On This Day: July 14
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1967
Eddie Mathews, while in his brief stint with the Houston Astros, hit his career 500th home run off San Francisco’s Juan Marichal at Candlestick Park. Houston beat the Giants 8-6. Mathews retired after the 1968 season with 512 career homers. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978.
