THIS DATE IN BASEBALL

1897 — Roger Bresnahan, later a Hall of Fame catcher, made his major- league debut as a pitcher for theWashington Senators by shutting out the St. Louis Browns 3- 0.

1937 — Brooklyn’s Fred Frankhouse pitched a rain- shortened no- hitter against the Cincinnati Reds. The game was stopped with two out in the eighth inning with the Dodgers leading 5- 0.

1974 — Benny Ayala of the Mets became the first National League player in 13 years to hit a home run in his first major- league at- bat, connecting against Houston’s Tom Griffin in New York’s 4- 2 victory at Shea Stadium.

1977 — Toby Harrah and Bump Wills of the Texas Rangers hit back- to- back inside-thepark home runs on consecutive pitches in the seventh inning as the Rangers beat the Yankees 8- 2 at Yankee Stadium.

1978 — Joe Morgan of the Cincinnati Reds hit his 200th career home run to become the first player in major- league history to have 200 homers and 500 stolen bases.

1982 — Rickey Henderson of Oakland broke Lou Brock’s 1974 record of 118 stolen bases in a season and stole three more bases in the Athletics’ 5- 4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. It gave Henderson 122 thefts in 127 games.

1999 — Vladimir Guerrero’s hitting streak was halted at 31 games by Cincinnati’s Ron Villone, as the Reds posted a 4- 1 win over Montreal. Guerrero went 0- for- 2 with an intentional walk against Villone, ending the majors’ longest hitting streak since 1987.

2005 — Jeff Kent became the first player to hit 300 home runs as a second baseman in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 8- 3 win over Houston. The homer was the 325th of his career. 2010 — TheWashington Nationals announced rookie sensation Stephen Strasburg had a torn ligament in his right elbow. The 22- year- old right- hander would need ligament replacement operation that requires 12 to 18 months of rehabilitation.

2010 — Florida led off a game with back- toback homers for the first time in franchise history, Chris Volstad pitched eight strong innings and the Marlins romped 7- 1 past slumping Atlanta. Cameron Maybin hit the first pitch of the game into the left- field seats, ending Tommy Hanson’s streak of 47⅔ innings without giving up a homer. Logan Morrison then connected off Hanson ( 8- 10) for his first major league home run. 2011 — Justin Verlander became the majors’ first 20- game winner, grinding through six innings in the Detroit Tigers’ 6- 4 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Verlander ( 20- 5) became the first pitcher to win 20 games before the end of August since Arizona’s Curt Schilling in 2002.