TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY JULY 29
July 29 1908 — Rube Waddell struck out 16, sending the St. Louis Browns past the Philadelphia A’s 5-4. 1911 — Joe Wood of the Boston Red Sox beat the…
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY JULY 28
July 28 1931 — Bob Fothergill of Chicago hit a home run and a triple in an 11-run eighth inning. The White Sox set an American League record with 12…
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY JULY 26
July 26 1928 — Bob Meusel of the New York Yankees hit for the cycle for the third time in his career. The Yankees scored 11 runs in the top…
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY JULY 23
July 23 1925 — Lou Gehrig hit the first of his major league record 23 grand slam homers as the New York Yankees posted an 11-7 triumph over the Washington…
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY JULY 22
July 22 1905 — Weldon Henley of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched a no-hitter, defeating the St. Louis Browns 6-0 in the first game of a doubleheader. It was the highlight…
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…