THIS DATE IN BASEBALL

July 20

1906: Malcolm Eason of Brooklyn pitched a 2-0 no-hitter against the Cardinals in St. Louis.

1925: Brooklyn’s Dazzy Vance struck out 17 batters, leading the Dodgers past the Chicago Cubs 4-3 in 10 innings.

1941: Joe DiMaggio had three doubles and a homer in a 12-6, 17-inning victory by the New York Yankees over the Tigers in Detroit.

1958: Jim Bunning of the Detroit Tigers threw a nohitter, beating the Boston Red Sox 3-0 in the first game of a doubleheader.

1970: Bill Singer of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched a no-hitter at home, defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0. 1973: Wilbur Wood of the Chicago White Sox lost both ends of a doubleheader to the New York Yankees, 12-2 and 7-0.

1976: Hank Aaron hit the 755th and final home run of his career to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-2 win over California. 2003: Albert Pujols became the fourth player to hit 100 home runs in his first three major league seasons with a two-run shot in St. Louis’ 10-7 win over Los Angeles.

2008: Francisco Rodriguez became the fastest pitcher to 40 saves in big league history when he closed out the Los Angeles Angels’ 5-3 victory over Boston. Rodriguez, who struck out the side in the ninth inning, reached 40 saves in 98 games: 10 faster than John Smoltz did five years ago.

2009: Matt Holliday homered twice, including a tying grand slam in the seventh inning, and Jack Cust followed with another shot, helping the Athletics rally from a 10-run deficit: the largest comeback in Oakland history: and beat the Minnesota Twins 14-13.

2018: Matt Carpenter hit three home runs and two doubles in just six innings, tying the major league record for extra-base hits in a game, and the St. Louis Cardinals hammered the Chicago Cubs 18-5. Carpenter went 5 for 5 and drove in seven runs at Wrigley Field.

Today’s birthdays: Pedro Severino, 26; Tyler Webb, 29; Tyler Saladino, 30; Stephen Strasburg, 31.