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2010 Citing he has lost confidence in his manager, Mariner GM Jack Zduriencik fires Don Wakamatsu and three coaches. Triple-A Tacoma manager...
2008 Micah Hoffpauir ties a modern Pacific Coast League record homering in his first four at-bats in the Iowa Cubs' 15-3 rout over the Round...
2001 Mike Hampton ties the National League record for pitchers with his seventh homer when he goes deep off Felix Heredia in the Rockies' 14-5...
1996 Cal Ripken records his 2,500th career hit with a single off White Sox right-hander Bill Simas in the Orioles' 4-3 loss to Chicago in 10...
1981 Major League Baseball returns from its in-season strike when 72,086 fans attend the belated All-Star Game, a 5-4 National League victory...
1969 Philadelphia infielder Dick Allen starts scratching messages for the fans in the dirt around the first base bag, beginning today with "Oct....
1961 The Reds continue their domination of the hapless Phillies by winning their 16th straight game against the inept squad, who have won just...
This Day in Baseball History August 9th 1905 "COME AT ONCE STOP VERY SORRY STOP YOUR FATHER DEAD IN SHOOTING ACCIDENT STOP HURRY." - telegram...
AUGUST 9 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1919 Ralph Houk catcher, coach, manager and executive (World Series champion...
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2014 Bartolo Colon joins Juan Marichal and Pedro Martinez in becoming the third hurler from the Dominican Republic to win 200 major league...
2002 Closer John Smoltz records his 40th save in the 114th game of the Braves schedule, making it the earliest point a relief pitcher has...
