Panzram
07-17-2004, 02:15 AM
JULY 17 IN BASEBALL HISTORY
» 2000: The Cardinals defeat the Twins, 8-3. St. Louis OF Chris Richard becomes the second Cardinal in two weeks to hit a HR in his first major league at bat.
» 1990: The Twins pull off a major-league first-2 triple plays in the same game, in the fourth and eighth innings. Both are started on grounders to 3B Gary Gaetti, who has started five of the Twins’ last six triple killings. Despite the major-league record, the Red Sox win anyway, 1-0.
» 1979: The NL wins its eighth straight All-Star Game 7-6 at Seattle. Lee Mazzilli homers to tie the game in the eighth, and walks in the ninth to bring in the winning run. Dave Parker, with two outstanding throws, is named the game's MVP, and Pete Rose plays a record fifth All-Star position.
» 1966: Pittsburgh regains the NL lead by sweeping a doubleheader 7-4 and 7*1 from the Giants.
» 1956: Red Sox pitchers Tom Brewer and Bob Porterfield sweep the Athletics 10-0 and 4*0.
» 1942: The Browns, under Luke Sewell, achieve an 8-game win streak with doubleheader victories 4-2 and 11-1 over the A's. Chet Laabs blasts HRs in both games. During the eight game streak, Laabs hits eight HRs. He will finish second to Ted Williams in the AL with 27 HRs.
» 1924: On Tuberculosis Day at Sportsman's Park, the Cards' Jesse Haines hurls his only shutout in two years, a 5-0 no-hitter over the Braves. "While the majestic northpaw was realizing his lifelong pitching ambitions, the Cardinals were making merry with the right-hand shoots of McNamara" (St. Louis Globe-Democrat). It is the first no-hitter by a St. Louis hurler since 1876, and the first-ever NL no-hitter in St. Louis.
» 1914: Giants OF Red Murray is knocked unconscious by lightning after catching a fly ball that ends a 21-inning victory over Pittsburgh. Murray is uninjured. Pittsburgh's Babe Adams pitches all 21 innings without yielding a single walk, the longest non-walk game in major-league history.
» 1903: Rube Waddell is arrested for assaulting a fan who had criticized his pitching. Connie Mack bails him out of jail.
» 1888: Tommy McCarthy's 6 stolen bases pace the Browns to 15 steals and a 10-3 victory over Kansas City. McCarthy also goes 5-for-5 at the plate.
» 2000: The Cardinals defeat the Twins, 8-3. St. Louis OF Chris Richard becomes the second Cardinal in two weeks to hit a HR in his first major league at bat.
» 1990: The Twins pull off a major-league first-2 triple plays in the same game, in the fourth and eighth innings. Both are started on grounders to 3B Gary Gaetti, who has started five of the Twins’ last six triple killings. Despite the major-league record, the Red Sox win anyway, 1-0.
» 1979: The NL wins its eighth straight All-Star Game 7-6 at Seattle. Lee Mazzilli homers to tie the game in the eighth, and walks in the ninth to bring in the winning run. Dave Parker, with two outstanding throws, is named the game's MVP, and Pete Rose plays a record fifth All-Star position.
» 1966: Pittsburgh regains the NL lead by sweeping a doubleheader 7-4 and 7*1 from the Giants.
» 1956: Red Sox pitchers Tom Brewer and Bob Porterfield sweep the Athletics 10-0 and 4*0.
» 1942: The Browns, under Luke Sewell, achieve an 8-game win streak with doubleheader victories 4-2 and 11-1 over the A's. Chet Laabs blasts HRs in both games. During the eight game streak, Laabs hits eight HRs. He will finish second to Ted Williams in the AL with 27 HRs.
» 1924: On Tuberculosis Day at Sportsman's Park, the Cards' Jesse Haines hurls his only shutout in two years, a 5-0 no-hitter over the Braves. "While the majestic northpaw was realizing his lifelong pitching ambitions, the Cardinals were making merry with the right-hand shoots of McNamara" (St. Louis Globe-Democrat). It is the first no-hitter by a St. Louis hurler since 1876, and the first-ever NL no-hitter in St. Louis.
» 1914: Giants OF Red Murray is knocked unconscious by lightning after catching a fly ball that ends a 21-inning victory over Pittsburgh. Murray is uninjured. Pittsburgh's Babe Adams pitches all 21 innings without yielding a single walk, the longest non-walk game in major-league history.
» 1903: Rube Waddell is arrested for assaulting a fan who had criticized his pitching. Connie Mack bails him out of jail.
» 1888: Tommy McCarthy's 6 stolen bases pace the Browns to 15 steals and a 10-3 victory over Kansas City. McCarthy also goes 5-for-5 at the plate.