On July 19 in Baseball History...
1902 - In his New York Giants' debut as manager, John McGraw loses to the Phillies, 5-3. The fiery skipper's team will finish in last place with a record of 48-88 and 53.5 games behind the pennant winning Pirates.
1909 - During the top of the second inning inning of a 6-1 win over the Red Sox at Cleveland’s League Park, Neal Ball executes the first unassisted triple play in the post-1900 era of baseball. The Naps (Indians) shortstop catches an Ambrose McConnell line drive, steps on second to force out Heinie Wagner and then tags Jake Stahl for the third out as he comes from first base.
1909 - In the same game he pulls off the first unassisted triple killing in major league history, Neal Ball records nine putouts at shortstop, another big league first, in the Naps (Indians) 6-1 win over Boston at Cleveland’s League Park. The diminutive infielder's glove from that game will be enshrined at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
1910 - In an 11-inning contest played at American League Park, Cy Young beats the Senators 5-4 to earn his 500th career victory. The 43-year old Naps (Indians) right-hander will finish his 22-year tenure in the major leagues with 511 wins, first on the all-time list, well ahead of Walter Johnson's second place total of 417.
1911 - Former circus acrobat Walter Carlisle completes an unassisted triple-play for Vernon (LA) of the Pacific Coast League when he catches a ball in shallow center field flips and touches second base and beats the runner back to first base.
1915 - The Washington Senators steal eight bases in one inning off of Indians' catcher Steve O'Neil. The first inning thievery establishes a major league record for stolen bases in one frame.
1920 - With the first of his two homers in the nightcap of a twin bill against the White Sox at the Polo Grounds, Babe Ruth becomes the first player to hit 30 home runs in a season. The historic home run breaks his own season mark of 29 and the ‘Rajah of Rap’ will finish the season with a resounding 54 round-trippers. 1924 - Cardinals hurler Hi Bell goes the distance in both games of a Sportsman's Park doubleheader beating the Braves, 6-1 and 2-1. The 27-year old right-hander from Kentucky will be the last National League pitcher to win two complete game victories in one day.
1927 - Ty Cobb of the Philadelphia Athletics doubled for his 4,000th hit.
1933 - Rick Ferrell of the Boston Red Sox hit a home run off brother Wes, pitching for the Cleveland Indians. Wes also homered in that game, marking the only time the two connected in the same contest.
1936 - Seventeen year-old Iowa farm boy, Bob Feller, makes his major league debut pitching one inning of relief against the Senators in Washington, D.C. The hard throwing 'kid' allows no hits and no runs, striking out none and walks two batters. (Feller claims the box score is wrong - he claims to have struck out Buddy Lewis in his autobiography)
1946 - During a contest between Chicago and the Red Sox, Red Jones ejects 14 members of the White Sox for their bench jockeying initiated when the ump warns Chisox hurler Joe Haynes after Ted Williams is knock down with a pitch. It was reported for years the home plate arbitrator ire may have been raised by a ventriloquist sitting behind the visitors' dugout, but during recent interviews with the participants of game played sixty years ago, it is revealed many of them believe the incident was precipitated by third-base coach Mule Hass, who wasn't thrown out of the game but was known to be more than capable of making rude sounds and infuriating remarks.1956 - With the Reds' 4-3 loss to the Pirates at Crosley Field, Brooks Lawrence's 13-game winning streak comes to an end. Roberto Clemente’s three-run homer in the ninth inning proves to be the decisive hit.
1960 - In his major league debut, Giants' rookie righty Juan Marichal one-hits the Phillies at Candlestick Park, 2-0. Philadelphia's lone hit is a two out eighth-inning single by pinch hitter Clay Dalrymple.
1960 - Pedro Ramos one-hits Detroit in the Senators' 5-0 victory at Briggs Stadium. The Washington right-hander's bid for a no-hitter is spoiled by Rocky Colavito's lead-off single to centerfield in the eighth inning.
1964 - In first major league debut, 23-year old Indian rookie Luis Tiant throws a complete-game, a four-hit shutout, to beat Whitey Ford and the Yankees in New York, 3-0. The popular Cuban right-hander will compile a 229-172 record (.571) pitching for six teams during his 19 years in the big leagues.
1966 - In the first major league game to be played totally on artificial turf, Houston beats Philadelphia at the Astrodome, 8-2. Prior to this contest, the outfield consisted of painted dirt with only the infield covered with the new material created by Monsanto Company dubbed Astroturf.
1966 - In his final at-bat in the major leagues, Cardinals starter Tracy Stallard grounds out to short in the Redbirds' 10-9 victory over Atlanta. During his seven-year tenure, the right-hander, best known for giving up Roger Maris's 61st home run, sets a major league record by failing to get a base-on-balls in his 247 appearances at the plate.
1969 - Washington starter Joe Coleman throws his third consecutive shutout when he blanks the Bronx Bombers, 4-0. The 22-year old right-hander, the Senators' first round pick (third overall) of the amateur draft in 1965, faces only 29 batters in his two-hit masterpiece in New York.
1972 - At Three Rivers Stadium, Luke Walker singles off Cecil Upshaw to break an 0-for-39 drought at the plate. The Pirates' southpaw pitches three innings of one-hit shutout baseball to pick up a save in the 8-3 victory over the Braves.
1974 - Dick Bosman no-hits the A’s at Cleveland Stadium. The 30-year old right-hander misses a perfect game because of his own fourth inning throwing error, which gives Oakland their lone baserunner in the Indians' 4-0 victory.
1975 - At Candlestick Park, Doug Rader, batting eighth, plays the entire game without getting an official at bat. The Cardinals walk the Giants catcher four times, three intentionally, to get to John Montefusco, the Giants starter who goes 0-for-4 at the plate, but tosses a complete game to get the win in San Francisco's 5-2 victory.
1976 - After winning the American League pennant last season, Darrell Johnson is fired by the Red Sox and is replaced by third base coach Don Zimmer. The move is made after the fifth-place club gets off to a slow start compiling a 41-45 record, 13 games behind division leading Yankees.
1977 - With a four-run first inning, the National League coasts to a 7-5 win over the AL at the newly renovated Yankee Stadium. It's the Senior Circuit's sixth straight victory, and their 14th in the last 15 games.
1982 - Tony Gwynn doubles of Phillies' southpaw Sid Monge for his first major league hit. The future Hall of Famer will enjoy a 2-for-4 day with a sacrifice fly.
1982 - In the first Old-timer's All-Star Classic, played at Washington's RFK Stadium before 29,000 fans, the American League won 7-2. Luke Appling, 75, led off for the American League and hit a home run over the shortened left-field fence off Warren Spahn.1989 - Joe Carter blasts three homers in the Indians' 10-1 rout of Minnesota. It's the second time this season and the fourth three-home run game of the Cleveland outfielder's career, tying Lou Gehrig for the American League record.
1993 - The game against the Cardinals is delayed for an hour after a fire breaks out in the skybox/press box area of Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Recently acquired Fred McGriff pinch-hits a homer enabling the Braves to rally from a 5-0 deficit to win 7-5 and appears to ignite the beginning of the team's historic comeback from a 9 1/2 games deficit to win the National League West Division
1994 - The Kingdome, home of the Seattle Mariners, was closed after four ceiling tiles fell nearly 180 feet into the stands behind home plate. The Mariners were forced into a 22-day road trip before the season was cut short by the players' strike.
1995 - The Devil Rays name Chuck LaMar as the franchise's first general manager. Under leadership of the former Braves assistant GM, the expansion team will compile 518–777 (.400) record during the first eight years of its existence.
1998 - Carlos Delgado becomes the first player to reach the SkyDome's fifth deck with his Ruthian home run to right field. The massive blast snaps the Blue Jays first baseman's 0-for-29 slump.
1999 - In a 7-6 inter-league victory over Cincinnati, Jeff Weaver becomes the first Tigers pitcher to hit a double in 27 years. The last Detroit hurler to accomplish the feat was Chuck Seelbach. who banged a two-bagger off Lloyd Allen of the Angels on August 20, 1972.
2001 - Fanning 16 batters, Randy Johnson sets a major league record for strikeouts by a reliever. The 'Big Unit' completes a suspended game with San Diego which the Diamondbacks win, 3-0.
2004 - In Pacific Coast League action at Portland's PGE Park, minor leaguer Tagg Bozied hits a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Tacoma Rainiers, 8-5. Upon his arrival at home plate, the Beavers' first baseman, jumping for joy, ruptures the patella tendon to his left knee and needs taken to Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital by ambulance.
2005 - Winning its second consecutive 1-0 contest, the Red Sox limits the Kansas City offense to four hits. The last time two straight 1-0 games occurred Fenway Park was in 1916.
2006 - The Los Angeles Dodgers traded Justin Ruggiano to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays completing trade in which the Tampa Bay Devil Rays traded Toby Hall, Mark Hendrickson and cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Dioner Navarro, Jae Weong Seo and a player to be named later (June 27, 2006).
2006 - The New York Mets traded Jeff Keppinger to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Ruben
Gotay.
2009 - Ian Kinsler becomes the fifth major leaguer in baseball history to hit both a leadoff and walkoff home run for his team in the same game. The Rangers' second baseman led off the bottom of the first inning with a round-tripper off Francisco Liriano, and then ended the contest in the bottom of the 12th with a game-ending two-run blast off R.A. Dickey to give Texas a 6-4 victory over Minnesota.
2011 - The Houston Astros traded Jeff Keppinger to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Henry Sosa and Jason Stoffel.
2013 - The Boston Red Sox signed Jose Contreras as a free agent.
2013 - A surprise sixth contender participates in the Presidents Race when Sharknado, a character from the SyFy original movie about sharks being brought on land by a waterspout, ambushes George, Tom, Teddy, and Bill in the Nationals Park dash. Although Sharknado successfully blows past four of his competitors, Abe, with the wind to his back, secures a first-place finish.
2013 - Houston’s Brandon Barnes, who goes 5-for-5, scores three times,and drives in two runs in the Astros’ 10-7 loss to Seattle at Minute Maid Park collects the eighth cycle in franchise history. The Astros center fielder joins Cesar Cedeno (1972, 1976), Bob Watson (1977), Andujar Cedeno (1992), Jeff Bagwell (2001), Craig Biggio (2002), and Luke Scott (2006) when his eighth-inning double completes the historic accomplishment.
2014 - The San Diego Padres traded Huston Street and Trevor Gott to the Anaheim Angels in exchange for Taylor Lindsey, R.J. Alvarez, Jose Rondon and Elliot Morris.
2015 - After a two-and-a-half-hour delay, the Angels finally call off their game against the Red Sox, making the postponement the team’s first home to be cancelled because of inclement weather in twenty years. The last rainout in Anaheim occurred on June 16, 1995, covering a span of 1,609 consecutive games, when the Halos and White Sox were washed out.
Baseball Birthdays on July 19...1861 - Pettit, Bob
1865 - Hart, Bill
1865 - Donnelly, Jim
1873 - Davis, Harry
1878 - Beck, Erve
1880 - Vasbinder, Cal
1886 - Schmidt, Butch
1888 - Dunlop, George
1888 - Sweeney, Ed
1889 - Rogge, Clint
1891 - Scoggins, Jim1891 - Hamilton, Earl
1894 - Brickley, George
1895 - Henry, Snake
1896 - Meusel, Bob
1896 - Boley, Joe
1899 - Kiefer, Joe1904 - Koenig, Mark
1906 - Hayes, Jackie
1910 - Kinzy, Harry1912 - Geraghty, Ben
1914 - Russo, Marius
1916 - Cavarretta, Phil1922 - Yochim, Ray
1927 - Gardner, Billy
1930 - Solis, Marcelino
1935 - Koback, Nick
1935 - Kirk, Bill
1938 - Richardson, Gordie
1949 - Locklear, Gene
1954 - Graham, Dan
1957 - Kaufman, Curt
1962 - Scott, Dick
1963 - Palacios, Vicente
1963 - Carreon, Mark
1966 - Segui, David
1971 - Gandarillas, Gus
1971 - Johns, Keith
1973 - Pacheco, Alex
1974 - Wilson, Preston
1978 - Torrealba, Yorvit
1979 - Ankiel, Rick
1981 - Gobble, Jimmy1982 - Coke, Phil
1983 - Dillard, Tim
1983 - Lopez, Wilton
1985 - Frieri, Ernesto
1985 - Scribner, Evan
1987 - Gomes, Yan
1989 - Avilan, Luis
1989 - Corbin, Patrick
1990 - Pettibone, Jonathan
1991 - Holmberg, DavidBaseball Deaths on July 19...
1913 - Donahue, Jiggs1920 - Hinton, John
1923 - Kellogg, Nate
1929 - O'Rourke, Tom
1930 - Holland, Will
1934 - Hutchinson, Ed
1940 - Heileman, Chink
1948 - See, Charlie
1951 - Agnew, Sam
1960 - Whitehouse, Charlie
1963 - Hanford, Charlie
1964 - Swormstedt, Len
1969 - Williams, Al
1969 - Vogel, Otto
1983 - Beggs, Joe
1987 - Smith, Bob
1996 - Lewandowski, Dan
1998 - Valo, Elmer
2002 - Shea, Spec
2004 - Marquis, Roger
2007 - Mangan, Jim
2015 - Ardizoia, Rugger