1920 At the Polo Grounds, Babe Ruth hits his 50th career home run, which is his first as a Yankee.
1926 The legendary Satchel Paige makes his pitching debut in the Negro Southern League.
1984 Dwight Gooden becomes the first teenager to strike out at least ten players since Bert Blyleven accomplished the feat in 1970. The Mets' 19 year-old phenom, who will set a rookie record with 276 Ks, will have a total of 15 double-digit strikeout games this year.
1991 Rickey Henderson passes Lou Brock to become baseball's all-time stolen base leader with his 939th career steal.
The A's outfielder, who will finish his 25-year career with 1,406, establishes the new major league mark when he swipes third base in the team's 7-4 victory over New York at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
2000 The Braves establish a franchise-record 14th straight victory, with a 2-1 victory at Dodger Stadium. Quilvio Veras' third-inning homer proves to be the difference.
2002 Recording his 321st save for San Diego, former Chattanooga Lookout Trevor Hoffman establishes a new big league record for the most saves for one team, surpassing Dennis Eckersley's mark of 320 with Oakland. The long-time Padre closer, now eighth on the all-time list, was traded as a rookie pitcher by the Marlins as part of the Gary Sheffield deal in 1993.