Steff Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 1906 — Philadelphia manager Connie Mack needed a substitute outfielder in the sixth inning of a game against Boston and called on pitcher Chief Bender to fill in. Bender hit two home runs, both inside the park. 1907 — Boston's Big Jeff Pfeffer threw a no-hitter to give the Braves a 6-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds (news) in Boston. 1929 — Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants (news) pitched a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates (news), the first by a left-hander in the majors in 13 seasons. 1935 — In the first game of a doubleheader, Ernie Lombardi of the Cincinnati Reds hit four doubles in consecutive innings (sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth) off four different Phillies pitchers. Lombardi also singled in the game as the Reds beat Philadelphia 15-4. 1966 — Frank Robinson became the only player to hit a home run out of Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. The shot over the left-field wall came off Cleveland's Luis Tiant in the Orioles' 8-3 victory. 1966 — The St. Louis Cardinals (news) closed old Busch Stadium with a 10-5 loss to the San Francisco Giants (news). 1968 — Jim Hunter of the Oakland A's pitched a perfect game to beat the Minnesota Twins (news) 4-0. 1984 — Minnesota's Kirby Puckett had four singles in his first major league game as the Twins beat the California Angels 5-0. 1994 — The Colorado Silver Bullets, the first women's team to play a pro men's team, lost 19-0 to the Northern League All-Stars. Leon Durham hit two homers and Oil Can Boyd started for the All-Stars. The Silver Bullets had two hits, struck out 16 times and made six errors. 1998 — Mark McGwire became the fastest player to hit 400 home runs when he connected in the third inning of the St. Louis Cardinals' game against the New York Mets (news). McGwire, the 26th player to reach the milestone, hit his 400 homers in 4,726 at-bats. The previous best was 4,854 by Babe Ruth. 2001 — Randy Johnson became only the third pitcher to strike out 20 in nine innings, but didn't finish the game as the Arizona Diamondbacks (news) went on beat Cincinnati 4-3 in 11 innings. Johnson, the first left-hander to strike out 20, missed out on the chance to join Roger Clemens and Kerry Wood as the record-holders for a nine-inning game because Arizona could not finish off the Reds in regulation. 2003 — Aaron Boone hit three solo homers, leading the Cincinnati Reds past the St. Louis Cardinals 8-6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSF Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 1966 — The St. Louis Cardinals (news) closed old Busch Stadium with a 10-5 loss to the San Francisco Giants (news). Wasn't it called Sportsman Park at that time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted May 8, 2004 Share Posted May 8, 2004 Wasn't it called Sportsman Park at that time? It was during the 50's, when Bill Veeck owned the Browns. I don't know if they changed it to Busch later orr not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted May 8, 2004 Share Posted May 8, 2004 It was during the 50's, when Bill Veeck owned the Browns. I don't know if they changed it to Busch later orr not. I don't think it was changed, I think Busch was a whole new stadium. I could be wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted May 8, 2004 Share Posted May 8, 2004 I don't think it was changed, I think Busch was a whole new stadium. I could be wrong I didn't think it had changed either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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