2015 Event Snowstorms continue to hit Boston, Massachusetts, bringing the city's snowfall this season to 102 inches to date; the city's highest snowfall occurred in the winter of 1995 with 107.6 inches 2014 Event Walt Disney Co. is replacing attractions at some of its parks with rides and features from its hit movie 'Frozen'; in one such change, the Maelstrom ride in the Norway section of Epcot will be replaced by a 'Frozen' attraction to open in 2016 2014 Event China's Yunnan Province is hit by a 6.1-magnitude earthquake; 367 people perished, and over 1,880 were injured 2014 Event Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 is hit by a missile while flying over eastern Ukraine, the location of heavy fighting by pro-Russian separatists; the origin of the missile is not yet known; all 298 people aboard the plane were killed in the attack 2014 Event North Carolina is hit by Category 2 Hurricane Arthur, causing some flooding and the risk of storm surges 2014 Event Comedian Tracy Morgan is hospitalized in critical condition after his bus is hit by a speeding semi trailer; fellow comedian James McNair, known as Jimmy Mack, did not survive the collision 2014 Event Albert Pujols of the Los Angeles Angels joins an elite group of only 26 major league baseball players to have hit 500 home runs; Pujols achieved this feat during today's game against the Washington Nationals 2014 Event Southern California is hit by an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale; the quake originated about 22 miles southeast of Los Angeles near La Habra 2014 Event U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew urges Congress to increase the debt ceiling because the U.S government debt is expected to hit $17.2 trillion soon 2014 Event The coast of Puerto Rico is hit by a 6.5-magnitude earthquake 2013 Event Central Vietnam is hit by Tropical Storm Wutip; over 1,000 houses are damaged, trees are uprooted and power lines are cut 2013 Event At least 328 people are killed in a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that hit Balochistan, Pakistan on the 24th of September 2013 Event The Northern Philippines are hit by Typhoon Usagi, causing flooding, landslides and disruptions in power, communication and transportation 2013 Event The Canterbury Region of New Zealand experiences the worst flooding in 20 years; Leeston and Lyttelton are the towns hardest hit 2013 Event Russia's parliament passes bills banning homosexual 'propaganda'; police near the Duma take gays into custody after they anti-gay extremists hit them with eggs 2012 Event Egypt's minister of transport, Mohamed Rashad Al Matini, resigns after a school bus carrying 60 schoolchildren is hit by a train near Manfalut, 230 miles south of Cairo 2012 Event The West coast of Washington state is hit by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake 2012 Event A 6.8 magnitude earthquake causes a small tsunami to hit the coast of Aomori prefecture on the Japanese island of Hokkaido 2012 Event Marysville, Indiana and Henryville, Indiana experience widespread damage from tornadoes that hit the midwestern and southern United States 2012 Event The midwestern United States is hit by tornadoes, killing 12 people 2011 Event Mexico's state of Guerrero is hit by a 6.5 magnitude earthquake 2011 Event Four states and 1.5 million people in the Eastern U.S. still have no power after a 2011 Halloween nor-easter hit the area with unusually early snowfall 2011 Event Typhoon Muifa approaches Japan's island of Okinawa; the typhoon is expected to be one of the most powerful storms to hit China in recent years 2011 Event Phoenix, Arizona is hit by a dust storm, also known as a haboob 2011 Event Major League Baseball history is made when Derek Jeeter of the New York Yankees makes a home run off of the Tampa Bay Rays, becoming the 28th member of the 3,000 hit club 2011 Event Oil prices hit $93 per barrel, a four-month low 2011 Event Aftershocks from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake hit Christchurch, New Zealand, leaving tens of thousands without power 2011 Event More than 100,000 homes in Michigan lose power after powerful storms hit the state 2011 Event Tornadoes hit Joplin, Missouri, and a state of emergency is declared; more tornadoes hit Minneapolis, Minnesota and warnings are announced in states from Texas to Michigan 2011 Event One month after the Tohoku earthquake shook Japan, a 6.6 magnitude aftershock hit Japan, lasting nearly an hour 2011 Event Iowa's Monona County, located in the midwestern United States, is hit by a tornado 2010 Event Poverty rates in the United States hit a 15-year high of 14.3 percent, or 43.6 million people 2010 Event At least 54 homes are destroyed and 8 people are missing after wildfires hit Boulder County, Colorado 2010 Event Taiwan is hit by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, twelve people are injured, communications and rail services are disrupted 2009 Event Italian Prime Minister Silvio Burlusconi is knocked to the ground and hit in the face after a political rally in Milan, Italy 2009 Death Mike Francis, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis', produced before dying of lung cancer, at age 47 2007 Death Robert Pickett, stage name, Bobby Boris Pickett, singer, co-wrote and performed hit 'Monster Mash', dies 2004 Death Austin Willis, actor, Cross-Canada Hit Parade, dies at 86 2003 Death Gisele MacKenzie, "singer, actress", Your Hit Parade, dies at 76 2002 Death Ted Williams, athlete, last person to hit .400 for a season as a major leaguer, dies at 83 1998 Event Mark McGwire breaks Roger Marris' 62 home run record for a season, and goes on to hit 70 home runs for the 1998 season 1997 Event Cleveland Marquis Grissom hit in his 15th straight World Series game (streak ends at 15, he is 2nd to Hank Baur with 17) 1997 Event Yankees Tim Raines, Derek Jeter and Paul O'Neill are 1st to hit 3 consecutively homers in post season (Yankees beat Indians 8-6) 1997 Event Mike Piazza is 2nd to hit a home run out of Dodger Stadium 1997 Event Mark McGwire joins Babe as only players to hit 50 home runs in 2 consec yrs 1997 Event Sammy Sosa (Cubs) and Tony Womack (Pirates) hit inside the park home runs 1997 Event New York Mets C. Everett and Butch Huskey are 9th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1997 Event Kansas City Royal Chili Davis is 75th to hit 300 home runs 1997 Event 48th time opposing pitchers hit home runs, Carlos Perez (Mon)/Darren Holmes 1997 Death Jermaine Stewart, singer, soul, pop, funk-rock genres, known for Billboard hit 'The Word is Out', dies liver cancer in Homewood, Illinois, at age 39 1997 Event San Francisco Giant J. T. Snow suffers a fractured eye socket when hit by a pitch 1996 Event Orioles Brady Anderson is 14th to hit 50 home runs 1996 Event San Francisco Giant Bobby Bond is 2nd player to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases 1996 Event A's Mark McGwire is 13th player to hit 50-home runs in a season 1996 Event Southern Mexico hit with 6.5 earthquake 1996 Event Sammy Sosa is 1st Chicago Cub to hit 2 home runs in 1 inning 1995 Death John Rodolph, wheelchair-race world record holder, hit by truck at 31 1995 Event Andres Galarraga is 4th to hit 30 home runs for Rockies in 1995 1995 Death Phyllis Hyman, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies, dies from suicide at 45 1995 Event 47th time opposing pitchers hit home runs, K Foster (Cubs)/M Freeman (Rocks) 1994 Death Robert White, guitarist, African-American musician, performed guitar riff on The Temptations hit, My Girl, dies in Los Angeles, California 1994 Event 23rd and last part of Comet Shoemaker-Levy hit Jupiter, since July 16th 1994 Death Dorothy Collins, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 67 1994 Event Major parts of Comet Shoemaker-Levy hit Jupiter (July 16th-22nd) 1994 Event Kirby Puckett pass Rod Carew with 2,088 hit as Twin's top hit leader 1994 Event Jeff Bagwell of Astros is 28th to hit 2 home runs in an inning 1994 Event Twin's Dave Winfield passes Rod Carew into 15th hit list (3,054) 1994 Event Tornado and hail storms hit Jiangxi China, 95 killed 1994 Event Eddie Murray sets record for switch hit home runs in a games (11 times) 1994 Event Cubs Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes, hit 3 home runs in 1993 hits 3 home runs on opening 1993 Event Fred McGriff and David Justice are 6th to hit back-to-back home runs twice in same game 1993 Event Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. is 3rd to hit home runs in 8 straight games 1993 Event A's Rickey Henderson is 2nd to hit leadoff homers in doubleheader 1993 Event Indians' Carlos Baerga is 1st to switch hit home runs in same inn (vs Yankees) 1992 Event Ben Vereen suffers injuries when hit by a car 1992 Event New York Met Eddie Murray is 24th to hit 400 home runs 1992 Death Andy Russell, drummer/vocalist (Your Hit Parade), dies of stroke at 72 1992 Event Matt Keough, in the dugout, is hit flush in the head by a batted ball 1991 Event Robin Yount is 37th to hit 2,000 singles 1991 Event Twins Dave Winfield is 23rd to hit 400 home run 1991 Event New York Mets M Sasser and Mark Carreon are 8th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1991 Event U.S., barracks in Dhahran Saudi Arabia, hit by scud missile, kills 28 1991 Event Afghanistan and Pakistan hit by earthquake, 1,200 die 1991 Death Dale Long, hit home runs in 8 consecutive games, dies at 66 1990 Event Philippines hit by typhoon, 110 die 1990 Event Saddam threatens to hit Israel with a new missile 1990 Event Tiger Cecil Fielder becomes 11th, to hit 50 home runs (& 51st) 1990 Event 1st 8 New York Yankees hit safely vs Baltimore Orioles to tie record 1990 Event Pirate Bobby Bond is 2nd to hit 30 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season (so he can play in 6 decades) because it is a publicity stunt 1990 Event Ken Griffey, Sr and, Jr., hit back-to-back home runs in 1st inning 1990 Event Cub's Ryne Sandberg is 1st 2nd baseman to hit 30 home runs, consecutively 1990 Event Mark McGwire is 1st to hit 30 home runs in each of his 1st 4 seasons 1990 Event Angel's Louis Palonia is 74th to hit an inside park grandslam 1990 Event New York Yankee Kevin Mass sets record with 12th home run in 1st 92 at bats and becomes 21st to hit a ball into 3rd deck of Seattle's Kingdome 1990 Event Dodger Eddie Murray ties Mickey Mantle with switch hit home runs in 10 games 1990 Event Earthquake hit Peru, killing 135 1990 Event An earthquake hit Peru, killing 56 1990 Event New York Yankees hit 6 home runs to beat Minnesota Twins 12-0 1990 Event 46th time opposing pitchers hit home run, Valenzuela (Dodgers)/Gross (Expos) 1990 Event 8 2/3 inning perfect game pitched by Brian Holman of Oakland A's is spoiled by a home run hit by Ken Philips 1989 Event George Brett gets his 2,500th hit 1989 Event Howard Johnson joins B Bonds and W Mays to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases 1989 Event Braves Dale Murphy, hits 2 3-run home runs in an inning, 14th man to hit 2 home runs in an inning. Also ties record of 6 RBIs in an inning 1989 Event 1st time since 1948 a player hit 6 consecutive doubles (Kirby Puckett) 1989 Event Minnesota Twin Kirby Puckett becomes 35th to hit 4 doubles in a game 1989 Event Junior Felix of Toronto becomes 53rd to hit home run on 1st at bat 1989 Event Argentina, hit by rocketing inflation, runs out of money 1989 Event Computers across Britain hit by "Friday the 13th" virus 1988 Event Jose Canseco is baseball's 1st to steal 40 bases and hit 40 home runs 1988 Event 10th time, 4 players hit baseball major-league record grand slams 1988 Event 225 at bats after #299, Met Gary Carter is 59th to hit 300th home run 1988 Event Oakland A's Jose Canseco becomes 11th to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases 1988 Event Jose Canseco is 1st to hit 30 home runs in 1st 3 years 1988 Event Indians' Bud Black sets club record for most batters hit in inning (3) 1988 Event Woman sues Chuck Berry for $5,000,000 alleges he hit her 1988 Event 45th time opposing pitchers hit home runs, Mark Davis (Padres)/Mike Krukow 1988 Birthday Jordy, born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, French singer, guitarist, achieved Guinness Book of World Records as youngest singer with number one chart-topping hit, 'Dur dur d'etre bebe!', or, 'It's Tough to be a Baby', founded, tours, records with Jordy and the Dixies 1987 Event Detroit Tiger Darrell Evans is 1st 40 year old to hit 30 home runs 1987 Event Toronto Blue Jays hit a record 10 home runs vs Baltimore Orioles 1987 Event Kevin Bass is 1st NLer to switch hit home runs in a game twice in 1 season 1987 Event Bunt single gives Paul Molitor longest hit streak of 1980s at 32 games 1987 Event Eric Davis is 7th to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in one season 1987 Event Don Mattingly is 2nd to hit home runs in 7 straight AL games (en route to 8) 1987 Event A's Mark McGwire is 1st rookie to hit 30 home runs before All Star break 1987 Event USS Stark hit by Iraqi missiles, 37 sailors die 1987 Event Oriole Eddie Murray is 1st to switch hit home runs in 2 consecutive games 1987 Event 46 home runs hit in 13 baseball games 1987 Event 1st 3 San Diego Padres hit home runs off San Francisco starter Roger Mason 1987 Birthday Joss Stone, born in Dover, England, singer, actress, multi-platinum album, 'The Soul Sessions', top ten hit song, 'You Had Me', sold over 10 million albums worldwide 1986 Event Indians Jay Bell is 10th to hit a home run on 1st major league pitch he sees 1986 Event RUN-DMC is 1st rap group to hit top 10 (Raisin' Hell) 1986 Event Texas Rangers O McDowell and Porter are 7th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1986 Event Orioles, Dwyer and Sheets, and Rangers, Harrah, hit record 3 grand slams 1986 Event Bob Horner becomes 11th player to hit 4 home runs in a game 1986 Event Kansas City Royal George Brett gets his 2,000th hit 1986 Event "Chicken Song" by Spitting Image hit #1 on the U.K. pop chart 1986 Event Reggie Jackson hit his 537th home run passing Mickey Mantle into 6th place 1986 Event "Rock Me Amadeus," by Falco hit #1 on U.K. pop chart 1986 Event New York Yankee Don Mattingly is 6th to hit 3 sacrifice flies in a game 1985 Event Tigers Darrell Evans is 1st to hit 40 home run seasons in both leagues 1985 Event Expos Andre Dawson joins Willey McCovey to hit 2 home runs in an inn twice 1985 Event Pete Rose of Cincinnati Reds gets career hit 4,192 off Eric Show of San Diego Padres, eclipsing Ty Cobb's record 1985 Death Johnny Desmond, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies of cancer at 65 1985 Event New York Yankee Don Baylor is hit by a pitch for a record 190th time 1985 Event Baltimore Orioles W Gross and L Sheets are 6th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1985 Event Oakland A's Dave Kingman becomes 21st to hit 400 home run 1985 Event A's Dave Kingman is 21st to hit 400 home runs (off Matt Young at Seattle) 1985 Event California Angel Rod Carew gets his 3,000th hit 1985 Event Von Hayes becomes 21st to hit 2 home runs in an inning (Phils-26, Mets-7) 1985 Event Pirates score 10 in top of 1st, but lose 15-11 to Phillies, as Steve becomes 1st Phillie to switch hit home runs in same game 1985 Event 41 tornadoes hit Northeast U.S., killing 88 1985 Event Ranger Larry Parrish is 5th to hit 3 home runs in a game in both leagues 1984 Event New York Met Rusty Staub joins Ty Cobb, who hit home runs as a teen and in 40s 1984 Event Reggie Jackson is 13th to hit 500 home runs 1984 Death Percy Mayfield, U.S. singer (Hit the Road Jack), dies at 63 1984 Event Cliff Johnson sets a record with his 19th pinch hit home run 1984 Birthday Gareth Gates, born in Bradford, England, singer finalist on show, 'Pop Idol', sold over 3.5 million records; hit song, 'Unchained Melody', voted 'The Record of the Year' in 2002 1983 Event Braves Dale Murphy is 6th to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in season 1983 Event Kirk Gibson (Tigers) and Jorge Orta (Blue Jays) hit inside park home runs 1983 Event Toronto Blue Jay Cliff Johnson hits record 18th pinch hit home run 1983 Event Baltimore's Eddie Murray hits his 1,000 career hit 1983 Event "Down Under" by Men At Work hit #1 on U.K. pop chart 1982 Event George Brett gets his 1,500th hit 1982 Birthday Ryan Cabrera, born in Dallas, Texas, musician, pop rock, hit singles include, 'On the Way Down', '40 Kinds of Sadness', 'True', albums include, 'You Stand Watching' 1982 Event Pete Rose gets his 3,772nd hit, moves past Aaron into 2nd place 1982 Event British ship Atlantic Conveyor and Coventry were hit in Falkland war 1982 Event Tigers outfielder Larry Herndon is 14th to hit 4 consecutive home runs 1982 Event British torpedo boat Sheffield off Falkland hit by Exocet rocket 1982 Event "Centerfold" by J Geils Band hit #1 on pop chart 1981 Birthday Britney Spears, born in McComb, Mississippi, singer, songwriter, dancer, entertainer, number one Billboard Hot 100 hit 'Baby One More Time' 1981 Event Pete Rose, 3,631 career hit, breaks Stan Musial's NL hit record 1980 Death Bert Kaempfert, orchestra leader, songwriter, composed jazz-oriented, easy-listening records including Strangers in the Night and hit Wonderland by Night, Danke Schoen for Wayne Newton and L-O-V-E for Nat King Cole 1980 Event Milwaukee beats Boston Red Sox, 18-1 (Cooper and Money hit grand slams) 1980 Birthday Chingy, born in St. Louis, Missouri, born Howard Bailey, Jr., rapper, debut album, 'Jackpot' produced hit titled, 'One Call Away' and went Triple Platinum 1979 Event Los Angeles Dodger Manny Mota hits record 146th pinch hit 1979 Event Red Sox Bob Watson is 1st to hit for cycle in AL and NL (Astros) 1979 Event George Brett gets his 1,000th hit 1979 Event Carl Yastrzemski hits his 1,000th extra base hit 1979 Event Willie Horton becomes 43rd player to hit 300 home runs in the majors 1978 Event 4th game of Boston Massacre; Yankees beat Red Sox 7-4. This ties them for 1st place. Yankees out hit 'em 67-21; score 42-9 1978 Event Reggie Jackson is 19th player to hit 20 home run in 11 straight years 1978 Event Reds Joe Morgan is 1st to hit 200 home runs and have 500 stolen bases 1978 Event Indians Duane Kuiper is 3rd to hit 2 bases-loaded triples (vs Yankees) 1978 Event Giants' Willie McCovey becomes 12th to hit 500 home runs 1978 Event Phillies Dave Johnson is 1st to hit 2 pinch hit grand slams in a year 1977 Event Toby Harrah and Bump Wills hit back-to-back inside-the-park-homers off Yankee Ken Clay at Yankee Stadium, Rangers won 8-2 1977 Event Yankee DH Cliff Johnson hit 3 consecutive home runs in Toronto 1977 Event Sue Press is 1st woman golfer to hit consecutive holes-in one 1976 Event White Sox Minnie Minoso, 53, is oldest to get a hit in majors 1976 Event St. Louis Cardinals Lou Brock and Hector Cruz hit inside-the-park home runs 1976 Birthday Ja Rule, born in New York City, New York, born Jeffrey Atkins, rapper, singer, actor, sold over 35 million albums worldwide, hit single, 'Livin' It Up' 1976 Death Chris Kenner, rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, recording artist, 1961 hit I Like It Like That was on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, song Land of a Thousand Dances was recorded by Patti Smith, and others, dies 1976 Event CW McCall CB song "Convoy" hit #1 on the country music charts 1975 Event Rennie Stennett is 2nd to hit 7-for-7 in a 9-inning game 1975 Event Los Angeles Dodgers W Crawford and Lee Lacy are 5th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1975 Birthday Lil' Kim, born New York City, New York, born Kimberly Denise Jones, hip hop, rapper, debut album 'Conspiracy' generated three hit singles 1975 Event Moon tremor perceived, hit by Taurid meteors 1975 Event Hail stones as large as tennis balls hit Wernerville, Tennessee 1974 Event "Streak" by Ray Stevens hit #1 on U.K. pop chart 1974 Birthday Jewel, born in Payson, Utah, Jewel Kilcher, singer, guitarist, actress, musician, sold over 27 million albums worldwide, hit debut album 'Pieces of You' 1974 Event Silver futures hit record $4.81 an ounce in London 1974 Event Barbra Striesand's 1st #1 hit, "The Way We Were" 1973 Event Willie Mays last hit, as Mets beat A's in World Series game 2 A's Mike Andrews makes 2 errors, prompting owner Finley to remove him 1973 Event Hank Aaron's record 1,378 extra base hit surpasses Stan Musial record 1973 Event Willie McCovey becomes 15th to hit 400 home runs 1973 Birthday Deborah Cox, born in Toronto, Canada, actress, singer, hit song, 'Nobody's Supposed to Be Here' was 'Billboard's' longest-running number one R&B and hip-hop single 1973 Event Pete Rose and Willie Davis both get career hit # 2,000 1973 Event Kansas City Royals' George Brett gets his 1st major league hit 1972 Event Lerrin LaGrow Campy, who had been hit by a pitch, is fined and suspended 1972 Event Rod Stewart's 1st #1 hit (You Wear it Well) 1972 Event Dick Allen is 7th to hit 2 inside-the-park homers in a game 1972 Event Danish airliner hit mountain in Sheikdom of Oman killing 112 1972 Event Wilt Chamberlain hit 30,000 point mark during a game with Phoenix Suns 1971 Birthday Snoop Doggy Dogg, born in Long Beach, California, rap singer, Grammy-Award nominee, hit songs, 'Gin and Juice', 'What's My Name' 1971 Event Ron Hunt is hit by a pitch for record 50th time in a season 1971 Event Cleveland's Steve Dunning becomes last AL pitcher to hit grand slam 1971 Event "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison hit #1 on United Kingdom pop chart 1970 Birthday Macy Gray, born in Canton, Ohio, singer, songwriter, actress, Grammy-Award winner, films, 'Idlewild', 'Training Day', hit song, 'I Try', famous album, 'On How Life Is' 1970 Event Tony Perez becomes 1st to hit a home run in red seats at Riverfront 1970 Death Barry Wood, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 61 1970 Event Ron Hunt gets hit by a pitch for a record 119th time 1970 Event Oriole's Brooks Robinson get his 2,000 career hit, a 3 run home run 1970 Event "In The Summertime" by Mungo Jerry hit #1 in UK 1969 Event Met Cleon Jones awarded 1st base when shoe polish on ball proves he is hit by a pitch, he scores on a home run in World Series 1969 Event San Francisco Giant Willie Mays, becomes 2nd player to hit home run number 600 off Mike Corkins 1969 Event Pirate Willie Stargell is 1st to hit a ball out of Dodger Stadium 1969 Event Willie Stargell is 1st to hit a home run outside of Dodger Stadium 1969 Event Astros Denis Menke and Jim Wynn hit grandslams in 9th inn vs Mets 1969 Birthday Jamie Walters, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, singer, record producer, appeared on Beverly Hills, 90210, the Heights, song, 'How Do You Talk To An Angel' hit number 1 on Billboard Hot 100 1969 Event "The Ballad Of John and Yoko" by The Beatles hit #1 in UK 1968 Birthday Des'ree, born in Barbados, born Desiree Annette Weeks, rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, hit songs, 'You Gotta Be', 'Feel So High' 1968 Birthday Sinitta, born in Seattle, Washington, born Sinitta Renet Malone, singer, actress, known for hit records, 'So Macho', 'Toy Boy', in the 1980's 1968 Event Iron Butterfly's "In-a-gadda-da-vida" becomes 1st heavy metal song to hit charts, it comes in at #117 1968 Birthday Lisa Loeb, born in Bethesda, Maryland, singer, songwriter, actress, hit song, 'Stay (I Missed You)', appeared in 'Firecracker' film, 'Dweezil and Lisa' television series 1968 Event Bobby Goldsboro records his biggest hit, "Honey" 1967 Death Helen Flint, actress (Sea Devils), dies after being hit by a car at 69 1967 Event Bobby Gentry releases her only hit "Ode to Billy Joe" 1966 Birthday Tracy Byrd, born in Vidor, Texas, Tracy Lynn Byrd, country singer, musician, known for Number One Billboard hit single 'Holdin' Heaven', recorded nine studio albums, 30 hit singles, 11 top ten hits 1966 Event Johnny Miller becomes 1st Yank to hit a home run on his 1st at bat 1966 Event Baltimore Orioles Roznovsky and B Powell are 4th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1966 Birthday Wayne Wonder, born in Buff Bay, Jamaica, Von Wayne Charles, singer, songwriter, raggae, known for hit song 'No Letting Go' 1966 Death Bobby Fuller, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, found dead at 22 1966 Event Brave pitcher Tony Cloninger, is 1st NL to hit 2 grand slams in a game 1966 Event "Sloop John B" by The Beach Boys hit #1 in U.K. 1966 Event Only home run ever hit out of Baltimore's Memorial Park (Frank Robinson) 1965 Event Jim Hickman becomes 1st New York Met to hit 3 home runs in a game 1965 Event Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction" (their 1st #1 U.S. hit) 1965 Event Hank Aaron loses a home run, because he hit it out of batter's box 1965 Birthday Robin Wilson, born in Detroit, Michigan, guitarist, member, Gin Blossoms, alternative rock band, known for hit albums, 'New Miserable Experience', 'Congratulations I'm Sorry' 1965 Birthday Martin Lawrence, born in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany, comedian, actor, producer, director, appeared in his own hit series, Martin on FOX 1964 Event India and Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4,850 killed 1964 Event Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle hit home runs runs on back-to-back pitches 1964 Birthday Adam Duritz, born in Baltimore, Maryland, musician, record producer, member of band, Counting Crows, hit song, 'Round Here' 1964 Event Oriole Bob Johnson's 6th straight hit as a pinch hitter 1964 Event Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand," 1st #1 hit, stays #1 for 7 weeks 1963 Event Card's Stan Musial's final game, gets his 3,629th and 3,630th hit 1963 Event Jim Hickman becomes 1st New York Met to hit for cycle 1963 Event Los Angeles Dodgers F Howard and B Skowron are 3rd to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1963 Birthday Coolio, born in Compton, California, rapper, and actor, released hit debut single, 'Fantastic Voyage', 1994, and 'Gangsta's Paradise', 1995 1963 Event Indians' Woodie Held, Pedro Ramos, Tito Francona, and Larry Brown hit consecutive home runs in one inning (vs California Angels) 1963 Event 1st Beatle tune to hit U.S. charts, Del Shannon "From Me to You" at #87 1963 Death Frank "Home Run" Baker, (hit 2 home runs in 1911 world series) dies at 77 1963 Event Pete Rose triples for his 1st major league base hit 1962 Birthday Marilyn, born in Kingston, Jamaica, born Peter Robinson, singer, famous for hit song, 'Calling Your Name', associated with Boy George 1962 Event Stan Musial's 3,516th hit moves over Tris Speaker into 2nd place 1962 Event U.N. announces Earth population has hit 3 billion 1962 Event Peter, Paul and Mary release their 1st hit "If I Had a Hammer" 1962 Event Minn Twins Bob Allison and Harmon Killebrew hit grand slams in 1st inn and Harmon Killebrew connect in a club-record, 11-run 1st inning 1962 Event A record 54 home runs hit in baseball 1962 Birthday Jesse Johnson, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Jesse Woods Johnson, musician, guitarist, funk, rocky, rhythm and blues genres, original member of The Time, contributed to hit singles, 'The Bird', 'Jungle Love', on The Time's third album, 'Ice Cream Castle' 1962 Event Joe Pepitone 2nd Yankee to hit 2 home runs in 1 inning (Joe DiMaggio) 1962 Event Stan Musial breaks Honus Wagner's NL hit record with 3,431 1962 Event Beach Boys introduced a new musical style with their hit "Surfin" 1961 Birthday Sunny Deol, born in New Delhi, India, actor, action movie star, director, producer, winner, two National Film Awards, hit film 'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha' 1961 Event Mickey Mantle becomes 7th to hit home run # 400 1961 Birthday Toby Keith, born in Clinton, Oklahoma, country singer, hit singles include, 'Should've Been a Cowboy', 'How Do You Like Me Now?', toured with the USO 1961 Birthday Boy George, born in Eitham, England, singer, songwriter, successful band, Culture Club, hit song, 'Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?', 'Karma Chameleon' 1961 Event Norm Cash becomes 1st Det Tiger to hit a ball out of Tiger Stadium 1961 Event Record 27 home runs hit in 7 AL games 1961 Event Jim Gentile is 4th to hit grand slams in consecutive innings 1961 Birthday Mike Francis, born in Florence, Italy, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis' 1960 Birthday Eric Martin, born in Long Island, New York, singer, hard rock genre, played with Mr. Big, rock band that produced hit song, 'To Be With You' 1960 Birthday Nancy Martinez, born in Montreal, Quebec, rocker, musician, singer, known for dance-pop music hit songs 'For Tonight', 'Move Out' 1960 Event George Crowe sets record of 12 pinch hit home runs with a runner on 1960 Event Mickey Mantle is 18th to hit 300 home runs 1960 Event Ted Williams hit his 500th home runs 1960 Event Record 4 grand slams hit today 1959 Event Japan hit by typhoon Vera; about 5,000 die 1959 Birthday Jermaine Stewart, born in Columbus, Ohio, singer, soul, pop, funk-rock genres, known for Billboard hit 'The Word is Out' 1959 Birthday Joyce Sims, born in Rochester, New York, singer, songwriter, released U.S. and UK hit single titled, 'Come Into My Life', 1987 1959 Event Chicago White Sox beat Kansas City Athletics 20-6, in 1 inning Sox score 11 runs on 1 hit, 10 walks, and 3 errors 1959 Event Phils' Dave Philley gets a major league record 9th straight pinch hit 1958 Event Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon and Theodore with David Seville) hit #1 1958 Event San Francisco Giants Hank Sauer and B Schmidt are 2nd to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1958 Event New York Giants Willie Mays and Darryl Spencer each hit 2 home runs and a triple 1957 Event Duke Snider's 39th and 40th home runs are last hit at Ebbets Field 1957 Event Richie Ashburn, fouls hit fan Alice Roth twice in same at bat 1st one breaks her nose, 2nd one hits her while she is on the stretcher 1957 Event Indians' pitcher Herb Score is hit by a line drive off Gil McDougald 1957 Event Yankee Bill Skowron becomes 3rd player to hit a ball out of Fenway 1956 Event Yogi Berra becomes 4th Yank to hit a World Series grand slam 1956 Event Mickey Mantle is 8th to hit 50 home runs in a seaon 1956 Birthday Jaki Graham, born in Birmingham, England, singer, 1994 hit 'Ain't Nobody', number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart 1956 Event Cincinnati Reds (8) and Cubs (2) combine to hit 10 home runs in a 9 inning game 1956 Event Dale Long becomes 1st to hit home runs in 8 straight games 1956 Event Elvis Presley's 1st hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel," becomes #1 1956 Event Elvis Presley's 1st hit in Billboard's top 10: "Heartbreak Hotel" 1955 Birthday Steve Forbert, born in Meridian, Mississippi, singer, songwriter, wrote 1980 hit 'Romeo's Tune', compared to Bob Dylan 1955 Event New York Yankees Bob Cerv and E Howard are 1st to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1954 Event "Hit the Trail" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 4 performances 1954 Event "Hit the Trail" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 4 performances 1954 Event Hurricane Hazel (3rd of 1954) becomes most severe to hit US 1954 Event Giants' Willie Mays gets 82nd extra-base hit, breaks Mel Ott's record 1954 Event Ted Kluszewski is 1st Cincinnati Red to hit 40 home runs en route to 49 1954 Event Elvis Presley records his 1st hit, "That's All Right" 1954 Birthday F. R. David, born in Menzel Bourguiba, Tunisia, singer, band member of French rock band, Les Variations, hit 'Words', 1982, sold eight million records worldwide 1953 Birthday Shuggie Otis, born in Los Angeles, California, Johnny Alexander Veliotes, singer, songwriter, rhythm and blues genres, known for hit 'Strawberry Letter 23' 1953 Birthday Samantha Sang, born in Melbourne, Australia, singer, pop genre, hit song at age 15 titled, 'You Made Me What I Am' 1953 Event Despite Johnny Mize 2,000th hit, Yankees lose ending 18 game win streak and also ending St. Louis Brown 14 game losing streak 1951 Birthday Johnny Contardo, born in Boston, Massachusetts, lead singer for Sha Na Na, appeared in hit musical Grease as Johnny Casino and the Gamblers 1951 Event Willie Mays gets his 1st major league hit, a home run 1950 Event Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st to hit 3 home run in a game at Griffith Stadium 1950 Event Pee Wee Reese (Dodgers) and Sam Calderone (Giants) hit inside park home runs 1950 Event "Your Hit Parade" premieres on NBC (later CBS) TV 1950 Birthday Phyllis Hyman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies 1950 Event Johnny Pramesa (Reds) and Hank Thompson (Giants) hit inside the park home runs 1950 Event Yankees and Tigers hit record 11 home runs, Tigers win 10-9 1950 Event Joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit 1950 Event Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit, Yankees beat Indians 8-2 1950 Event "Rag Mop" by The Ames Brothers hit #1 1949 Event Baseball major league record 4 grand slams hit 1949 Birthday Kate Taylor, born in Boston, Massachusetts, singer, songwriter, musical family members include Alex, Livingston, Hugh and James, albums include Sister Kate, Kate Taylor, famous hit 'It's In His Kiss' 1949 Birthday Sheralee, born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, vocalist, Your Hit Parade 1949 Event A's Elmer Valo is 1st AL'er to hit 2 bases-loaded triples in a game 1949 Birthday Mike Batt, born in Southampton, England, singer, composer, arranger, producer, helped created ecologically sensitive fictional creatures, The Wombles, wrote hit 'Bright Eyes' 1948 Event Joe Cronin pinch hit home runs in both ends of a doubleheader 1947 Event Yankee Yogi Berra becomes 1st to pinch hit a World Series homer 1947 Event 1st black baseball pitcher Don Bankhead (Hit a home run on 1st at bat) 1947 Event Boston Braves hit a million attendance for 1st time 1947 Event Ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive home runs 1947 Event Jackie Robinson bunts for his 1st major league hit 1946 Event Vance Dinges hits only Phillie pinch hit inside-the-park home run 1946 Birthday Eddie Holman, born in Norfolk, Virginia, recording artist, rhythm and blues, gospel, pop, soul genres, known for hit 'Hey There Lonely Girl' 1946 Birthday Murray Head, born in London, England, born Murray Seafield Saint-George Head, actor, singer, hit song, 'One Night in Bangkok' 1945 Birthday Robert Pickett, born in Somerville, Massachusetts, stage name, Bobby Boris Pickett, singer, co-wrote and performed hit 'Monster Mash' 1945 Birthday Lee Michaels, born in Los Angeles, California, guitarist, organist, pianist, known for Top 10 hit 'Do You Know What I Mean' 1945 Event Joe Kuhel hits inside-the-park home run, only home run hit by a Senator all season at Washington's Griffith Stadium 1945 Event Dodgers Tommy Brown, 17, is youngest player to hit a home run 1945 Event Mel Ott is 1st in NL to hit 500th home run (joins Babe Ruth and Jimmy Foxx) 1945 Birthday Robert Knight, born in Franklin, Tennessee, singer, rocker, debuted with the Paramounts, recorded hit, signature song, Everlasting Love 1944 Event British bombers hit Tirpitz with Tallboy bombs 1944 Birthday Marcie Blane, born in Brooklyn, New York, given name, Marcia Blank, singer, pop music, known for hit song 'Bobby's Girl' 1943 Birthday Sammi Smith, born in Orange County, California, born Jewel Faye Smith, musician, songwriter, famous hit 'Help Me Make It Through the Night' written by Kris Kristofferson, part of 1970's 'outlaw country' movement 1943 Birthday Tony Joe White, born in Oak Grove, Louisiana, nickname, 'The Swamp Fox', singer, guitarist, songwriter, known for hit 'Polk Salad Annie', swam rock genre 1943 Birthday Jimmy Castor, born in New York City, New York, musician, saxophonist, pop, funk, disco, hip hop genres, known for hit single 'Troglodyte' 1972 1943 Birthday Donnie Iris, born in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, musician, guitarist, performed with The Jaggerz, Cellarful of Noise, The Cruisers, famous for Wild Cherry's hit 'Play That Funky Music' 1943 Event Women's camp Tamtui on Ambon (Moluccas) hit by allied air raid 1943 Event Singer Frank Sinatra debuts on radio's "Your Hit Parade" 1942 Birthday Bobby Fuller, born in Baytown, Texas, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran 1942 Birthday Kris Jensen, born in New Haven, Connecticut, musician, singer, guitarist, recorded with Kapp Records, Leader Records, Hickory Records, recorded chart topping hit 'Torture' 1941 Event Joe Dimaggio on way to 56, ties Willie Keeler's 44 game hit streak 1941 Event Ted Williams lowest average (.308) in year he hit over .400 1940 Birthday Bruce Channel, born in Jacksonville, Bruce McMeans, Texas, singer, rocker, known for hit song, 'Hey! Baby', rock and roll, pop music, recorded with Smash Records, Mercury Records 1940 Birthday Sadaharu, Ohio, of Yomiuri Giants, Japan, hit 868 career home run 1939 Event Yankees hit 13 home runs, sweep A's 23-2 and 10-0 1939 Event Batman comics hit street 1939 Event Ted Williams' 1st hit (off of Yankee Red Ruffing) a double 1938 Event Only time brothers hit back-to-back home runs (Lloyd and Paul Waner, Pitts) 1938 Event New York Yankees suspend Jake Powell, after he said on Chicago radio he'd "hit every colored person in Chicago over head with a club" 1938 Event Baseball's Pinky Higgins gets 12th straight hit 1937 Event Cub Augie Galan becomes 1st player to switch hit home runs in a game 1937 Birthday Bobby Scott, born in Mt. Pleasant, New York, jazz singer, producer, songwriter, instrumentalist, toured with Louis Prima, No. 13 Billboard hit 'Chain Gang' 1956 1936 Event Life magazine hit newsstands 1936 Birthday Robert White, born in Billmyre, Pennsylvania, guitarist, African-American musician, performed guitar riff on The Temptations hit, My Girl 1936 Event Tony Lazzeri becomes 1st Yank to hit a World Series grand slam 1936 Event 3 Braves hit twice in an inning getting 2 hits each 1936 Event Phillies Chuck Klein becomes 4th to hit 4 home runs in a game 1936 Event Joe DiMaggio becomes 5th to hit 2 home runs in 1 inn, Yankees beat Browns 18-4 1936 Event Billboard magazine publishes its 1st music hit parade 1935 Birthday David Houston, born in Bossier City, Louisiana, singer, country music, recorded hit 'Almost Pursuaded', and 'With One Exception', 'My Elusive Dreams' with Tammy Wynette 1935 Birthday Jill Corey, Avonmore, Pennsylvania, singer, Your Hit Parade 1935 Event 1st time brothers on opposing teams hit home runs, Tony and Al Cuccunello 1935 Event "Your Hit Parade" begins broadcasting (becomes #1 quickly) 1935 Event "Your Hit Parade," debuts on radio 1935 Event "Your Hit Parade" made its debut on radio 1934 Event Eiji Sawamura, 17, gives up 1 hit, Lou Gehrig's home run, Japan beats U.S. 1-0 1934 Event Red Sox score 12 runs in 4th inning including record 4 consecutive triples hit by Carl Reynolds, Moose Solters, Rick Ferrell, and B Walters 1934 Event France hit by a general strike against fascists and royalists 1933 Event Earl Averill becomes 2nd Cleveland ballplayer to hit for cycle Moody defaults in 3rd set, trailing 3-0 1933 Birthday Rocky Colavito, Cleveland Indians, baseball player, Hit 4 home runs in a game 1933 Event Most powerful earthquake in 180 years hit Japan 1932 Event Bkln Dodger Johnny Frederick hits his record 6th pinch hit home run 1932 Event Jimmie Foxx of A's hits 50th and 51st home runs to become 3rd to hit 50 1932 Birthday O. C. Smith, born in Mansfield, Louisiana, born Ocie Lee Smith, singer, pastor, "Save the Last Dance for Me" hit number one on Rhythm n' Beach Top 40, founded The City of Angels Church 1932 Event Pitcher John Quinn, 47, is oldest player to have an extra-base hit (a double) and bat in a run, as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 9-2 1932 Event Lou Gehrig is 1st to hit 4 consecutive home runs; Yankees beat A's 20-13 1930 Birthday June Valli, born in Bronx, New York, singer, Your Hit Parade 1930 Event Yankee "Bronx Bombers" hit 14 home runs in a game 1929 Birthday Chris Kenner, born in Kenner, near New Orleans, Louisiana, rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, recording artist, 1961 hit I Like It Like That was on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, song Land of a Thousand Dances was recorded by Patti Smith, and others 1929 Event Babe Ruth becomes 1st to hit 500 homers off Willis Hudlin of Cleveland 1929 Event In game between Pirates and Phillies 9 home runs hit 1 in each inning 1929 Event Cleveland Indian Earl Averill, becomes 1st AL to hit a home run on 1st at bat 1929 Birthday Russell Arms, born in Berkeley, California, vocalist, Your Hit Parade 1928 Event New York Yankees (17) Tigers (28) set 9 inning hit record (45)-Tigers win 19-10 1928 Event Baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb got his 4,191th and final career hit 1927 Event 1st home run hit out of Comiskey Park Chicago by New York Yankee Babe Ruth 1927 Event Ty Cobb's 4,000th career hit 1927 Birthday Gisele MacKenzie, Winnipeg Manitoba, singer and actress, Your Hit Parade 1926 Birthday Dorothy Collins, Windsor Ontario, singer, Your Hit Parade 1926 Birthday Bill Justis, born in Birmingham, Alabama, musician, musical arranger, rock and roll pioneer, celebrated for Grammy Hall of Fame song "Raunchy" and Australian hit "Tamoure" 1926 Birthday Alan Copeland, born in Los Angeles, California, orchestra leader/singer, Your Hit Parade 1926 Event Hack Wilson is 1st to hit a home run off Wrigley Field scoreboard 1925 Event Pro football a hit in New York City; Grange and Bears beat Giants before 73,000 1925 Event White Sox manager Eddie Collins gets 3,000 hit 1925 Event Cleveland Indian Tris Speaker gets his 3,000th hit 1925 Event "Tea For Two" by Marion Harris hit #1 1924 Event New York Giants George Kelly is 1st to hit home runs in 6 cons games 1923 Birthday Bert Kaempfert, born in Barmbek, Hamburg, Germany, orchestra leader, songwriter, composed jazz-oriented, easy-listening records including Strangers in the Night and hit Wonderland by Night, Danke Schoen for Wayne Newton and L-O-V-E for Nat King Cole 1923 Event Yankees hit into a triple-play but beat A's 9-2 1923 Event Recording of 1st country music hit (Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane) 1923 Event 10 home runs hit in Phillies 20-14 victory over St. Louis Cardinals 1923 Event Lenin is hit with his 3rd stroke 1922 Event Browns George Sisler's 41-game hit streak is stopped by New York's Joe Bush 1922 Event Catcher Butch Henline is 1st NLer to hit 3 home runs in a game since 1897 1922 Event 1st Phillie to hit for cycle (Cy Williams) 1922 Event China, hit by a typhoon; about 60,000 die 1921 Event Babe Ruth starts streak of an extra-base hit in 9 straight games 1921 Event Indians (9) and Yankees (7) hit a record 16 doubles 1920 Birthday Johnny Desmond, born in Detroit, Michigan, singer, Your Hit Parade 1920 Event Browns 1st baseman George Sisler gets his record 257th hit of season 1920 Death Ray Chapman, hit in the head by Yankees' Carl Mays pitch, dies 1920 Event Ray Chapman, of Indians is hit in head by Yankees' Carl Mays pitch; he dies next day, only major league fatality 1919 Event U.S. President Wilson hit by a heart attack 1919 Event Wichita outfielder Joe Wilhoit (Western League) fails to get a hit, ending a 69-game streak (155 hits in 299 at bats for a .505 avg) 1918 Event Canadian steamship "Princess Sophia" hit a reef off Alaska, 398 die 1917 Birthday Elyse Knox, Hartford, Connecticut, actress, Hit the Ice, Black Gold 1917 Event Walt Cruise hit 1st home run out of Braves Field 1917 Birthday Bea Wain, U.S. singer/radio host, Lucky Strike Hit Parade 1916 Event Honus Wagner, 42, is oldest to hit an inside-the-park home run 1916 Event Codell, Kansas hit by tornado (also on same date in 1917 and 1918) 1916 Birthday Bill Doggett, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, organist, musician, American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist, hit Honky Tonk, recorded with King Records, sold four million copies, arranged music for Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald 1915 Event British battle cruisers Inflexible and Irresistible hit mines in Dardanelle 1914 Event Cleveland 2nd baseman Nap Lajoie collects his 3,000th hit 1914 Birthday Snooky Lanson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, singer, Your Hit Parade, 5 Star Jubilee 1913 Event 3 of 1st 4 Yankees hit-by-pitch en route to a record 6 hit batsman 1912 Event 1st homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox) 1912 Birthday Del Sharbutt, Cleburne, Texas, TV announcer, Your Hit Parade 1911 Event Ty Cobb goes 0 for 4 and ends a 40 game hit streak 1911 Event Ty Cobb hits in his 40th straight game. Does not get a hit next day 1910 Event Dodgers and Pirates play to 8-8 tie, both have 38 at bats, 13 hits, 12 assists, 2 errors, 5 strikeouts, 3 walks, 1 pass ball and 1 hit by pitch 1910 Event Jack Hobbs 1st Test ton (187 vs. SAfr), his only Test hit wicket 1909 Birthday Mel Ott, 1st NLer to hit 500 home runs, hall of famer for the New York Giants 1909 Birthday Barry Wood, New Haven, Connecticut, vocalist, Your Hit Parade 1908 Birthday Raymond Harry Warnow Scott, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Your Hit Parade 1906 Event Hal Chase became 1st Yank to hit 3 triples in a game 1906 Birthday Harry Sosnik, born in Chicago, orchestra leader, Jack Carter Show, Your Hit Parade 1906 Birthday Gil Lamb, born in Minneapolis, actor, Hit Parade of 1947, Riding High 1905 Event Cyclone hit Tahiti and adjacent islands, killing some 10,000 people 1904 Event Frank Chance gets hit by pitch 5 times in a doubleheader 1903 Event Bill Bradley becomes 1st Cleveland baseball player (Cleveland Naps) to hit for cycle 1902 Event Santa Maria Guatemala hit by Earthquake; about 6,000 die 1902 Event Cleveland is 1st AL team to hit 3 consecutive home runs in same inning 1902 Event Cleveland's Bill Bradley is 1st ALer to hit a home run run in 4 consecutive games, not duplicated until Babe Ruth does it June 25, 1918 1901 Event Herb McFarland hit 1st grand slam in American League 1896 Event Ed Delahanty, becomes 2nd major leaguer to hit 4 home runs in a game 1896 Event 1st car accident occurs, Henry Wells hit a bicyclist (New York City) 1896 Event Tornado hit St. Louis, killing 255 and leaving thousands homeless 1894 Event Dutch coast hit by hurricane 1894 Event Bobby Lowe is 1st to hit 4 home runs in 1 baseball game 1892 Event John J Doyle of Clev Spiders is 1st to pinch hit in a baseball game 1891 Birthday Max Terhune, actor, Arizona Stagecoach, Hit the Saddle, Range Justice 1888 Birthday Tris Speaker, baseball great, hit more doubles than Pete Rose 1886 Birthday John "Home Run" Baker, hall of famer, hit 2 home run in 1911 world series 1880 Event Charlie Jones becomes 1st to hit 2 home runs in 1 inning 1876 Event 1st to hit 2 home runs; and score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's) 1876 Event 1st player to hit for cycle (George Hall, Philadelphia Athletics) 1876 Event Ross Barnes hit 1st home run in National League 1872 Birthday Wee Willie Keeler, outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles, hit .432 in 1897 1871 Event 1st baseball league game (National Association of Baseball Players), (Ft. Wayne 2, Cleveland 0) Deacon Jim White gets 1st hit, a double 1842 Event Natchex Mississippi, hit by tornado; about 500 die 1822 Event Antioch Syria, hit by Earthquake; about 20,000 die 1780 Event Snowstorm hit Washington's army at Morristown, New Jersey 1731 Event Beijing hit by Earthquake; about 100,000 die 1703 Event Tokyo hit by Earthquake; about 37,000 die 1635 Event 1st recorded U.S. hurricane hit the Plymouth Colony 1593 Event Storm hits Texel: 40 ships hit, 500 killed 1570 Event Netherlands hit by flood disaster, 1,000s killed 1552 Event Dutch coast hit by heavy storm 1552 Event Dutch west coast hit by heavy storm, 100s killed 1551 Event Dutch west coast hit by hurricane 1539 Event St. Jacobs Church burns after being hit by lightning 1534 Event Zealand hit by heavy storm 1531 Event Lisbon hit by Earthquake; about 30,000 die 1520 Event Friesland hit by heavy hail storm 365 Event Alexandria hit by Earthquake; about 50,000 die
