THIS DATE IN BASEBALL

AUG. 8

1903: A week after pitching his first doubleheader triumph, Joe “Iron Man” McGinnity of the New York Giants scored a double victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-1 and 4-3. In the second game, he stole home.

1915: Philadelphia’s Gavvy Cravath hit four doubles and drove in eight runs in a 14-7 victory over the Reds at Cincinnati.

1920: Howard Ehmke of the Detroit Tigers pitched the fastest 1-0 game in American League history — 1 hour, 13 minutes — for a victory against the New York Yankees.

1931: Bob Burke of the Washington Senators pitched a 5-0 no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox.

1954: The Brooklyn Dodgers pounded the Cincinnati Reds 20-7 at Ebbets Field. The Dodgers scored 13 runs in the eighth inning after two were out.

1973: Designated hitter Orlando Cepeda hit four doubles as the Boston Red Sox posted a 9-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals.

1982: California’s Doug DeCinces hit three home runs in a game for the second time in less than a week to lead the Angels to a 9-5 victory over Seattle. DeCinces hit three against Minnesota on Aug. 3.

1985: Baseball, after a two-day walkout, resumed playing with 18 games scheduled, including five doubleheaders.

1988: The first night game scheduled in the 74-year history of Chicago’s Wrigley

Field’s was postponed with the Cubs leading the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 after heavy rains started in the bottom of the fourth inning.

1992: Oakland’s Dennis Eckersley had his consecutive save record snapped at 40. His consecutive save records: 36 straight to start a season, and 40 straight over two seasons: ended trying to protect a 2-1 lead in the ninth inning against the Kansas City Royals.

1997: Randy Johnson struck out 19, matching the major league record for lefthanders he had tied earlier this season, as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Chicago White Sox 5-0.