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7/13
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BIRTHDAYS
1852 George Bradley pitcher (first no-hitter in MLB history 1876; NL ERA leader 1876), born in Reading, Pennsylvania (d. 1931)

1956 Bill Caudill reliever (All Star 1984), born in Santa Monica, California

1967 Pat Rapp pitcher (Florida Marlins), born in Jennings, Louisiana

1969 Kim Braatz outfielder (Colo Silver Bullets), born in Santa Ana, California

1972 Clint Sodowsky, Ponca City OK, pitcher (Detroit Tigers)

1978 Ryan Ludwick baseball player
1982 Shin-Soo Choo baseball player

 

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1896 Phillies outfielder Ed Delahanty hits four home runs in one game in a 9-8 loss to the hometown Colts. All of the future Hall of Famer's quartet of round-trippers at the West Side Grounds are the inside-the-park variety.

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1922 Cardinal right-hander Bill Doak loses his no-hitter when he forgets to cover first base, turning Curt Walker's seventh-inning grounder to first baseman Jack Fournier into an infield hit. The Redbirds' star spitballer settles for a one-hitter, his second of the season, and a 1-0 victory over the Phillies at Sportsman's Park.

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1934 Babe Ruth, in the top of the third inning at Detroit's Navin Field, wallops Tommy Bridges' 3-2 pitch far over the right-field wall for his 700th career home run. The 4-2 victory over the Tigers puts the Yankees back into first place, but Lou Gehrig will be helped off the field in the first frame, suffering a severe bout of lumbago.
1940 In a twin bill against St. Louis, Joe DiMaggio hits three homers and drives in nine runs. The Yankee outfielder's offensive outburst contributes to the Bronx Bombers' sweep of the Browns in New York, 10-4 and 12-6.

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1943 Thanks to a three-run home run by Red Sox second baseman Bobby Doerr, the American League defeats the National League in the first night All-Star Game, 5-3. In a game broadcast to GIs via shortwave radio, Pirates' outfielder Vince DiMaggio shines for the Senior Circuit, hitting a single, triple, and home run.

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1948 At Sportsman's Park, the American League defeats the National League for the 11th time in 15 All-Star contests, 5-2. Vic Raschi pitches three scoreless innings to pick up the win and hits a two-run single as well.

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1954 In front of 68,752 fans, the second-largest crowd in the history of Midsummer Classic, the NL and AL combine for an All-Star record six home runs in the Junior Circuit's 11-9 victory at Cleveland's Municipal Stadium. Indians' third baseman Al Rosen, hitting with a broken finger, accounts for two round-trippers, helping the American League snap a four-game losing streak.

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1954 At Cleveland's Municipal Stadium, Senators hurler Dean Stone does not deliver a pitch but gets the win in the American League's 11-9 All-Star victory. The Senators' southpaw throws out Red Schoendienst trying to steal home in the eighth inning for the third out before facing his first batter in relief.
1956 At Wrigley Field, Ernie Banks plays in his 394th consecutive contest to tie Al Simmons' mark for straight games played after breaking in as a rookie. Mr. Cub's single drives in the decisive run in the Cubs' 7-6 victory over Pittsburgh.

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1960 The Yankee Stadium hosts the All-Star Game, the second played in three days. The contest marks the return of Willie Mays to New York as the San Francisco Giants superstar goes 3-for-4, including a homer and a single off American League starter Whitey Ford, pacing the National League to a 6-0 victory.

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1962 Tying a major league mark, Orioles catcher Charlie Lau hits four doubles in Baltimore's 10-3 victory over the Indians at Memorial Stadium. The future hitting guru's quartet of two-baggers also establishes a new team record.

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1962 Rookie right-hander Cal Koonce one-hits the Reds, yielding only a fourth-inning single to Don Blasingame in the Cubs' 1-0 victory at Wrigley Field. The hit by the Cincinnati second baseman marks the first of four times, one shy of the major league record shared by Cesar Tovar and Eddie Milner, that he will collect his team's only hit in a game.
1963 At the age of 43, Early Wynn pitches the first five innings to record his 300th victory when the Indians down the Kansas City A's, 7-4. The win will be the future Hall of Famer's last in the major leagues, and he will finish his 23-year career with a 300-244 record.

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1965 For the first time in All-Star history, the National League takes the lead in games won over the American League as the Senior Circuit edges the junior loop, 6-5 at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota.
1966 After being released by Houston earlier in the month, 39-year-old Robin Roberts signs as a free agent with the Cubs. The right-hander will finish the season 2-3 for his new team, ending his 19 year Hall of Fame career with 286 victories.

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1971 Frank Robinson, who hit a two-run home run in the Midsummer Classic, is named the MVP of the contest won by the American League at Tiger Stadium, 6-4. The Orioles' right fielder joins teammate Brooks Robinson as the second player named the Most Valuable Player of a league (1961-NL, 1966-AL), a World Series (1966), and an All-Star Game.

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1971 In a game featuring six home runs, including Reggie Jackson crushing a Dock Ellis pitch off the power generator located on the Tiger Stadium right-field roof 520 feet from home plate, the American League beats the NL, 6-4, the Junior Circuit's only win from 1963 to 1982. All the players who homer, J. Bench, H. Aaron, R. Clemente, F. Robinson, H. Killebrew, and Reggie will become members of the Hall of Fame.
1972 The Cardinals waste no time in blanking the Braves, 2-0, behind the two-hit pitching performance of Reggie Cleveland at Busch Stadium. The contest, which lasts only 93 minutes, is the quickest nine-inning game in Redbird history.
1973 At Atlanta Stadium, Hal Breeden of the Expos becomes only the second major leaguer to pinch-hit home runs in both ends of a doubleheader. In 1943, Red Sox player-manager Joe Cronin accomplished the feat in a twin bill against the Philadelphia A's.
1973 Bobby Murcer hits three homers off Gene Garber that account for all RBIs in the Yankees' 5-0 victory over the Royals. The Friday the Thirteenth contest at Yankee Stadium takes only one hour and 51 minutes to play.

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1976 The last segment of Connie Mack Stadium, formerly known as Shibe Park, is demolished when the corner tower and its domed cupola of the A's and Phillies' former home come down. In 1991, the Deliverance Evangelistic Church, an independent Pentecostal congregation, will construct a church building on the site.
1976 At Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium, Tiger right-hander Mark Fidrych becomes only the second rookie pitcher to start an All-Star Game, joining freshman Senator Dave Stenhouse, the starter of the second ASG in 1962. George Foster, one of seven Reds position players on the team, is named the MVP of the 7-1 National League victory over the Junior Circuit, who have dropped 13 of the last 14 of the Midsummer Classics.

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1977 In a game against the Cubs with New York third baseman Lenny Randle at the plate in the sixth inning, Shea Stadium goes dark when the Big Apple suddenly experiences a blackout that eventually suspends the contest. The Mets' players drive their cars onto the field during the delay, amusing the crowd by performing various antics in front of the headlights.

 

1982 In the first All-Star Game played outside the United States, the National League cruises to its 11th straight win, beating the American League at Montreal's Olympic Stadium, 4-1. Dave Concepcion's second-inning two-run homer off Red Sox starter Dennis Eckersley proves to be the turning point.
1984 The Yankees retire Roger Maris's (#9) and Elston Howard's (#32) uniform numbers. The team also erects plaques in their honor to pay tribute to their achievements as Bronx Bombers.

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1988 After replacing John McNamara as the Red Sox manager, Joe Morgan makes an excellent first impression when the team wins nineteen of the first twenty games with him at the helm. Boston will finish the season with an 89-73 record, finishing first in the American League East before losing the ALCS to Oakland.
1990 Dave Johnson retires 27 of the last 29 batters he faces but loses his complete-game effort to Minnesota, 3-1. The Oriole starter's undoing is a two-run home run hit by John Moses in the first, an inning that takes the right-hander 33 pitches to complete, in contrast to the 83 tosses he will make finishing the Memorial Stadium contest.
1991 At Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, four Oriole hurlers combined to throw a no-hitter, blanking the A's, 2-0. Starting pitcher Bob Milacki holds the home team hitless for the first six innings, followed by Mike Flanagan, Mark Williamson, and Gregg Olson, who each throw one inning of no-hit ball.
1993 In a game best remembered for John Kruk's non-at-bat against fireballer Randy Johnson, the AL All-Stars beat the NL rivals at Baltimore's Camden Yards, 9-3. As the Phillies' first baseman flails at the Big Unit's fastballs comically, Kirby Puckett's double and home run earn the Twins outfielder the Midsummer Classic's MVP Award.

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1997 In Cleveland's 12-5 victory over the Twins, Casey Candaele flies out to left field in his last major league at-bat, ending his nine-year career, which included playing for the Expos, Astros, and the Indians with a .250 batting average. The utilityman's mom, Helen Callaghan, a former star in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, finished her big league career with a .257 lifetime average playing for the Minneapolis Millerettes and Fort Wayne Daisies.

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1999 At Fenway Park, hometown favorite Pedro Martinez, with the two All-Star pitching squads combining for a record 22 strikeouts, whiffs five of the first six batters he faces in the 70th Midsummer Classic. Before the American League's 4-1 victory over the Senior Circuit, the players pay an impromptu emotional on-field tribute to an aging Ted Williams.

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2004 Having earned the All-Star MVP award as a 23-year-old for pitching three perfect innings at the Astrodome in 1986, the 41-year-old Roger Clemens gives up six runs during the first inning of the 75th Midsummer Classic. Before starting the fifth inning of the American League's eventual 9-4 victory at Houston's Minute Maid Park, the much chagrined 'Rocket' receives the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award from Bud Selig in recognition of his outstanding 21-year career.
2006 In an eight-player deal, the Nationals send pitchers Gary Majewski, Bill Bray, and Daryl Thompson, along with infielders Brendan Harris and Royce Clayton to the Reds in exchange for outfielder Austin Kearns, shortstop Felipe Lopez, and right-hander Ryan Wagner. Washington's GM Jim Bowden, formerly with Cincinnati, is familiar with all his new acquisitions, having played a role in their presence with the Reds.
2009 On the day before the All-Star Game, acting GM Mike Rizzo, citing the team has underachieved, announces the Nationals have fired Manny Acta. Washington names bench coach and former major league manager Jim Riggleman as the interim skipper of the 26-61 club.
2009 At Busch Stadium, Prince Fielder outslugs Rangers' outfielder Nelson Cruz in the final round, 6-5, to win the All-Star Home Run Derby. The Brewers' first baseman's power surge included a stunning shot estimated to have traveled over 500 feet.
2010 The National League wins its first All-Star Game since 1996, beating their AL rivals at Angel Stadium, 3-1. Braves catcher Brian McCann, the Midsummer Classic's MVP, hits a three-run double with two outs in the seventh inning to break the Senior Circuit's 14-year drought.
2012 Zack Greinke becomes the first pitcher to start three consecutive games in the same season since Red Faber turned the hat trick with the White Sox in 1917. The Brewer right-hander, the starting pitcher in the team's final game before the All-Star break due to his ejection for arguing a call at first base after throwing just four pitches the day before, makes it three straight starts when he takes the mound to begin the second half of the season.
2013 Giants' right-hander Tim Lincecum hurls the 15th no-hitter in franchise history, the seventh since the team shifted to San Francisco in 1958, when he blanks the Padres, 9-0, in front of a very enthusiastic crowd at Petco Park. The 'Freak' throws 148 pitches en route to his history-making performance, the second most ever needed to accomplish the task.

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2014 Backstop Buster Posey and southpaw Madison Bumgarner become the first batterymates in major league history to hit grand slams in the same game, accounting for all the runs in the Giants' 8-4 victory over the Diamondbacks at AT&T Park. The left-hander's grand salami marks only the second time that a hurler has hit two in a season, a feat also accomplished by Tony Cloninger, who hit both his four-baggers during the same game in 1966.
2017 The defending World Champion Cubs, presently 5.5 games behind the Brewers in the NL Central, acquire the White Sox No. 1 starter Jose Quintana for highly-rated prospects Eloy Jimenez and Dylan Cease plus minor league infielders Bryant Flete and Matt Rose. The deal marks the first time the crosstown rivals had swapped players since 2006 when the White Sox sent Neal Cotts to the Cubs for David Aardsma and Carlos Vasquez.
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On July 13 in Baseball History...

• • 1934 - Babe Ruth hit his 700th home run in a 4-2 victory over Tommy Bridges and the Detroit Tigers. Lou Gehrig left in the first with a severe case of lumbago, the most serious threat to his streak. He returned for one at-bat the next day.
  • 1943 - The first night game in All-Star history, at Philadelphia's Shibe Park, went to the American League, 5-3, despite a single, triple and home run by National League center fielder Vince DiMaggio of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The big blow was a three-run homer by Bobby Doerr of the Boston Red Sox, which gave the American League the lead for good.
  • 1954 - Pitcher Dean Stone did not retire a batter and received credit for the American League's 11-9 All-Star victory at Cleveland's Municipal Stadium. Red Schoendienst tried to steal a run for the Natioinal League after Stone was summoned into the game in the eighth inning, but the pitcher's throw to the plate nailed the runner for the third out.
  • 1963 - Early Wynn, at 43, registered his 300th and last victory, pitching the first five innings of Cleveland's 7-4 triumph over the Kasas City A's.
  • 1965 - The National League took the lead over the American League for the first time since the All-Star series began, winning 6-5 at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota.
  • 1971 - Reggie Jackson's mammoth home run off the power generator on the right-field roof at Tiger Stadium highlighted a barrage of six homers - three by each team as American League beat the National League 6-4 in the All-Star Game.
  • 1982 - The National League registered its eleventh consecutive All-Star victory over the American League with a 4-1 victory at Montreal's Olympic Stadium in the first game played outside the United States. Dave Concepcion's two-run homer off Dennis Eckersley in the second inning was the deciding hit.
  • 1993 - Minnesota's Kirby Puckett homered and doubled to win the MVP award in the American League's 9-3 victory in the All-Star Game at Camden Yards in Baltimore.
  • 1999 - Boston's Pedro Martinez pitched himself into the All-Star Game record book, becoming the first to strike out the first four hitters in an All-Star Game, fanning Barry Larkin, Larry Walker and Sammy Sosa in the first inning, and Mark McGwire to start the second. Martinez struck out five in the first two innings - tying an American League record - to lead the American League to a 4-1 victory over the National League.

Baseball Birthdays on July 13...

• • 1851 - York, Tom
  • 1852 - Bradley, George
  • 1874 - Piatt, Wiley
  • 1879 - Donahue, Jiggs
  • 1885 - O'Hara, Tom
  • 1887 - Packard, Gene
  • 1889 - Coveleski, Stan
  • 1892 - Gonzalez, Eusebio
  • 1894 - Cunningham, George
  • 1899 - Corey, Ed
  • 1900 - Blair, Footsie
  • 1902 - Lasley, Bill
  • 1905 - Chaplin, Tiny
  • 1920 - Hiller, Frank
  • 1921 - Dorish, Harry
  • 1927 - Gomez, Ruben
  • 1929 - Spencer, Daryl
  • 1934 - Hunt, Ken
  • 1938 - Pavletich, Don
  • 1940 - Aker, Jack
  • 1940 - Bork, Frank
  • 1941 - Bryant, Don
  • 1944 - Stephen, Buzz
  • 1946 - Terrell, Jerry
  • 1948 - Belloir, Rob
  • 1953 - Cannon, Joe
  • 1955 - Bell, Kevin
  • 1956 - Caudill, Bill
  • 1957 - Jones, Chris
  • 1959 - Brown, Mark
  • 1960 - Fitzgerald, Mike
  • 1962 - Wine, Robbie
  • 1964 - Litton, Greg
  • 1967 - Rapp, Pat
  • 1971 - Aude, Rich
  • 1972 - Sodowsky, Clint

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7/14
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BIRTHDAYS
1898 A. B. "Happy" Chandler, American politician and baseball commissioner (d. 1991)

1944 Billy McCool (Cincinnati Reds), born in Batesville, Indiana (d. 2014)

1947 Steve Stone, American sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1967 Robin Ventura infielder (Chicago White Sox), born in Santa Maria, California

1969 Jose Hernandez infielder (Chicago Cubs), born in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
1970 Mark Brandenburgpitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Houston, Texas
1975 Tim Hudson (San Francisco Giants), born in Columbus, Georgia

1979 Bernie Castro, Dominican baseball player, born in Santiago, Dominican Republic

 

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1916 Browns' hurler Ernie Koob pitches a complete game, going all 17 innings of the scoreless tie. Carl Mays pitches the first 15 innings for the Red Sox, with Dutch Leonard finishing the 0-0 game.

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1934 At Detroit's Navin Field, the Yankees have lumbago-stricken Lou Gehrig bat leadoff, listing him as the team's shortstop. After singling in the first inning, the 'Iron Horse' leaves the game without fielding as the Tigers bang out 11 doubles to edge the Yankees, 12-11.
1934 In the opener of a twin bill, the Phillies score 11 runs in the second inning, coasting to an 18-0 rout of the Reds at the Baker Bowl. Philadelphia will sweep the doubleheader with a 5-4 victory in the nightcap.
1938 In Toledo, the American Association All-Star squad becomes the first team to experiment with uniforms designed for wear during night games. The design of red, white, and blue shiny satin uniforms may reflect the light during the evening contests.
1946 Despite a home run and a quartet of doubles by Lou Boudreau, the Indians still lose to the Red Sox 11-10 thanks to Ted Williams' three round-trippers and eight RBIs. In the nightcap of the twin bill, player-manager Boudreau will become the first skipper to employ the 'Williams' Shift,' which puts all of the infielders and two outfielders on the right side of the field. The 'Splendid Splinter,' amused by the unusual alignment, doubles in his first at-bat against the new defense.

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1948 The Indians host the Brooklyn Dodgers in the second half of a home-and-home exhibition series to raise funds for the Cleveland Baseball Federation. The 64,877 fans attending the Tribe's 4-3 victory in 11 innings over Brooklyn are delighted when 43-year-old Satchel Paige tosses the three-hitless frames, including striking out the side on 12 pitches in the seventh.

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1952 Walt Dropo, acquired from the Red Sox in June, collects five singles in the Tigers' 8-2 victory over New York at Yankee Stadium. The 29-year-old first baseman's 5-for-5 performance begins a string of a dozen consecutive hits.
1956 Mel Parnell, in the final year of his career, throws the first no-hit game in the American League in three seasons when he defeats the White Sox at Fenway Park, 4-0. The 34-year-old southpaw becomes the first Red Sox hurler to throw a no-hitter since Howard Ehmke accomplished the feat against Philadelphia in 1923.

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1964 The Cubs overcome making five errors in the top of the third inning and beat the Mets, 4-2. The Chicago miscues, including shortstop Andre Rodgers and catcher Dick Bertell each committing two and first baseman Ernie Banks contributing to the total by dropping a pop fly, account for all of New York's scoring at Wrigley Field.
1967 Against Giants' right-hander Juan Marichal at Candlestick Park, Eddie Mathews hits home run #500 as an Astro. The former Brave third baseman, who hit 493 homers playing for the franchise in Boston, Milwaukee, and Atlanta, becomes the seventh major leaguer to reach this plateau.

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1968 Hank Aaron hits home run #500 off Mike McCormick, becoming the eighth major leaguer to reach this milestone. 'Hammerin' Hank's three-run homer over the left-center field fence proves to be the difference as the Braves beat the Giants at Atlanta Stadium, 4-2.

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1968 In the nightcap of a twin bill, Don Wilson strikes out eighteen batters in a nine-inning game to tie a major league record, shared by Bob Feller (Indians, 1938) and Sandy Koufax (Dodgers, 1959 and 1962). The Astros right-hander fans future Hall of Famer Johnny Bench for the last out of his 6-1 victory over the Reds on a wind-swept night at Crosley Field.

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1968 In a 6-1 Astros victory over the Reds at Crosley Field, backstop John Bateman ties the major league record with nine consecutive putouts from the start of a game. The Houston catcher equals the mark established by Art Wilson, playing for the Giants in 1911.
1969 At Wrigley Field, Bill Hands and the Cubs edge Tom Seaver and the Mets, 1-0. After the game's last out, Ron Santo jumps up and clicks his heels for the first time, a move the third baseman will repeat each time Chicago wins for the rest of his career.

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1970 In the twelfth inning of the All-Star Game, Pete Rose bowls over Ray Fosse at the plate to score the deciding run in an exciting 5-4 National League victory at Riverfront Stadium. The injured Indian catcher, whose career ends prematurely due to the collision, entertained 'Charlie Hustle' as a dinner guest the previous night.

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1970 Gaylord and Jim Perry become the first brothers to appear in the same All‐Star Game, representing the Giants and Twins respectively in the Midsummer Classic. The siblings each hurl two innings for their team, collectively allowing three runs on five hits in the National League's 5-4 victory over the Junior Circuit at Riverfront Stadium.

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1972 Detroit catcher Tom Haller looks over his shoulder and sees his brother Bill, the home plate ump - a major league first. The arbitrator plays no favorites when his younger brother's team loses 1-0 to Kansas City in the Tiger Stadium contest.

 

1995 Ramon Martinez throws the 22nd no-hitter in franchise history when he beats the Marlins at Dodger Stadium, 7-0. The Dodger right-hander, booed by the home crowd in his last outing, walks Tommy Gregg on a 3-2 pitch with one out in the seventh inning, spoiling his bid for a perfect game.

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2000 John Olerud has a game-tying double disallowed in the top of the sixth inning when first base umpire Jim Wolf had called time before the pitch because a baseball had come out into fair territory from the visitors' bullpen. The Mariner first baseman's disappointment is short-lived after he hits Brian Meadow's 1-0 pitch for a three-run homer, giving Seattle a 4-2 lead in their eventual victory over the Padres at Qualcomm Stadium.
2000 Major League owners decide to return to playing an unbalanced schedule (teams play more games against teams in their division) than the presently used scheme of playing approximately the same number of games against all clubs within the league. The American League has used a balanced slate since 1977, and the National League started in 1993.
2000 A report presented to owners, The Commissioner's Initiative: Women and Baseball, finds women make up 46 percent of the average crowd at a big-league game and urges teams to market more to women patrons. According to the same study, forty-three percent of women could not name a player on their home team's roster.
2001 Bobby Valentine wins his 1,000th career game as a manager when Glendon Rusch and closer Armando Benitez combine to throw a one-hitter in the Mets' 2-0 victory over the Red Sox. Trot Nixon's first-inning bunt single, a result of the New York starter's inability to cover first base, is Boston's only hit in the Shea Stadium contest.

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2002 Nelson Barrera, Mexico's career home run and RBI leader, is electrocuted trying to free metal roofing from high-tension wires. The 44-year-old 'Admiral,' who hit 455 home runs during his 26-year Mexican Baseball League tenure, had hoped to continue playing to be the career Triple Crown by also reaching the career hit record.

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2004 Houston fires Jimy Williams and names Phil Garner, a former Astro, as the interim manager through the rest of the season. The 60-year-old former skipper, who had a .515 (215-197) winning percentage in his three years at the helm, including this season's 44-44 record, was roundly booed by the hometown Minute Maid Park crowd at yesterday's All-Star Game.
2005 Defeating their historical arch-rivals, the Giants become the first team to win 10,000 games as a franchise by edging the Dodgers in LA, 4-3. The Giants, who started as the New York Gothams in 1899, has posted a 10,000-8,511 record during the club's 123 seasons in the National League.
2005 The first-known baseball card, which is part of a children's educational game, illustrating several boys playing together in a field as one tosses a ball to another holding a bat, makes its public debut at the Smithsonian Institution. The discovery of the historical card, discovered in a Maine attic, dates back to the early 19th century, predating other known cards by several decades.