THIS DATE IN BASEBALL

AUG. 8

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.

1982: California’s Doug DeCinces hit three home runs in a game for the second time in less than a week. DeCinces, who led the Angels to a a 9-5 victory over Seattle, 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 left-handers he had tied earlier this season, as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Chicago White Sox 5-0.

1998: Paul Molitor stole his 500th base in Minnesota’s 6-3 loss to Baltimore become the fifth player with 3,000 hits and 500 steals. Molitor joined Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Eddie Collins and Lou Brock.

2001: Damion Easley went 6-for-6 with a home run and three RBIs as Detroit pounded Texas 19-6. The Tigers tied a modern major league record by scoring 13 runs in the ninth inning.

2016: Brandon Crawford became the first major league player in 41 years to get seven hits in a game, putting the San Francisco Giants ahead to stay with an RBI single in the 14th inning of an 8-7 victory over the Miami Marlins.