Baseball Guru
08-15-2001, 12:55 PM
This Day in Baseball History - August 5
"He handed me a tube of Vaseline. I thanked him and gave him a sheet of sandpaper." -DON SUTTON, exchanging gifts with Padre pitcher Gaylord Perry
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(1921) KDKA radio station provides its listeners with the first ever broadcast of a major league game as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Phillies 8-5 at Forbes Field. Harold Arlin becomes baseball's first play-by-play announcer.
(1931) On a bloop single by pinch-hitter Dave Harris, the 27th batter he faces, Tommy Bridges loses his bid for a perfect game as Tigers crush the Senators, 13-0.
(1940) In a rain-shortened 4-0 victory over the Tigers, Silent John Whitehead of the St. Louis Browns pitches a six inning no-hitter.
(1955) White Sox second baseman Nellie Fox's consecutive game streak ends at 274 games. The next day he will begin a new streak which will last for 798 games.
(1969) Willie Stargell becomes the first player to hit a HR completely out of Dodger Stadium. The 512-foot blast helps the Pirates defeat Los Angeles, 11-3.
(1972) Tiger shortstop Ed Brinkman commits an error ending his major league record of 72 games and 331 total chances without making a misplay.
(1979) In an 8-1 win over the Giants, Dodger Don Sutton becomes the team's all-time strikeout leader with his 2,487th career strikeout.
(1979) Willie Mays, Warren Giles and Hack Wilson are inducted into the Hall of Fame.
(1984) Blue Jay Cliff Johnson hits his 19th career pinch-hit HR breaking a major league record shared with Jerry Lynch. His round-tripper gives Toronto 4-3 victory over the Orioles.
(1985) Darryl Strawberry belts three HRs helping to beat the Cubs, 7-2, and puts the Mets into first place in the NL East.
(1999) Mark McGwire hits his 500th career HR off of Padre Andy Ashby becoming the 16th major leaguer and the fastest to reach this milestone. The St. Louis slugger is first to accomplish the feat a year after reaching the 400 HR plateau.
(2000) Sammy Sosa becomes the first Cubs' player to reach 100 RBIs six consecutive times. Hack Wilson did it for five straight seasons from 1926-30.
"He handed me a tube of Vaseline. I thanked him and gave him a sheet of sandpaper." -DON SUTTON, exchanging gifts with Padre pitcher Gaylord Perry
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(1921) KDKA radio station provides its listeners with the first ever broadcast of a major league game as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Phillies 8-5 at Forbes Field. Harold Arlin becomes baseball's first play-by-play announcer.
(1931) On a bloop single by pinch-hitter Dave Harris, the 27th batter he faces, Tommy Bridges loses his bid for a perfect game as Tigers crush the Senators, 13-0.
(1940) In a rain-shortened 4-0 victory over the Tigers, Silent John Whitehead of the St. Louis Browns pitches a six inning no-hitter.
(1955) White Sox second baseman Nellie Fox's consecutive game streak ends at 274 games. The next day he will begin a new streak which will last for 798 games.
(1969) Willie Stargell becomes the first player to hit a HR completely out of Dodger Stadium. The 512-foot blast helps the Pirates defeat Los Angeles, 11-3.
(1972) Tiger shortstop Ed Brinkman commits an error ending his major league record of 72 games and 331 total chances without making a misplay.
(1979) In an 8-1 win over the Giants, Dodger Don Sutton becomes the team's all-time strikeout leader with his 2,487th career strikeout.
(1979) Willie Mays, Warren Giles and Hack Wilson are inducted into the Hall of Fame.
(1984) Blue Jay Cliff Johnson hits his 19th career pinch-hit HR breaking a major league record shared with Jerry Lynch. His round-tripper gives Toronto 4-3 victory over the Orioles.
(1985) Darryl Strawberry belts three HRs helping to beat the Cubs, 7-2, and puts the Mets into first place in the NL East.
(1999) Mark McGwire hits his 500th career HR off of Padre Andy Ashby becoming the 16th major leaguer and the fastest to reach this milestone. The St. Louis slugger is first to accomplish the feat a year after reaching the 400 HR plateau.
(2000) Sammy Sosa becomes the first Cubs' player to reach 100 RBIs six consecutive times. Hack Wilson did it for five straight seasons from 1926-30.