CrimsonCowboy
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July 21st:
1921: In the Indians 17-8 win over the Yankees, the two team combine for an A.L. record 16 doubles.
1947: Carl Hubbell, Frankie Frisch, Mickey Cochrane, and Lefty Grove are inducted into the Hall of Fame.
1967: Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx dies at age 59.
1975: The Mets Joe Torre becomes the first player in N.L. history to hit four straight double plays in one game.
1982: The Reds fire manager John McNamara and is replaced by third base coach Russ Nixon.
1988: The Red Sox suspend Jim Rice for three days after he shoves manager Joe Morgan.
1988: The Mariners trade Ken Phelps to the Yankees for Jay Buhner, prospect Rich Balabon and a player to be named later (Troy Evers). The trade would be immortalized in the TV show "Seinfeld", when George Costanza's dad Frank asks "How could you trade Buhner for Ken Phelps?".
2005: Hideki Matsui plays in his 395th game to start his career, breaking Al Simmons' A.L. record.
2008: The Diamondbacks Randy Johnson becomes the first pitcher to record 2,000 strikeouts for two different teams. He also did so for the Mariners from 1989-1998.
1921: In the Indians 17-8 win over the Yankees, the two team combine for an A.L. record 16 doubles.
1947: Carl Hubbell, Frankie Frisch, Mickey Cochrane, and Lefty Grove are inducted into the Hall of Fame.
1967: Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx dies at age 59.
1975: The Mets Joe Torre becomes the first player in N.L. history to hit four straight double plays in one game.
1982: The Reds fire manager John McNamara and is replaced by third base coach Russ Nixon.
1988: The Red Sox suspend Jim Rice for three days after he shoves manager Joe Morgan.
1988: The Mariners trade Ken Phelps to the Yankees for Jay Buhner, prospect Rich Balabon and a player to be named later (Troy Evers). The trade would be immortalized in the TV show "Seinfeld", when George Costanza's dad Frank asks "How could you trade Buhner for Ken Phelps?".
2005: Hideki Matsui plays in his 395th game to start his career, breaking Al Simmons' A.L. record.
2008: The Diamondbacks Randy Johnson becomes the first pitcher to record 2,000 strikeouts for two different teams. He also did so for the Mariners from 1989-1998.