Today in baseball history.................................
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On July 31, 2005, Wade Boggs and Ryne Sandberg are inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in a ceremony at Cooperstown.
1997 A's trade Mark McGwire to St. Louis Cardinals
1994 Phil Rizzuto (Yankees) and Steve Carlton enter the Hall of Fame
1993 A's trade Rickey Henderson to Blue Jays
1990 Nolan Ryan becomes 20th major league pitcher to win 300 games
1989 Twins trade AL Cy Young Award winner Frank Viola to Mets
1988 Willie Stargell became 200th man inducted in Baseball's Hall of Fame
1983 B Robinson, J Marichal, G Kell, and W Alston inducted into Hall of Fame
1981 42 day old, 2nd major league baseball strike ends
1978 New York Yankees now 7 out of 1st, picked up 7 games in previous 2 weeks
1978 Pete Rose ties NL record hitting streak at 44
1972 Dick Allen is 7th to hit 2 inside-the-park homers in a game
1963 Indians' Woodie Held, Pedro Ramos, Tito Francona, and Larry Brown hit consecutive home runs in one inning (vs California Angels)
1961 31st All Star Baseball Game: 1-1 tie ends by rain at Fenway, Boston
1954 Mil Braves' Joe Adc)ck sets record of 18 total bases (4 home runs, 1 double)
1934 St. Louis Cardinals defeat Cincinnati Reds 8-6 in 18 innings, pitchers Dizzy Dean and Tony Freitos go the distant
1932 Cleveland Municipal Stadium opens-Philadelphia A's beat Indians 1-0
1930 Lou Gehrig grand slams as Yankees beat Red Sox 14-13
1910 Chicago Cub King Cole no-hits St. Louis, 4-0 in a 7 inning game
1909 Bill Burns has no-hitter broken up with 2 outs in 9th
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<< <i>1963 Indians' Woodie Held >>
<< <i>1930 Lou Gehrig grand slams as Yankees beat Red Sox 14-13 >>
I bet that would have been one heck of a game to watch
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<< <i>1930 Lou Gehrig grand slams as Yankees beat Red Sox 14-13 >>
I bet that would have been one heck of a game to watch >>
Ask Stone, I think he was there. But he was a few years out of college by then.
"I spent 50% of my money on alcohol, women, and gambling. The other half I wasted.
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<< <i>1930 Lou Gehrig grand slams as Yankees beat Red Sox 14-13 >>
I bet that would have been one heck of a game to watch >>
Ask Stone, I think he was there. But he was a few years out of college by then. >>