2015: The Kansas City Royals acquired SP Johnny Cueto from the Cincinnati Reds for Ps Brandon Finnegan, John Lamb, and Cody Reed; they would proceed to win the World Series in Cueto’s lone season
2005: Cubs SP Greg Maddux became the 13th pitcher in MLB history to record 3,000 career strikeouts
1991: Expos SP Mark Gardner no-hit the Dodgers for 9 whole innings, but lost the no-hit bid and the game in the 10th inning
1988: Phillies 3B Mike Schmidt appeared in his 2,155th game at 3B, setting a new NL record for the position
1984: Expos 1B Pete Rose recorded his 3,052nd career single, tying Ty Cobb’s all-time record
1950: Brooklyn Dodgers OF Jim Russell switch-hit 2 home runs, becoming the 1st player to accomplish the feat more than once
1948: Baseball legend Babe Ruth made his final public appearance at the film premiere of The Babe Ruth Story in New York City just 3 weeks before his death
1879: Syracuse Stars SP Harry McCormick hit a HR in the 1st inning and picked up the win in a 1-0 game, the only time in MLB history that a pitcher won from their own 1st-inning HR