TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY JULY 21
July 21 1921 — The Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees combined for an AL record 16 doubles in the Indians’ 17-8 victory. Cleveland had nine doubles and New…
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY JULY 20
July 20 1906 — Malcolm Eason of Brooklyn pitched a 2-0 no-hitter against the Cardinals in St. Louis. 1925 — Brooklyn’s Dazzy Vance struck out 17 batters as the Dodgers…
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY JULY 14
July 14 1916 — St. Louis Browns pitcher Ernie Koob went the distance in a 17-inning 0-0 tie with the Boston Red Sox. Carl Mays went the first 15 innings…
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY JULY 12
July 12 1901 — Cy Young of the Boston Red Sox won his 300th game with a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia A’s. 1921 — Babe Ruth sets a record…
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY JULY 11
July 11 1914 — Babe Ruth made his major league debut for the Boston Red Sox and received credit for a 4-3 victory over Cleveland. He was removed for a…
TODAY IN BASEBALL HSTORY JULY 10
July 10 1917 — Ray Caldwell of New York pitched 9 2-3 innings of no-hit relief as the Yankees beat the Browns 7-5 in 17 innings in St. Louis. 1932…
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY JULY 9
July 9 1902 — Rube Waddell beat Bill Dinneen 4-2 in 17 innings when light-hitting Monte Cross hit a two-run homer for Philadelphia. 1932 — Ben Chapman of the Yankees…
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY JULY 6
July 6 1929 — The St. Louis Cardinals scored 10 runs in the first and fifth innings in beating the Philadelphia Phillies, 28-6, in the second game of a doubleheader.…
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY JULY 5
July 5 1904 — The Philadelphia Phillies snapped the New York Giants’ 18-game winning streak with a 6-5 10-inning victory. 1935 — Tony Cuccinello of the Dodgers and his brother…
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY JULY 4
July 4 1905 — The Philadelphia Athletics scored two runs in the 20th inning, giving Rube Waddell a 4-2 victory over Cy Young of the Boston Red Sox. Both pitchers…