THIS DATE IN BASEBALL

AUG. 22

1917: Pittsburgh’s Carson Bigbee set a major league record since tied with 11 at- bats in a 22- inning game against Brooklyn. Pirate Elmer Jacobs pitched 16 2- 3 innings in relief. The game was also the fourth consecutive extrainning game by the Pirates for a total of 59 innings, a National League record.

1934: Pitcher Wes Ferrell hit two home runs to give the Boston Red Sox a 3- 2 triumph over the Chicago White Sox in 12 innings. Trailing 2- 1, Ferrell hit a home run in the eighth inning to tie the score and with two out in the 12th, Ferrell connected again for the game- winner.

1961: Roger Maris, en route to his 61- home run season, became the first player to hit his 50th homer in August. He connected off California pitcher Ken McBride in a 4- 3 loss to the Angels.

1965: In the third inning of a game against Los Angeles, pitcher Juan Marichal of the San Francisco Giants hit catcher John Roseboro of the Dodgers in the head with his bat. A 14- minute brawl ensued and Roseboro suffered cuts on the head. Marichal thought Roseboro threw too close to his head when returning the ball to Sandy Koufax.

1971: The Oakland Athletics opened and closed the game with solo homers to beat the Boston Red Sox 2- 1. Boston pitcher Sonny Siebert gave up both, Bert Campaneris lead off the game and Reggie Jackson ended it with two out in the ninth inning.

1984: New York Mets right- hander Dwight Gooden, at 19, fanned nine San Diego Padres to become the 11th rookie to strike out 200 batters in one season.

1989: Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers became the first pitcher to strike out 5,000 batters. Ryan struck out 13, walked two and allowed only five hits in a 2- 0 loss to Oakland. Ryan began the night needing six strikeouts and fanned Rickey Henderson swinging, leading off the fifth inning, for the record.

1999: Mark McGwire became the first player to hit 50 homers in each of four consecutive seasons, hitting Nos. 49 and 50 in the first game of a doubleheader against the New York Mets.