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On July 8 in Baseball History...
- 1902 - John McGraw, accused by Ban Johnson of trying to wreck the Baltimore and Washington clubs, negotiates his release from the Orioles and officially signs to manage the Giants at $11,000 a year. McGraw then swings the sale of the Orioles towards the Giants and the Reds.
- 1918 - Babe Ruth's blast over the fence in Fenway scores Amos Strunk as the Red Sox win 1-0 over Cleveland. Prevailing rules regarding the winning run scoring ahead of the home run reduce Babe's home run to a triple. He will tie for the A.L. title with 11 home runs, even though he plays just 95 games.
- 1935 - The A.L. continues its All-Star Game reign, winning the third event at Cleveland's Municipal Stadium, 4-1. Jimmie Foxx is the hitting star with a homer and three RBI.
- 1941 - At the All-Star Game at Briggs Stadium, Ted Williams, hitting .405 at the break, homers off Chicago Cubs pitcher Claude Passeau with two out and two on in the ninth inning to give the A.L. a dramatic 7-5 victory.
- 1947 - Clutch pinch hits by Luke Appling and Stan Spence lead the A.L. to a 2-1 win over the N.L. in the All-Star Game at Wrigley Field. Schoolboy Rowe pinch-hits for Johnny Sain, becoming the first player to appear for each side. Rowe pitched three innings for the A.L. in 1936.
- 1949 - Monte Irvin and Hank Thompson are the first blacks to play for the Giants. Thompson, who was also the first black to play for the St. Louis Browns (in 1947), starts at second base, and Irvin pinch-hits in the eighth. When Thompson steps in against Don Newcombe, it is the first time in Major League history that a black pitcher and a black hitter have faced off. The Dodgers win the game 4-3.
- 1951 - The feud between Joe DiMaggio and Casey Stengel reaches a head. In the second inning of a game, because of a misplay in the first, Stengel sends reserve Jackie Jensen out to center field to relieve the Yankee Clipper after he had already taken his position.
- 1952 - The N.L. defeats the A.L. 3-2 behind the pitching of the Phils' Curt Simmons and the Cubs' Bob Rush in Philadelphia. The game is ended after five innings because of rain. Hank Sauer's homer with Stan Musial aboard in the fourth proves to be the deciding run.
- 1957 - The owners decide to re-elect Commissioner Ford Frick to another seven-year term when his present contract is up in 1958.
- 1958 - The A.L. edges the N.L. 4-3 in the All-Star Game, played at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. The Yankees Gil McDougald singles to score Boston's Frank Malzone with the deciding run.
- 1976 - Randy Jones beats the Cubs 6-3 for his 16th win of the year for the Padres, an N.L. record for wins at the All-Star break. He beats the Cubs 6-3. In the second half of the season, the Padres lefty will lose seven games by one run, including two 1-0 scores.
- 1980 - The N.L. wins its ninth consecutive All-Star Game 4-2 at Dodger Stadium. Reds outfielder Ken Griffey has two hits, including a home run, to win the game's MVP Award.
- 1982 - Billy Martin records his 1,000th career win as a manager as the A's beat the Yankees 6-3.
- 1997 - Sandy Alomar, Jr., who has a 30-game hitting streak to end the first half of the season, slams a two-run home run in front of the hometown crowd at Jacobs Field to lead the AL to a 3-1 win in the All-Star Game. Alomar is named the game's MVP for helping end the N.L.'s three-game winning streak.
Baseball Birthdays on July 8...
- 1855 - Dole, Lester
- 1862 - O'Day, Hank
- 1870 - Davis, Ira
- 1872 - Sexton, Frank
- 1874 - Siegle, Johnny
- 1874 - Parker, Jay
- 1875 - Briggs, Buttons
- 1882 - Westerberg, Oscar
- 1883 - Holmes, Ducky
- 1887 - Hunter, Bill
- 1887 - Hunter, George
- 1887 - Bluejacket, Jim
- 1889 - Crisp, Joe
- 1889 - Martina, Joe
- 1890 - Russell, Lefty
- 1890 - Mayer, Wally
- 1890 - Elliott, Rowdy
- 1890 - Wingo, Ivey
- 1891 - Barfoot, Clyde
- 1893 - Brown, Bill
- 1893 - Woodman, Dan
- 1894 - Haeffner, Bill
- 1896 - Crumpler, Roy
- 1901 - Wilson, Tex
- 1903 - Brown, Clint
- 1913 - Parker, Salty
- 1914 - Fallon, George
- 1919 - Gilbert, Charlie
- 1926 - Patton, Gene
- 1929 - Powers, John
- 1930 - Gorbous, Glen
- 1931 - Monroe, Zach
- 1931 - Phillips, Eddie
- 1933 - Spangler, Al
- 1938 - Spanswick, Bill
- 1939 - Keegan, Ed
- 1940 - Brandon, Bucky
- 1941 - Sanders, Ken
- 1941 - Kroll, Gary
- 1943 - Culver, George
- 1945 - Ollom, Jim
- 1948 - LaGrow, Lerrin
- 1951 - Ashby, Alan
- 1956 - Puhl, Terry
- 1960 - Ramsey, Mike
- 1964 - Patterson, Ken
- 1964 - Kipper, Bob
- 1965 - Walton, Jerome
- 1965 - Malone, Chuck
- 1968 - Kiser, Garland
- 1969 - Young, Ernie
- 1969 - Rodriguez, Rosario
- 1969 - Ayala, Bobby
- 1974 - Ardoin, Danny
- 1975 - Moraga, David
- 1977 - House, Craig
Baseball Deaths on July 8...
- 1887 - McIntyre, Frank
- 1929 - Kappel, Joe
- 1941 - Wadsworth, Jack
- 1954 - Taylor, Wiley
- 1958 - McAfee, Bill
- 1960 - Krakauskas, Joe
- 1963 - Sanders, Roy
- 1968 - Shea, Nap
- 1969 - Rolfe, Red
- 1969 - Carrigan, Bill
- 1970 - Grant, Jimmy
- 1980 - Ford, Wenty
- 1981 - Combs, Merl
- 1981 - Hallahan, Bill
- 1986 - Cooney, Johnny
- 1986 - Webb, Skeeter
- 1988 - Ellerbe, Frank
- 1996 - Baumer, Jim
- 1996 - Busby, Jim
