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On This Date in Baseball-July 3

Posted by admin | Under MLB Friday Jul 3, 2009

On July 3, 1993, Hall of Famer Don Drysdale dies from a heart attack. The 56-year-old Drysdale had been serving as a broadcaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers. During his 14-year playing career with the Dodgers, the hard-throwing Drysdale won 209 games and pitched 49 shutouts, earning him Hall of Fame election in 1984.
On July 3, 1973, brothers Gaylord and Jim Perry face each other for the only time in their careers. Gaylord Perry, pitching for the Cleveland Indians, loses a 5-4 decision to Jim Perry’s Detroit Tigers. Norm Cash rips a pair of home runs to help the Tigers to victoryOn July 3, 1968, Cleveland Indians right-hander Luis Tiant strikes out 19 Minnesota Twins batters in 10 innings. Tiant allows only six hits and no walks in winning the extra inning game, 1-0.
On July 3, 1966, Tony Cloninger of the Atlanta Braves becomes the first National League pitcher to club two grand slams in a game. Cloninger drives in nine runs in a 17-3 shellacking of the San Francisco Giants. Cloninger’s nine RBIs set a single-game record for a pitcher.
On July 3, 1947, Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck purchases the contract of outfielder Larry Doby from the Newark Eagles of the Negro American League. Doby will play in his first game two days later, becoming the first African-American player in American League history.
On July 3, 1912, New York Giants pitcher Rube Marquard sets a modern day record by winning his 19th consecutive game – a 2-1 decision over the rival Brooklyn Dodgers. Dating back to the previous season, Marquard’s winning streak totals 21 straight games.

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