BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1851 Mike Golden
1858 Mike DePangher
1864 Con Daily
1868 Steve Brodie
1869 Frank Kitson
1876 Frank Moore
1881 Bill Hogg
1886 Ed McDonough
1889 Howard McGraner
1890 Harry Damrau
1892 Ernie Koob
1893 Roy Grimes
1893 Ray Grimes
1901 George Loepp
1901 Monroe Mitchell
1905 Glenn Spencer
1910 Les Tietje
1914 Clay Smith
1916 Ellis Clary
1918 Randy Heflin
1919 Barney Olsen
1924 Lou Grasmick
1926 Eddie Miksis
1933 Bob Davis
1934 Marlan Coughtry
1940 Jackie Hernandez
1941 Larry Bearnarth
1944 Dave Roberts
1947 Larry Cox
1948 Jeff Newman
1953 Mike Gordon
1958 Don Slaught
1958 Brad Lesley
1964 Ellis Burks
1965 Quinn Mack
1969 Eduardo Perez
1969 Shannon Penn
1973 Tom Davey
1976 Edwards Guzman
1978 Junior Herndon
1979 Frank Francisco
1980 Matt DeSalvo
1983 Jacoby Ellsbury
1985 Bobby Cassevah
1986 Andrew Cashner
1986 Kyle Blanks
1987 Brandon Laird
1988 Mike Moustakas
1989 Zeke Spruill
1989 Nik Turley
1990 Shawn Armstrong
1992 Andrew Suarez
1994 Evan Phillips
1995 Domingo Leyba
OBITUARIES:
1905 Jerry McCormick
1915 John Carbine
1920 Bill Hallman
1925 Pat Duff
1931 Carl Sitton
1931 Joe Marshall
1936 Braggo Roth
1943 Kid Durbin
1946 Cy Morgan
1953 Bob Coulson
1956 Marty Herrmann
1960 Charlie High
1961 Chink Outen
1963 Ham Hyatt
1964 Red McDermott
1966 Bill Cramer
1971 Rube Melton
1973 Del Baker
1978 Snipe Hansen
1978 Mike Gazella
1980 Garth Mann
1980 Ernie Ovitz
1980 Harry Hulihan
1983 Bill McCarren
1984 Paul Carter
1986 Otho Nitcholas
1998 Larry Bradford
2001 Vince Ventura
2001 Clem Dreisewerd
2012 Bruce Von Hoff
YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE!!!
1912 Eddie Collins is the first player to record six stolen bases in a game.
1936 Hod Lisenbee gives up 26 hits and 17 runs in a complete game loss (8 innings) to the White Sox. Luke Appling, Mike Kreevich, and Zeke Bonura all had five hit games. It’s the second most hits allowed in a game (Eddie Cicotte allowed 29 in 17 innings), and the seventh most runs allowed in a game by a pitcher.
1942 and 1966… Paul Gillespie and John Miller homer in their first MLB at bats. What makes this cool is that both also homered in their LAST at bats three seasons later – the only two players to homer in their first and last plate appearances.
1974 The Cards beat the Mets, 4 – 3, in 25 innings. The game lasts seven hours and four minutes – and 202 batters came to the plate that day…
1985 Pete Rose punches an Eric Show pitch into left center for a single – the 4,192nd hit of his career – to pass Ty Cobb and become the all time hit king. Of course, we now know that Cobb only had 4189 hits, so Rose actually set the record against the Cubs two days earlier.
1991 Kent Mercker, Mark Wohlers, and Alejandro Pena combine to throw a no-hitter to beat San Diego, 1 – 0.
1999 Twins pitcher Eric Milton tops the Angels without allowing a hit and fanning 13 batters.
TRANSACTION WIRE:
1901 The Chicago Orphans (now Cubs) purchased Davy Jones from Rockford.
1961 Houston signs amateur free agent Rusty Staub.
1964 Los Angeles signs amateur free agent pitcher Don Sutton.
1973 Philadelphia signs amateur free agent pitcher Willie Hernandez.
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