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1970 |
Ignoring Clay Kirby's bid for the Padres' first no-hitter in the 259th game of their existence, skipper Preston Gomez, with his club trailing the Mets, 1-0, in the eighth inning, decides to pinch hit for his starting pitcher. Reliever Jack Baldschun fails to keep New York hitless, yielding a leadoff hit to Bud Harrelson in San Diego's eventual 3-0 loss at Jack Murphy Stadium contest.
(Ed. Note: After 8,205 regular-season and 40 postseason games, the Padres remained the only franchise without a no-hitter until 2021, when Joe Musgrove kept the Rangers hitless on April 9. - LP) |
2006 | Going deep in the third inning, 30-year-old Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez collects his 2,000th career hit and, at the same time, becomes the youngest player to reach the 450 home run plateau. Later in the day, Padres catcher Mike Piazza also becomes a member of the 2000-hit club with a second-inning double to left field at San Francisco's AT&T Park. |
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