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1994 In a rain-delayed contest, Coquivacoa (Maracaibo, Venezuela) wins the Little League World Series defeating Northridge City (CA), 4-3. Ten-year-old Yusmeiro Petit, the champs' backup second baseman, will become the first player to play on teams that win the Little League and Major League World Series when the Giants triumph in the 2012 and 2014 Fall Classics.

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1997 In honor of first baseman Jim Thome's birthday, the Indians begin pulling up their socks to just below the knees. The Tribe will win 17 of 27 games en route to clinching the American League East flag while sporting this new look.
1999 In a 4-1 Expos loss to the Reds at Olympic Stadium, Vladimir Guerrero's hitting streak, the longest in the big leagues since 1987, ends at 31 consecutive games. The Montreal outfielder's accomplishment sets a franchise record.

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2000 The Angels become the first American League team to have four players hit 30 home runs in the same season when Tim Salmon goes deep in LA's 10-9 victory over Cleveland at Edison Field. The Halos' right-fielder joins teammates Mo Vaughn, Garret Anderson, and Troy Glaus in reaching the plateau.
2001 In the Nippon Ham Fighters-Fukuoka Daiei Hawks contest, Michihiro Ogasawara doubles and tallies on Yukio Tanaka's single, breaking a 51-year-old Japanese record by scoring a run in 17 consecutive games. Indian Kenny Lofton (2000) and Yankee Red Rolfe (1939) share the major league record of 18 straight games.
2001 Cubs' slugger Sammy Sosa, with his 17th dinger this month, ties the National League record for August homers, established by Willie Mays in 1965. Tiger first baseman Rudy York set the major league mark, going yard 18 times in the eighth month of 1937.
2005 Jeff Kent becomes the first player to hit 300 homers as a second baseman. The Dodger infielder, who surpassed Ryne Sandberg's total of 277 last September, is the major league leader at this position, with Joe Gordon holding the American League record with 246 round-trippers.

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2005 After losing a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning against the Yomiuri Giants earlier in the season, Fumiya Nishiguchi (16-4) sees his perfect game against the expansion Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles go into extra innings. The Seibu Lions right-hander gives up a hit and has to settle for a 10-inning complete-game shutout.
2007 Citing the need for a fresh start, Drayton McLane, owner of the last-place Astros, fires skipper Phil Garner and GM Tim Purpura. Bench coach Cecil Cooper is named interim manager, with long-time team executive Tal Smith appointed as Houston's general manager, also temporarily.
2007 Jake Peavy becomes the Padres' leader in career strikeouts when he whiffs Orlando Hudson looking at an inside fastball in the first inning of a 3-1 San Diego victory over the Diamondbacks at Petco Park. The right-handed fireballer, who fans 11 in the game, moves past Andy Benes, who had struck out 1036 batters, pitching for the Friars from 1989 to 1995.

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2010 Braves starter Tommy Hanson, who begins the game without giving up a homer in his last 47.2 innings on the mound, sees his streak end when Marlin leadoff hitter Cameron Maybin drills the first pitch of the game into the left-field seats at Turner Field. Logan Morrison, the next batter, then connects off the Atlanta right-hander for his first major league round-tripper, making it the first time in franchise history that Florida has led off a game with back-to-back homers.
2010 The Nationals announce 22-year-old right-hander Stephen Strasburg will undergo Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament, which will require about 12 to 18 months of rehabilitation. The rookie phenom, whose presence earlier in the season brought President Obama and his two daughters to Nationals Park to watch him pitch against the White Sox, finishes in his 12 starts with a 5-3 record, en route to striking out 92 batters in 68 innings and compiling an ERA of 2.91.
2011 Justin Verlander becomes the first pitcher to win 20 games before September since the D-Back's Curt Schilling reached the milestone in 2002. The right-hander (20-5) gives up four runs on eight hits along with six strikeouts and three walks in six innings of work but is credited with a victory when the Tigers beat Minnesota at Target Field, 6-4.

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2013 Marlon Byrd is traded by the Mets, along with John Buck and cash, to the Pirates for a player to be named later (Vic Black) and minor leaguer Dilson Herrera. Although the outfielder is no longer on the roster, the team follows through on its planned promotion, giving away Marlon Byrd T-shirts before tonight's game.
2015 In their game against Seattle, the White Sox wear collared blue and white v-neck retro jerseys, reminding fans of the infamous look of the team during a few games in 1976 until the end of the 1981 season. The Throwback Thursday promotion at US Cellular Field features the unique uniforms designed by then-owner Bill Veeck, who believed his team, at the time, may not have been the greatest in baseball but could be the most stylish club in the major leagues.
2017 The Mariners commit five errors in one inning in the team’s 10-1 loss at Yankee Stadium, equaling a feat last accomplished in 1977 by the Cubs. Seattle’s dubious defense, which includes three miscues by shortstop Jean Segura with contributions from third baseman Cory Seager and left-fielder Ben Gamel, opens the flood gates for a six-run first frame for the Bronx Bombers.
2017 En route to tying a franchise record by homering in five consecutive games, Phillies rookie Rhys Hoskins sets a major league record when he smashes his 11th home run in his first 18 games, going deep off Koji Uehara. In addition to his outstanding offense, the 24-year-old outfielder's diving catch of Javier Baez's sinking liner in left field initiates a 7-4-3 triple play in the team's 6-3 victory over the Cubs at Citizens Bank.

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On August 27 in Baseball History...

• • 1897 - Roger Bresnahan, later a Hall of Fame catcher, made his major-league debut as a pitcher for the Washington Senators by beating the St. Louis Browns, 3-0.
  • 1910 - Using twenty 137,000 candlepower arc lights, two amateur teams play a night game in White Sox Park before 20,000. The first American League night game in the park will be in 1939.
  • 1918 - Christy Mathewson resigns as Reds manager to accept a commission as a captain in the chemical warfare branch of the Army.
  • 1937 - Brooklyn's Fred Frankhouse pitched a rain-shortened no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds. The game was stopped with two out in the eighth inning and the Dodgers leading, 5-0.
  • 1955 - Dodgers bonus baby Sandy Koufax fans 14 Redlegs in a 7-0 win, as the two teams total 23 strikeouts.
  • 1974 - Benny Ayala of the Mets became the first National League player in 13 years to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat, connecting against Houston's Tom Griffin in New York's 4-2 victory at Shea Stadium.
  • 1977 - Toby Harrah and Bump Wills of the Texas Rangers hit back-to-back inside-the-park home runs on consecutive pitches in the seventh inning as the Rangers beat New York, 8-2, at Yankee Stadium.
  • 1978 - Joe Morgan of the Cincinnati Reds hit his 200th career home run to become the first major leaguer to have 200 homers and 500 stolen bases.
  • 1982 - Rickey Henderson steals four bases in Oakland's 5-4 loss to Milwaukee to raise his total to 122 and break Lou Brock's single-season record of 118. The record-breaking 119th steal comes off pitcher Doc Medich and catcher Ted Simmons on a third-inning pitchout.
  • 1988 - Tommy Lasorda wins his 1,000th game as a manager as Los Angeles tops Philadelphia 4-2.
  • 1990 - The Brewers-Blue Jays game is delayed thirty-five minutes when a huge swarm of gnats descends onto the field through the open SkyDome roof. Milwaukee scratches out a 4-2 win.

Baseball Birthdays on August 27...

• • 1847 - McKelvey, Joh
  • 1860 - Carroll, Scrappy
  • 1867 - Long, Dan
  • 1873 - McJames, Doc
  • 1875 - Hahn, Ed
  • 1875 - Wright, Dave
  • 1877 - Brashear, Kitty
  • 1879 - Sentell, Paul
  • 1885 - Louden, Baldy
  • 1888 - Troy, Bun
  • 1892 - Janvrin, Hal
  • 1893 - Haworth, Howie
  • 1893 - Nutter, Dizzy
  • 1894 - Mulligan, Eddie
  • 1894 - East, Carl
  • 1898 - Wayenberg, Frank
  • 1898 - Fisher, Clarence
  • 1901 - Berger, Johnny
  • 1901 - Collins, Phil
  • 1903 - Engle, Charlie
  • 1905 - Gudat, Marv
  • 1910 - Pyle, Ewald
  • 1912 - Olson, Ted
  • 1915 - Verban, Emil
  • 1918 - Lowrey, Peanuts
  • 1921 - Picciuto, Nick
  • 1923 - Grate, Don
  • 1931 - Cunningham, Joe
  • 1932 - King, Jim
  • 1935 - Lindbeck, Em
  • 1935 - Broglio, Ernie
  • 1938 - McCabe, Joe
  • 1944 - Hairston, Johnny
  • 1946 - Peters, Ray
  • 1946 - Herrmann, Ed
  • 1947 - York, Jim
  • 1948 - Beasley, Lew
  • 1951 - Bell, Buddy
  • 1952 - Edwards, Mike
  • 1952 - Edwards, Marshall
  • 1955 - Kelly, Pat
  • 1956 - Steirer, Rick
  • 1961 - Maddux, Mike
  • 1967 - McRae, Brian
  • 1967 - Smith, Willie
  • 1970 - Thome, Jim
  • 1971 - Pote, Lou
  • 1973 - Gorecki, Rick
  • 1974 - Vidro, Jose
  • 1975 - Durrington, Trent

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1936 Don Denkinger umpire, born in Cedar Falls, Iowa

1943 Lou Piniella outfielder (1969 AL rookie of the year and manager (NY Yankees, Seattle Mariners), born in Tampa, Florida

1950 Ron 'Gator' Guidry pitcher (4 x MLB All Star; Cy Young 1978; World Series 1977, 78; NY Yankees), born in Lafayette, Louisiana

1971 Shane Andrews, infielder (Montreal Expos), born in Dallas, Texas

1972 Jay Witasick player, born in Baltimore, Maryland

1980 T.J. Beam player, born in Scottsdale, Arizona

 

FROM MLB's This Day in Baseball History+​

1884 New York Gotham pitcher Mickey Welch strikes out the first nine Cleveland Blues hitters to come to the plate, establishing a major league record. The mark will last until 1970 when Mets' right-hander Tom Seaver strikes out the last ten San Diego batters he faces in a Shea Stadium contest.

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1921 John Michaelson becomes the first person born in Finland to play in a major league game. The 27-year-old White Sox right-hander from Taivalkoski, who will also pitch his last game in just two days, posts an ERA of 10.12, appearing in only two games for Chicago.
1926 Using the same lineup in both games, the Indians sweep a twin bill from Boston at Fenway Park, 6-1 and 5-1. The Tribe's right-hander Emil' Dutch' Levsen, who will become the last major league pitcher to win two complete-game victories in one day, accomplishes the feat when he throws consecutive four-hitters without striking out a batter in either game.

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1932 Due to the anticipation of an eclipse, the Red Sox complete a game several days earlier than scheduled with the Indians and beat the Tribe in 11 innings, 4-3. Three days later, Fenway goes dark for twenty minutes during the solar event.
1945 A moment in American history takes place in Brooklyn as Branch Rickey meets with Jackie Robinson to share his plans to integrate the major leagues. During the three-hour meeting, the Dodgers' president will shout racial epithets to 'test' the 26-year-old ballplayer's mettle to withstand the abuse which will come with being the first player to cross the color line this century.

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1951 The Giants' 16-game winning streak ends when Howie Pollet six-hits the team in the Pirates' 2-0 victory at the Polo Grounds. The consecutive victories enable Leo Durocher and his club to narrow the Dodgers' lead from 13.5 to six games.
1962 Al Jackson limits the opposing batters to three hits, going the distance in the Mets’ 2-0 victory over the Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium. The 26-year-old left-hander’s effort marks the fourth time he has blanked the opponents, accounting for all of the expansion team’s shutouts the entire season.

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1967 Chico Ruiz, in the ninth inning of a Reds' 3-2 loss to Philadelphia at Crosley Field, becomes the only major leaguer ever to pinch-hit for Johnny Bench. The 28-year-old Cuban infielder, with a runner on second, flies out to left field, standing in for the future Hall of Famer, who goes 0-for-3 in his first big-league game.
1967 Giants hurler Gaylord Perry begins the longest consecutive inning scoreless streak in franchise history when he shuts out the Dodgers at Candlestick Park, 7-0. The right-hander will not give up another run for 40 innings, a feat the son of a tenant farmer from North Carolina will repeat three seasons later.

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1970 Tony Horton unexpectedly takes himself out of the lineup during the fifth inning of a doubleheader's second game against California. The game will prove to be his last in the major leagues, as a deep slump and the constant harassment from the Cleveland fans take a personal toll on the promising 25-year-old first baseman.
1971 In his first at-bat in the Little League World Series finale, Lloyd McClendon blasts a three-run homer, prompting the Chinese Taipei manager to order his pitchers to intentionally walk the 12-year-old for the rest of the game. The Gary, Indiana Little Leaguer, the future manager of the Pirates and Mariners, hit five home runs in five at-bats, all on the first pitch, and is walked in his other five plate appearances in the three games he plays in the tournament.

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1971 The Cubs pay tribute to a longtime fan favorite with 'Ron Santo Day' at Wrigley Field. With 34,988 there to honor the veteran third baseman, he goes 1-for-3 and scores a run, but it isn't enough when Atlanta spoils the special day, beating Ferguson Jenkins and the hometown team, 4-3.

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1971 Rick Wise hits two home runs, including a grand slam, en route to a complete-game victory in the Phillies' 7-3 defeat of the Giants. Five weeks earlier, the 25-year-old right-hander also hit two round-trippers while throwing a no-hitter against the Reds.

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1977 Steve Garvey collects five extra-base hits in one game when he bashes three doubles and two homers, including a grand slam, in the Dodgers' 11-0 rout over St. Louis at Chavez Ravine. The LA first baseman becomes just the fourth major leaguer to accomplish the feat, joining Lou Boudreau (1946 Indians - HR, four 2B), Joe Adcock (1954 Braves - four HR, 2B), and Willie Stargell (1970 Pirates - two HR, three 2B).

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1990 Ellis Burks becomes only the second Red Sox player to hit two home runs in the same inning when he goes deep twice in Boston's eight-run fourth frame during the team's 12-4 rout of the Tribe at Cleveland Stadium. In 1928, second baseman Bill Regan became the first BoSox player to accomplish the feat when he homered twice, including an inside-the-park round-tripper in the top of the fourth inning against Chicago at Comiskey Park.

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1990 Ryne Sandberg becomes the first second baseman to hit 30 home runs in consecutive seasons when he homers to deep left field off Bill Gullickson leading off the fourth inning in the Cubs' 5-2 victory over Houston at the Astrodome. 'Ryno' will finish the season with 40 round-trippers, the most in the National League.

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1992 In a 22-2 rout, the Blue Jays pitching staff yields 31 hits, of which 22 are singles, to help the Brewers set an American League record. The 'Brew Crew' scores in every inning except the fifth inning in the SkyDome contest.
1996 The Indians finish the season 12-0 against Detroit when they beat the hometown team at Tiger Stadium, 9-3. Cleveland, en route to a division title in the AL Central, becomes only the seventh team since 1900 to sweep a season series from an opponent.
1997 After a catcher's interference call extends the sixth inning, Javy Lopez hits Darryl Kile's next pitch for a three-run home run that proves to be the difference in the Braves' 4-2 victory over Astros at Turner Field. The frame appeared to be over when Ryan Klesco grounded out to short but goes to first base when his bat hit backstop Tony Eusebio's glove.

 

2000 The players' association, pleased with the November 1996 deal, exercises its option to extend the collective bargaining agreement, ensuring labor peace through October 31, 2001. The owners have expressed concerns with the expected move, believing the present CBA has widened the talent gap between the high and low-revenue markets due to escalating salaries.
2001 Alex Rodriguez becomes the ninth player and the second shortstop in major league history to hit 40 home runs in four consecutive seasons. The first shortstop to reach the plateau was Hall of Famer Ernie Banks, who accomplished the feat from 1957-60 for the Cubs.

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2003 Eric Gagne earns his 44th straight save when he retires the side in order in the Dodgers' 6-3 victory over the Astros at Minute Maid Park. The 27-year-old Los Angeles reliever's effort, en route to expanding the mark to 55, establishes a new major league record, surpassing Tom Gordon, who had saved 43 in a row to begin a season with the Red Sox in 1998.

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2003 Jose Reyes becomes the youngest player in major league history to hit a home run from each side of the plate. The 20-year-old shortstop accounts for all the Mets runs, hitting a solo shot from the right side off southpaw Mike Hampton, and then, batting as a left-handed hitter in the ninth, a two-run dinger off right-hander Trey Hodges in the team's 3-1 victory over Atlanta at Turner Field.

2005 Down three runs in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Hawaii ties Curacao, 6-6, sending the Little League championship game into extra innings for the first time since 1971. The Ewa Beach bunch beats the Caribbean champs, 7-6, when Michael Memea hits a walk-off homer in the bottom of the seventh inning.
2007 Atop of his right-field foul pole perch at Yankee Stadium, a not-so-shy squirrel watches the Bronx Bombers beat the Red Sox, 5-3. The bushy-tailed good luck charm has become a fan favorite, receiving standing ovations and cheers as he is shown on the scoreboard video screen scampering up and down on the pole.
2007 “The judgment that high school baseball players’ safety is more important than higher batting averages and more offense is a classic legislative judgment that the City Council could constitutionally make,” - JUDGE G.KOELTL, striking down arguments from opponents that the City Council acted outside its authority in seeking to protect health and safety of its constituents. In a thirty-nine-page decision, US District Judge John G. Koeltl upholds a New York City law passed by the City Council in April over the veto of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, banning metal bats in high school baseball games. A coalition of bat manufacturers, the USA Baseball organization, various coaches, and some of the ballplayers' parents begin legal action opposing the decision.
2008 The Cubs game against the Phillies at Wrigley Field becomes the first contest to be played using video replay available to umpires to review calls regarding fair or foul home runs, balls in or out of the ballpark, and fan interference determinations. The new technology, not employed in any of the three ballparks going online today, will be used by all major league clubs starting tomorrow.
2008 In the 11-2 victory over the Dodgers, Cristian Guzman becomes the second player in Nationals history to hit for the cycle, joining Brad Wilkerson, who accomplished the feat in 2005, the team's first year in Washington, D.C. The 30-year-old shortstop completes his cycle with an eighth-inning triple.

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2008 The Red Sox's last regular-season game at Yankee Stadium is a fitting finale for the two rivals at the 85-year-old historic ballpark. Trailing 2-0, the Bronx Bombers rally late in the game, thanks to Jason Giambi's seventh-inning pinch-hit two-run homer and his walk-off single in the ninth, to beat Boston, 3-2, avoiding a sweep and keeping their wild-card hopes alive.
2009 In the sixth inning, John Hester, appearing as a pinch-hitter, homers in his first major league at-bat in Arizona's 14-7 victory over Houston. The 25-year-old catcher, who will hit six round-trippers in 93 games, becomes the 101st player to accomplish the feat and the second Diamondback player this season, joining Gerardo Parra, who also went deep in his first big league plate appearance in May.

 

2012 Starlin Castro agrees to a seven-year contract extension with the Cubs, including a club option for an eighth season in 2020. The 22-year-old shortstop, already a two-time All-Star, became the youngest player in National League history to lead the circuit in hits when he collected 207 last season.

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2014 Working as a starter and reliever, Giants right-hander Yusmeiro Petit sets a major league record retiring his 46th consecutive batter when he fans Charlie Culberson in the third inning of the team's 4-1 victory over Colorado at AT&T Park. The San Francisco hurler, best known for losing his bid for a perfect game with two outs and two strikes last September, breaks the 2009 mark established by Mark Buehrle, who made 45 batters in a row make an out while pitching for the White Sox.

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2015 After seven unproductive seasons, the Mariners, suffering through the second-longest postseason drought in baseball, fire general manager Jack Zduriencik. The former much-touted Milwaukee scouting director, named by Baseball America in 2007 as the first non-GM to receive its Major League Executive of the Year Award, was given a contract extension a year ago when Seattle would finish the season with 87 victories.
2015 "Vin will be back for one more year (at least). God bless us, everyone" - JIMMY KIMMEL's cue card message to the crowd. Team executive Magic Johnson, appearing on the Dodger Stadium video board, introduces Jimmy Kimmel to report "big, breaking news." The ABC late-night television host, who waves to the fans without saying a word, displays a succession of cue cards, informing the Chavez Ravine crowd the 87 year-old Vin Scully will be returning to broadcast Dodgers games in 2016, his 67th season.

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2016 The Endwell Little League wins the League World Series when Ryan Harlost tosses a five-hitter in the team's 2-1 victory over South Korea. The boys from the Binghamton suburb become the first U.S.squad to win LLWS since Huntington Beach (CA) copped the crown in 2011 and the first from New York to win the title since 1964.

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2021 With the 6-3 Cardinals win over the Pirates at PNC Park, skipper Tony La Russa, with his 2,195th career triumph, moves past Sparky Anderson for third place for most victories by a big-league manager. Connie Mack (3,731) and John McGraw (2,763) are first and second on the all-time managerial list for the number of major league wins.

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On August 28 in Baseball History...​

• • 1884 - Mickey Welch of the New York Gothams sets the all-time major league record by fanning the first nine Philadelphia batters he faces. Welch wins 39 games this year and in just 13 seasons will win 307.
  • 1921 - Babe Ruth starts a record streak in which he gets at least one extra-base hit in nine straight games.
  • 1926 - Dutch Levsen of the Cleveland Indians pitched two complete-game victories over the Boston Red Sox, 6-1 and 5-1. He did not strike out a batter in either game. The Indians used the identical lineup in both games.
  • 1932 - The Red Sox eclipse the Indians in the second game of a doubleheader 4-3 in 11 innings. The game was previously scheduled for August 31, but a solar eclipse was due and blackened the ballpark for twenty minutes, so the game is played today instead.
  • 1938 - On Connie Mack Day at Shibe Park, the A's win a doubleheader from the White Sox, setting a league record by playing their seventh successive twinbill in eight days.
  • 1950 - Earle and Roy Mack, Connie's sons by his first marriage, purchase 54 percent interest in the Athletics from Connie Mack, Jr., their younger brother from a second marriage. Earle, Roy and Connie Mack now own the club outright.
  • 1951 - The Braves sell pitcher Johnny Sain to the Yankees for $50,000 and a young pitcher named Lew Burdette. It is another late-season insurance measure for the New Yorkers.
  • 1951 - The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Giants 2-0, snapping the Giants' 16-game winning streak. The streak enabled the Giants to cut the Dodgers 13 1/2-game lead to six.
  • 1958 - White Sox second baseman Nellie Fox sets a record for consecutive games without striking out (98).
  • 1967 - Boston signs free-agent outfielder Ken Harrelson. Harrelson reportedly receives a $75,000 bonus and salary package for 1967 and 1968. Harrelson will homer in his first Boston at bat but will hit just .200 for the Red Sox in 1967. The next year, however, he will become an All-Star and lead the American League with 109 RBI.
  • 1971 - Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Rick Wise hit two home runs to help himself to a 7-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
  • 1977 - Steve Garvey hit three doubles and two home runs in five at-bats, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 11-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. One of Garvey's homers was a grand slam.
  • 1977 - In a 6-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles, Nolan Ryan of the California Angles struck out 11 batters to pass the 300-strikeout plateau for the fifth time in his career.
  • 1983 - Greg Luzinski becomes the first player to park three home runs onto the roof at Comiskey Park, connecting off Boston's Oil Can Boyd in a 6-2 Chicago victory. Jimmie Foxx and Ted Williams each accomplished the feat twice.
  • 1987 - Mike Schmidt continues to climb baseball's all-time home run list, passing both Ted Williams and Willie McCovey with the 522nd of his career in an 8-1 win over San Diego.
  • 1989 - Frank Viola and the Mets outduel Orel Hershiser and the Dodgers 1-0 in the first-ever regular-season matchup of defending Cy Young Award winners.
  • 1990 - Ryne Sandberg homers in the Cubs' 5-2 win over the Astros to become the first second baseman ever to post back-to-back 30-home run seasons. He will finish the year with 40 home runs to become the first second baseman since Rogers Hornsby in 1925 to lead the league in that category.
  • 1992 - The Milwaukee Brewers set an American League record with 31 hits and 26 singles in a 22-2 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays.
  • 1996 - The Cleveland Indians finished the season 12-0 against Detroit Tigers to become the seventh team to sweep a season series since 1900.

Baseball Birthdays on August 28...

• • 1843 - Reach, Bob
  • 1861 - Reising, Charlie
  • 1873 - Stuart, Bill
  • 1875 - Yeager, Joe
  • 1875 - Clarke, Henry
  • 1876 - Bone, George
  • 1876 - Hazleton, Doc
  • 1877 - Beville, Ben
  • 1880 - Hooker, Buck
  • 1881 - Paskert, Dode
  • 1889 - Schegg, Lefty
  • 1891 - Houck, Byron
  • 1892 - Roth, Braggo
  • 1896 - Ward, Aaron
  • 1898 - Grimm, Charlie
  • 1902 - Roettger, Wally
  • 1902 - Jacobs, Art
  • 1908 - Savidge, Don
  • 1910 - Peerson, Jack
  • 1911 - Martin, Joe
  • 1912 - Rosen, Goody
  • 1918 - Miller, Ronnie
  • 1918 - Cross, Jeff
  • 1919 - Marshall, Charlie
  • 1921 - Aberson, Cliff
  • 1921 - Bradford, Bill
  • 1925 - Pramesa, Johnny
  • 1926 - Trice, Bob
  • 1936 - Gonzalez, Tony
  • 1937 - Hartman, Bob
  • 1938 - Cowan, Billy
  • 1938 - LeMay, Dick
  • 1940 - Satriano, Tom
  • 1943 - Piniella, Lou
  • 1946 - Torrez, Mike
  • 1950 - Guidry, Ron
  • 1951 - Youngblood, Joel
  • 1967 - Lewis, Darren
  • 1971 - Andrews, Shane
  • 1972 - Witasick, Jay

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