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| 1924 |
At Braves Field, the Brooklyn Robins take a twin bill from Boston, 9-1 and 5-1, sweeping their fourth doubleheader on the road in four consecutive days. Before arriving in Boston, Brooklyn swept the Phillies in three straight twin bills, winning six times at Philadelphia's Baker. Bowl.
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| 1928 | The Braves start a streak of playing nine consecutive doubleheaders, establishing a major league record. Boston will drop 14 of the 18 contests played during the twin bill marathon, successively playing the Dodgers (2-2), Phillies (1-3), the Giants (0-8), and the Cubs (1-1). |
| 1966 | The Dodgers become the first team to draw two million fans at home and two million on the road as 18,670 Crosley Field patrons watch Los Angeles beat their hometown Reds, 8-6. |
| 1969 | After thirty-one games, the third-longest consecutive game hitting streak in National League history ends when Dick Kelley and Gary Ross keeps Dodger Willie Davis hitless in a 3-0 loss to the Padres at San Diego Stadium. The LA center fielder, who goes 4-for-4 tomorrow, hit .435 in 124 at-bats during the span, including collecting at least one hit in every game the team played in August. |
| 2017 |
Joining Reds utilityman Scooter Gennett as the second player to accomplish the feat this season, J.D. Martinez becomes the 18th major leaguer to hit four home runs in one game , going deep in the top of the ninth in the Diamondbacks' 13-0 rout of the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine. The Arizona outfielder, acquired in a trade from the Tigers in July, had one more home run than the opponent's total amount of hits in the contest.
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5 Fact(s) Found