1932 After being fined $1,000 and suspended until Carl Reynolds, the player whose jaw he broke in two places a month ago, was ready to play...
This Day in Baseball History August 4th 1884 At Detroit's Recreation Park, Bison hurler Pud Galvin throws the most lopsided no-hitter in...
AUGUST 4 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1867 Jake Beckley HOF first baseman (23,767 putouts MLB record; career .308...
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2006 The home run ball hit by Barry Bonds to pass Babe Ruth for second place on the all-time career list fetches $220,100 during a ten-day eBay...
2000 After looking at the artists' renderings of the newly proposed enlarged Fenway Park that includes a monstrous 3,000-car garage, Diane...
1995 Making his first start for the Rockies since being acquired from the Mets, Brett Saberhagen gives up 13 hits and walks three batters but...
1982 Frank White hits for the cycle for the second time in his career. The second baseman completes the feat with a two-out triple in the ninth...
1975 Denny Doyle, acquired from California in June for a player to be named (Chuck Ross) later and cash, extends his hitting streak to 22 games...
1967 Charlie Finley fires his manager Alvin Dark after the two disagree over the owner's handling of player discipline. 'Charlie O' had fined...
1959 A second All-Star Game occurs in the same season for the first time in major league history. The American League post a 5-3 victory at the...
1940 During the Reds' road trip in Boston, backup catcher Willard Hershberger is found dead in his room after taking his life at the Copley...
This Day in Baseball History August 3rd 1906 Senator right-hander Tom Hughes becomes the first pitcher to post a 1-0 victory in an extra-inning...
AUGUST 3 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1894 Harry Heilmann, HOF outfielder (4 × AL batting champion, Detroit Tigers)...
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