Baseball Guru
07-06-2001, 07:07 AM
This Day in Baseball History - July 6
"There comes a time in every man's life, and I've had plenty of them." -CASEY STENGEL, Hall of Fame manager (1934-36,38-43, 49-60,62-65)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1929) The Cardinals scored ten runs in the first and fifth innings defeating the Phillies, 28-6. The twenty-eight runs set a NL record for the most runs score in one game by one team.
(1933) At Chicago's Comiskey Park, the first ever All-Star game is played. Babe Ruth's two-run HR helps the AL defeat the NL.
(1938) At Crosley Field, Yankee Lefty Gomez is defeated for the first time in four All-Star starts as the NL wins the All-Star game 4-1. National League shortstop Leo Durocher becomes the first Dodger to start in an All-Star Game and gets a 'bunt' home run.
(1941) A centerfield momument dedicated to Lou Gehrig is unvieled by the Yankees; the memorial is a tribute by his teammates of their beloved captain who died last month of ALS.
(1942) Powered by first-inning home runs by Indian Lou Boudreau and Tiger Rudy York, the AL All-Stars defeats the NL at the Polo Grounds, 3-1. The game also features the first and only starting sibling battery in all-star history as losing pitcher Mort Cooper throws to backstop Walker Cooper, his brother.
(1945) Tommy Holmes hits safely in his 34th consecutive game surpassing Rogers Hornsby's modern NL record of 33 (Keeler had 44 pre-1900) established in 1922.
(1949) At Crosley Field, Walker Cooper goes 6-for-7, including three HRs and three singles, five runs scored and ten RBIs, to power the Reds over the Cubs, 23-4.
(1953) In his first major league start, Giant rookie Al Worthington blanks the Giants, 6-0.
(1956) Indian Jim Busby hits his second grand slam in consecutive days to beat the A's, 4-2.
(1966) Tying an AL record, Boog Powell knocks in 11 runs in a doubleheader. In game one, the Oriole first baseman hits two HRs, including a grand slam, two doubles and a sacrifice fly to drive in seven runs in the Orioles11-0 victory over the Kansas City A's and in the nightcap he adds 4 RBIs.
(1970) Brave Felix Milan goes 6-for-6 and collects 4 RBIs in a 12-4 victory over the Giants; he is the first Brave to get 6 hits in one game.
(1986) At Atlanta, first baseman Bob Horner becomes the eleventh major leaguer to hit 4 HRs in one game; three of the four HRs, however, are solo shots enabling the Expos to still beat the Braves, 11-8.
(2000) Vin Scully, 72, is voted the No. 1 sportscaster of the 20th century by members of the American Sportscasters Association. The Dodger veteran broadcaster's 51-year career has included play-by-play of 25 Fall Classics and 12 All-Star games.
(2000)
Homering off of Reds' hurler Osvaldo Fernandez, Cardinals' Keith McDonald becomes only the second player in history to hit a homer in his first two major league at-bats. Bob Nieman of the St. Louis Browns is the other player to accomplish the feat (9/14/51)
------------------
"Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself, but for me, the ultimate human experience is to witness the flawless execution of a hit-and-run."
LETS GO METS!!!
HELP BE AN ADDICT AND CLICK ON AN AD!!
"There comes a time in every man's life, and I've had plenty of them." -CASEY STENGEL, Hall of Fame manager (1934-36,38-43, 49-60,62-65)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1929) The Cardinals scored ten runs in the first and fifth innings defeating the Phillies, 28-6. The twenty-eight runs set a NL record for the most runs score in one game by one team.
(1933) At Chicago's Comiskey Park, the first ever All-Star game is played. Babe Ruth's two-run HR helps the AL defeat the NL.
(1938) At Crosley Field, Yankee Lefty Gomez is defeated for the first time in four All-Star starts as the NL wins the All-Star game 4-1. National League shortstop Leo Durocher becomes the first Dodger to start in an All-Star Game and gets a 'bunt' home run.
(1941) A centerfield momument dedicated to Lou Gehrig is unvieled by the Yankees; the memorial is a tribute by his teammates of their beloved captain who died last month of ALS.
(1942) Powered by first-inning home runs by Indian Lou Boudreau and Tiger Rudy York, the AL All-Stars defeats the NL at the Polo Grounds, 3-1. The game also features the first and only starting sibling battery in all-star history as losing pitcher Mort Cooper throws to backstop Walker Cooper, his brother.
(1945) Tommy Holmes hits safely in his 34th consecutive game surpassing Rogers Hornsby's modern NL record of 33 (Keeler had 44 pre-1900) established in 1922.
(1949) At Crosley Field, Walker Cooper goes 6-for-7, including three HRs and three singles, five runs scored and ten RBIs, to power the Reds over the Cubs, 23-4.
(1953) In his first major league start, Giant rookie Al Worthington blanks the Giants, 6-0.
(1956) Indian Jim Busby hits his second grand slam in consecutive days to beat the A's, 4-2.
(1966) Tying an AL record, Boog Powell knocks in 11 runs in a doubleheader. In game one, the Oriole first baseman hits two HRs, including a grand slam, two doubles and a sacrifice fly to drive in seven runs in the Orioles11-0 victory over the Kansas City A's and in the nightcap he adds 4 RBIs.
(1970) Brave Felix Milan goes 6-for-6 and collects 4 RBIs in a 12-4 victory over the Giants; he is the first Brave to get 6 hits in one game.
(1986) At Atlanta, first baseman Bob Horner becomes the eleventh major leaguer to hit 4 HRs in one game; three of the four HRs, however, are solo shots enabling the Expos to still beat the Braves, 11-8.
(2000) Vin Scully, 72, is voted the No. 1 sportscaster of the 20th century by members of the American Sportscasters Association. The Dodger veteran broadcaster's 51-year career has included play-by-play of 25 Fall Classics and 12 All-Star games.
(2000)
Homering off of Reds' hurler Osvaldo Fernandez, Cardinals' Keith McDonald becomes only the second player in history to hit a homer in his first two major league at-bats. Bob Nieman of the St. Louis Browns is the other player to accomplish the feat (9/14/51)
------------------
"Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself, but for me, the ultimate human experience is to witness the flawless execution of a hit-and-run."
LETS GO METS!!!
HELP BE AN ADDICT AND CLICK ON AN AD!!