– 1901: Earl Moore of the Cleveland Indians pitched nine hitless innings against the WHITE SOX before giving up two hits in the 10th and losing 4-2.
– 1929: Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants pitched a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the first by a left-hander in the majors in 13 seasons.
– 1937: Ernie Lombardi of the Cincinnati Reds went 6 for 6 in a 21-10 victory over the Phillies at Philadelphia.
– 1961: Jim Gentile of the Baltimore Orioles hit consecutive grand slams in the first and second innings in a 13-5 victory over Minnesota.
– 1973: Johnny Bench hit three home runs off Philadelphia`s Steve Carlton in a 9-7 Cincinnati victory. Bench drove in seven runs. It was the second time in Bench`s career that he tagged Carlton for three homers in a game.
– 1984: The WHITE SOX and the Milwaukee Brewers battled for 8 hours, 6 minutes, in the longest game ever. After playing 17 innings the previous day, the teams met again before playing a regularly scheduled game, thus making the total 34 innings for two days. Harold Baines homered off Chuck Porter with one out in the bottom of the 25th for a 7-6 victory. Tom Seaver won both games for the White Sox.
– Today`s birthday: Tony Gwynn 32.
