Baseball Guru
08-15-2001, 12:52 PM
This Day in Baseball History - August 10
"It was more exciting than Don Larsen's perfect game in the World Series." -ROGER CRAIG, Giant Manager, commenting on Dave Dravecky's comeback after cancer surgery.
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(1901) White Sox Frank Isbell of the Chicago White Sox strands eleven runners on the base paths to set an AL record.
(1944) Brave Charles 'Red' Barrett throws only 58 pitches in beating the Reds, 2-0.
(1957) Mickey Mantle blasts a 460-foot homer to become the first player to clear the center-field hedge at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore as the Yankees beat the Orioles, 6-3.
(1969) For the second time this season, Twins' Cesar Tovar breaks up a no-hit bid by an Oriole pitcher by singling in the ninth inning; this time the victim is Mike Cuellar.
(1971) Harmon Killebrew becomes the tenth player to join the 500 HR club as he hits #500 and #501 off Mike Cuellar of the Orioles.
(1974) Jorge Lebron, the youngest professional player ever, makes his debut for the Phillies farm club Auburn. The fourteen-year old shortstop plays three games before returning to Puerto Rico to finish junior high school.
(1986) During Billy Martin Day, Yankees retire uniform #1 to honor their scrappy second baseman and four-time manager.
(1981) The Phillies' Pete Rose passes Stan Musial as the all-time National League hit leader when he collects his 3,631st off Cardinal hurler Mark Littell.
(1989) After fifteen months of recovery from cancer surgery to his arm, Dave Dravecky pitches one-hit baseball blanking the Reds for seven innings to get the victory as the Giant bullpen holds on for 4-3 win at Candlestick Park.
(1995) The first forfeit in the majors in sixteen years occurs when the fans for the third time during the night throw souvenir baseballs given as a promotion onto the Dodger Stadium field. At the time of the decision to halt the game, Los Angeles was trailing the Cardinals, 2-1 with one out in the bottom of the ninth.
(1998) Joining Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth, Albert Belle becomes only the fourth player to drive in 100 runs and hit 30 homers for seven consecutive seasons.
(2000) Winning for the first time in 16 starts, David Cone ends the worst slump of his career as the Yankees beat the A's, 12-6. Newly acquired Jose Canseco hits a three-run homer into the upper deck to help Cone stop the skid.
"It was more exciting than Don Larsen's perfect game in the World Series." -ROGER CRAIG, Giant Manager, commenting on Dave Dravecky's comeback after cancer surgery.
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(1901) White Sox Frank Isbell of the Chicago White Sox strands eleven runners on the base paths to set an AL record.
(1944) Brave Charles 'Red' Barrett throws only 58 pitches in beating the Reds, 2-0.
(1957) Mickey Mantle blasts a 460-foot homer to become the first player to clear the center-field hedge at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore as the Yankees beat the Orioles, 6-3.
(1969) For the second time this season, Twins' Cesar Tovar breaks up a no-hit bid by an Oriole pitcher by singling in the ninth inning; this time the victim is Mike Cuellar.
(1971) Harmon Killebrew becomes the tenth player to join the 500 HR club as he hits #500 and #501 off Mike Cuellar of the Orioles.
(1974) Jorge Lebron, the youngest professional player ever, makes his debut for the Phillies farm club Auburn. The fourteen-year old shortstop plays three games before returning to Puerto Rico to finish junior high school.
(1986) During Billy Martin Day, Yankees retire uniform #1 to honor their scrappy second baseman and four-time manager.
(1981) The Phillies' Pete Rose passes Stan Musial as the all-time National League hit leader when he collects his 3,631st off Cardinal hurler Mark Littell.
(1989) After fifteen months of recovery from cancer surgery to his arm, Dave Dravecky pitches one-hit baseball blanking the Reds for seven innings to get the victory as the Giant bullpen holds on for 4-3 win at Candlestick Park.
(1995) The first forfeit in the majors in sixteen years occurs when the fans for the third time during the night throw souvenir baseballs given as a promotion onto the Dodger Stadium field. At the time of the decision to halt the game, Los Angeles was trailing the Cardinals, 2-1 with one out in the bottom of the ninth.
(1998) Joining Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth, Albert Belle becomes only the fourth player to drive in 100 runs and hit 30 homers for seven consecutive seasons.
(2000) Winning for the first time in 16 starts, David Cone ends the worst slump of his career as the Yankees beat the A's, 12-6. Newly acquired Jose Canseco hits a three-run homer into the upper deck to help Cone stop the skid.