This Weekend in Baseball History
July 17th, 2000: Chris Richard of the Cardinals homers on the first pitch he ever sees in the majors -- connecting off Mike Lincoln during St. Louis' 8-3 win over the Twins at the Metrodome.
July 17th, 1993: Frank Tanana joins Rick Reuschel, as the only pitchers to give up home runs to both Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds -- as the Giants' left fielder plates the only run in a 3-1 loss to the Mets at Candlestick Park. Hank Aaron connected off Tanana for career home run number 748 back in 1976, when Frank was with the Angels and Hank, the Brewers.
July 17th, 1990: Bo Jackson crushes three home runs off the Yankees' Andy Hawkins -- in the first, third, and fifth innings of the Royals' 10-7 victory at Yankee Stadium. But there could have been even more -- Jackson leaves the game after dislocating his shoulder trying catch a 6th inning fly ball by Deion Sanders -- who also played in both MLB and the NFL.
July 17th, 1990: The Twins become the first team ever to pull off two triple plays in the same game. That's still not enough, as the Red Sox win 1-0 at Fenway. Tim Naehring singles in Mike Greenwell in the 6th inning for the only run.
July 17th, 1988: Ricky Jordan makes his major league for the Phillies: after walking his first time up, he belts a three-run homer (off Houston's Bob Knepper) in his first official at-bat. He's the fourth Phillies player to do so. On the scoreboard, it's a 10-4 win at Veterans Stadium.
July 17th, 1987: Don Mattingly becomes the first American League player ever to hit home runs in seven consecutive games, when he connects off Texas reliever Paul Kilgus in the Yankees 8-4 win over Texas.
July 17th, 1974: Bob Gibson's 3000th strikeout comes against the Reds' Cesar Geronimo at Busch Stadium. Gibson works the first seven innings, but didn't figure in the decision. The Reds win it in 12 innings, 6 - 4 at Busch Stadium. This comes the same day that fellow Cardinal icon Dizzy Dean dies suddenly at age 64.
July 17th, 1956: Ted Williams' 400th career home run, leading off the bottom of the 6th against the Kansas City Athletics' Tom Gorman, is the only scoring in the Red Sox 1-0 Fenway Park victory. Bob Porterfield takes care of the rest, firing a seven hit shutout.
July 17th, 1950: Yankee rookie Whitey Ford earns his first career victory, working 7-2/3 innings of 3-run ball, while Tom Ferrick nails down the save in a 4-3 win over the White Sox in the Bronx. Ford would go onto win 236 games en route to Cooperstown.
July 17th, 1941: Joe DiMaggio's 56-game batting streak ends at the hands of Indians pitchers Al Smith and Jim Bagby Junior as well as slick fielding 3rd baseman Ken Keltner. Before 67,000 people at Cleveland's Municipal Stadium, the Yankees still come away with a 4-3 win.
But the Yankee Clipper bounced back the next day, starting a 17-game streak, giving him hits in 73 of 74 games!
July 17th, 1936: Carl Hubbell shuts out the Pirates in a 6-0 -- the first of a record 24 consecutive victories for the New York Giants legend.
July 17th, 1924: Cardinals ace Jesse "Pop" Haines throws a no-hitter against the Boston Braves. The Hall of Fame-bound righthander walks three, in a 5-0 victory at Sportsman's Park.
July 18th, 2000: Johnny Damon has a career-best five hit game, with four doubles, as the Royals tame the Cubs 12-4.
July 18th, 1999: David Cone pitches a perfect game against the Montreal Expos, a 6-0 Yankees victory in the Bronx. The 13-year veteran was both overpowering and efficient -- striking out 10, never going to a three-ball-count on any batter and completing his masterpiece in just 88 pitches. Cone's gem came just 14 months after David Wells authored one against Minnesota.
The day was already special: Yogi Berra was honored in a pre-game ceremony, capped by his receiving the ceremonial first pitch from Don Larsen -- who famously threw a perfect game with Berra behind the plate in the 1956 World Series.
July 18th, 1987: Don Mattingly extends his AL record home run streak to eight games, connecting off the Rangers' Jose Guzman in the top of the 4th at Arlington Stadium. He ties the MLB mark set by the Pirates Dale Long in 1956. But shaking relief by Charles Hudson helped Texas pull away for a 7-2 win.
July 18th, 1986: Jack Morris throws his third consecutive complete-game shutout, holding Texas to two hits in Detroit's 5-0 victory at Tiger Stadium.
July 18th, 1983: Pat Corrales, despite having his team in 1st place -- albeit barely over .500 at 43-42 -- is fired as Phillies manager. General manager Paul Owens takes over the club and leads them to an NL East title and the National League pennant.
July 18th, 1980: George Brett goes 4-for-5 against the Yankees, as he begins a 30-game hitting streak. The Royals pound the Yanks 13-1 in the Bronx.
July 18th, 1976: Darrell Johnson is fired as Red Sox manager after the team loses eight of 11 games and drops under .500. He's replaced by Don Zimmer.
July 18th, 1970: Willie Mays singles off of Expos right-hander Mike Wegener for his 3000th hit. It's a highlight of the Giants's 10-1 rout of Montreal at Candlestick Park.
July 18th, 1964: Pete Rose hits the only grand slam homer of his career. It comes off Dallas Green, who'd be his manager on the Phillies 1980 World Series champions.
July 18th, 1964: The Cardinals blast three consecutive home runs -- a Ken Boyer grand slam, followed by solo shots from Bill White and Tim McCarver -- during an 11-run 8th rally to beat the Mets 15-7 at Busch Stadium.
July 18th, 1951: Chuck Connors hits the first home run of his career, a 7th inning blast off Dave Koslo, as the Cubs beat the Giants 6-3 at the Polo Grounds.
July 19th, 2009: Ian Kinsler becomes the fifth major leaguer ever to hit both a leadoff and walk-off home run for his team in the same game. That second blast, off R.A. Dickey, pushes the Rangers past the Twins 6-4.
July 19th, 1982: Tony Gwynn's 8th inning double off Sid Monge of the Phillies is the first of his Coopertown bound total of 3141. The Phillies come away with a 7-6 victory at Jack Murphy Stadium.
July 19th, 1964: Louis Tiant's first game with the Indians is a stunning success -- a four-hit, 11 strikeout, 3–0 shutout of the defending AL champion Yankees in the Bronx, as he outpitches Whitey Ford. Tiant finishes his rookie season with a 10-4 record, 105 strikeouts, and a 2.83 ERA in 19 games.
July 19th, 1962: Jay Hook becomes the first Mets pitcher to strike out 10 in a game. He also posted another 10 -- working all 10 innings in a 7-6 complete game loss to the Pirates at the Polo Grounds. Bob Skinner decided things leading off the top of the 10th, homering to deep left field.
July 19th, 1960: Juan Marichal makes a splash in his a major league debut, pitching a one-hit 2-0 shutout as the Giants blank the Phillies. Clay Dalrymple's 8th inning Pinch single was a;; that stood between Marichal and a no-hitter.
July 19th, 1936: Bob Feller makes his major league debut for the Indians. The 17-year old Iowan works a scoreless inning of relief against the Senators in Washington, walking two, striking out one, in Cleveland's 9-5 loss.
July 19th, 1897: Honus Wagner makes his big league debut for the Louisville Colonels -- with a single and stolen base.
July 17th, 1993: Frank Tanana joins Rick Reuschel, as the only pitchers to give up home runs to both Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds -- as the Giants' left fielder plates the only run in a 3-1 loss to the Mets at Candlestick Park. Hank Aaron connected off Tanana for career home run number 748 back in 1976, when Frank was with the Angels and Hank, the Brewers.
July 17th, 1990: Bo Jackson crushes three home runs off the Yankees' Andy Hawkins -- in the first, third, and fifth innings of the Royals' 10-7 victory at Yankee Stadium. But there could have been even more -- Jackson leaves the game after dislocating his shoulder trying catch a 6th inning fly ball by Deion Sanders -- who also played in both MLB and the NFL.
July 17th, 1990: The Twins become the first team ever to pull off two triple plays in the same game. That's still not enough, as the Red Sox win 1-0 at Fenway. Tim Naehring singles in Mike Greenwell in the 6th inning for the only run.
July 17th, 1988: Ricky Jordan makes his major league for the Phillies: after walking his first time up, he belts a three-run homer (off Houston's Bob Knepper) in his first official at-bat. He's the fourth Phillies player to do so. On the scoreboard, it's a 10-4 win at Veterans Stadium.
July 17th, 1974: Bob Gibson's 3000th strikeout comes against the Reds' Cesar Geronimo at Busch Stadium. Gibson works the first seven innings, but didn't figure in the decision. The Reds win it in 12 innings, 6 - 4 at Busch Stadium. This comes the same day that fellow Cardinal icon Dizzy Dean dies suddenly at age 64.
July 17th, 1956: Ted Williams' 400th career home run, leading off the bottom of the 6th against the Kansas City Athletics' Tom Gorman, is the only scoring in the Red Sox 1-0 Fenway Park victory. Bob Porterfield takes care of the rest, firing a seven hit shutout.
July 17th, 1950: Yankee rookie Whitey Ford earns his first career victory, working 7-2/3 innings of 3-run ball, while Tom Ferrick nails down the save in a 4-3 win over the White Sox in the Bronx. Ford would go onto win 236 games en route to Cooperstown.
July 17th, 1941: Joe DiMaggio's 56-game batting streak ends at the hands of Indians pitchers Al Smith and Jim Bagby Junior as well as slick fielding 3rd baseman Ken Keltner. Before 67,000 people at Cleveland's Municipal Stadium, the Yankees still come away with a 4-3 win.
But the Yankee Clipper bounced back the next day, starting a 17-game streak, giving him hits in 73 of 74 games!
July 17th, 1936: Carl Hubbell shuts out the Pirates in a 6-0 -- the first of a record 24 consecutive victories for the New York Giants legend.
July 17th, 1924: Cardinals ace Jesse "Pop" Haines throws a no-hitter against the Boston Braves. The Hall of Fame-bound righthander walks three, in a 5-0 victory at Sportsman's Park.
July 18th, 2000: Johnny Damon has a career-best five hit game, with four doubles, as the Royals tame the Cubs 12-4.
The day was already special: Yogi Berra was honored in a pre-game ceremony, capped by his receiving the ceremonial first pitch from Don Larsen -- who famously threw a perfect game with Berra behind the plate in the 1956 World Series.
July 18th, 1987: Don Mattingly extends his AL record home run streak to eight games, connecting off the Rangers' Jose Guzman in the top of the 4th at Arlington Stadium. He ties the MLB mark set by the Pirates Dale Long in 1956. But shaking relief by Charles Hudson helped Texas pull away for a 7-2 win.
July 18th, 1986: Jack Morris throws his third consecutive complete-game shutout, holding Texas to two hits in Detroit's 5-0 victory at Tiger Stadium.
July 18th, 1983: Pat Corrales, despite having his team in 1st place -- albeit barely over .500 at 43-42 -- is fired as Phillies manager. General manager Paul Owens takes over the club and leads them to an NL East title and the National League pennant.
July 18th, 1980: George Brett goes 4-for-5 against the Yankees, as he begins a 30-game hitting streak. The Royals pound the Yanks 13-1 in the Bronx.
July 18th, 1976: Darrell Johnson is fired as Red Sox manager after the team loses eight of 11 games and drops under .500. He's replaced by Don Zimmer.July 18th, 1970: Willie Mays singles off of Expos right-hander Mike Wegener for his 3000th hit. It's a highlight of the Giants's 10-1 rout of Montreal at Candlestick Park.
July 18th, 1964: Pete Rose hits the only grand slam homer of his career. It comes off Dallas Green, who'd be his manager on the Phillies 1980 World Series champions.
July 18th, 1964: The Cardinals blast three consecutive home runs -- a Ken Boyer grand slam, followed by solo shots from Bill White and Tim McCarver -- during an 11-run 8th rally to beat the Mets 15-7 at Busch Stadium.
July 18th, 1951: Chuck Connors hits the first home run of his career, a 7th inning blast off Dave Koslo, as the Cubs beat the Giants 6-3 at the Polo Grounds.
July 19th, 1982: Tony Gwynn's 8th inning double off Sid Monge of the Phillies is the first of his Coopertown bound total of 3141. The Phillies come away with a 7-6 victory at Jack Murphy Stadium.
July 19th, 1964: Louis Tiant's first game with the Indians is a stunning success -- a four-hit, 11 strikeout, 3–0 shutout of the defending AL champion Yankees in the Bronx, as he outpitches Whitey Ford. Tiant finishes his rookie season with a 10-4 record, 105 strikeouts, and a 2.83 ERA in 19 games.
July 19th, 1962: Jay Hook becomes the first Mets pitcher to strike out 10 in a game. He also posted another 10 -- working all 10 innings in a 7-6 complete game loss to the Pirates at the Polo Grounds. Bob Skinner decided things leading off the top of the 10th, homering to deep left field.
July 19th, 1960: Juan Marichal makes a splash in his a major league debut, pitching a one-hit 2-0 shutout as the Giants blank the Phillies. Clay Dalrymple's 8th inning Pinch single was a;; that stood between Marichal and a no-hitter.
July 19th, 1936: Bob Feller makes his major league debut for the Indians. The 17-year old Iowan works a scoreless inning of relief against the Senators in Washington, walking two, striking out one, in Cleveland's 9-5 loss.
July 19th, 1897: Honus Wagner makes his big league debut for the Louisville Colonels -- with a single and stolen base.
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