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1904 \u2014 Jesse Tannehill of the Boston Red Sox pitched a no-hitter, beating the Chicago White Sox 6-0.<\/p>\n
1920 \u2014 Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman died from a beaning by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees on Aug. 16. This was the only on-field fatality in major league history.<\/p>\n
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1933 \u2014 Earl Averill of the Cleveland Indians hit for the cycle in a 15-4 rout of the Philadelphia Athletics.<\/p>\n
1933 \u2014 New York\u2019s Lou Gehrig played in his 1,308th straight game to break Everett Scott\u2019s record of 1,307. Gehrig\u2019s single and triple didn\u2019t prevent the last-place St. Louis Browns from beating the Yankees 7-6 in 10 innings at Sportsman\u2019s Park.<\/p>\n
1944 \u2014 Johnny Lindell of the New York Yankees hit four consecutive doubles in a 10-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians.<\/p>\n
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1963 \u2014 Jim Hickman became the first New York Met to hit for cycle in a 7-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Hickman got the cycle in his first four times up \u2014 in single, double, triple, homer order.<\/p>\n
1980 \u2014 George Brett went 4-for-4, raising his batting average to .401, in an 8-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Brett drove in five runs and extended his hitting streak to 29 consecutive games.<\/p>\n 1980 \u2014 Al Oliver of Texas hit four home runs \u2014 one in the opener and three in the nightcap \u2014 as the Rangers swept a doubleheader from the Detroit Tigers, 9-3 and 12-6. Oliver also had a double and triple in the opener, giving him 21 total bases which tied the American League record for a doubleheader.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n 1992 \u2014 Kevin Gross pitched a no-hitter as Los Angeles beat San Francisco 2-0 at Dodgers Stadium.<\/p>\n 1999 \u2014 Jesse Orosco set a major league record by pitching in his 1,072nd game, breaking a tie with Dennis Eckersley atop the career list. 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