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On July 2, 1989, Robin Yount  of the Milwaukee Brewers collects the 2,500th hit of his career. Yount becomes the fifth youngest player to reach the milestone, behind Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Hank Aaron, and Mel Ott. Yount will finish his career with 3,142 hits.

On July 2, 1985, Joe Niekro of the Houston Astros wins his 200th career game-a 3-2 decision over the San Diego Padres. Joe and his brother Phil, a future Hall of Famer, become only the second brother combination to accumulate 200 wins apiece.

On July 2, 1969, Reggie Jackson slugged three homers against the Seattle Pilots. It was Jackson’s eighth multi-homer game of the season, giving him 33 home runs in 71 games. He would finish the season with a career-high 47 homers.

On July 2, 1963, Juan Marichal outlasts Warren Spahn in a 16-inning pitchers’ duel at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeat the Milwaukee Braves, 1-0, on Willie Mays’ home run. Marichal strikes out 10 batters in going the distance.

On July 2, 1933, Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants pitches 18 innings of shutout ball in the first game of a doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals. The screwballing left-hander wins the game, 1-0, while allowing six hits and no walks. In the second game, the Giants win again by the score of 1-0, as Roy Parmelee defeats Dizzy Dean

On July 2, 1903, future Hall of Famer Ed Delahanty, who compiled a .346 lifetime batting average, dies after mysteriously falling off a railroad bridge in Niagara Falls. According to some witnesses, a conductor had ordered Delahanty to disembark the train because of disorderly behavior.

• On This date in Baseball History-Aug. 30 On August 30, 2006, Boston right-hander Curt Schilling fans Oakland slugger Nick Swisher with his trademark splitter to record the 3,000th strikeout of his career. On August 30, 1999, Edgardo Alfonzo  of the New York Mets becomes only the fifth player in major league history to hit three home......
• On This Date in Baseball History-July21 On July 21, 1975, Joe Torre of the New York Mets grounds into a record four double plays against the Houston Astros On July 21, 1973, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits his 700th career home run. The 39-year-old star connects against Ken Brett of the Philadelphia Phillies......

• UConn wins 58th straight in rout of Villanova [/caption] Geno Auriemma even has to wonder at times if No. 1 Connecticut is really as great as its ever been or if the opposition is just that bad. It was a little of both against inexperienced and overwhelmed Villanova. Maya Moore scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds to......
• Florida at the Sugar Bowl On January 1, 2010 at 8:30 p.m. Eastern time, the Florida Gators, the SEC Eastern Division Champs, will meet the Cincinnati Bearcats, the Big East winners, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The University of Florida Gators have played in the Sugar Bowl 7 times before, with......