What Happened in Sports: August 4, 2020

2010: New York Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez became just the 7th (and youngest) player in MLB history to hit 600 career HRs. A-Rod finished his career with 696 HRs, the 4th most ever behind only Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, and Babe Ruth

2007: In the 2nd inning of a loss to the Padres, Giants OF Barry Bonds hit his 755th career HR, tying Hank Aaron’s all-time record

2007: New York Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez became the youngest player to ever hit 500 career home run, blasting the milestone HR on the very 1st pitch he saw in a 16-8 victory over the Royals

2004: The Dallas Mavericks acquired PG Jason Terry, PF Alan Henderson, and a lottery-protected first-round pick from the Atlanta Hawks for PF Antoine Walker and SG Tony Delk

1997: Minnesota Twins SP Brad Radke picked up the win in a 9-3 victory over the Blue Jays, becoming just the 3rd pitcher since 1950 to win 12 consecutive starts

1985: Future HOFers, Angels 1B Rod Carew and White Sox SP Tom Seaver (who ironically both won the AL and NL Rookie of the Year Awards in 1967) achieved major milestones: 3,000 career hits and 300 career wins

1982: OF Joel Youngblood started for the Mets, was traded in the 4th inning, arrived in Philadelphia and got a hit for the Expos; he became the first player in MLB history to record a hit for two teams in one day

1953: Yankees SP Vic Raschi drove in 7 runs in a 15-0 victory over the Tigers, setting an MLB record for a pitcher

1934: In a 21-4 rout of the Phillies, Giants OF Mel Ott became the very 1st player in MLB history to score 6 runs in a single game