1934 New York first baseman Lou Gehrig completes the first of his two career cycles, the other occurring in 1937. John Broaca ties a major league record when he strikes out five consecutive times, but the right-hander gets the 11-2 victory over the Pale Hose at Yankee Stadium.
1937 Augie Galan becomes the first National Leaguer to hit a homer from each side of the plate.
The switch-hitter's pair of round-trippers, a homer from the left side off Freddie Fitzsimmons in the fourth frame and from the right side in the eighth against Ralph Birkofer, helps the Cubs beat Brooklyn at Wrigley Field, 11-2.
1971 Willie Stargell hits the longest home run in the history of Veterans Stadium in the second inning off starter Jim Bunning during a 14-4 Pirates rout of Philadelphia. The spot in Section 601 where the ball landed will be eventually commemorated with a black "S" inscribed within a yellow star inside a white circle, later to be painted black when the Hall of Famer dies in 2001.
1972 After a legal battle, Beatrice Gera finally becomes the first woman professional umpire when she works a minor league game in Geneva, New York. When Auburn manager Nolan Campbell vehemently argues a play where she first signals Terry Ford safe at second on a double play and then reverses her decision, the new arbitrator is brought to tears and will resign between games of the twin bill.
1985 After a Yankee bat boy is drilled by a line drive foul ball off the bat of Bronx Bomber catcher Butch Wynegar, the team mandates batboys working near the on-deck circle will be required to wear batting helmets. The new rule of having bat boys wearing a protective helmet while woking will soon be adopted by all major league teams.
1988 Cal Ripken, going 2-for-4 in the Oriole 10-3 loss to Boston at Fenway Park, reaches a major milestone, playing in his 1,000th consecutive game. In 1995, the Baltimore infielder will break Lou Gehrig's record when he plays in his 2,131st straight game.
2002 In game which is broadcast throughout Latin America, skippers Luis Pujols of the Tigers and Tony Pena of the Royals become the first major league managers born in the Dominican Republic to oppose each other in a game. The president of the Dominican Republic, Hipolito Mejia, is on hand to watch Raul Ibanez’s double, triple and home run and four RBIs lead the hometown Royals to an 8-6 comeback victory over Detroit.
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2013 In a matchup of Japanese starters, Ranger All-Star Yu Darvish and Yankee right-hander Hiroki Kuroda both get a no-decision, with each hurler failing to make it into the seventh inning. New York wins the Bronx ballpark contest with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning when Japanese outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a walk-off home run.