BB On this Date ~ Events & Birthdays #2

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BIRTHDAYS
1865 Bobby Lowe second baseman (first player to hit 4 HRs in one MLB game, 1894 Boston Beaneaters), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1951)


1888 Graham McNamee sportscaster (originated play-by-play sports broadcasting; Baseball HOF Ford C. Frick Award; 1st Rose Bowl), born in Washington D. C. (d. 1942)


1954 Andre Dawson HOF outfielder (8 × MLB All-Star; NL MVP 1987 Chicago Cubs; NL Rookie of the Year 1977 Montreal Expos; 8 × Gold Glove Award), born in Miami, Florida


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FROM MLB's This Day in Baseball History+​

1911 After being ejected for disputing a called third strike, Sherry Magee knocks out home plate umpire Bill Finneran with just one punch. The National League suspends the star Phillies flychaser for the rest of the season, but he misses only 36 games due to an appeal.

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1911 When umpire Bill Klem stops the Phillies-Cardinals contest to have an unruly fan banned from the Baker Bowl, the removal marks the first expulsion of a patron from a game. At the time, the standard practice was to use bodyguards after the contest to protect the arbitrators rather than risk the crowd's ire by ousting one of their own.

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1914 Although limited to one hit, the Yankees beat the Indians at the Polo Grounds, 1-0, when darkness postpones the second game of a twin bill after five and a half innings. The next time the team wins a game while being one-hit will occur again in 102 years with a 1-0 nine-inning victory over the Rays at Tropicana Field.

1917 Thanks to Ray Caldwell's nine and two-thirds innings of five-hit relief, the Yankees beat the Browns in St. Louis, 7-5, in a 17-inning game. Later in the day, the St. Louis police arrest the hard-living right-hander, charging him with grand theft for allegedly stealing a diamond ring from a woman.

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1920 Tris Speaker, who has collected 11 consecutive hits, is finally thwarted by Washington hurler Tom Zachary. The "Grey Eagle's" effort establishes a record that will not be broken until 1938 when Red Sox third baseman Pinky Higgins hits 12 knocks in a row.

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1928 Although the Indians bang-out 14 hits, the team fails to score a run in a 9-0 nightcap loss to the Senators in a Griffith Stadium twin bill. The Tribe becomes only the second club shutout after collecting that many hits.

 

1932 Indians' flychaser Johnny Burnett, in 11 at-bats, collects a record nine hits in an 18-inning game where the A's outscore the Tribe, 18-17. Replacing Lew Krausse in the second inning, A's Ed Rommel, giving up a record 29 hits in 17 innings in relief to get the victory, his 171st and final major league win, when manager/owner Connie Mack, trying to save train fare, brings only two pitchers.

Johnny Burnett Ed Rommel

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1934 At the All-Star Game played in New York's Polo Grounds, Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell faces a starting lineup comprised of nine eventual Hall of Famers. After giving a single and a walk to his first two batters, King Carl consecutively fans Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin.

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1935 Babe Herman, in the fourth evening contest ever played in major league history, becomes the first player to hit a home run during a night game. The Reds' cleanup hitter's seventh-inning round-tripper off Dutch Leonard contributes to the 15-2 rout over the Brooklyn at Crosley Field.

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1935 Galveston Buccaneers right-hander Ed Cole throws the first perfect game in Texas League history, beating the Tulsa Oilers at Moody Park, 1-0. Bill McGhee's inside-the-park home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning accounts for the contest's only run.

1936 At Forbes Field, Chuck Klein becomes the first National League player to hit four home runs in one game this century. The Phillies' 36-year-old outfielder's offensive outburst, which includes his final round-tripper on the first pitch in the tenth inning, powers Philadelphia's 9-6 victory over Pittsburgh.

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1962 John F. Kennedy returns to D.C. Stadium and becomes the first president to throw the ceremonial first pitch at an All-Star Game, a 3-1 National League victory. In April, JFK, who will stay for the entire contest, threw the ceremonial first pitch at the Senators' home opener, the first game in Washington's new $24-million ballpark.

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1968 The American League and National League agree on next year's expansion and playoff format. Each league will divide its twelve teams into two six-team divisions, playing a best-of-five game league championship series to determine the pennant winner.

1972 Phillies owner Bob Carpenter announces Paul Owens, named the GM five weeks ago, will become the team's manager, replacing a visibly upset Frank Lucchesi, who guided the team this season to the worst record in baseball, winning only 26 of 76 contests. The new skipper, known as the Pope, will use the opportunity to better evaluate his last-place team before returning to the front office next year, before building Philadelphia into pennant contenders within three seasons.

1979 With his team trailing the Padres 5-3 in the bottom of the ninth with two outs at Veterans Stadium, Phillies pinch-hitter Del Unser hits a three-run walk-off home run, giving the team a 6-5 comeback victory. The dramatic dinger makes Del Unser only the second player in major league history to hit a homer in three consecutive at-bats as a pinch-hitter, a feat also accomplished by Lee Lacy of the Dodgers last season.

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1984 At San Francisco's Candlestick Park, Dodger southpaw Fernando Valenzuela and Mets rookie Dwight Gooden combine to strike out six consecutive American League All-Stars on the 50th anniversary of Carl Hubbell's memorable 1934 Midsummer Classic performance of setting down five future Hall of Famers on strikes. At 19, Dwight Gooden becomes the youngest player to participate in an All-Star Game.

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1984 The National League beats the Junior Circuit at Candlestick Park, 3-1. Expos' catcher Gary Carter, the game's MVP, and Braves outfielder Dale Murphy's home runs prove to be the difference in the 55th Midsummer Classic.

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1986 A very disappointed Oil Can Boyd (11-6, 3.71) begins shouting and throwing clothes in the clubhouse after learning KC manager Dick Howser had not selected him as one of the eight pitchers to make the American League All-Star team. The inconsolable Red Sox right-hander, who will storm out of Fenway Park before the team's scheduled game against California, will be suspended, without pay, for three days for his tirade.

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1986 After allowing three runs in the top of the twelfth, the Red Sox score four times in the bottom of the inning, with the final tally coming on a walk-off bases-loaded balk. The winning run in Boston's 8-7 improbable victory over the Angels when home plate ump Joe Brinkman rules Todd Fischer moved his hands after coming to a set position before delivering the first pitch of his outing, ending the Fenway contest without throwing a ball.

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1999 At Leland's 'Hero's Auction' of sports memorabilia held in New York, Carlton Fisk's 12th inning Game 6 home run ball, to end one of the most dramatic games in World Series history, is sold for $113,273. Reds' left fielder George Foster retrieved the historic horsehide after it hit the Fenway foul pole, deciding to sell the 1975 souvenir, realizing the ball's potential value after Mark McGwire's 70th home run ball sold for almost $3 million.

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2001 In his final All-Star appearance, Cal Ripken is named the MVP of the game. The Orioles shortstop's home run, along with consecutive dingers from Derek Jeter and Magglio Ordonez, power the AL to its fifth victory in a row, beating the National League at Seattle's Safeco Field, 4-1.

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2001 Derek Jeter becomes the first Yankee to homer in an All-Star Game in 42 years when he goes deep, leading off the sixth inning off Jon Lieber at Safeco Field. Yogi Berra was the last Bronx Bomber to accomplish the feat, homering off Don Drysdale in 1959.

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2007 The Clemente Museum, housed in the historic Engine House 25 in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh, opens its doors to the public. The meticulously renovated firehouse features a wealth of baseball memorabilia, photographs, literature, and art that captures Roberto Clemente's career with the Pirates, his personal life, and the humanitarian causes he championed.

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2009 Beating the Padres 8-0 at AT&T Park, Giants' southpaw Jonathan Sanchez throws the first no-hitter in franchise history since John "The Count" Montefusco accomplished the feat in 1976. The 22-year-old, a replacement for an injured Randy Johnson, sees his bid for a perfect game end when third baseman Juan Uribe makes an error in the eighth inning.

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2010 In his 19th season, Arthur Rhodes becomes the longest-tenured major leaguer to go to an All-Star Game for the first time. The 40-year-old Reds southpaw reliever, who does not play in the Midsummer Classic, surpasses the 1988 selection of 18-year veteran Doyle Alexander for the dubious distinction.

2013 David Ortiz establishes a new record for career hits by a designated hitter when he doubles in the second inning of the Red Sox' 11-4 victory over Seattle at Safeco Field. 'Big Papi' surpasses Harold Baines with his 1,689th hit as a DH.

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2017 Aaron Judge, overcoming 22 first-round round-trippers from Justin Bour and a dozen blasts from Cody Bellinger in the second, slams 11 homers in the finals to defeat Miguel Sano, becoming the first rookie to win the All-Star Home Run Derby outright. The Yankees outfielder hit 47 long balls that traveled a combined 3.9 miles, including back-to-back dingers of 507 and 513 feet.

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BIRTHDAYS
1967 Andy Ashby, pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Kansas City, Missouri


1967 Donne Wall pitcher (Houston Astros)


1970 Billy Ashley outfielder (LA Dodgers)


1973 Christine Monge pitcher (Colo Silver Bullets), born in San Francisco, California


1984 Yorman Bazardo


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FROM MLB's This Day in Baseball History+​

1903 Waco Steers hurler Clyde Bateman makes baseball history again this season when he fires a no-hitter, beating the Fort Worth Panthers, 2-0. In May, the 26-year-old Texan hit four home runs to become only the second player in Texas League history to accomplish the feat.

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1914 Red Sox hurler Babe Ruth, making his major league debut, beats the Indians, 4-3. Duffy Lewis, pinch-hitting for the 19-year-old rookie southpaw, singles in the seventh inning, giving the future slugger the first of his 94 victories in 140 decisions.

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1925 At Sportsman's Park, George Sisler becomes a one-man wrecking crew when he comes to the plate with the bases loaded in back-to-back frames in the Browns' 10-5 victory over Washington. The St. Louis first baseman drives in seven runs in two innings, tripling with the bases jammed in the third and hitting a grand slam in the fourth.

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1939 All three runs in the American League's 3-1 All-Star Game victory are driven in by a Yankee player when their ballpark in the Bronx plays host to the Midsummer Classic. The 20-year-old Indians fireballer Bob Feller steals the show at Yankee Stadium when he hurls 3.2 scoreless innings.

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1944 At Pittsburgh's Forbes Field, Phil Cavaretta sets an All-Star Game record by reaching base five consecutive times. The 27-year-old Cub first baseman's triple, single, and three walks helped the National League beat the Junior Circuit, 7-1.

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1950 The Midsummer Classic returns to Comiskey Park, the game's first venue, with the National League winning, 4-3, thanks to Red Schoendienst's 14th-inning home run. The All-Star Game features many firsts:
first extra-inning contest
the first time the NL wins at an AL park
first to be broadcast on national television

1953 At Ebbets Field, Giant rookie Al Worthington throws a four-hitter, blanking the Dodgers, 6-0, marking the only game this season Brooklyn does not score a run and ends Brooklyn's record NL streak of homering in 24 consecutive games. The 24-year-old right-hander's whitewashing makes the National League freshman the first to throw successive shutouts at the start of a career, a feat that Karl Spooner will also match next​

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1954 Jim Command, known as Igor to his teammates, gets his first major league hit, a grand slam off Carl Erskine, and in the nightcap, he doubles in another run. The 25-year-old infielders' offensive output during the twin bill will account for five of the six major league RBIs of his very brief 14-game career, with the final one recorded in a July 15 contest.


1954 In the first game of a doubleheader, Giants right fielder Don Mueller hits for the cycle in the team’s 13-7 victory over the Pirates at the Polo Grounds. 'Mandrake the Magician,’ who homers in his final at-bat to complete the deed, will be the only major league player to accomplish the feat this season.

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1958 The Los Angeles city council declares today 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game Day' to celebrate the iconic baseball song's fiftieth anniversary. In a pregame ceremony at the LA Memorial Coliseum, the Dodgers honor lyricist Jack Norworth, presenting him with a lifetime pass to any American or National League game.

 

1961 On a very windy day at Candlestick Park, the NL beats the American League, 5-4, in the first two All-Star Games. The contest features a record seven errors and the memorable sight of a 165-pound pitcher Stu Miller balking after being blown off the mound by a gust of wind, an exaggerated fact perpetrated over the years, according to the right-hander.

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1967 Reds' first baseman Tony Perez's homer off A's right-hander Catfish Hunter gives the Senior Circuit a 2-1 All-Star victory over the American League. The 15-inning Anaheim Stadium contest is the longest Midsummer Classic contest ever played.

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1968 A ground-breaking ceremony takes place for the Harry S. Truman Sports Complex in Kansas City, which will feature separate side-by-side stadiums built explicitly for baseball and football. Arrowhead Stadium, home of the NFL's Chiefs, will open in 1972, followed by the debut a year later of Royals Stadium, the new home ballpark of the American League's franchise in the City of Fountains.

1968 After whiffing in the first inning, Bill Hands grounds out in his next at-bat, ending his major league record-setting streak for consecutive strikeouts. The Cubs' right-hander, who goes the distance, blanking New York at Shea Stadium, 2-0, sets the dubious mark when he strikes out in fourteen straight plate appearances.

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1968 Rick Renick becomes the first Twin player to homer in his first major league at-bat when he goes deep off Mickey Lolich in Minnesota's 5-4 victory over Detroit at Metropolitan Stadium. The 24-year-old shortstop's second-inning solo shot will be the first of 20 round-trippers he'll hit during his five-year career, spent entirely with the Twin Cities team.

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1973 Jim Northrup knocks in eight runs, scoring three times when the Tigers rout the Rangers, 14-2. The 3-for-4 performance by the Tigers' leadoff hitter helps him record the 500th run and RBI of his career.

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1976 Hank Aaron becomes the oldest major leaguer (42 years, five months, seven days) to hit a walk-off homer when he goes deep in the bottom of the tenth inning off Steve Foucault in the Brewers' 5-4 victory over Texas at County Stadium. The 'Hammer' will hold the elderly distinction until Cleveland's Jason Giambi, who will be a month and 15 days older than Henry, at the time, accomplishes the feat with a pinch-hit game-winning round-tripper in 2013.

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1976 At Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, thirty-four couples marry at home plate, and a wrestling championship match takes place in a promotion billed as Headlocks and Wedlocks. The Braves take down the Mets, 9-8.

1978 Steve Garvey becomes the first two-time MVP in All-Star history. The Dodger first baseman's game-tying, two-run single, and a triple help the National League beat the AL, 7-3, in the Jack Murphy Stadium contest.

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1980 Rangers General Manager Eddie Robinson considering the deal a bargain obtains an underachieving Charlie Hough from the Dodgers at the waiver wire price of $20,000. The 32-year-old knuckleballer will not disappoint, spending 11 seasons with Texas, posting a 139-123 record and an ERA of 3.68.

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1985 At the Astrodome, Astros starter Nolan Ryan fans Mets outfielder Danny Heep to become the first major leaguer to record 4000 career strikeouts. The 'Ryan Express' will end his 27-year Hall of Fame career whiffing 5,714 batters, establishing a major league mark unlikely to be challenged.

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1987 Billy Ripken makes his debut with the Orioles, making his dad, Cal Sr., the first major league baseball skipper to manage two of his sons in the same game. The rookie second baseman and his brother Cal Jr., the team's shortstop, collectively go 0-for-7 in Baltimore's 2-1 loss to the Twins at Memorial Stadium.

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1989 In a contest best remembered for the Ruthian blast by Bo Jackson, the game's MVP who will join Willie Mays as the second player to hit a home run and steal a base in an All-Star Game, the American League beats the NL's best players, 5-3, at Anaheim Stadium. During the first inning of the Midsummer Classic, former US President and one-time baseball announcer Ronald Reagan joins Vin Scully in the NBC broadcast booth.

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1994 Handling four chances in the 8-1 defeat to the Rockies, Cardinal infielder Ozzie Smith passes Luis Aparicio and moves into the top spot on the all-time list for assists by a shortstop. 'The Wizard of Oz' will end his 19-year career in 1996 with 8,375 assists.

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1995 "Don't be like me, God gave me a body and ability to play baseball. I had everything, and I just..." - MICKEY MANTLE, Yankee legend lamenting the effects of his hard living.
Mickey Mantle makes his first public appearance since undergoing a liver transplant in June. The frail-looking Yankee legend, who will die next month, tells the dozens of people attending the Baylor University Medical Center press conference that he is not a hero but an example of the worst sort.

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1995 At the Ballpark in Arlington, Marlins outfielder Jeff Conine, the tenth player to homer in his first All-Star at-bat, Craig Biggio, and Mike Piazza go deep for the Senior Circuit. Frank Thomas becomes the first White Sox player to hit a round-tripper in the Midsummer Classic when the NL out-homers the American League, 3-2.

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1996 The United States Postal Service issues' Mighty Casey", commemorative that depicts the title character of Ernest L. Thayer's immortal poem, 'Casey at the Bat.' The maligned Mudville outfielder joins Paul Bunyan, John Henry, and Pecos Bill in a pane of four postage stamps commemorating American folk heroes.
Might Casey stamp

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1998 Padre reliever Trevor Hoffman, brother of Dodger manager Glenn Hoffman, saves the Padres' 4-1 victory at Chavez Ravine. The reliever's appearance marks the first time a player has faced his sibling as the opposing team's skipper in major league history.

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1999 The first MLB Futures Game provides a stage for future major-league All-Star Alfonso Soriano to shine when the Yankees farmhand goes 2 for 3, hitting two of the game's three home runs in the World's 7-0 victory over the USA at Fenway Park. The former Hiroshima Carp infielder, who now plays shortstop for the Columbus Clippers,named​

named the contest's MVP

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2000 At Turner Field, the AL beats the National League, 6-3, in the 71st All-Star contest, dubbed the All-Scar game due to the many stars absent from both lineups because of injuries. Yankees' shortstop Derek Jeter and Braves' third baseman Chipper Jones provide the offensive punch, with each going 3-for-3.

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2002 The Marlins are busy on the trading block, making separate deals with the Expos and the Reds. Florida deals Ryan Dempster to Cincinnati for Juan Encarnacion, getting four players, Carl Pavano, Graeme Lloyd, Mike Mordecai, and prospect Justin Wayne from Montreal for Cliff Floyd, Wilton Guerrero, and prospect Claudio Vargas.

2002 The Indians fire Charlie Manuel and name third-base coach Joel Skinner as the interim manager, releasing their skipper after he issued an ultimatum to the front office about his status. Before his dismissal, the 58-year-old guided the team to a 39-47 record, 9.5 games behind the first-place Twins in the AL Central.

2004 Carlos Beltran, selected to be an American League All-Star, will now have an opportunity to patrol the NL outfield instead. The former Royals' flycatcher, traded to the Astros last month, was invited by Senior Circuit skipper Jack McKeon to replace Ken Griffey, Jr., on the star-studded roster.

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2006 Against the St. Joe (Mo.) Blacksnakes, Jim Eriotes leads off and strikes out for the Sioux Falls Canaries, including fouling off one of the four pitches he sees. The at-bat makes the 83-year-old former minor leaguer the oldest man to play in a professional baseball game.

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2006 One strike away from ending the American League's decade of dominance, Trevor Hoffman yields a two-run triple to Michael Young of the Texas Rangers, giving the American League a come-from-behind 3-2 All-Star Game victory at Pittsburgh's picturesque PNC Park. The timely three-bagger off the National League closer keeps the Junior Circuit unbeaten in the Midsummer Classic since 1997, compiling a 9-0-1 record.

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2006 Before starting the fifth inning of the All-Star Game in Pittsburgh's PNC Park, Vera Clemente is escorted onto the field by 1960 World Series hero Bill Mazeroski to accept the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award on behalf of her late husband. With the scoreboard showing Roberto's replays, tears flowing from AL skipper Ozzie Guillen, and the heartfelt ovation from the crowd, the ceremony honoring the Pirates' Hall of Famer becomes a truly memorable moment in the history of the Midsummer Classic.

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2009 On a rare 9-2 put out, Red Sox's right fielder JD Drew forces KC's backstop Miguel Olivo at home plate in the sixth inning. The unusual play dampens the Royals' comeback attempt in their eventual 15-9 loss to Boston at Fenway Park.

2010 After firing Sean Berry as the club's hitting coach, the struggling Astros name Jeff Bagwell fills the position for the remainder of the season. The former All-Star first baseman, who retired with a lifetime .297 batting average, is the all-time team leader with 449 home runs and 1,529 RBIs.

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2010 At Wilmington's (DE) Frawley Stadium, the Blue Rocks celebrate Mr. Celery's tenth birthday, the team's beloved mascot known for only appearing when the team scores. The inception of the 'stalker,' known for his CEL-ebratory dances to Blur's 'Song 2' (Woo Hoo), stems from the discovery of a dusty celery costume housed in a warehouse for years.

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2010 Longtime Yankees public address announcer Bob Sheppard dies at 99. The 'Voice of God,' a nickname bestowed by Reggie Jackson, informed patrons of the lineups and the players coming to bat in over 4,500 contests during his 56 years behind the ballpark's microphone in the Bronx.

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2011 Robinson Cano, the fourth straight left-handed swinger to win the competition, beats Adrian Gonzalez with 12 dingers in the final round of the Home Run Derby. The highlight of the three-hour-long contest comes when the Yankee slugger gives his father, a former major league hurler with the Astros, a huge bear hug on the mound and tells his pitcher, "I love you, Dad," after he ties the Red Sox first baseman for the lead.

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2015 On her 108th birthday, Evelyn Jones becomes the oldest person to throw the first ceremonial pitch when she tosses the ball a short distance from home plate to Felix Hernandez. The fans serenade the centenarian, wearing a Seattle jersey featuring her name and the number 108, to a rousing rendition of Happy Birthday at Safeco Field.

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2021 Pablo Lopez breaks the major league record for most strikeouts at the start of a game, whiffing the first nine Braves batters he faces in the Marlins' 7-4 victory at loanDepot park. The 25-year-old right-hander, marking a year since his father died unexpectedly of a heart attack, surpasses the previous mark of eight shared by Jim Deshaies (1986 Astros), Jacob deGrom (2014 Mets), and German Marquez (2018 Rockies).

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2021 Successfully defending his Home Run Derby crown, Pete Alonso blasts 23 home runs in the finals, defeating Orioles' first baseman Trey Mancini. The Mets slugger established a first-round record with 35 home runs in the Coors Field contest.

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