1907 - Walter Johnson won the 1st of his 417 victories leading the Washington Senators to a 7-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
1956 - The largest crowd in minor league history, 57,000, saw 50-year-old Stachel Paige of Miami beat Columbus in an International League game played in the Orange Bowl.
1968 - Joe Keough of the Oakland A's hit a pinch home run in his 1st major league at-bat in the eight inning of the 2nd game of a doubleheader against the New York Yankees. The A's won the nightcap 4-3 in 10 innings after dropping the 1st game 3-0.
1971 - The New York Mets beat the Braves @ Atlanta Stadium, 20-6. Ken Boswell led the Met attack w/4 hits and 5 RBIs including a grand slam off Mike McQueen.
1985 - Baseball Commissioner Peter Ueberoth ended the strike by the Major League Baseball Players Association w/the announcement of a tentative agreement. The season resumed Aug. 8.
1999 - Wade Boggs became the 1st player to homer for his 3,000 hit, w/a 2-run shot in Tampa Bay's 15-10 loss to Cleveland. Boggs already had a pair of RBI singles when he homered off Chris Haney in the 6th inning.
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