The Daily Cartoon
This day in sports history, one panel a day, and Big Mike was there.
august 16, 1964. curt flood goes 8 for 9 against the dodgers in one afternoon, including four hits off sandy koufax. i had a front-row seat and a notepad. koufax struck out 13 other guys that day, which tells you something about the one guy he did not.
august 16, 1964 · Curt Flood Goes 8-for-9 in Doubleheader Against Sandy Koufax and the Dodgers
august 15, 2012. felix hernandez retired all 27 rays batters, struck out 12, and finished 1 to 0 for the first perfect game in mariners history. i had the page already bookmarked. just needed somebody to show up.
august 15, 2012 · Felix Hernandez Throws Perfect Game Against Tampa Bay Rays
august 13, 1948. satchel paige, age 42 and supposedly too old to be here, throws a five-hit shutout for cleveland over chicago, 5-0, in front of 51,013 people who drove to comiskey just to watch him do it. i had the over on innings pitched. i always bet the old man.
august 13, 1948 · Satchel Paige Throws His First Major League Shutout
august 11, 1929. babe ruth hits number 500 off willis hudlin and officially laps the field by about 500 home runs. i had the page flagged already.
august 11, 1929 · Babe Ruth Hits Career Home Run #500
august 7, 2007. barry bonds hits number 756 off mike bacsik and takes hank aaron's record home to san francisco. i had the page bookmarked since 1974, just in case.
august 7, 2007 · Barry Bonds Hits Home Run No. 756, Breaking Hank Aaron's All-Time Record
august 5, 1999. mark mcgwire goes 451 feet on number 500 off andy ashby, then comes back for 501 in the eighth off the same guy. big mike kept the book. andy ashby kept the memories.
august 5, 1999 · McGwire Hits His 500th Career Home Run
august 4, 2007. barry bonds hits number 755 off clay hensley at petco park, tying hank aaron's record that had stood since 1974. i had the almanac open to that page already. some records you just see coming.
august 4, 2007 · Barry Bonds Hits HR #755, Ties Hank Aaron's All-Time Record
august 3, 1986. william 'the refrigerator' perry scores at wembley and the bears beat the cowboys 17-6 in the first nfl game ever played outside the united states. eighty-six thousand people came to london to watch this. big mike came for the almanac entry.
august 3, 1986 · NFL's First American Bowl: Bears 17, Cowboys 6 at Wembley
august 2, 1982. rickey henderson swipes number 100 for the oakland athletics before summer is even over. i had it in the book before the dust settled.
august 2, 1982 · Rickey Henderson Steals His 100th Base of the Season on August 2
august 1, 1972. nate colbert, back so bad he almost didn't dress, hits five home runs and drives in 13 against the braves in one afternoon. i was keeping score. after the third one i flipped to a fresh page.
august 1, 1972 · Nate Colbert Hits 5 Home Runs and 13 RBI in One Doubleheader
july 31, 1954. joe adcock hit four home runs and a double at ebbets field and set the all-time record with 18 total bases. i checked the math four times. so did the dodgers, and it didn't help them either.
july 31, 1954 · Joe Adcock Hits 4 Home Runs and Sets 18 Total Bases Record at Ebbets Field
july 27, 1984. pete rose gets his 3,503rd career single and passes ty cobb on the all-time list. forty-two years of singles, and big mike has every one of them right here in the book, just in case anyone needs a receipt.
july 27, 1984 · Pete Rose Passes Ty Cobb on the All-Time Career Singles List
july 23, 2009. mark buehrle and the chicago white sox throw a perfect game over the rays. dewayne wise came off the bench, robbed a home run at the wall in the ninth, and saved the whole thing. i had it penciled in before first pitch, honestly.
july 23, 2009 · Mark Buehrle's Perfect Game
july 21, 1973. hank aaron hits number 700 off ken brett and becomes only the second person in baseball history to get there. i brought the almanac just in case anyone needed proof. nobody asked.
july 21, 1973 · Hank Aaron Hits His 700th Career Home Run
july 16, 1941. joe dimaggio singles off al milnar and reaches 56 straight games with a hit, setting the record that still stands. i had the page flagged. nobody asked.
july 16, 1941 · DiMaggio's 56th: The Last Hit of the Streak
july 15, 1973. nolan ryan no-hits the tigers for the second time in one season, striking out 17. norm cash tried to bat with a piano leg in the ninth, which i respect, but ryan got him out with a real bat anyway. i have both at-bats in the book.
july 15, 1973 · Nolan Ryan's Second No-Hitter of 1973
july 14, 1968. hank aaron hits number 500 off mike mccormick and the braves win 4-2. big mike had it penciled in under 'inevitable' three pages back.
july 14, 1968 · Hank Aaron's 500th Career Home Run
july 12, 1955. stan musial tells yogi berra he will have him home in a minute, then hits the first pitch out of milwaukee county stadium for his record fourth all-star homer. i had it in the almanac already. just needed the confirmation.
july 12, 1955 · Stan Musial's Walk-Off All-Star Homer in the 12th
july 11, 1985. nolan ryan strikes out danny heep for strikeout number 4,000, the first pitcher in baseball history to get there. i had the page bookmarked before the inning ended.
july 11, 1985 · Nolan Ryan Records MLB's 4,000th Career Strikeout
july 10, 1934. hubbell fans ruth, gehrig, foxx, simmons, and cronin back to back. somebody had to work the plate.
july 10, 1934 · Carl Hubbell Strikes Out Five Consecutive Hall of Famers at the All-Star GameBig Mike texts the plays behind tomorrow's history.
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