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This Day in Baseball History: July 2nd
By Administrator | July 2, 2009
In 1903, Ed Delahanty of the Senators, who once hit four home runs in a game, went over a Niagara Falls’ railroad bridge and drowned… the circumstances concerning the outfielder’s death were never discovered.
In 1941, in front of 52,832 fans at Yankee Stadium, Joe DiMaggio hit in his 45th straight game — breaking Wee Willie Keeler’s 1897 major league record — with a three-run home run off Red Sox hurler Dick Newsome.
In 1950, Bob Feller won his 200th career game.
In 1962, Dodgers pitcher Johnny Podres tied a National League record with eight consecutive strikeouts in a 5-1 victory over the Phillies.
In 1963, in one of the most memorable pitching duels in baseball history, the Giants’ Juan Marichal and the Braves’ Warren Spahn both pitched 15 scoreless innings… Willie Mays homered off Spahn in the bottom of the 16th to give San Francisco a 1- 0 win.
In 1978, Yankees southpaw Ron Guidry improved his record to 13-0 with a 3-2 win over the Tigers… it was the best start in franchise history.
In 1986, the Blue Jays scored three runs in the eighth inning to beat the Red Sox and Roger Clemens, 4-2… the loss prevented the ‘Rocket’ from getting a record-tying 15th consecutive winning decision.
In 1995, Dodgers righthander Hideo Nomo became the first player from Japan to be selected for the major league All-Star game.
Born Today: Tony Armas (1953), Jose Canseco (1964), Ozzie Canseco (1964)
Topics: MLB History |
