TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY courtesy of National Pastime
1991 – In front of a sparse Olympic Stadium crowd of 8,833, Tommy Greene, making his 15th start as a major leaguer, no-hits the Expos, 2-0. The Phillies’ right-hander joined the rotation replacing Danny Cox, who had suffered a pulled groin in his last start.
1991 – With his fourth inning swipe of second base at Shea Stadium, Andre Dawson becomes the third major leaguer to become a member of the 300/300 club, with his 300th stolen base. The 36 year-old Cubs outfielder, who has also hit 354 home runs, joins Bobby Bonds and Willie Mays in reaching the milestone.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT9U7J23zTU]2002 – Shawn Green hits four home runs in one game to become the 14th player in major league history, the second this month, to accomplish the feat. The Dodgers right fielder’s 6-for-6 performance in Milwaukee’s Miller Park, which also includes a single and double, breaks Joe Adcock’s 1954 mark for total bases by one, with a total of 19.
And finally…in 2009, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Jason Giambi hits his 400th career home run. The A’s designated hitter goes deep off Dan Harden leading off the fourth inning in an 8-7 loss against Arizona to become the 44th major leaguer to reach the milestone.
STAT OF THE DAY provided by @HighHeatStats
Derek Jeter posted his first-ever five-hit game 15 years ago today. He went on to a total of five such games, including one in the 2006 ALDS.
PLAYERS BORN TODAY
Zack Wheat (1888), Clyde King (1924), Ramon Ortiz (1973) and Jordan Zimmermann (1986)
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