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| 1912 | Giants' southpaw Rube Marquard wins his 19th consecutive game from the start of the season beating the Dodgers, 2-1. |
| 1925 | Dodgers' second baseman Milt Stock sets a National League mark by having his fourth consecutive four-hit game. |
| 1932 | With a Boston law restricting games within 1000 feet of a church on Sundays, the first Sunday game is played at Fenway Park with the Red Sox losing to the Yankees,13-2 |
| 1939 | Johnny Mize leads the Cardinals to a 5-3 win over the Cubs hitting two home runs, a triple and a double. |
| 1945 | At Braves Field in Boston‚ the Cubs tally the most runs in their post-1900 history as they blast the Braves, 24-2. Phil Cavarretta‚ Don Johnson‚ and Stan Hack each score five times tying a major league mark. |
| 1947 | The Indians purchase Larry Doby from the Newark Eagles. Two days later, the twenty-two year old will become the first black to play in the American League. |
| 1948 | Muskegon's Dick Lane hits five homers in a Fort Wayne Central League game. |
| 1949 | En route to a 16-0 shut out of the Dodgers at the Polo Grounds, starting pitcher Monte Kennedy hits a grand slam. It will be 51 years before another Giants hurler (Shawn Estes - 2000 ) hits a bases full home run. |
| 1966 | In a 17-3 rout of the Giants, Tony Cloninger hits two grand slams and collects nine RBI's in the Candlestick contest. The Braves' pitcher is the first National league player to hit two home runs with the bases full in the same game. |
| 1968 | Striking out nineteen Twins and scattering six hits over ten innings, Luis Tiant and the Indians win, 1-0. |
| 1970 | Using only 98 pitches, Angels' hurler Clyde Wright no-hits the A's 4-0 in one hour and 51 minutes. |
| 1973 | For the only time in their careers, the Perry Brothers (Tiger Jim and Indian Gaylord) oppose one another. Gaylord takes the loss but neither finish the game. |
| 1983 | At Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, the Rangers score 12 times in the 15th inning making it the most runs scored by a team in extra innings. Texas beats the A's in the previously tied game, 16-4. |
| 1987 | During 'Dick Howser Day' at Royals Stadium, the former manager's uniform number 10 is retired and the skipper is inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame. |
| 2001 | The Padres tie a National League record hitting four sacrifice flies in one game. The last one, lifted by shortstop D'Angelo Jimenez in the sixth inning, gives the Friars a 6-5 victory over Colorado at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium. |
| 2002 | In an 11-8 loss to the Yankees, Jim Thome homers in his seventh consecutive game. The solo shot, off southpaw David Wells, leaves the Indians' slugger one shy of the major league record shared by Dale Long (1956, Pirates), Don Mattingly (Yankees, 1987) and Ken Griffey, Jr. (1993, Mariners). |
| 2005 | During the fireworks display at Pawtucket’s McCoy Stadium, two shells misfire landing in the stands. Four or five employees of the Telstar Display Fireworks suffer minor burns, and some fans are injured when they stumble trying to escape from the mishap. |
| 2006 | Giants Barry Bonds (41), Steve Finley (41) and birthday boy Moises Alou (40) become the first trio of 40-year-olds to start a game in the same outfield. The senior flycatchers combine to go 4-for-11 with two stolen bases to help San Francisco defeat the Phillies, 5-3. |
18 Fact(s) Found