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1929 In the first game of a twin bill, the Dodgers rout the Phillies, 16-0. Johnny Frederick scores five times giving the Brooklyn center fielder a major league record of tallying eight runs in two games.
1931 Dodgers' outfielder Babe Herman hits for the cycle for the first of three times which will become a major league record.
1988 A's Dave Stewart breaks a major league record committing his twelfth balk of the season.
1990 Cubs' second baseman Ryan Sandberg's errorless game streak comes to an end after 123 games and 584 chances. Joe Morgan had held the previous record of 91 games.
1998 Due to drastic payroll cuts reducing the World Champions effectiveness, two class-action lawsuits are filed against the Marlins - one for breach of contract and the other accusing the team of false advertising.
1998 With a 6-3 victory over the Orioles, the Devil Rays become only the second expansion team in major league history to sweep an away four-game series. The 1993 Colorado Rockies, who did it against the Los Angeles Dodgers, was the other team to accomplish this feat.
1999 Diamondbacks' outfielder Luis Gonzalez homers in his first at bat extending his hitting streak to 30 games, tying three other players for the longest streak in the decade.
2000 In a 6-2 loss to the Padres, the Marlins steal 10 bases - one shy of the National League record.
2000 Mark McGwire passes Mickey Mantle into eighth place on the all-time home run career list with 539. 'Big Mac' goes deep three times as the Cardinals beat the Phillies, 7-2.
2004 At ht age of 40, southpaw Randy Johnson becomes the oldest pitcher to ever throw a perfect game as the Diamonbacks beat the Braves, 2-0. The 'Big Unit' joins Cy Young, Jim Bunning, Hideo Nomo and Nolan Ryan as the only hurlers to throw no-hitters in both leagues and creates the longest time span between no-no's having first accomplishing the feat against the Tigers in June of 1990.