What Happened in Sports: August 1, 2020

2016: Texas Rangers acquired C Jonathan Lucroy and RP Jeremy Jeffress from the Milwaukee Brewers for 3 prospects

2016: Los Angeles Dodgers acquired SP Rich Hill and OF Josh Reddick from the Athletics for P Frankie Montas and 2 prospects

2016: San Diego Padres traded SP Luis Castillo to the Miami Marlins for SP Colin Rea just 2 days after originally acquiring him from Miami; Castillo was later sent to Cincinnati on January 17, 2017 and has become a premier Cy Young candidate

2005: Baltimore Orioles 1B Rafael Palmeiro became the highest-profile player to be suspended for the use of PEDs (10 games)

1994: Orioles SS Cal Ripken Jr. became just the 2nd player in MLB history to appear in 2,000 consecutive games

1986: Minnesota Twins SP Bert Blyleven became the 10th pitcher in MLB history to reach 3,000 career strikeouts

1978: Reds 3B Pete Rose failed to record a hit in a 16-4 loss to Atlanta, ending his 44-game hitting streak — the longest since DiMaggio’s record

1977: San Francisco Giants 1B Willie McCovey set an NL record by hitting his 18th career grand slam

1973: New York Nets acquired C Willie Sojourner and future HOF SF Julius “Dr. J” Erving from the Virginia Squires for the draft rights to PF Kermit Washington and cash considerations

1945: Giants OF Mel Ott became just the 3rd player in MLB history (the first in NL history) to hit 500 career home runs

1936: 22 countries competed in the very 1st Olympic basketball competition in Berlin, Germany