Baseball Guru
07-29-2001, 03:21 AM
This Day in Baseball History - July 29
"He was the nearest thing to a perfect player no matter where his manager chose to play him." -JOHN McGRAW,New York Giant manager speaking about Honus Wagner
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(1908) Rube Waddell fans sixteen of his former teammates as the Browns defeat the A's, 5-4.
(1911) Joe Wood of the Red Sox whiffs twelve Browns en route to a 5-0 no-hitter.
(1915) Forty-one year old Pirate Honus Wagner reaches Dodger hurler Jeff Pfeffer for a grand slam in the eighth inning.
(1928) At Dunn Field, the Indians score 17 runs in the first two innings (eight in the first & nine in the second) in a 24-6 rout of the Yankees.
(1955) At Crosley Field, Smoky Burgess hits three home runs and drives in nine runs as the Reds rout the Pirates, 16-5 .
(1968) Reds' George Culver throws a 6-1 no-hitter against the Phillies.
(1968) In a 10-1 loss to the Indians, Senator shortstop Ron Hansen becomes the eighth major leaguer to execute an unassisted triple play. All five AL unassisted triple killings have included a Cleveland player.
(1978) At Old Timer's Day, the Yankees announce Billy Martin will return as manager in 1980.
(1983) Due to a dislocated thumb caused by a collision at home plate trying to score in the first game of a doubleheader against the Braves, Padre first baseman Steve Garvey's consecutive game streak ends in the nightcap at 1,207.
(1986) Sparky Anderson, the first skipper to win the World Series in each league, also becomes the first manager to win 600 games in the NL and AL when the Tigers beat the Brewers, 9-5.
(1996) Tommy Lasorda, 68-year old Dodger manager of twenty years, announces his retirement due to his health after a mild heart last month.
(2000) The Brewers hold Bob Wickman All-Star Poster Night a day after the team trades their All-Star reliever to the Indians.
(2000) Recently acquired Mets make a good first impression as Mike Bordick goes 2-for-3, including a homer on the first pitch he sees as a Met and Rick White pitches a scoreless inning to get the win; the other newcomer, Bubba Trammell, who doesn't play today, will homer in his first at-bat as a Met tomorrow.
(2000) The White Sox trade catcher Brook Fordyce and three minor league pitchers to the Orioles for catcher Charles Johnson and designated hitter Harold Baines.
"He was the nearest thing to a perfect player no matter where his manager chose to play him." -JOHN McGRAW,New York Giant manager speaking about Honus Wagner
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(1908) Rube Waddell fans sixteen of his former teammates as the Browns defeat the A's, 5-4.
(1911) Joe Wood of the Red Sox whiffs twelve Browns en route to a 5-0 no-hitter.
(1915) Forty-one year old Pirate Honus Wagner reaches Dodger hurler Jeff Pfeffer for a grand slam in the eighth inning.
(1928) At Dunn Field, the Indians score 17 runs in the first two innings (eight in the first & nine in the second) in a 24-6 rout of the Yankees.
(1955) At Crosley Field, Smoky Burgess hits three home runs and drives in nine runs as the Reds rout the Pirates, 16-5 .
(1968) Reds' George Culver throws a 6-1 no-hitter against the Phillies.
(1968) In a 10-1 loss to the Indians, Senator shortstop Ron Hansen becomes the eighth major leaguer to execute an unassisted triple play. All five AL unassisted triple killings have included a Cleveland player.
(1978) At Old Timer's Day, the Yankees announce Billy Martin will return as manager in 1980.
(1983) Due to a dislocated thumb caused by a collision at home plate trying to score in the first game of a doubleheader against the Braves, Padre first baseman Steve Garvey's consecutive game streak ends in the nightcap at 1,207.
(1986) Sparky Anderson, the first skipper to win the World Series in each league, also becomes the first manager to win 600 games in the NL and AL when the Tigers beat the Brewers, 9-5.
(1996) Tommy Lasorda, 68-year old Dodger manager of twenty years, announces his retirement due to his health after a mild heart last month.
(2000) The Brewers hold Bob Wickman All-Star Poster Night a day after the team trades their All-Star reliever to the Indians.
(2000) Recently acquired Mets make a good first impression as Mike Bordick goes 2-for-3, including a homer on the first pitch he sees as a Met and Rick White pitches a scoreless inning to get the win; the other newcomer, Bubba Trammell, who doesn't play today, will homer in his first at-bat as a Met tomorrow.
(2000) The White Sox trade catcher Brook Fordyce and three minor league pitchers to the Orioles for catcher Charles Johnson and designated hitter Harold Baines.