner in three straight games.

1990
» The Braves drop 10 runs on the Giants in the 6th inning to win, 10–1. The big inning features two home runs and six RBIs by Dale Murphy, just the 3rd player in history to pull off the feat.

1989
» Atlanta's Dale Murphy hits two home runs in the 6th inning of a 10–1 rout of San Francisco, becoming the first Brave to accomplish the feat since Robert Lowe in 1894. Murphy also drives in six runs in the inning to tie another ML record, as the Braves score all ten runs of their runs in the outburst.

1988
» Tommy John achieves what is believed to be a ML first by committing three errors on one play in the Yankees' 16–3 rout of the Brewers. The feat ties the major-league record for errors in one inning by a pitcher.

1987
» The Salt Lake City Trappers lose 7–5 to the Billings Mustangs, ending their professional-record winning streak at 29 consecutive games. The Trappers, who hadn't lost since June 24th, broke the old record of 27 straight wins with a 13–3 rout of the Pocatello Giants on July 25th.

1985
» For the second time in a week, the Mets win, 16–4, this time pounding the Astros in the opener of a twinbill sweep. They break a 4–4 tie in the 7th with a fielder's choice by Keith Hernandez, 2-run double by Gary Carter and a 3-run home run by Ray Knight. All 16 runs are unearned as relievers DiPino and Medden each give up 6, and starter Bob Knepper allows four runs. Jesse Orosco is the winner in Game One and earns a save for Bill Latham's first ML win in game 2, a 7–3 victory.

1984
» Pete Rose collects his 3,053rd career single off Steve Carlton in the 7th inning of Montreal's 6–1 win over Philadelphia, passing Ty Cobb as baseball's all-time singles king.

The Red Sox and Tigers almost match shutouts, as the Tigers win 9–1 and the Red Sox come back, 4–0. Rich Gedman's 9th inning homer in the opener off Dan Petry is the only Sox score. Wade Boggs lines four hits and Bob Ojeda allows just three hits in the nitecap to win.

At LA, Gary Redus singles in the 1st and 9th, the only hits given up by Bob Welch as the Dodgers beat the Reds, 1–0. Hume loses on an unearned run in the 6th.

1983
» While picking up his first win as a member of the Royals, Gaylord Perry joins Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton as the 3rd pitcher this season to reach 3,500 career strikeouts, fanning four Indians in a 5–4 victory to raise his total to 3,501.

1982
» Against California, Oakland's Rickey Henderson steals his 95th base but gets caught stealing three times in an 8–7, 13 inning California win. Not since 1916, has an American Leaguer been thrown out three times in a game. Rickey will be thrown out 42 times this year, breaking the mark of 38 caught steals set by Ty Cobb in 1915. Bob Boone, who is behind the plate, homers for the Angels. Reggie Jackson and Brian Downing homer and Jax adds two doubles.

1979
» The Brewers edge the Yankees 6–5 and Cecil Cooper becomes the 4th American League player this month to hit three home runs in a game.

The Cubs top the Mets at Shea Stadium, 4–2, behind Dave Kingman's two home runs.

1978
» The Yankees win the first game of a doubleheader 11–0, but the Indians rebound to win the 2nd, 17–5. Duane Kuiper ties the major-league record with two bases-loaded triples in the nightcap, only the 3rd player (after Bill Bruton and Elmer Valo) to do so in the 20th century.

Mike Cubbage is 4-for-4, hitting for the cycle, to lead the Twins to a 6–3 win over Toronto.

1977
» The Cubs Rick Reuschel tosses his 2nd shutout in a row, beating the Reds, 3–0 on a 5-hitter.

1975
» The Mets release OF Cleon Jones, following a suspension for insubordination. He will not be picked up by another team this year, but will play for the White Sox in 1976.

In the first of a twinbill at Shea Stadium, Red Sox CF Fred Lynn makes a great running catch to save the game for pitcher Bill Lee. Lee wins, 1–0, and then Roger Moret completes the whitewash with a 6–0 nitecap win. The losses seem to finish the Yanks pennant hopes and Bill Virdon's managing job.

1973
» Thurman Munson singles home the winner in the bottom of the 12th to give the Yankees a 1–0 win over the Brewers starter Jim Colborn.

In the first game of a twinbill, Cleveland's George Hendrick singles in the 8th to stop Jim Palmer's no-hit bid. Palmer and the O's coast to a 9–0 win. The Tribe takes the nitecap, 5–2, with Bob Reynolds getting the W.

The Reds wallop the Braves, 12–2, as Johnny Bench drives home six runs with a pair of homers.

1972
» Marking the debut of manager Whitey Lockman, Fergie Jenkins allows one hit in the Cubs 4–0 win over the Phillies. Willie Montanez's 4th inning double is the only hit. Reliever Jack Aker falters in the nitecap, and the Phils win, 4–1.

1971
» Hal McRae collects a homer, three doubles and a single to lead the Reds to an 11–3 win over the Padres. His four long hits ties a club record.

Bill Buckner hits his 1st grand slam as the Dodgers score six in the 7th inning to beat Pittsburgh, 8–5. Dock Ellis takes his first loss after 12 straight wins.

1970
» The Yankees 5–2 beat California, 5–2, behind Mel Stottlemyre, who is helped by Gene Michael in the 9th. With the score tied, Michael pulls the hidden ball trick on Angel pinch runner Jarvis Tatum. The Yanks score three in 10th to win.

The Expos beat the White Sox 10–6 in the annual Hall of Fame game, following the induction ceremonies for Lou Boudreau, Earle Combs, Ford Frick, and Jesse Haines.

1969
» Seattle suffers another heartbreaker, losing 5–3 to Boston in 20 innings at Sicks Stadium. Joe Lahoud hits a 2-run home run in the top of the 20th for Boston, and Tommy Harper matches in the bottom of the inning for the losers. Jim Lonborg is the winner.

In the team's biggest shutout victory ever, Baltimore routs the White Sox, 17–0, as Jim Hardin wins over Billy Wynne. Hardin allows just two hits while the Birds bang out 20, good for 39 total bases. Frank Robinson drives in five runs and hits a pair of homers.

1968
» In Baltimore, Denny McLain (20–3) shuts out the Orioles 9–0 for his 20th win of the season for the first-place Tigers. McLain is only the 3rd pitcher in history to win his 20th this early: Rube Marquard on July 19, 1912 and Lefty Grove on July 25, 1931 were the others.

1966
» In Los Angeles, Jim Bunning and Sandy Koufax battle for 11 innings before both exit with score locked at 1–1. Koufax allows four hits and fans 16, while Bunning gives up six hits and K's 12. L.A. eventually tops the Phillies, 2–1, in 16 innings.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court overrules a lower court decision and holds that the state lacks legal jurisdiction to stop the Braves from moving to Atlanta.

1965
» The official number of foreigners permitted on each Japanese team is lowered from three to 2. The Yomiuri Giants announce they will henceforth have no foreigners—a policy that lasts until 1975, when they sign 2B Davey Johnson.

1964
» Reds manager Fred Hutchinson enters a Cincinnati hospital for further cancer treatment. Dick Sisler takes the helm.

1963
» The Mets hand Jimmy Piersall his release and the veteran outfielder will sign with the Angels. New York then loses to Houston, 1–0, as Bob Bruce shuts them out. Mets 1B Frank Thomas pulls a hidden ball trick on Jimmy Wynn.

1961
» Vada Pinson gives the Reds a 2–1 win over the Braves when he swipes home in the 9th inning. Pitcher Carlton Willey's throw beats Pinson but he kicks the ball out of the glove of C Sammy White.

The Giants Juan Marichal fires his first shutout of the year, stopping the Pirates, 2–0, on five hits. Manager Alvin Dark says before the game that "Marichal will go all the way" and keeps his relief pitchers in the dugout to emphasis the point.

1960
» William Shea, chairman of Mayor Robert Wagner's New York baseball committee, announces the formation of the Continental League. The five founding cities are New York, Houston, Toronto, Denver, and Minneapolis/St. Paul.

1959
» Organizational committee chairman William Shea announces that the Continental League has definite franchises planned for New York City, Houston, Toronto, Denver, and Minneapolis/St. Paul, with interest in 11 other cities. It envisions beginning play in 1961. New York City says it will build a stadium at the Flushing Meadow Park site.

The Dodgers move into first place on Roger Craig's 2–0 win. Joe Pignatano and Don Zimmer hit solo home runs. A year ago on this date the Dodgers were in last place.

At Detroit, Baltimore's Gene Woodling drives in five runs, four on a grand slam off Bunning, in the O's 5–2 win. Woodling drove in all four runs in yesterday's 4–0 win against Chicago. Baltimore native Barry Shetrone is 2-for-4 with a triple for the O's. Shetrone is the first home-grown player to play for the Birds.

1956
» 3B Hector Lopez and 1B Vic Power of the Athletics each have five hits in a 14-inning game 10-9 loss to New York.

Gil Hodges's grand slam clips the Cubs 4-3, as the Dodgers move to five games behind the Braves.

1953
» Dizzy Dean and Al Simmons are inducted into the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown. Along with them, the veterans committee enshrines Chief Bender, Bobby Wallace, 19th-century manager Harry Wright, executive Ed Barrow, and umpires Bill Klem and Tom Connolly.

1951
» The White Sox, just three 1/2 games behind New York and Boston, open a 4-game series in New York. Trailing 3–1 in the ninth, the Sox make it 3–2 before rain and the Yankees delay the game. Gil McDougald is thrown out for stalling, and Casey Stengel uses five pitchers in the inning. Finally the Yanks win as the game is called after 30 minutes.

After two shutouts over the Cards, Bubba Church gives the Phils staff their third in a row, stopping Chicago, 2–0. It is Church's eighth straight over the Cubs and Chicago's ninth straight loss at Wrigley.

1950
» Former Dodger great Kirby "Koiby" Higbe hurls a no-hitter for the Minneapolis Millers (American Association) against the Columbus Clippers.

Philadelphia's Del Ennis cracks a double in the 7th and a grand slam in the 8th inning to drive in seven runs against the Cubs as the Phils win 13–3 at home. Philadelphia will win 11 of their next 15 games to hold 1st place by four games over the Braves.

Stan Musial goes hitless to end his 30-game hit streak. But everyone else in the Cards lineup has a safety as St. Louis dusts the Dodgers, 13–3.

1948
» In his ML debut with the Browns, St. Louis native Hank Arft bangs a triple and a home run off Frank Hiller. Arft drives in three runs as the host Browns top New York, 4–0. Tomorrow's cheers of "Arft, Arft" will give Hank his nickname "Bow Wow."

A Tiger-record night crowd of 54,609 see Ellis Kinder and the Red Sox top Hal Newhouser, 8–0

1947
» Jake Jones of the Red Sox hits a foul ball along the 3B line in the sixth. Browns P Fred Sanford throws his glove at the ball to prevent it from rolling into fair territory. Umpire Cal Hubbard awards Jones a triple on the basis of the rule about intentionally thrown gloves. In 1954 the rule is changed so that it only applies to fair balls.

1946
» Rudy York of Boston hits grand-slam HRs in the second and fifth innings off Tex Shirley of the St. Louis Browns, as the Red Sox win 13-6. Only Tony Lazzeri and Jim Tabor have accomplished this feat before York. York also has a 2-run double to knock in 10 runs. He had five RBI against the Browns the day before.

1945
» The Cubs purchase P Hank Borowy from the New York Yankees in an unexpected waiver deal. Borowy, 10-5 with the Yankees, was put on waivers, apparently to solve a roster problem, and was passed over by 15 teams. The Cubs snatch him for $97,500, and he will help the Cubs win the pennant with an 11-2 record, including three wins over the Cardinals down the stretch.

1942
» The New York Daily Worker announces that Pittsburgh Pirates owner Benny Benswanger will arrange a tryout for Roy Campanella, Sammy T. Hughes, and David Barnhill. In August, Campanella and Hughes will jump their team during a tight pennant race to "showcase" for the ML.

1938
» Hank Greenberg of the Tigers, who had hit HRs his last two at bats the day before, homers his first 2 times up to tie the ML record of 4 in a row.

1936
» Under rainy conditions at Ebbets Field, the Dodgers thrill a crowd of 485 by routing Cy Blanton and beating the Pirates for the 3rd straight time, 6–3. Fred Frankhouse has only one bad inning—the 3rd in which the Bucs make all their runs on six hits—in winning his 6th against eight losses. Frankhouse has five assists while SS Frey has none.

The A's knock out Vern Kennedy and then break an 8–8 tie with seven runs in the 9th to win, 15–8. Russ Evans in the loser to Harry Kelley. The A's collect 25 hits including five by Lou Finney.

In an exhibition game against a semipro shoe company, Paul Dean is hammered for six hits and four runs in four innings. The Cards then rally with Flint Rhem and Pepper Martin on the mound to win, 8–5. a tearful Dean threatens to quit after the rout.

1931
» Riggs Stephenson, Cubs OF, breaks an ankle in a game with the Phillies, as Chicago loses 6-5 at Wrigley Field.

1930
» Cincinnati hurler Ken Ash throws one pitch in relief against the Chicago Cubs and then is lifted for a pinch hitter. Ash's pitch to Charlie Grimm results in a triple play, and Ash receives credit for the 6-5 victory, his last in the ML.

1927
» Mel Ott, 18 years old, hits his first major-league HR, an inside-the-park round-tripper. It is the only inside-the-park HR he will hit of his 511 career homers.

1922
» Vangilder gives up a home run to Pipp in the 4th but leads, 2–1 going in to the 8th inning. The Yankees jump on the Browns starter and Kolp for four runs before the Browns tie with three in the 9th. Dave Danforth comes on Fred Hofman on a pitch "that sailed a foot." When Brick Owens exams the ball, he rules it was doctored, earning Danforth an automatic 10-day suspension. Reliever Wayne Wright comes on and serves up a game-winning home run to Wally Schang. Yanks win, 6–5.

1918
» Dodger rookie righthander Harry Heitmann, stationed in Brooklyn by the Navy after a 17-6 record at Rochester (IL), surrenders four runs on four straight Cardinal hits and is removed having retired his initial batter. It's his last major-league appearance.

1915
» The Senators score the games only run in the 1st when Clyde Milan swipes home against Cleveland pitcher Rip Hagerman. Hagerman allows just two hits in a losing effort, while Washington pitcher Bert Gallia gives up just one safety.

1914
» Red Sox ace Dutch Leonard shuts out Cleveland, 3–0, despite giving up two singles and a triple to Tris Speaker. Speaker also makes eight put outs in CF, on his way to a record 423 for the year.

1911
» Three days after the Cards light up Grover Cleveland Alexander for five runs in the 1st inning, the Phillies rookie ace stops them, 4–3.

1909
» At Boston the 3rd place Giants split with the Doves, losing the opener, 7–4, then taking the nitecap, 6–2. In the 2nd contest, Christy Mathewson wins for the 13th straight time, beating Forrest More.

The Phillies sweep a pair from Brooklyn, winning 7–0 and 3–2. Light hitting Eddie Grant collects his 1st ML home run, off Deacon Phillippe.

Star minor league pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander is hit in the forehead with a ball while running the bases and is knocked unconscious. Alexander will recover but his vision will be affected for months and he will not pitch again for Galesburg. The Indianapolis Indians purchase his contract.

1908
» Following the Sunday off, Honus Wagner hits doubles in his first two at bats to again lead the Pirates to a 4–3 win over New York. Nick Maddox, with relief help from Irv Young, is the winner over Doc Crandall. Both Maddox and Young plunk two Giant batters.

1906
» At St. Louis, Boston Red Sox pitcher Bill Dinneen allows only an Pete O'Brien single in beating the Browns, 1-0.

1904
» John McGraw and John T. Brush say they have no intention of playing a post-season series with the American League champions. "The Giants will not play a post season series with the American League champions. Ban Johnson has not been on the level with me personally, and the American League management has been crooked more than once." says McGraw. "When we clinch the National League pennant, we'll be champions of the only real major league," Ban Johnson fires back, "No thoughtful patron of baseball can weigh seriously the wild vaporings of this discredited player who was canned from the American League." As the New York Highlanders battle for the AL pennant, local pressure mounts, but Brush, still angry over the inter-league peace treaty, and McGraw, who despises Ban Johnson, are adamant.

The Tigers purchase C Monte Beville from the Highlanders to replace Bob Wood, who dislocated an elbow yesterday when he slipped trying to field a bunt against the A's (as noted by Lyle Spatz).