July 17, 1990, Twins turn two triple plays

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July 17, 1990, the Minnesota Twins become the first team to turn two triple plays in one game. Third baseman Gary Gaetti, second baseman Al Newman, and first baseman Kent Hrbek are involved in both triple killings against the Boston Red Sox. The Twins still lose the game, 1-0, at Fenway Park.

July 17, 1974, Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals collects the 3,000th strikeout of his major league career. Gibson, who fans Cesar Geronimo of the Cincinnati Reds, becomes only the second major leaguer to reach the milestone.

July 17, 1961, Hall of Famer Ty Cobb dies at the age of 74. One of the greatest hitters of all-time, the “Georgia Peach” led the American League in batting 12 times. Cobb also reached the coveted .400 mark three times in his career. When he retired, Cobb held the all-time record for most hits, runs scored, RBI and highest career batting average.

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July 17, 1941, New York Yankees outfielder Joe DiMaggio sees his hitting streak halted at 56 games by two Cleveland Indians pitchers, Al Smith and Jim Bagby. Third baseman Ken Keltner makes two great plays on hot smashes by DiMaggio, robbing the "Yankee Clipper" of hits each time. DiMaggio’s 56-game streak stands as the longest in major league history.

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On July 16, 1853 - The New York Clipper publishes what is

believed to be the first tabulated boxscore of a baseball game. The

Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York defeated the Gotham Club 21-12 on July

5.

Shoeless Joe Jackson, the best major league player not in

the Hall of Fame was born on this day in 1887.

Babe Ruth once said of Jackson "I copied Jackson's style because I thought he

was the greatest hitter I had ever seen.. He's the guy who made me a

hitter." Jackson was implicated in the 1919 Black Sox

scandal as one of the 8 men who threw the World Series. During that series

Jackson led both teams in hits and batting average, did not commit a single

error and even threw a runner out at the plate.

Jackson has the third highest career batting average in MLB history at

.356.

On July 6 1897 - At the age of 45, Chicago's Cap Anson

becomes the first major leaguer to amass 3,000 hits when he singled off

Baltimore's George Blackburn. As a matter of fact, it took years for the figure

filberts of baseball to come to Anson’s “official” stats. Anson played from

1876-97 and his hit total changed over time, soaring as high as 3,509 and as

low as 2,995 as researchers dissected box scores and refigured statistics.

Finally, Total Baseball, the official encyclopedia of the game, listed his total

hits at 3,081.

On July 16, 1941, “The Streak” reaches its zenith as Joe

DiMaggio goes 3-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to a major league record 56

games, which stands to this day. During the streak DiMaggio went 91 for 223,

batting 409 while leading the Yankees to a World Series ring and collecting an

MVP for himself.

On July 16, 1970, the Pittsburgh Pirates played their first

game in Three Rivers Stadium, the successor to Forbes Field. Dock Ellis threw

the first pitch in the new stadium and future Hall of Famer Willie Stargell

ripped a home run for the Bucs, who lost the game to the Cincinnati Reds, 3-2.

Another Hall of Famer, Tony Perez, hit the first home run in the stadium’s

history.

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