Baseball Guru
08-21-2001, 07:30 AM
This Day in Baseball History - August 21
"A game isn't just an athelic contest. It's a picnic, a kind of town meeting." - MICHAEL BURKE, Yankee president (1967-73)
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(1902) Joe McGinnity of the NL's Baltimore Orioles is thrown out of the league for punching and spitting at an ump. Due his popularity, 'Iron Man Mike' will be quickly reinstated.
(1908) On the third try, Senator Gabby Street catches a ball thrown from the top of the Washington Monument. Scientists estimated the 555-foot drop the ball traveled had a force between 200 and 300 pounds.
(1919) Phillies' catcher John Adams of the Philadelphia ties a NL record for backstops as he records seven assists in one game.
(1926) White Sox hurler Ted Lyons pitches a no-hitter beating the Red Sox at Fenway Park, 6-0.
(1931) Babe Ruth becomes the first major leaguer to hit 600 career HRs as the Yankees defeat the Browns, 11-7.
(1948) Cleveland's streak of victories (8) shutouts (4) and scorless innings (47) ends in the ninth inning when Bob Lemon walks Pat Seerey and yields HRs to Aaron Robinson and Dave Philley in a 3-2 loss to the White Sox.
(1951) Major General Emmett O'Donnell is selected by the owners to be the new commissioner, but President Truman overrules the decision stating the officer is needed in Korea in his post as commander of bombers.
(1972) Phil Niekro snaps Steve Carlton's 15-game winning streak as Atlanta beats the Phillies, 2-1 in 11 innings.
(1975) Cub hurlers Rick and Paul Reuschel join forces to blank the Dodgers, 6-0. Rick goes 6 1-3 innings and Paul finishes the game for the first ever shutout thrown by two brothers.
(1982) Brewers' reliever Rollie Fingers become the first player in major league history to record 300 career saves as Milwaukee defeat the Mariners, 3-2.
(1983) On the same day two minor leaguers, Vince Coleman & Donnell Nixon, break Rickey Henderson's single-season record by stealing their 131st base of the season.
(1986) Spike Owens becomes the first major leaguer in 40 years to score six runs in a game as the Red Sox rout the Indians, 24-5.
(1999) Oriole outfielder Brady Anderson becomes only the third player in major league history to lead off both games of a doubleheader with a home run. It doesn't help as the White Sox sweep the twin bill.
"A game isn't just an athelic contest. It's a picnic, a kind of town meeting." - MICHAEL BURKE, Yankee president (1967-73)
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(1902) Joe McGinnity of the NL's Baltimore Orioles is thrown out of the league for punching and spitting at an ump. Due his popularity, 'Iron Man Mike' will be quickly reinstated.
(1908) On the third try, Senator Gabby Street catches a ball thrown from the top of the Washington Monument. Scientists estimated the 555-foot drop the ball traveled had a force between 200 and 300 pounds.
(1919) Phillies' catcher John Adams of the Philadelphia ties a NL record for backstops as he records seven assists in one game.
(1926) White Sox hurler Ted Lyons pitches a no-hitter beating the Red Sox at Fenway Park, 6-0.
(1931) Babe Ruth becomes the first major leaguer to hit 600 career HRs as the Yankees defeat the Browns, 11-7.
(1948) Cleveland's streak of victories (8) shutouts (4) and scorless innings (47) ends in the ninth inning when Bob Lemon walks Pat Seerey and yields HRs to Aaron Robinson and Dave Philley in a 3-2 loss to the White Sox.
(1951) Major General Emmett O'Donnell is selected by the owners to be the new commissioner, but President Truman overrules the decision stating the officer is needed in Korea in his post as commander of bombers.
(1972) Phil Niekro snaps Steve Carlton's 15-game winning streak as Atlanta beats the Phillies, 2-1 in 11 innings.
(1975) Cub hurlers Rick and Paul Reuschel join forces to blank the Dodgers, 6-0. Rick goes 6 1-3 innings and Paul finishes the game for the first ever shutout thrown by two brothers.
(1982) Brewers' reliever Rollie Fingers become the first player in major league history to record 300 career saves as Milwaukee defeat the Mariners, 3-2.
(1983) On the same day two minor leaguers, Vince Coleman & Donnell Nixon, break Rickey Henderson's single-season record by stealing their 131st base of the season.
(1986) Spike Owens becomes the first major leaguer in 40 years to score six runs in a game as the Red Sox rout the Indians, 24-5.
(1999) Oriole outfielder Brady Anderson becomes only the third player in major league history to lead off both games of a doubleheader with a home run. It doesn't help as the White Sox sweep the twin bill.