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Today in baseball history, in 1909 – Before 35,409, the largest paid baseball attendance ever, Charles Bender beats Bill Donovan and the Tigers, 2 – 0, at Philadelphia. Ty Cobb is the Triple Crown winner with a .377 BA, 9 home runs (all inside-the-park), and 107 RBI. He also will lead the American League with 216 hits, 116 runs, and 296 total bases. His 76 stolen bases make him the only player ever to win a “quadruple crown”, and other stories as well.
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Today in baseball history:
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1908 – The largest crowd in the history of the National League – 35,000 – cheer as the Giants shove the Pirates to five games off the pace by sweeping a doubleheader. Christy Mathewson shuts out the Bucs in the first game, 7-0, for his 11th shutout and his 33rd win. Then the Giants collect 18 hits to take the nitecap, 12-7, as Hooks Wiltse and Joe McGinnity combine for the win. The other hitting occurs in the first game when Mike Donlin tires of a heckler and punches him in the eye. Police quickly move in.
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1986 – For the second time in his career, Reggie Jackson belts three homers in a game in an 18-3 Angels laugher over Kansas City. At the age of 40 years, four months, Reggie joins Stan Musial and Babe Ruth as the only players to accomplish the feat after turning 40. Reggie scores four times and has seven RBIs.
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1998 – Frank Thomas notches his 100th RBI – the eighth straight year he’s reached that level – by clouting a two-run home run in Chicago’s 11-9 win over Boston. Thomas’s home run is one of seven in the game in which 32 hits are registered.
Today in Cubs history:
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1903 – The Cubs beat the Phils, 6-5, in the first game of a twinbill. In the second game, Chick Fraser no-hits Chicago, 10-0, for the Phils. Peaches Graham, normally a catcher, is the loser in his only major league decision, while Fraser K’s five and walks four.
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1977 – After losing five of his last six decisions, Chicago’s Rick Reuschel notches his 20th victory, beating the Mets, 6-5. Reuschel leaves after six innings because of a blister, but racks up two hits and three ribbies at the plate.
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1999 – Slammin’ Sammy Sosa becomes the first player in major league history to hit 60 homers twice. The Cub outfielder hits his milestone round-tripper off Brewer hurler Jason Bere.
Cubs Birthdays: Brent Lillibridge, Jody Gerut, Ozzie Timmons, Ryne Sandberg HOF*, Ed Hanyzewski, Paul Gillespie, Bob Collins.
Today in history:
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1812 – Great Fire of Moscow burns out after five days, destroys 75% of the city and kills 12,000 people.
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1837 – Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young co-found a “stationery and fancy goods emporium” in New York City, renamed in 1853 as “Tiffany & Co.”
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1899 – Scott Joplin is granted copyright for his “Maple Leaf Rag,” the most famous ragtime composition, by the US Copyright Office.
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1946 – Joe Louis KOs Tami Mauriello in the first round for the heavyweight boxing title.
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1947 – Central Intelligence Agency officially comes into existence after being established by President Truman in July.
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1971 – Momofuku Ando markets the first Cup Noodles, packaging them in a waterproof polystyrene container.
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1975 – American publishing heiress-turned-bank robber Patty Hearst captured by FBI in San Francisco, California.
*pictured.
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