1917: Ray Caldwell of New York pitched 9 2/3 innings of no-hit relief as the Yankees beat the Browns 7-5 in 17 innings in St. Louis.
1932: The Philadelphia A’s defeated Cleveland 18-17 in an 18-inning game during which John Burnett of the Indians had a record nine hits. Jimmie Foxx collected 16 total bases, and Eddie Rommell of the A’s pitched 17 innings in relief for the win, despite giving up 29 hits and 14 runs.
1934: Carl Hubbell struck out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin in succession, but the AL came back to win the All-Star game 9-7 at the Polo Grounds as Mel Harder gave up only one hit in the last five innings.
1936: Philadelphia’s Chuck Klein hit four home runs in a 10-inning 9-6 victory over the Pirates at Forbes Field.
1947: Don Black of the Cleveland Indians pitched a 3-0 no-hitter over the Philadelphia A’s.
1951: The NL hit four homers en route to an 8-3 victory at Detroit, giving the league consecutive All-Star victories for the first time.
1982: Larry Parrish of the Texas Rangers hit his third grand slam in seven days, off Detroit’s Milt Wilcox as the Rangers won 6-5. Parrish hit as base-loaded homer July 4 and again on July 7.
Today’s birthdays: Marty Cordova 29; Lee Stevens 31; Buddy Groom 33.
