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This Day in Baseball History: August 23rd
By Administrator | August 23, 2008
In 1906, the Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Senators for their 19th straight victory.
In 1936, Bob Feller, the Cleveland Indians’ seventeen-year-old rookie pitcher, made his first major league start… he struck out the first eight batters he faces. ‘Rapid Robert’ finished the game with 15 strikeouts as Cleveland beats the Browns, 4-1.
In 1942, Walter Johnson and Babe Ruth provided the pregame attraction that drew 69,000 fans to Yankee Stadium for the New York-Washington game… the exhibition provided $80,000 for Army-Navy relief… Ruth hit the fifth pitch from Big Train into the right-field stands, and then added one more shot before circling the bases.
In 1958, Gil Hodges hit his 14th career grand slam to established a new National League record.
In 1961, five Giants (Cepeda, F. Alou, Davenport, Mays & Orsino) hit home runs in the same inning to tie a major league record in a 14-0 rout of the Reds.
In 1980, Owner Charlie Finley sold the Oakland A’s to the Haas family, of San Francisco, for $12.7 million… the sale to the Levi Strauss clothing empire kept the team in Oakland.
In 1982, Gaylord Perry of the Mariners was ejected from the game for applying a foreign substance to the ball.
In 1992, Dennis Eckersley became the first pitcher to record 40 saves in four different seasons.
In 1998, Barry Bonds became the first player in major league history to hit 400 home runs and steal at least 400 bases (438).
In 2001, Jason Jennings became the first pitcher in major league history to hurl a shutout and hit a home run in his major league debut… the Rockies right-hander blanked the Mets, at Shea Stadium, 10-0.
Born Today: Mike Boddicker (1957), Julio Franco (1958), Mark Bellhorn (1974)
Topics: MLB History |
