July 18
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[edit] Events
[edit] 1882
- Louisville switch-pitcher Tony Mullane becomes the first player in baseball history to pitch both right and left-handed in a game. Louisville and Mullane lose to Baltimore 9-8.
[edit] 1913
- In a 5-0 victory over the Cardinals, Christy Mathewson finally yielded a walk, snapping his MLB record walkless streak at 68 innings. The record would stand until topped by Bill Fischer in 1962.
[edit] 1921
[edit] 1927
- 18-year-old Mel Ott hits his first Major League home run, an inside-the-park job, that rolls all the way to the Polo Grounds' center field clubhouse after Hack Wilson misses a shoe-string catch attempt.
- Ty Cobb collects his 4,000th career basehit, a double, off Sam Gibson. Detroit beats Lefty Grove and the Philadelphia Athletics 5-3.
[edit] 1936
- The Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Athletics set an American League record for the most runs scored in a game. The sox beat the A's 21-14.
[edit] 1941
- The Chicago White Sox beat Boston 4-3 in 10 innings, denying Lefty Grove his 300th career win.
[edit] 1943
- The New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies strand 30 base-runners, tying the Major League record.
[edit] 1947
- Ted Williams registers his first career 5-for-5 day in a 9-8 loss to the St. Louis Browns.
[edit] 1949
- Jackie Robinson testifies in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee, speaking out against racial discrimination.
[edit] 1951
- Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Ralph Kiner drives in 7 with 3 home runs in a 13-12 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers.
[edit] 1961
- Hank Aaron records his first career steal of home against the Cincinnati Reds.
[edit] 1962
- Bob Allison and Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins become the first teammates in the 20th century to hit grand slams in the same inning. The Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 14-3.
[edit] 1964
- Pete Rose hits his first and only career grand slam (off Dallas Green) in a 14-4 Cincinnati victory over the Phillies.
[edit] 1970
- Hall-of-Famer Willie Mays collects his 3,000th career basehit, a single, off Montreal Expos hurler Mike Wegener.
[edit] 1987
- New York Yankees firstbaseman Don Mattingly hits a home run in his 8th straight game, tying the Major League record set by Dale Long in 1956.
[edit] 1994
- Cleveland Indians slugger Albert Belle is suspended for 10 days for using a corked bat against the Chicago White Sox on July 14.
[edit] 1995
- Tragedy strikes the Tour de France, when Italian rider Fabio Casartelli is killed when he crashes into a concrete barrier while riding through the Pyrenees. Casartelli who was just 24 was one of the rising stars in cycling after capturing a gold medal in the 1992 Olympics. It would be the third fatality in the history of the grueling cycle race.
[edit] 2000
- Kansas City Royals centerfielder Johnny Damon ties an MLB record by hitting 4 doubles in a 12-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Damon went 5-for-5 in the game.
[edit] 2001
- Astros slugger Jeff Bagwell hits for the cycle in a 17-11 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
[edit] 2005
- Boston Red Sox centerfielder Johnny Damon goes 0-for-5, ending an MLB season-best hitting streak at 29 games.
