ON THIS DATE

1951 — Eddie Gaedel, a 65-pound midget who was 3 feet 7 inches, made his lone plate appearance as a pinch hitter for Frank Saucier of the St. Louis Browns. Gaedel, wearing No. 1/8, was walked on four pitches by Detroit’s Bob Cain and then was taken out for pinch runner Jim Delsing. The gimmick by Browns owner Bill Veeck later was outlawed.

1957 — New York Giants owner Horace Stoneham announced that the team’s board of directors had voted 8-1 in favor of moving to San Francisco. The Giants would start the 1958 season in Seals Stadium.

1965 — Jim Maloney of the Cincinnati Reds no-hit the Cubs 1-0 in 10 innings in the first game of a doubleheader at Chicago. Leo Cardenas homered in the 10th for the Reds.

1992 — Bret Boone became part of the first three-generation family to play in the major leagues. He is a grandson of Ray Boone, who played from 1948 to 1960, and son of Bob Boone, who played from 1972 to 1990. Bret, 23, started at second base for the Seattle Mariners against Baltimore.

2002 — All 10 games in the major leagues took less than three hours to play. The shortest was Bartolo Colon’s two-hitter (1 hour, 55 minutes) in Montreal’s 4-0 victory over San Diego.

2011 — Griffin McLarty, of LaGrange, Kentucky, struck out 12 and hit a home run in a 1-0 victory over the hometown favorites from Clinton County in the Little League World Series at South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The game drew 41,848 fans, breaking the record of 40,000 set in the 1989 and 1990 championship games.

2016 — Jose Altuve homered and had five RBIs as the Houston Astros beat the Baltimore Orioles 15-8 despite allowing four home runs in the first inning. The Orioles became the first team in the modern era (since 1900) to open a game with four home runs before making an out. Adam Jones hit Collin McHugh’s first pitch into the seats in left field, and Hyun Soo Kim singled before Manny Machado, Chris Davis and Mark Trumbo homered in succession.