1. materials characteristic of baseball and the culture of baseball; 2. collectible baseball Americana
1948
Tommy Henrich of the Yankees hits his fourth grand slam of the season to tie the American League mark. Henrich, who broke in with the New York club in 1937, had never hit a grand slam before this season.
1967
Jim Maloney of the Cincinnati Reds retired 19 consecutive Pittsburgh Pirates but had to leave the game after he injured his ankle by stepping in a hole at Forbes Field, the Pirates home field.
1979
Lou Brock collects his 3,000th career hit, a single off Dennis Lamp, as the St. Louis Cardinals top the Chicago Cubs 3-2. Brock will finish the year—and his his career—with 3,023 hits.
1971
Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins hit his 500th home run in the first inning off Baltimore’s Mike Cuellar to become the 10th player to hit 500 or more in a career. The “Killer” would total 573 dingers in his Hall of Fame career.
1998
Dennis Martinez of the Braves records his 244th career victory, surpassing Juan Marichal as the winningest Latin American pitcher. Ironically, Martinez’s 7-5 win comes against the Giants, Marichal’s former team.
1971
The New York Mets bombarded the Braves at Atlanta Stadium, 20-6. Ken Boswell led the Mets with four hits and five RBIs including a grand slam off Mike McQueen.
1997
Brad Radke of Minnesota got his 12th straight win, pitching seven strong innings in the Twins’ 9-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Radke became only the third pitcher since 1950 to win 12 consecutive starts.
1987
Kevin Seitzer went 6-for-6 with two homers and drove in seven runs to pace a 20-hit Kansas City attack as the Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 13-5 in 102-degree heat.
1959
Willie McCovey had four hits in four at-bats in his Major League debut with the San Francisco Giants. He had two triples in a 7-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
1979
Dave Kingman of the Chicago Cubs hit three home runs in a game for the second time in the season and became the sixth player in Major League history to accomplish the feat. Kingman’s homers weren’t enough as the Cubs lost to the New York Mets 6-4.
