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Events
1917 – After replacing an ejected Babe Ruth, who walked the only batter he faced, Ernie Shore comes into the game for the Red Sox and retires 26 consecutive batters with the baserunner being thrown out attempting to steal second base.
1950 – The Tigers at Yankees combine for 11 home runs in [...]

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1915 – Cubs pitcher George Washington Zabel throws 18 and 1/3 innings of relief to beat the Dodgers, establishing a Major League record for longest relief appearance.
1943 – Player-manager Joe Cronin becomeson  the first player to hit pinch-hit home runs in both ends of a doubleheader.
1978 – Fans at Yankee stadium are [...]

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1934 - Hall of Famer Lefty Grove becomes the first pitcher to give up six doubles in one inning, including five in a row.
1966 - Trailing 4-3 late in the game, the Twins explode for five home runs in one inning, a Major League record.
Deaths
1995 - Cuban shortstop Zoilo Versalles who in [...]

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1981 – Nolan Ryan issues his 1,777th free pass, passing Early Wynn for number one on the all-time list.  He finished his career with 2,795 walks, nearly 1,000 more than his nearest competitor, Steve Carlton.
1982 – Cal Ripken beings his streak of 8,243 consecutive innings in a victory over the Twins.
2001 – [...]

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1922 – The Supreme Court rules that baseball is a sport, nota business, exempting it from antitrust laws.
1928 – Bill Terry hits for the cycle, and is the first player to do so with a grand slam.
1976 – Joe and Phil Niekro go head to head on the mound, with Joe’s Astro’s [...]

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1956 – Despite 9 1/3 innings of hitless ball from three pitchers, the Reds fall to the Phillies 2-1.
1959 – Harvey Haddix of the Pirates pitches 12 perfect innings but loses in the 13th.  An error, a sacrifice and a double score the winning run.
1993 – Jose Canseco gets a home run.  [...]