– 1930: Lou Gehrig drove in eight runs with a grand slam and two doubles as the New York Yankees outlasted the Boston Red Sox, 14-13.
– 1932: Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium opened and Lefty Grove and the Philadelphia A’s nipped the Indians, 1-0, before 76,979 fans.
– 1934: The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds, 8-6, in 18 innings at Cincinnati as Dizzy Dean and Tony Freitos both went the distance.
– 1954: Joe Adcock hit four home runs and a double to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 15-7 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Adcock’s 18 total bases is a major league record.
– 1961: The season’s second All-Star game ended in a 1-1 tie at Fenway Park as a heavy rain caused the game to be called. It is the only tie in All-Star history.
– 1972: Dick Allen of the WHITE SOX hit two inside-the-park home runs against the Minnesota Twins at Metropolitan Stadium.
– 1981: The second baseball strike ended after 42 days.
– 1990: Nolan Ryan, 42, won his 300th game, reaching the milestone in his second try, as the Texas Rangers beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 11-3.
– Today’s birthday: Scott Bankhead, 37.
