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1901 At Boston's Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds, Cy Young of the Americans seven-hits the A's, 5-3, to win his 300th victory. The 34-year-old will win an additional 211 games to establish an amazing major league record of 511 career victories.
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.
1988 Terry Steinbach, a .217 hitter believed to be an All-Star selection due to A's fans stuffing the ballot box, hits a home run off Doc Gooden in his first at-bat as an All-Star. The Oakland backstop, named the game's MVP, drives in the American League's second run with a sac fly, accounting for both runs in the team's 2-1 victory over the Senior Circuit at Riverfront Stadium.

(Ed. Note: The A's catcher becomes the first major leaguer to have homered in his first major league at-bat (9/12/86) and the Midsummer Classic - LP)

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1997 In front of a full house at Three Rivers Stadium on Jackie Robinson Night, two Pirates pitchers throw the first extra-inning combined no-hitter in big-league history. Ricardo Rincon takes over in the tenth inning to preserve starter Francisco Cordova's effort, getting the win when Mark Smith pinch-hits a three-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the inning.

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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