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August

31 entries from 1884 to 2024.

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Nate Colbert Blasts Five Home Runs and Drives in 13 in a Single Doubleheader
August 1, 1972
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A Jury Acquits the black Sox, but Landis Has the Final Word
August 2, 1921
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Kenesaw Mountain Landis Bans the black Sox for Life
August 3, 1921
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Joel Youngblood Gets Hits for Two Teams in Two Cities on the Same Day
August 4, 1982
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The First Radio Broadcast of a Major League Baseball Game
August 5, 1921
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Hank Aaron Breaks Babe Ruth's Record for Most Home Runs with One Club
August 6, 1972
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Barry Bonds Hits Number 756 to Become Baseball's All-Time Home Run King
August 7, 2007
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The Lights Come On at Wrigley Field After 74 Years of Day Baseball
August 8, 1988
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Every Major League Game Played Under the Lights for the First Time
August 9, 1946
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Red Barrett Shuts Out the Reds on Just 58 Pitches
August 10, 1944
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Baseball Enters the Color Television Age at Ebbets Field
August 11, 1951
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The 1994 Players Strike Begins and Baseball Goes Dark
August 12, 1994
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Jack Taylor's Iron Man Streak of 187 Consecutive Complete Games Ends
August 13, 1906
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Jimmie Foxx Hits for the Cycle and Drives in Nine Runs
August 14, 1933
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Young Babe Ruth Outlasts Walter Johnson in a 13-Inning Pitching Duel
August 15, 1916
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The Pitch That Killed Ray Chapman
August 16, 1920
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Lou Gehrig Breaks the Consecutive Games Record
August 17, 1933
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The Longest Game in Wrigley Field History
August 18, 1982
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The Giants Vote to Leave New York for San Francisco
August 19, 1957
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Mark McGwire Becomes the First Player to Hit 50 Home Runs in Three Straight Seasons
August 20, 1998
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Babe Ruth Hits His 600th Home Run
August 21, 1931
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Nolan Ryan Strikes Out His 5,000th Batter
August 22, 1989
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Shohei Ohtani Joins the 40-40 Club With a Walk-Off Grand Slam
August 23, 2024
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Ray Caldwell Gets Struck by Lightning and Finishes the Game
August 24, 1919
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The Cubs Beat the Phillies 26-23 in the Highest-Scoring Game in History
August 25, 1922
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The First Televised Major League Baseball Game
August 26, 1939
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Christy Mathewson Resigns as Reds Manager to Join the Army
August 27, 1918
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Mickey Welch Strikes Out the First Nine Batters He Faces
August 28, 1884
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Lou Brock Breaks Ty Cobb's All-Time Stolen Base Record
August 29, 1977
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Ty Cobb Doubles in His First Major League At-Bat
August 30, 1905
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Ken Griffey Jr. and Sr. Become the First Father-Son Teammates
August 31, 1990
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Nate Colbert Blasts Five Home Runs and Drives in 13 in a Single Doubleheader

A Jury Acquits the black Sox, but Landis Has the Final Word

Kenesaw Mountain Landis Bans the black Sox for Life

Joel Youngblood Gets Hits for Two Teams in Two Cities on the Same Day

The First Radio Broadcast of a Major League Baseball Game

Hank Aaron Breaks Babe Ruth's Record for Most Home Runs with One Club

Barry Bonds Hits Number 756 to Become Baseball's All-Time Home Run King

The Lights Come On at Wrigley Field After 74 Years of Day Baseball

Every Major League Game Played Under the Lights for the First Time

Red Barrett Shuts Out the Reds on Just 58 Pitches

Baseball Enters the Color Television Age at Ebbets Field

The 1994 Players Strike Begins and Baseball Goes Dark

Jack Taylor's Iron Man Streak of 187 Consecutive Complete Games Ends

Jimmie Foxx Hits for the Cycle and Drives in Nine Runs

Young Babe Ruth Outlasts Walter Johnson in a 13-Inning Pitching Duel

The Pitch That Killed Ray Chapman

Lou Gehrig Breaks the Consecutive Games Record

The Longest Game in Wrigley Field History

The Giants Vote to Leave New York for San Francisco

Mark McGwire Becomes the First Player to Hit 50 Home Runs in Three Straight Seasons

Babe Ruth Hits His 600th Home Run

Nolan Ryan Strikes Out His 5,000th Batter

Shohei Ohtani Joins the 40-40 Club With a Walk-Off Grand Slam

Ray Caldwell Gets Struck by Lightning and Finishes the Game

The Cubs Beat the Phillies 26-23 in the Highest-Scoring Game in History

The First Televised Major League Baseball Game

Christy Mathewson Resigns as Reds Manager to Join the Army

Mickey Welch Strikes Out the First Nine Batters He Faces

Lou Brock Breaks Ty Cobb's All-Time Stolen Base Record

Ty Cobb Doubles in His First Major League At-Bat

Ken Griffey Jr. and Sr. Become the First Father-Son Teammates

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