Panzram
07-04-2004, 03:05 AM
JULY 4 IN BASEBALL HISTORY
» 2000: The Cardinals defeat the Reds, 14-3. St. Louis rookie C Keith McDonald becomes only the third player in St. Louis history to homer in his first major league at bat, doing so as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning.
» 1989: Cincinnati's Tom Browning is three outs away from his 2nd career perfect game when Dickie Thon doubles, and Browning is eventually relieved by John Franco in a 2-1 win over Philadelphia.
» 1979: The Phillies Steve Carlton shuts out the Mets 1-0 on a one-hitter, but the Phils manage to lose three other hurlers on the same day: Larry Christenson pulls a groin muscle, Dick Ruthven goes on the disabled list, and Randy Lerch fractures his thumb in a brawl.
» 1969: The Dodgers take first place in the NL West by sweeping a doubleheader against the Braves in Los Angeles, winning 6-7 and 7*3.
» 1959: Yankee Bob Turley turns in another one-hit masterpiece at Washington. A lazy fly in the ninth by PH Julio Becquer drops in front of LF Norm Siebern for the only Senator safety. SS Tony Kubek goes 8-for-10 in the doubleheader, as the Yanks sweep 10-6 and 7-0.
» 1949: The Dodgers increase their lead to two games over the Cardinals by winning the twin bill from the Phillies while the Redbirds, with Max Lanier dropping his first start since reinstatement, divide with the Cubs.
» 1939: A tearful Lou Gehrig tells 61,808 fans at Yankee Stadium, "I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth," Gehrig's uniform #4 is retired, the first major-league player so honored.
» 1928: Ray Schalk resigns as White Sox manager; Lena Blackburne replaces him. Blackburne will last one year and in 1930 will start selling his Rubbing Mud from the Delaware River to the AL to use to take the shine off of baseballs. The NL will adopt it in the 1950s.
» 1916: Joe Jackson goes 3-for-5 against the Athletics. In 30 games since May 31st, he has hit 55-for-104, a .524 BA.
» 1905: In the afternoon game of a doubleheader, Philadelphia's Rube Waddell bests Cy Young in a 20-inning marathon, as the Athletics down Boston 4-2. Philadelphia C Ossee Schreckengost works 28 innings in one day, a major-league record.
» 2000: The Cardinals defeat the Reds, 14-3. St. Louis rookie C Keith McDonald becomes only the third player in St. Louis history to homer in his first major league at bat, doing so as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning.
» 1989: Cincinnati's Tom Browning is three outs away from his 2nd career perfect game when Dickie Thon doubles, and Browning is eventually relieved by John Franco in a 2-1 win over Philadelphia.
» 1979: The Phillies Steve Carlton shuts out the Mets 1-0 on a one-hitter, but the Phils manage to lose three other hurlers on the same day: Larry Christenson pulls a groin muscle, Dick Ruthven goes on the disabled list, and Randy Lerch fractures his thumb in a brawl.
» 1969: The Dodgers take first place in the NL West by sweeping a doubleheader against the Braves in Los Angeles, winning 6-7 and 7*3.
» 1959: Yankee Bob Turley turns in another one-hit masterpiece at Washington. A lazy fly in the ninth by PH Julio Becquer drops in front of LF Norm Siebern for the only Senator safety. SS Tony Kubek goes 8-for-10 in the doubleheader, as the Yanks sweep 10-6 and 7-0.
» 1949: The Dodgers increase their lead to two games over the Cardinals by winning the twin bill from the Phillies while the Redbirds, with Max Lanier dropping his first start since reinstatement, divide with the Cubs.
» 1939: A tearful Lou Gehrig tells 61,808 fans at Yankee Stadium, "I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth," Gehrig's uniform #4 is retired, the first major-league player so honored.
» 1928: Ray Schalk resigns as White Sox manager; Lena Blackburne replaces him. Blackburne will last one year and in 1930 will start selling his Rubbing Mud from the Delaware River to the AL to use to take the shine off of baseballs. The NL will adopt it in the 1950s.
» 1916: Joe Jackson goes 3-for-5 against the Athletics. In 30 games since May 31st, he has hit 55-for-104, a .524 BA.
» 1905: In the afternoon game of a doubleheader, Philadelphia's Rube Waddell bests Cy Young in a 20-inning marathon, as the Athletics down Boston 4-2. Philadelphia C Ossee Schreckengost works 28 innings in one day, a major-league record.