Kirby Puckett of the Twins was 6-for-6 on this date in 1987 — part of a two-game stretch where he went 10-for-11 with four home runs and had a game-saving catch against the Brewers.
Paul Molitor of the Brewers had a 39-game hitting streak stopped on this date in 1987. He was on deck when Rick Manning drove in the winning run in the bottom of the tenth inning — and Manning was booed for winning the game instead of giving the 0-4 Molitor another at-bat.
Tigers pitcher Fred Hutchinson tripled and stole home on this date in 1947.
For only the second time in big-league history, there were back-to-back inside-the-park home runs. Toby Harrah and Bump Wills of the Rangers accomplished this feat on consecutive pitches August 27, 1978 at Yankee Stadium.
The Astros’ Cliff Johnson homered for the fifth consecutive game on this date in 1975. He homered in the next game, too, — off the Cardinals’ Bob Gibson — but the game was rained out before five innings could be played.
The Cubs jumped ahead of Philadelphia 25-9, then hung on as the Phillies came back in the last two innings. They left the bases loaded before losing 26-23 on this date in 1922.
Tigers rookie catcher Rudy York wasn’t much on defense, but he was 5-for-6 on this date in 1937, including his record-setting 18th home run in the month of August.
50-something Satchel Paige pitched 7-2/3 innings of two-run ball and hit an RBI double in an exhibition game at the Orange Bowl in Miami on this date in 1956.
The Giants’ Joe “Iron Man” McGinnity pitched three doubleheaders in 1903, winning all six games, including a sweep of the Dodgers on this date in 1903. He also went 4-for-7 at the plate and stole home for the winning run in the second game. He won 31 games and pitched more than 400 innings in 1903!
At the Kingdome in Seattle, Oakland’s Mark McGwire set an American League record for home runs by a rookie when he hit his 38th at the Kingdome in Seattle, breaking Al Rosen’s record that had stood for 37 years.
