2016: Legendary Japanese OF Ichiro Suzuki hit a triple for his 3,000th career hit in the Marlins’ victory over the Rockies; combined with 1,278 career hits in Japan, Ichiro had already surpassed MLB’s all-time leader (Pete Rose — 4,256)
2007: Giants OF Barry Bonds hit his 756th career HR in the 5th inning of a loss to the Nationals, breaking Hank Aaron’s all-time MLB record
2004: SP Greg Maddux, in his second stint with the Chicago Cubs, recorded his 300th career win, 8-4 over the Giants
2000: Legendary Lakers player, coach, and executive Jerry West announced his retirement as Executive VP of Basketball Operations, naming another former Lakers player Mitch Kupchak his successor
1999: Devil Rays 3B Wade Boggs recorded his 3,000th career hit in a 15-10 loss to the Indians
1989: The Seattle Supersonics traded C Alton Lister to the Golden State Warriors for a future 1st round pick that would be used to select PG Gary Payton
1956: A 51-year-old SP Satchel Paige drew the largest crowd in minor league baseball history (over 57,000) to Miami’s Orange Bowl to watch his Miami Marlins defeat the Columbus Jets 6-2
1929: Yankees OF Babe Ruth hit a grand slam in consecutive games for the 2nd time in his career, becoming the only player to accomplish the feat twice