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1911 For the second time in his career, Ty Cobb completes the stolen base cycle in one inning when he steals second, third, and home in the first frame of the Tigers' 9-0 Bennett Park victory over Philadelphia. The 'Georgia Peach' will accomplish the feat four times, establishing a major league mark shared with Honus Wagner.
1966 The National League All-Stars edge the AL, 2-1, in a game played at the newly-built Busch Stadium when hometown favorite Tim McCarver scores the winning run on Dodger shortstop Maury Wills's tenth-inning walk-off single, with Giants hurler Gaylord Perry getting the victory by tossing a scoreless ninth and tenth inning. The 105-degree weather and the 113 degrees on the playing surface causes nearly 150 people to need treatment for heat exhaustion.
1970 In the second inning of an eventual 7-3 win over the Orioles, the Tigers lay down a record-tying three sacrifice bunts and score a run on a sac fly. Baltimore muffs Cesar Gutierrez's and Mickey Lolich's attempts to give themselves up, resulting in both players advancing a runner and reaching first base without making an out.
1979 After an hour and 16-minute delay, the White Sox forfeited the second game of a twi-night doubleheader against the Tigers when over 5,000 adolescents refused to leave the field during Disco Demolition Night. Mike Veeck's promotion involves admitting fans for 98 cents with a disco LP or .45 and then collecting the vinyl records to blow up in center field.

1998 Mark McGwire becomes the second player to hit 40 home runs in both leagues. The Cardinals' first baseman, who accomplished the feat three times with the A's, joins Darrell Evans, who hit 41 with the Braves (1973) and 40 with the Tigers (1985).
2016 Before the All-State Game at Petco Park, Major League Baseball announces that the leagues' batting championships will be named to honor two Hall of Famers known for their offensive prowess, Tony Gwynn (NL) and Rod Carew (AL). The late Padres' legend Gwynn, a career .338 hitter, shares the record with the Pirates' Honus Wagner with eight NL batting titles, and Carew, a lifetime .328 hitter, hit over .300 for 15 consecutive seasons (1969-83) while playing for the Twins and Angels.
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