BB On this Date ~ Events & Birthdays #2

2000 Reds third baseman Mike Bell, joining his grandfather and father, becomes part of the first three-generation family to play for the same team. Gus played for Cincinnati from 1953 to 1961, and his son, Buddy, Mike's dad, spent the 1987-88 seasons in the Queen City.

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2000 The Astros hit four homers in one inning off Cardinal hurler Andy Benes, tying the major league record for round-trippers allowed by one pitcher in a single frame. The second-inning uprising helps Houston set a team record for homers in one inning and ties a team record with six big flies.

2000 After rejecting a trade to the Mets, 36-year-old Barry Larkin agrees to a three-year, $27 million contract extension to continue to play for the Reds. The deal will keep the former Rookie of the Year (1986), NL's MVP (1995), and 11-time All-Star shortstop in Cincinnati until 2003.

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2000 The Big Red Machine rolls into Cooperstown, delivering first baseman Tony Perez, manager Sparky Anderson, and Reds announcer Marty Brennaman into the Baseball Hall of Fame, along with 1975 Red Sox World Series rival Carlton Fisk. Also enshrined are 19th-century Cincinnati second baseman Bid McPhee and Negro League star 'Turkey' Stearnes.

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2002 Hitting three homers in Boston's 22-4 rout of the Devil Rays, Nomar Garciaparra, on his 29th birthday, ties the major league record, becoming the 26th player to hit five home runs in two games. The contest marks the Red Sox shortstop's second three-homer game, having accomplished the feat against the Mariners on May 10th, 1999.

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2002 Nomar Garciaparra establishes the record for consecutive home runs in the shortest time in terms of innings. In a 22-4 rout of the Devil Rays at Fenway Park, the Red Sox shortstop homers three times in two frames; a pair of two-run homers in the second and a grand slam in the third.

2005 At SBC Park, uniform #36 is added to the second deck of the left-field bleachers, joining nine others when the Giants honor Gaylord Perry. The Hall of Famer, who won 134 of his 314 career victories with San Francisco, remembers his 37-year-old son, Jack, who died last month of complications from leukemia.

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2006 In a 3-1 victory over the Indians at Jacobs Field, Francisco Liriano and four Twins relievers establish a club record with 17 strikeouts in a nine-inning game. The Minnesota starter reached double-digit whiffs (10) for the third time this season, with Pat Neshek, Dennys Reyes, Juan Rincon, and Joe Nathan adding seven more punchouts over the last four innings.


2006 Adrian Beltre hits the first inside-the-park home run in the eight-year history of Safeco Field. The eighth-inning blast to centerfield comes off Mike Timlin in the Mariners' 9-8 victory over Boston.

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2008 In a slugfest at Angel Stadium, Los Angeles collects a season-high 19 hits, beating the Indians, 14-11. The hit parade is led by Howie Kendrick (4), Jeff Mathis (4), and Casey Kotchman (5), making it the first time in franchise history three different players have had four or more hits in the same game.

2009 Thanks to a spectacular grab by defensive replacement DeWayne Wise of Gabe Kapler's bid for a leadoff home run in the ninth inning, Mark Buehrle tosses the 18th perfect game in major league history, a 5-0 gem over the Rays at U.S. Cellular Field. The 30-year-old southpaw, who received a congratulatory call from President Obama, a big White Sox fan, becomes the second pitcher in franchise history to throw two hitless games for the team, matching Frank Smith's accomplishment against the 1905 Tigers and the 1908 A's.

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2010 With a bases-empty homer in the first, a ground-rule double in the fifth, a two-run triple in the sixth, and a single in the eighth inning of the Diamondbacks' 7-4 loss to San Francisco at Chase Field, Kelly Johnson becomes the fourth player in franchise history to complete a cycle. The Arizona second baseman joins Luis Gonzalez (2000), Greg Colbrunn (2002), and Stephen Drew (2008) to accomplish the feat with the D-Backs.


2011 For the first time in the 50-year history of the franchise, the Mets compile a 50-50 won-loss record after playing one hundred games. New York achieves the dubious distinction when they lose in Florida, 8-5.

2011 The Mariners tie the 1992 franchise record for consecutive defeats by losing to the Red Sox at Fenway Park, 3-1. Seattle's 14th straight loss results in Boston's skipper Terry Francona's 1,000th win as a major league manager.

2013 Wearing their home whites and batting in the bottom of the innings, the visiting Reds drop a 5-3 decision to the Giants in the second game of the twin bill at San Francisco's AT&T Park. The makeup game on the road sets up the possibility that an away team could produce a walk-off win for the first time in major league history.

2019 Washington shortstop Trea Turner collects his second career cycle when he doubles in the eight-run seventh inning of the team's 11-1 victory over the Rockies at Nationals Park. The 26-year-old infielder becomes the 26th player to complete the deed more than once and the third against the same opponent.


2021 The team called the Indians since 1915 will be known as the Guardians when the season ends due to complaints from Native American groups and MLB. The new moniker, one of nearly 1,200 suggestions, including the Buckeyes, Spiders, and Walleye, was introduced at a news conference with a moving video narrated by Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks, a super Indians fan.
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In 1994 Tony Gwynn's lowest Batting Avg by month came in August Gwynn hit .370 in August
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Happy 67th to Dave Stieb, one of the most underrated pitchers of his era. He won 176 games
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MLB all-time Walks (pitching) 6) 1,732 - Bobo Newsom 7) 1,707 - Amos Rusie 8) 1,665 - Charlie Hough 9) 1,655 - Nolan Ryan (AL years only)
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"Show me a guy who can't pitch inside and I'll show you a loser." ~ Sandy Koufax
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JULY 24 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS
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1863 Tommy McCarthy HOF outfielder (Boston Beaneaters, Philadelphia Quakers, St. Louis Browns
most famous for his time with the Boston Beaneaters, when he teamed up with Hugh Duffy to form the “Heavenly Twins” from 1892-1895.


1942 Cotton Nash outfielder (Chicago WS, Minnesota Twins) and basketball small forward (LA Lakers, SF Warriors, Kentucky Colonels)

1964 Barry Bonds left fielder (MLB home-run record [762], 7 x NL MVP)


1965 Joe Oliver MLB catcher (Cincinnati Reds)


1979 José Valverde Pitcher, Mets, Tigers DBacks

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This Day in Baseball History
July 24th​

1909 At Washington Park, the Superbas sweep a twin bill from the visiting Cardinals with identical 1-0 scores. Brooklyn's southpaw Nap Rucker whiffs 16 Redbirds in one of the contests en route to finishing second in the NL with 200 strikeouts.

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1911 At League Park, the Naps host a charity game that features nine future Hall of Famers to benefit the family of their late right-handed ace Addie Joss, who died unexpectedly in April, two days after his 31st birthday from bacterial meningitis. Cleveland loses the contest, 5-2, to an 'All-Star' team consisting of players from the other seven American League teams, managed by Senators' skipper Jimmy McAleer.
Future Hall of Famer George Sisler, an 18-year-old from nearby Akron (OH), attended the game with his uncle.

1911 The Giants establish a club mark at the Palace of the Fans in Cincinnati, hitting four triples in one game. The three-baggers, including two by Hall of Fame hurler Rube Marquard, one from Larry Doyle and Chief Meyers, and nine other hits, enable New York to beat the Reds, 8-3.
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1926 For the second time this season, Lou Gehrig swipes home on the front end of a double steal with Babe Ruth as the trailing runner. The Yankees' first baseman will steal 102 bases during his career, with 15 thefts being of home plate.

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1933 A pair of bandits send Dizzy Dean a gift as a goodwill gesture after he walked into the robbery at a St. Louis drug store last week. The thieves sent him six neckties after having the Cardinal right-hander line up with the other innocent bystanders because they have nothing against him personally.

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1933 Gabby Street, who led St. Louis to National League pennants in 1930 and 1931, is fired midseason by the Cardinals after the team gets off to a 46-45 start. Frank Frisch, the Redbirds' second baseman, is named the fifth-place club's player-manager before a 10-1 exhibition rout of the Quincy Warriors of the Mississippi Valley League in Illinois.

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1948 Five Duluth minor league club teammates die during a Northern League road trip, with another 19 hurt in a bus-truck crash near St. Paul. The injured include future major league manager Mel McGaha and Elmer Schoendienst, brother of Cardinals' infielder Red.

1948 Six days after hitting four homers in one game, White Sox outfielder Pat Seerey again makes the record book, becoming the first major leaguer to strike out seven times in a doubleheader.

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1949 In the opener of a twin bill at Griffith Stadium, Indians' hurler Bob Lemon helps his cause by hitting two home runs in a 7-5 victory over the Senators. Cleveland completes the sweep when Gene Beardon gets the Tribe's 5-2 win in the nightcap.

 

1951 "That was the finest catch I have ever seen, and the finest I ever expect to see" - Pirates GM Branch Rickey, commenting on a catch made by Willie Mays at Forbes Field, At cavernous Forbes Field, Willie Mays, unable to reach across his body to make a catch with his glove of Rocky Nelson's sinking 457-foot blast to deep center, sticks out his bare right hand and grabs the ball on a full gallop to make the incredible final out of the inning. During the game, Venerable Branch Rickey, Pittsburgh's general manager, sends a note to the New York dugout to tell the 20-year-old rookie Giants' outfielder, "That was the finest catch I have ever seen, and the finest I ever expect to see."

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1956 Under cloudy skies, former first baseman/outfielder Hank Greenberg and infielder Joe Cronin, respectively, serving as general managers for the Tigers and Red Sox, are inducted into the Hall of Fame, with more than 8,500 fans attending the impressive ceremony. The former Detroit slugger becomes the first Jewish player enshrined in Cooperstown.

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1961 Inclement conditions at Yankee Stadium postpone a home run derby featuring Bronx Bombers Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle vs. Giants sluggers Willie Mays and Orlando Cepeda. The 'Mick' will be the only scheduled participant to homer in the contest when his second-inning round-tripper, a 450-foot blast off Bob Bolin that landsds in the bleachers, accounts for New York's only run.

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1962 Cookie Lavagetto, filling in for manager Casey Stengel, brings in southpaw Bob G. Miller, not to be confused with Bob L. Miller, also on the team, to face Braves backstop Del Crandall to start the bottom of the 12th inning. The only ball the 27-year-old reliever throws is hit over the left-field wall at County Stadium, resulting in one pitch, one hit, one run, and one loss for the southpaw, convinced by the team to come out of retirement, needing only 18 more days to qualify for the pension plan.

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1965 Unbeknownst to him, Mets skipper Casey Stengel, who compiled a managerial record of 1,905-1,842 with the Dodgers, Braves, Yankees, and Mets, manages his final baseball game, a 5-1 loss to Philadelphia at Shea Stadium. After leaving a party after midnight at Toots Shor's, the 75-year-old 'Old Perfesser' loses his balance, fracturing his left hip, resulting in his unexpected retirement from the sport.


1967 The Tigers cancel tonight's scheduled game against the Orioles due to the civil unrest in Detroit. The two remaining games of the series shift to Baltimore, with tomorrow's contest in the Charm City rained out during the second inning.

1968 Chicago reliever Hoyt Wilhelm breaks Cy Young's record when he makes his 907th career appearance, pitching a third of an inning in which he gives up a run on two hits to be on the short side of the team's 3-2 loss to Oakland. The 45-year-old knuckleballer, who will retire in 1972 after pitching in 1,070 games, will finish his 21-year major league career with a 143-122 (.540) won-loss record and 228 saves, hurling for the Giants, Cardinals, Indians, Orioles, White Sox, Angels, Braves, Cubs, and Dodgers.

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1970 Tommie Agee steals home with two outs in the bottom of the tenth inning, giving the Mets a 2-1 walk-off victory over the Dodgers at Shea Stadium. After reaching on a fielder's choice, the New York center fielder steals second and advances to third on a wild pitch before scoring the winning run with his theft of home plate.

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1970 At Three Rivers Stadium, the Pirates stage Roberto Clemente Night at their new ballpark, showering their right fielder with gifts, including a scroll containing 300,000 signatures from the people of Puerto Rico. During an emotional pregame, at his request, the Pittsburgh Children's Hospital acquires a donation of several thousand dollars to assist disabled youngsters.


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1973 Although not selected, Willie Mays appears in his last All-Star Game thanks to Commissioner Bowie Kuhn increasing the player limit so the 'Say Hey Kid' could participate in the Midsummer Classic. Bobby Bonds, a Giants teammate of Mays, homers and doubles in the National League's 7-1 victory over the AL at Royals Stadium in Kansas City.

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1974 Whitey Lockman becomes the team's director of player development and will be replaced as the Cubs manager by third base coach Jim Marshall. During his three-year stint in the dugout, the Lowell, North Carolina native compiled a 157-162 (.492) record.

1977 After Mets' right fielder Bruce Boisclair drops his two-out foul pop-up, Davey Lopes responds with a game-ending three-run home run off Bob Apodaca. The LA second baseman's ninth-inning dramatics provide the Dodgers with a 5-3 win, spoiling Nino Espinosa's opportunity for a complete-game victory needing just one more out before his departure.

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1978 After sharing with two reporters last night that George Steinbrenner was a crook and Reggie Jackson was a liar, a tearful Billy Martin (52-42) announces his resignation as the Yankee manager in a Minnesota hotel lobby. Bob Lemon, recently fired by the White Sox, becomes the Bronx Bombers' skipper, guiding the team to 48 victories in the remaining 68 games en route to a World Championship.


1979 Going deep off A's hurler Mike Morgan at Fenway Park, Red Sox's first baseman Carl Yastrzemski becomes the 18th major leaguer and seventh in the American League to hit 400 home runs. 'Captain Carl' will end his 23-year career with 452 homers.

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1988 In a tribute held at a sold-out Shea Stadium, Tom Seaver (41) becomes only the third Met to have his uniform number retired. In addition to managers Casey Stengel (37) and Gil Hodges (14), the future Hall of Fame right-hander, who compiled a 198-124 record (.615) during a dozen seasons with the Amazins, becomes the first player to be honored by the franchise in this manner.

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1993 Following the game at Dodger Stadium, Vince Coleman tosses an M-80 from a car, resulting in reported injuries to three fans in the Chavez Ravine parking lot, including an 11-year-old boy and a two-year-old girl. The Mets' player was a passenger in the 1991 Jeep Cherokee driven by LA outfielder Eric Davis, acknowledging Coleman flipped the firecracker out of his vehicle as a 'joke,' but not into a crowd of people.

1993 In a 5-4 loss to the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine, Mets right-hander Anthony Young extends his record losing streak to 27 games. The latest defeat results from the hard-luck hurler walking Dave Hansen in with the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning.

1995 The Red Sox trade outfielder Mark Whiten to Philadelphia for first baseman Dave Hollins, who will play only five games for Boston. 'Hard Hittin' Mike Whiten will hit .254 appearing in 120 contests over two seasons for the 'Fightin' Phils.'

1999 The Red Sox blast seven home runs, one shy of the club record, in an 11-4 rout of Detroit at Tiger Stadium. Boston right fielder Trot Nixon contributes to the offensive onslaught with three home runs and five RBIs.
On July 4, 1977, the Red Sox hit eight home runs, including seven solo shots in a 9-6 loss to the Blue Jays at Fenway Park.

1999 The Yankees rout the Indians 21-1 for their team's largest margin of victory in 46 years. The Bronx Bombers' designated hitter Chili Davis goes 5-for-6, collecting six RBIs in the late Saturday afternoon contest played at the Bronx ballpark.