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This Day in Baseball History: July 14th
By Administrator | July 14, 2009
In 1934, in an effort to keep the consecutive game streak intact, the Yankees had lumbago-stricken Lou Gehrig bat lead off and listed him as the shortstop on the lineup card… after singling in the first inning, the ‘Iron Horse’ left the game without playing the field.
In 1946, Ted Williams’ three homers and had eight RBI during the Red Sox 11-10 win in the first game of a doubleheader. During the second game of the twin bill, player-manager Lou Boudreau became the first skipper to employ the ‘Williams Shift’ which puts four infielders and two outfielders on the right side of the field. Laughing at the unusual alignment, the ‘Splendid Splinter’ doubled in his first at-bat against the new defense.
In1956, at Fenway Park, Red Sox hurler Mel Parnell no-hit the White Sox, 4-0.
In 1967, against Juan Marichal at Candlestick Park, Eddie Matthews hit career home run #500.
In 1968, Hank Aaron hit career home run #500 off Mike McCormick… in so doing. he became the eighth major leaguer to reach this milestone.
In 1970, in the twelfth inning of the All-Star game, Pete Rose bowled over Indians catcher Ray Fosse to score the deciding run in an exciting 5-4 National League victory at Riverfront Stadium. Fosse, whose career would be shortened because of the collision, had entertained ‘Charlie Hustle’ as a dinner guest the previous night
In 2000, Major League owners decided to return to playing an unbalanced schedule (where teams play more games against teams in their own division) rather than the balanced schedule then in use (play approximately the same number of games against all teams within the league). The American League had used a balanced schedule since 1977 and the National League since 1993.
In 2005, the Giants became the first franchise to win 10,000 games by edging the Dodgers in Los Angeles, 4-3. The Giants, who started as the New York Gothams in 1899, had posted a 10,000-8,511 record during the club’s 123 seasons in the National League.
Born Today: Crash Davis (1919), Robin Ventura (1967), Tim Hudson (1975)
Topics: MLB History |
