1940: Harry Craft of Cincinnati connected for a home run, a triple, a double and two singles in seven at-bats to lead a 27-hit attack as the Reds pounded the Dodgers 23-2 at Brooklyn.
1950: The Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 29-4 with 28 hits at Fenway Park and set major league records for runs scored; most extra-base hits, 17 (nine doubles, one triple and seven homers); most total bases, 60; most runs over two games, 49; most hits in two games, 51.
1968: Howie Bedell’s sacrifice fly in the fifth inning ended Don Drysdale’s record streak of 58 consecutive scoreless innings. The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3.
1969: The New York Yankees No. 7 was retired on Mickey Mantle Day. A crowd of 60,096 came to Yankee Stadium to honor Mantle and watched the Yankees sweep the WHITE SOX 3-1 and 11-2.
