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VolPack22 said:
On July 3 in Baseball History...​

  • 1912 - The Giants' Rube Marquard nips Nap Rucker and the Dodgers 2-1 to capture his 19th straight game of the season. With two end-of-year wins in 1911, he has 21 in a row in regular season play. Both marks are records.

  • 1950 - With rookie Joe Collins not hitting and Tommy Henrich injured, Casey Stengel asks Joe DiMaggio to play first base in an experiment. In the 7-2 loss he handles 13 chances cleanly.

  • 1965 - Horseplay between Phillies teammates Frank Thomas and Dick Allen turns serious when Thomas swings a bat at Allen. Thomas hits a pinch-homer to tie the game in the eighth inning, but the Reds prevail, 10-8. Following the game, Thomas is released and signs with Houston.

  • 1966 - Pitcher Tony Cloninger hits two grand slams and drives in nine runs as the Braves rout the Giants at Candlestick Park 17-3. Cloninger is the first National League player to hit two grand slams in a game, and his nine RBI set a Major League record for pitchers.

  • 1968 - Luis Tiant registers nineteen strikeouts in ten innings as Cleveland beats Minnesota 1-0. Tiant sets two modern major-league records: most strikeouts in a ten-inning game and 32 strikeouts in consecutive games. He also ties the modern major league record of 41 strikeouts in three successive appearances.

  • 1970 - In pregame ceremonies, California's Clyde Wright is inducted into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Hall of Fame for his pitching while at Carson-Newman College. He then hurls a no-hitter against Oakland, winning 4-0. Reggie Jackson's400-foot shot to dead center in the seventh is caught.

  • 1974 - Pitching in his record 13th consecutive game for the Dodgers, Mike Marshall saves Tommy John's 4-1 win over the Reds in the first game of a doubleheader.

  • 1983 - The Rangers explode for 12 runs in the 15th inning of a 16-4 win over the A's, setting a new major-league record for runs in a single extra inning.

  • 1988 - Oakland's Gene Nelson steals a base while pinch-running for Don Baylor in a 9-8, 16-inning win over Toronto, becoming the first American League pitcher to steal a base since Blue Moon Odom in 1973.

Baseball Birthdays on July 3... ​


Baseball Deaths on July 3... ​

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xtra like for clyde wright
 
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I hate head first slide….ACuna right should injured. Staying in game. Would love to see a study to see if you actually get to the bag quicker head first. I know there is a higher likelihood that you will slide off. Plus, with a pop-slide, you are in a much better position to take another bag.
 
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knoxvol52 said:
Old juicer himself Canseco
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I can’t help it, I was young.
LMAO, I’m all over the place with my guys.
On one hand, I have Dale Murphy, Eric Davis, Nolan Ryan and Bo Jackson.
On the other hand, Jose Canseco and Darryl Strawberry.
The jury is still out on Acuna and Shohei, but I think they are headed in the right direction.
 
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cobbwebb0710 said:
I can’t help it, I was young.
LMAO, I’m all over the place with my guys.
On one hand, I have Dale Murphy, Eric Davis, Nolan Ryan and Bo Jackson.
On the other hand, Jose Canseco and Darryl Strawberry.
The jury is still out on Acuna and Shohei, but I think they are headed in the right direction.
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You ever seen the plays where Bo throws Harold Reynolds out at home without hitting the cutoff man and the walking the outfield fence. I swear and I will say it a million times if Bo had not hurt his hip playing football no telling what this guy could have done in both sports.
 
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cobbwebb0710 said:
I can’t help it, I was young.
LMAO, I’m all over the place with my guys.
On one hand, I have Dale Murphy, Eric Davis, Nolan Ryan and Bo Jackson.
On the other hand, Jose Canseco and Darryl Strawberry.
The jury is still out on Acuna and Shohei, but I think they are headed in the right direction.
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Lol Canseco got juiced up and Strawberry got snorted up goodness I miss the 80's.
 
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