2015 Event A second major earthquake, magnitude 7.3, hits Nepal less than three weeks after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook the nation and caused thousands of deaths and injuries; at least 48 people are known to have perished in this second event 2015 Event A 7.9-magnitude earthquake hits Nepal, causing over 2,400 deaths, fatal avalanches on Mt. Everest, and destruction of historic sites such as the Dharahara tower 2014 Event An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale hits Nagano, Japan; no deaths were reported, but dozens of people were injured or trapped in their homes, and over 80 people evacuated to a shelter 2014 Event A second round of heavy snow hits the northeastern U.S., with the Buffalo, New York region accumulating over five feet of snow; seven related deaths have been reported and at least 20 travelers have been stranded 2014 Event Race car driver Tony Stewart hits fellow driver Kevin Ward, Jr. with a vehicle on a sprint car track; Ward was walking on the track and did not survive the incident 2013 Event The NASDAQ hits its highest level in ten years; the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P500 close at record highs 2013 Event In Japan, optimism for economic revival sparked Bank of Japan's stimulus plan, impacts Japan's stock market index; following its release, the Nikkei 225 hits its highest level in nearly five years 2012 Event Severe weather hits the U.S. on Christmas Day; more than 30 tornadoes are reported in Texas, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana 2012 Event Typhoon Bolaven hits South Korea. leaving at least four Chinese fishermen dead and another twelve missing 2011 Event Gold hits a record price of $1,826 per ounce 2011 Event A 6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia's southeastern island of Sulawesi 2011 Event The Japanese yen hits a postwar hight against the U.S. dollar 2010 Event Large wildfires devastate Russia as pollution hits record levels 2010 Event No reports of damage or casualties are reported after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hits central Japan 2010 Event A tsunami warning went into effect for Chile and Peru after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake hits near Conception, Chile 2004 Event Hurricane Ivan hits Alabama and Florida killing nearly 30 2004 Event Hurricane Frances hits Florida, causing $40 billion in damage. 1998 Event U.S. movie box office hits record $6.24 billion for year 1998 Event U.S. movie box office hits quickest $1 billion for year (51 days) 1998 Death Johann Hoelzel Falco, musician, singer, songwriter, hip pop, new wave, electro pop genres, hits include 'Der Kommissar', 'Rock Me Amadeus', dies at age 40 in Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic, from injuries received in a collision with a bus 1997 Event St. Louis Card Mark McGwire hits his 58th home run of 1997 (34 with Oak A's) 1997 Event Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his 56th home run of 1997 1997 Event New York Yankee Cecil Fielder hits his 300th home run 1997 Event New York Met John Olerud hits for the cycle 1997 Event Dan Wilson hits Seattle Mariners 3,000th home run 1997 Event Kevin Brown of Florida Marlins no hits San Francisco Giants 9-0 1997 Event St. Louis Cardinals Gary Gaetti records his 2,000th hits 1997 Event Tino Martinez hits record 34 RBIs in April05270801 1997 Event Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his 250th home run 1996 Event New York Yankee Bernie Williams hits record tying 7th post season home run, as Yankees tie record of 6th straight post season road win (en route to 8) 1996 Event New York Yankee Bernie Williams switch hits home runs in a post season game 1996 Event Paul Molitor of Twins is 21st player to reach 3,000 hits 1996 Event New York Yankee Darryl Strawberry hits his 300th home run 1996 Event Ken Griffey, Jr., 26, is 8th youngest to hits 200 home runs 1996 Event Florida Marlin Al Leiter no hits Colorado Rockies, 11-0 1996 Event Gerald Williams is 1st New York Yankee since 1934 to get 6 hits in a game 1996 Event Sri Lanka 9-349 in 50 overs beat Pakistan 315 all out, Singapore Jayasuriya hits ton in 48 balls, world ODI record at Singapore 1996 Event Lara hits 146 cricket not out in ODI vs New Zealand at Port-Of-Spain 1995 Event Cleveland Indian Albert Belle hits his 50th home run of season 1995 Event Emillio and Gloria Estefan's boat hits and kills a jet skiier 1995 Event Padres Ken Caminiti switch hits home runs in 3rd of 4 games 1995 Event New York Yankee Tony Fernandez hits for the cycle 1995 Event Andrew Symonds hits 20 sixes in match for Gloucs vs. Glamorgan 1995 Event Indians' Eddie Murray, is 20th to reach 3,000 hits 1995 Event Marlins outfielder Andre Dawson hits his 400th NL career home run (429) 1995 Event Rondell White has six hits and hits for the cycle in 13-innings 1995 Event Orioles Jeff Manto, hits his 4th consecutive homer 1995 Event John Valentin hits 3 home runs 1995 Event Earthquake hits Russian town of Khabarovsk, killing 2,000 people 1995 Event Eddie Murray of Indians hits his 463rd career home run (ties for 18th) 1995 Event 6.5 earthquake hits Greece 1995 Event Dow Jones Index hits record 4303.98 1995 Event Dow-Jones hits 4083.68 (record) 1995 Event British pound hits 2.4545 to Dutch guilder (record) 1995 Event Dow-Jones hits record 4069.15 1995 Event Dow-Jones hits record 4035.64 1995 Event British heavyweight Nigel Benn hits Gerard McClellan in hospital 1995 Event Dow-Jones hits record 4011.74 1995 Event Population of People's Republic of China hits 1.2 billion 1994 Event Don Mattingly becomes 6th New York Yankee to get 2,000 hits 1994 Event 1st parts of Comet Shoemaker-Levy hits Jupiter (until July 22nd) 1994 Event Cricketer Brian Lara hits record 501 not out/390 runs in 1 day 1994 Event Cricketer Brian Lara hits 375 runs on 1 day (world record) 1994 Event Cubs Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes, hit 3 home runs in 1993 hits 3 home runs on opening 1994 Event Dow Jones hits a record 3,978.36 1994 Event 6.6 Earthquake hits Los Angeles killing 60, $30B in damage 1994 Event Dow-Jones hits record 3803.88 1993 Event Dow-Jones hits record 3793.49 1993 Event Dow-Jones hits record 3792.93 1993 Event Dow Jones hits record 3764.43 1993 Event Dow Jones hits record 3740.67 1993 Event Dow-Jones hits record 3734.53 1993 Event Storm hits West Europe, 11 killed in England 1993 Event Dow-Jones hits record 3702.11 1993 Event Dow Jones hits record 3697.64 1993 Event Germany unemployment hits country record of 3.5 million 1993 Event Daryll Cullinan hits 337* for Transvaal, SAf 1st-class cricket record 1993 Event Minn Twins Dave Winfield, is 19th to get 3,000 hits 1993 Event Cards Mark Whiten, hits 4 home runs and 12 RBIs in 2nd game of doubleheader 1993 Event Dow Jones hits record high of 3612.13 1993 Event Tony Gwynn gets 6 hits, 4th time in 1993 a Padre gets 5 or more hits 1993 Event Detroit Tiger Fryman hits for cycle but loses 12-7 to Yankees 1993 Event New York Yankee Don Mattingly hits his 200th home run 1993 Event 7.8 earthquake hits Hokkaido Japan, 160 killed 1993 Event Dave Winfield hits 442nd home run to move into 19th place 1993 Event Indians' Carlos Baerga hits 3 home runs against Detroit 1993 Event "Three Little Pigs" by Green Jelly hits #17 1993 Event "Livin' On The Edge" by Aerosmith hits #18 1993 Event Texas Ranger Jose Canseco pitches 8th inning in 15-1 loss to Red Sox, he gives up 3 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks, he damages his arm 1993 Event Kansas City Royal George Brett hits his 300th home run 1993 Event Dante Bichette hits the 1st Colorado Rockie home run (Shea Stadium New York) 1993 Event Ricky Ponting hits twin tons for Tasmania aged 18 years 84 days 1993 Event Blizzard of '93 hits north-east U.S. 1992 Event Nor'easter storm hits NY, doing 1 billion dollars worth of damage 1992 Event 6.6 earthquake hits Colombia with no fatalities 1992 Event Kansas City Royal George Brett gets 4 hits to become 18th to get 3,000 hits 1992 Event Hurricane Iniki hits Kauai Hawaii; 3 die and 8,000 injured 1992 Event Robin Yount, is 17th to get 3,000 hits 1992 Event Hurricane Andrew hits South Florida; 35 die 1992 Event Lou Whitaker hits his 200th career home run 1992 Event 2 earthquakes including 7.4 hits southern California 1992 Event Carlos Martinez hits a ball off Jose Canseco's head for a home run 1992 Event "Smells Like Nirvana," by Weird Al Yankovic hits #35 1992 Event Brewers beat Blue Jays 22-2 with AL record 31 hits in 9 innings 1992 Event 5.5 earthquake hits Netherlands 1991 Event Hurricane Bob hits U.S. 1991 Event Hurricane Bob hits North Carolina with 115 MPH wind 1991 Event Darrin Lewis hits his 1st major league home run 1991 Event Expo's Mark Gardner no hits Dodgers for 9 innings, but loses in 10th 1991 Event Seattle Jay Buhner hits a 479' home run in Yankee Stadium 1991 Event 6.0 earthquake hits southern California 1991 Event "People Are Still Having Sex," by LaTour hits #35 1990 Event Due to Persian Gulf crisis gas hits $1.60 per gallon price in New York City 1990 Event Oil hits a record $40.42 per barrel 1990 Event Andre Dawson steals his 300th base and is only player other than Willie Mays to have 300 home runs, 300 steals and 2,000 hits 1990 Event Bo Jackson hits 4th of 4 consecutive home runs 1990 Event Dodger Jose Offerman hits home run in his 1st at bat 1990 Event Carlton Fisk hits White Sox record 187th home run 1990 Event Yankees rookie Kevin Maas hits his 10th home run in just 77 at bats 1990 Event Kansas City Royal George Brett hits for the cycle 1990 Event Ms. Magazine hits newstands again after an 8 month hiatus 1990 Event New York Yankee Deion Sanders hits an inside park homer 1990 Event Phil Bradley hits 18th inside-the-park home run in Oriole history 1990 Event "Turtle Power" by Partners In Kryme hits #13 1990 Event Dow Jones Avg hits a record high of 2,900.97 1990 Event Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,878.56 1990 Event Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,870.49 1990 Event Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,856.26 1990 Event Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,852.23 1990 Event Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,844.68 1990 Event Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,831.71 1990 Event Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,822.45 1990 Event Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,821.53 1990 Event French TGV-train hits record speed of 510.6 kph 1990 Event Dow Jones hits record 2,800 (2,810.15) 1989 Event Giants Will Clark hits 1st NLCS grand slam since 1977 1989 Event Wade Boggs is 1st to get 200 hits and 100 walks in 4 consecutive seasons 1989 Event Cincinnati Reds send record 20 men to bat with a record 16 hits in 1 inning as they score 14 runs in 1st inning 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 Rod Stewart hits his head while on stage and knocks himself out 1989 Event Cincinnati Red Eric Davis hits for cycle 1988 Event Tug hits oil barge, spreads 231,000 gal on 300 mi of WA and BC coast 1988 Event 596 dead after cyclone hits Bangladesh, half a million homeless 1988 Event Widespread earthquake hits NE U.S., Canada; no damage reported 1988 Event 900 die as earthquake hits China 1988 Event With 2 outs in bottom of 9th, an injured Kirk Gibson hits dramatic 2 run home run to gives Dodgers a 5-4 win in 1st game of World Series 1988 Event Darrell Evans hits his 400th career home run 1988 Event Wade Boggs is 1st player to get 200 hits for 6 consecutive seasons 1988 Event U.S. Olympic diver Greg Louganis hits his head on diving board 1988 Event U.N. estimates Asia's population hits 3 billion 1988 Event Temperature hits high of 88 on 8/8/88 in New York City 1988 Event Chris Speier hits for the cycle and Ernest Riles hits 10,000th Giant home run 1988 Event Jeff Hamilton, hits 8,000th Dodger home run 1988 Event "Da'Butt" by EU hits #35 1988 Event "Fat" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #99 1988 Event Mike Schmidt hits his 535th home run, moving into 8th place 1987 Event Giant's Jeffrey Leonard hits playoff record home run in his 4th cons game 1987 Event "Didn't We Almost Have It All," by Whitney Houston hits #1 1987 Event New York Yankee Don Mattingly hits record 6th grand slam of year 1987 Event Red Sox Wade Boggs ties AL record of 200 hits for 5 straight seasons 1987 Event At the Kingdome, Ruppert Jones hits a foul ball that sticks in speaker 1987 Event Kevin Seitzer (Kansas City Royals), gets 6 hits in one baseball game 1987 Event Eddie Murray hits his 300th home run 1987 Event Oriole Eddie Murray hits his 299th and 300th career home runs 1987 Event Don Mattingly sets AL record of extra base hits in 10 cons games 1987 Event Don Mattingly hits his 4th grand slam of season and ties AL record of homers in 6 straight games (on way to tie major league record of 8) 1987 Event Robin Ventura set a college baseball record with hits in 57 games 1987 Event Chicago Cub Andre Dawson hits for cycle 1987 Event Mike Schmidt hits 500th home run vs Robinson-Pirates 1987 Event 6.8 earthquake hits Ecuador, kills 100 1986 Event Dow-Jones index hits record 1955.57 1986 Event A's Mark McGwire hits his 1st major league home run 1986 Event Don Baylor gets hits by a pitch for a record 25th time in a season 1986 Event Dow Jones-index hits record 45.71 points 1986 Event Atlanta Brave Rafael Ramirez hits 4 doubles in a game 1986 Event Cubs 3rd baseman Ron Cey hits his 300th and 301st home run 1986 Event U.S. national debt hits $2,000,000,000,000 1986 Event AIDS charity record "That's What Friends are For," hits #1 1985 Event Hurricane Gloria's 130 MPH wind hits Atlantic coast 1985 Event Pete Rose ties Ty Cobb with 4,191 hits 1985 Event New York Met Gary Carter hits 3 consecutive home runs in a game 1985 Event Dave Kingman hits his 400th home run 1985 Event Rod Carew, is 16th to get 3,000 hits 1985 Event Reggie Jackson hits his 513th home run to move into 10th place 1985 Event "Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" by David Lee Roth hits #12 1985 Event "One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head hits #3 1985 Event Dave Concepcion becomes 4th Cincinnati Red teammate to get 2,000 hits, others include Pete Rose, Tony Perez and Cesar Cedeno 1984 Event Pete Rose returns to Cincinnati Reds as player-manager (gets 2 hits) 1984 Event Toronto's Cliff Johnson hits record 19th career pinch home run 1984 Event A's Dave Kingman hits his 3rd grand slam and 14th lifetime 1984 Event Viv Richards hits 189* (170 balls) vs. England, ODI cricket record 1984 Event "King Of Suede" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #62 1984 Event Phillie pitcher Steve Carlton hits a grand slam homer 1984 Event White Horse by Laid Back hits #26 1984 Event Baltimore Oriole Cal Ripken, Jr. hits for cycle 1984 Event Oakland A's Dave Kingman hits 3 home runs including a grand slam 1984 Event Pete Rose becomes 1st NL to get get 4,000 hits in a career 1983 Event Fred Lynn of Angels hits All Star game 1st grand slam (AL wins 13-3) 1983 Event "Ricky" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #63 1983 Event Toronto Blue Jay Cliff Johnson hits record 18th pinch hit home run 1983 Event "Bang The Drum All Day" by Todd Rundgren hits #63 1983 Event "She Blinded Me with Science" by Thomas Dolby hits #5 1983 Event Baltimore's Eddie Murray hits his 1,000 career hit 1982 Event Earthquake hits Northern Yemen; 2,000 die 1982 Event Milwaukee Brewer Paul Molitor getrs world sereis record 5 hits 1982 Event Joe Lefevre gets 6 hits in one baseball game 1982 Event Steve Miller's "Abracadabra" hits #1 1982 Event California Doug DeCinces hits 3 home runs again in game 1982 Event 1st annual Cracker Jack Oldtimers Classic 75-year-old Luke Appling hits a 250-foot home run off Warren Spahn, AL beats NL 7-2 1982 Event Rangers Larry Parrish hits his 3rd grand slam of the week 1982 Event "Murphy's Law" by Cheri hits #39 1982 Event "I Know What Boys Like," by The Waitresses hits #62 1982 Birthday Kelly Clarkson, born in Fort Worth, Texas, singer, songwriter, winner of first season of 'American Idol' television series, hits include, 'Thankful', 'Because of You' 1982 Event Dan Issel (NBA-Nuggets), hits on 63rd consecutive free throw 1981 Event Yank Graig Nettles is 1st to get 2 hits in same inning of an ALSC game 1981 Event Gerald P Remy of Boston gets 6 hits in a baseball game 1981 Event George Foster hits his 8th home run into red seats at Riverfront 1981 Event Phils Mike Schmidt hits his 300th career home run off New York Met Mike Scott 1981 Event England set for innings loss vs. Australia, Botham hits 100 in 87 balls 1981 Event Pete Rose ties Stan Musial's NL record of 3,630 hits 1981 Event Carl Yastrzemski is 4th to get 3,000 hits (Cobb, Musial and Aaron) 1981 Event Rangers' Bill Stein sets AL record with 7 consecutive pinch hits 1981 Event "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes hits #1 for next 9 weeks 1981 Event Houston Astro Craig Reynolds hits 3 triples beating Cubs 6-1 1981 Event Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes" hits #1, stay there 9 weeks 1981 Event "The Tide Is High" by Blondie hits #1 1980 Event New York Yankee Bob Watson hits Seattle Kingdome speaker, 2nd straight day 1980 Event Yankees Reggie Jackson hits his 400th home run off Chicago's Britt Burns 1980 Event Allen, most powerful hurricane in Caribbean hits Brownsville, Texas 1980 Event Johnny Bench hits his 314th home run as a catcher breaks Yogi Berra's record 1980 Event California Angels Freddie Patek, hits 3 home runs and double to beat Red Sox 20-2 1980 Event Jorge Orta of Cleveland gets 6 hits in a baseball game 1980 Event Theme From New York, New York by Frank Sinatra hits #32 1980 Event Billy Joel's "Glass Houses" hits #1 1980 Event "Cars," by Gary Numan hits #9 1980 Event Steve Garvey, hits the 7,000th Dodger home run 1980 Event "Rock Lobster" by B-52's hits #56 1980 Event Bucky Dent hits an inside park home run, Royals walk 14 Yankees including 5 with bases loaded, Yankees win 16-3 1980 Event Cincinnati Red Ray Knight hits 2 home runs in 5th inning vs New York Mets 1980 Event Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits his 521st and final home run 1980 Event Gold hits record $850 an ounce 1980 Event Pink Floyd's "Wall" hits #1 1980 Event Gold hits record $634 an ounce 1979 Event Gold hits record $462.50 an ounce 1979 Event Pressure in nucleus of tropical cyclone at Guam hits record 870 hpa 1979 Event Gold hits record $400.20 an ounce in Hong Kong 1979 Event Los Angeles Dodger Manny Mota hits record 146th pinch hit 1979 Event Pete Rose reaches 200 hits in a season for 10th time 1979 Event KC's Willie Wilson hits 5th inside-the-park home run (most since 1925) 1979 Event Carl Yastrzemski, is 15th to get 3,000 hits 1979 Event Hurricane Frederick hits Mobile Alabama; 5 die and $23 million damage 1979 Event 1st recorded occurrance-comet hits sun (energy=1 mil hydrogen bombs) 1979 Event "My Sharonna" by the Knack hits #1 (stays for 42 days) 1979 Event Lou Brock, is 14th to get 3,000 hits 1979 Event Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski hits his 400th home run 1979 Event Gold hits record $303.85 an ounce in London 1979 Event Carl Yastrzemski hits his 1,000th extra base hit 1979 Event Dancin' Fool by Frank Zappa hits #45 1979 Event "In The Navy" by Village People hits #3 1979 Event Phillies beat Cubs, 23-22, on 50 hits with 11 home runs 1979 Event Gary Roenicke hits into Orioles 13th triple play (Oakland) 1979 Event Bobby Bonds hits his 300th home run (2nd to have 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases) 1978 Event Neil Diamond and Barbra Striesand's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" hits #1 1978 Event British pop magazine "Smash Hits," 1st published 1978 Event Royals' George Brett hits 3 home runs, Yankees win championship game 3, 6-5 1978 Event Gold hits record $223.50 an ounce in London 1978 Event Expos crush Braves, 19-0, collecting 28 hits and NL-record-tying 8 home runs 1978 Event Johnny Bench hits his 300th career home run 1978 Event Down 9-7 in 10th with 2 outs, Yankees Paul Blair hits a 3 run home run 1978 Event Lee Lacy hits record 3rd consecutive pinch-hit home run 1978 Event Cincinnati Red Pete Rose becomes 14th player to get 3,000 hits 1978 Event Snowstorm hits New England, parts of RI (54" (137cm)) 1977 Event Reggie Jackson hits 3 consecutive homers tying Ruth's series record 1977 Event "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band," by Meco hits #1 1977 Event Dave Kingman hits his 1st Yankee homer, Reggie hits 2 more 1977 Event Blue Jays beat Yankees 19-3 with 20 hits 1977 Event Japan's Sadaharu Oh hits 756th home run to surpass Hank Aaron's total 1977 Event San Francisco Giant Willie McCovey hits NL record 18th grand slammer 1977 Event Flash flood hits Johnstown, Pennsylvania, kills 80 and causing $350 mil damage 1977 Event Willie Stargell hits his 400th career home run 1977 Event "Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Fat Woman)" by Joe Tex hits #12 1977 Event Eddie Murray hits his 1st home run 1976 Event Jerry Lee Lewis, attempting to shoot soda bottles hits his bass player Norman Owens twice in the chest 1976 Event Al Bumbry hits 17th inside-the-park home run in Oriole history 1976 Event "Bigfoot" by Bro Smith hits #57 1976 Event "One Piece At A Time" by Johnny Cash hits #29 1976 Event St. Louis Cardinal Reggie Smith hits 3 home run 1976 Event Fonz Song by Heyettes hits #91 1976 Event Kentucky Moonrunner by Cledus Maggard hits #85 1976 Event NL greatest comeback, trailing 12-1 Phillies win 18-16 in 10, Mike Schmidt hits 4 consecutive home runs 1976 Event "Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players hits #1 1976 Event Ian Redpath hits his only 2 sixes in Cricket Tests, vs. WI Adelaide 1976 Event "I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow hits #1 1975 Event Roy Fredericks hits 169 vs. Australia at WACA, hundred in 71 balls 1975 Event Phillies 1st 8 batters get hits for a record, beat Cubs 13-5 1975 Event New York Met Felix Milan hits 4 singles; erased by Joe Torres 4 double plays 1975 Event "Thank God I'm a Country Boy," by John Denver hits #1 1975 Event "Funky Gibbon" by The Goodies hits #79 1974 Event Dow Jones index hits 570.01 1974 Event Al Kaline, Detroit Tiger, is 12th to get 3,000 hits 1974 Event Clarence Jones of Kintetsu Buffaloes hits his 38th home run, 1st American to win a Japanese home run title 1974 Event Hurricane Fifi hits coast of Honduras; about 5,000 die 1974 Event New York Met Benny Ayala hits a home run in his 1st at bat 1974 Event Mike Schmidt hits a ball off public address speaker on Astrodome roof 1974 Event "My Girl Bill" by Jim Stafford hits #12 1974 Event "Streak" by Ray Stevens hits #1 1974 Event "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Frank Sinatra hits #83 1974 Event "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield hits #7 1974 Event Oriole Al Bumbry hits an inside-the-park home run against New York Yankees 1974 Event Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 715th home run, breaks Babe Ruth's record 1974 Event Gold hits record $197 an ounce in Paris 1974 Event Gold hits record $188 an ounce in Paris 1974 Event Silver hits record $5.96 an ounce in London 1974 Event Gold hits record $161.31/silver hits record $3.97 an ounce in London 1974 Event Gold hits record $126.50 an ounce in London 1974 Event Silver hits record $3.40 an ounce in New York 1974 Event Gold hits record $121.25 an ounce in London 1973 Birthday Trick Daddy, born in Miami, Florida, rapper, popular hits 'Let's Go', 'Shut Up', 'Thugs are Us' 1973 Event Baltimore Oriole Al Bumbry hits 3 triples vs Milwaukee Brewers 1973 Event Willie Mays hits 660th and last home run (off Don Gullett of Cincinnati) 1973 Event Braves Hank Aaron hits Ken Brett's fastball for his 700th home run 1973 Event Funky Worm by Ohio Players hits #15 1973 Event Super Fly Meets Shaft by John and Ernest hits #31 1973 Event "Daisy" A Day by Jud Strunk hits #14 1973 Event Joe Ferguson, hits the 6,000th Dodger home run 1973 Event Gold hits record $102.50 an ounce in London 1973 Event Dueling Tubas by Martin Mull hits #92 1973 Event For 2nd time, Johnny Bench hits 3 home runs in a game 1973 Event In an exhibition game with the Pirates, Twins Larry Hisle becomes the 1st designated hitter (he hits 2 home runs and knocks in 7 RBIs) 1972 Event Roberto Clemente, is 11th to get 3,000 hits 1972 Event Hank Aaron hits 660th and 661st home runs for Braves, record for 1 team 1972 Event Gold hits record $70 an ounce in London 1972 Event Nate Colbert of San Diego Padres hits record tying 5 home runs in a double header 1972 Event Gold hits record $60 an ounce in London 1972 Event "Hot Rod Lincoln," by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen hits #9 1972 Event Greg Luzinski's 500' home run hits Liberty Bell monument in Philadelphia Vet 1971 Event Frank Robinson hits his 500th home run 1971 Event New York Mets Don Hahn hits 1st inside the park homer at Phillies Vet 1971 Event Cesar Cedeno hits an inside-the-park grand slammer 1971 Event Harmon Killebrew hits home runs #500 and 501 1971 Event Phillies' Rick Wise hits 2 home runs and no-hits Reds 1971 Event Willie Mays hits record 22nd and last extra inning home run 1971 Event Willie Mays hits his 638th home run, sets NL record of 1,950 runs scored 1971 Event Court Room by Clarence Carter hits #61 1971 Event South Africa national debt hits 5.45 billion 1971 Event Golfing Vice President Spiro Agnew hits 2 tee shots into crowd, injuring 2 1971 Birthday Kid Rock, born in Romeo, Michigan, singer, songwriter, Grammy-Award winner, hits include, 'All Summer Long', 'American Bad Ass', sold over 22 million albums 1970 Event 240 KPH cyclone hits East Pakistan (Bangladesh); 3-500,000 die 1970 Event New York Met Tommy Agee hits for the cycle 1970 Event Willie Stargell (Pirates) ties record of 5 extra base hits in a game 1970 Event Reds Johnny Bench hits 3 consecutive home runs of Phillies Steve Carlton 1970 Event Clay Kirby has a no-hitter going for 8 inn, but is lifted for a pinch hitter, Reliever Jack Baldschun gives up 3 hits and Padres lose, 3-0 1970 Event Frank Robinson hits 2 grand slams as Orioles beat Senators 12-2 1970 Event "Everything Is Beautiful" by Ray Stevens hits #1 1970 Event Hank Aaron becomes 9th player to get 3,000 hits 1970 Event Grover Henson Feels Forgotten by Bill Cosby hits #70 1970 Event Ernie Banks hits his 500th home run 1970 Event "Jingle Jangle" hits #10 on the pop singles chart by Archies 1969 Event Red Sox Rico Petrocelli hits shortstop record 40th home run of season 1969 Event Archies' "Sugar Sugar" hits #1 1969 Event Mike Procter hits six consecutive sixes (across two overs) 1969 Event Cincinnati Red Lee May hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader 1969 Event "My Wife, My Dog, My Cat," by Maskman and The Agents hits #92 1969 Event Chicago Cub Billy Williams hits 4 consecutive doubles beat Phillies 11-3 1968 Event Mickey Mantle hits final career homer # 536 1968 Event Cincinnati Red George Culver no hits Phillies, 6-1 1968 Event Brave Hank Aaron hits his 500th home run off San Francisco Giant Mike McCormick 1968 Event Bobby Bonds hits a grand slam in his 1st major league game (Giants) 1968 Event Jim Northrup hits 2 grand-slammers to help Tigers beat Cleveland 14-3 1968 Event Yummy Yummy Yummy by Ohio Express hits #4 1968 Event Simon and Garfunkel's "Mrs Robinson" hits #1 1968 Event Unicorn by The Irish Rovers hits #7 1968 Event Pittsburgh Pirate Willie Stargell hits 3 home runs, a double and a single 1968 Event AL Kaline hits his 307th home run, surpassing Hank Greenberg as a Tiger 1968 Birthday Kenny Chesney, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, country music artist, over 30 hits, 13 albums certified gold or higher by RIAA, albums include, 'When the Sun Goes Down' 1968 Event "Spooky" by Classics IV hits #3 1967 Event Silver hits record $2.17 an ounce in New York 1967 Event Silver hits record $1.951 an ounce in London 1967 Birthday Faith Hill, born in Ridgeland, Mississippi, singer, country music, sold 40 million records, hits include, 'This Kiss', appeared in 'The Stepford Wives', married to Tim McGraw 1967 Event Hurricane Beulah hits Texas-Mexican border, kills 38 1967 Event Oriole Brooks Robinson hits into a record 4th triple play 1967 Event Silver hits record $1.87 an ounce in New York 1967 Event Astro Eddie Matthews hits his 500th home run off San Francisco Giant Juan Marichal 1967 Event Doors' "Light My Fire" hits #1 1967 Event Silver hits record $1.60 an ounce in London 1967 Event Oil tanker Torrey Canyon hits a rock and spills oil 1967 Event New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits career home run #500 off Stu Miller 1967 Event "Wild Thing" hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby 1966 Event Monkee's "I'm a Believer" hits #1 and stays there for 7 weeks 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 Donovan hits #1 with "Sunshine Superman" 1966 Event Cincinnati Red Leo Cardenas hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader 1966 Event "Batman and His Grandmother" by Dickie Goodman hits #70 1966 Event "Ballad Of Irving" by Frank Gallop hits #34 1966 Event "Downtown" by Mrs. Miller hits #82 1966 Event Louie Louie by The Kingsmen reentered the chart and hits #97 1966 Event A Lover's Concerto by Mrs. Miller hits #95 1966 Event Mamas and Papas "Monday Monday" hits #1 1966 Event Twister hits Jackson, Mississippi; 3 minutes after 1st sighting, 57 die 1966 Event Dow-Jones Index hits record 995 points 1965 Event Hurricane hits north east US/Canada 1965 Event Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits his 400th home run off Curt Simmons 1965 Event Orioles' Brooks Robinson hits into his record tying (George Sisler) 1965 Event Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe" hits #1 1965 Event New York Yankee pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside-the-park grand slam 1965 Event Joe Morgan is 1st Houston player with 6 hits in a game 1965 Event "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and Pharaohs hits #2 1965 Event Phillies Dick Allen hits 529' home run out of Connie Mack Stadium 1965 Event "Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious" hits #66 1965 Event Earthquake hits Seattle; 5 die 1965 Event 1st game at Astrodome, Houston beats Yankees 2-1 in exhibition as Mickey Mantle hits 1st indoor homerun 1965 Event Bruce Taylor hits 105 for New Zealand vs. India in 1st Test Cricket innings 1965 Event Righteous Brothers "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" hits #1 1965 Event "The Name Game" by Shirley Ellis hits #3 1964 Event Mickey Mantle gets hits #1999, 2000 and 2001 and his 450th home run 1964 Event St. Louis Card Curt Flood gets 8 straight hits in a doubleheader 1964 Event A's Bert Campaneris home runs on 1st pitch, hits a 2nd home run on 2nd at bat 1964 Event Jesus Alou is 1st Giant in 40 years to get 6 hits in a game 1964 Event Phillies Jim Bunning pitches perfect game (Mets) on Fathers day, in 2nd game of DH, Mets get 3 hits, 3 being fewest hits in NL DH 1963 Event Netherland population hits 12,000,000 1963 Event Hurricane Flora hits Haiti and Dominican Republic, kills 7,190 1963 Event Hurricane hits Haiti; about 5,000 die and 100,000 injured 1963 Event Stan Musial hits a home run in his 1st at bat as a grandfather 1963 Event Philadelphia Phillies Roy Siever hits home run # 300 1963 Event Beatles' 1st song "From Me to You" hits U.K. charts 1963 Event Phillies Johnny Callison hits for cycle, but Phillie centerfielder Tony Gonzalez's error ends his record 205 consecutive errorless games 1963 Event New York Mets Jimmy Piersall, hits his 100th home run, he circles bases backwards 1963 Event New York Met Duke Snider hits his 400th home run 1963 Event "El Watusi" by Ray Barreto hits #17 1963 Event Cyclone hits Chittagong, Bangladesh; about 1 million houses destroyed 1963 Event Mickey Mantle hits a ball off Yankee Stadium's facade 1963 Event "If You Wanna Be Happy" by Jimmy Soul hits #1 1963 Event "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" by Peter, Paul and Mary hits #2 1963 Event Pete Rose debuts with hits in his 2 1st at bats in spring training 1962 Event New York Met Frank Thomas hits his 6th home run in 3 games 1962 Event Mantle hits his 3rd and 4th consecutive homer 1962 Event Mantle hits 2 homers en route to 4 consecutive homers 1962 Event Frank Howard, hits the 5,000th Dodger home run 1962 Event "John Birch Society," by Chad Mitchell Trio hits #99 1962 Event Willie Mays hits 4 home runs 1962 Event New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits his 375th home run 1961 Event Ted Williams hits a home run on his last at bat 1961 Event Roger Maris hits home run number 60 off Jack Fisher, tying Babe Ruth's record 1961 Event Roger Maris hits home run # 59 and barely misses # 60 in game 154 of the season. Yankees clinch pennant #26 1961 Event Maris hits his 50th of 61 homers 1961 Event Maris hits home runs 37, 38, 39 and 40 in a doubleheader 1961 Event Astro's Eddie Matthews hits home run #500 1961 Event St. Louis Cardinal Bill White hits 3 home runs and a double 1961 Event Maris hits 29th and 30th en route to 61 homers 1961 Event New York Yankee Roger Maris hits his 25th of 61 home runs 1961 Event Roger Maris hits 19th and 20th of 61 home runs 1961 Event Maris hits his 10th and 11th of 61 home runs 1961 Event "Mother-In-Law" by Ernie K-Doe hits #1 1961 Event "Touchables In Brooklyn" by Dickie Goodman hits #42 1961 Event "Bonanza" by Al Caiola Orchestra hits #19 1961 Event Baltimore Oriole Jim Gentile hits 2 grand slams (9 RBIs) vs Minnesota Twins 1961 Event San Francisco Giant Willie Mays hits 4 home runs in a game 1961 Event Roger Maris hits 1st of 61 homers in 1961 1960 Event Cyclone hits coast of Gulf of Bengal; about 10,000 die 1960 Event Cyclone hits coast of Gulf of Bengal; about 4000 die 1960 Event Bobby Richarson hits a World Series grand slammer 1960 Event "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own," by Connie Francis hits #1 1960 Event Ted Williams hits his final homer #521 1960 Event Chubby Checker's "Twist," hits #1 1960 Event Chubby Checker's "Twist" hits #1 1960 Event New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits 643' home run over right field roof in Detroit 1960 Event "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" hits #1 1960 Event Everly Brothers "Cathy's Clown" hits #1 1960 Event "Got A Girl" by The Four Preps hits #24 1959 Event Cincinnati Red Frank Robinson hits 3 consecutive home runs 1959 Event Milwaukee Brave Bill Bruton hits 2 bases loaded triples 1959 Event San Francisco Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits 1st of his 521 home runs 1959 Event Rocky Colovito hits 4 consecutive home runs in 1 game 1959 Event "Castin' My Spell" by Johnny Otis Show hits #52 1959 Event "Judy" by David Seville hits #86 1959 Event "Russian Band Stand" by Spencer and Spencer hits #91 1959 Event "Kookie, Kookie Lend Me Your Comb" by Byrnes and Connie Stevens hits #4 1959 Event Tiger's Charlie Maxwell hits 4 consecutive home runs in a doubleheader 1959 Event Dodger pitcher Don Drysdale hits his 2nd Opening Day home run 1959 Event Bill Sharman hits a NBA record 56 consecutive foul shot 1958 Event "Flip Top Box" by Dicky Doo and The Don'ts hits #46 1958 Event "Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooley hits #1 1958 Event Brooks Robinson, hits into 1st of record 4 triple plays 1958 Event Stan Musial, is 8th to get 3,000 hits 1958 Event "Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu" by Dicky Doo and The Dont's hits #40 1958 Event Ted Williams is 10th major league player to get 1,000 extra-base hits 1958 Event Lee Walls hits 3 home runs, as Cubs beat Dodgers 15-2 1958 Event Gil Hodges hits his 300th home run and Pee Wee Reese plays in 2,000th game 1957 Event 300 die as express train hits stalled train (Montgomery W Pakistan) 1957 Event "Honeycomb," by Jimmie Rodgers hits #1 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 Gil Hodges hits his NL record 13th career grand slam (Last by Bkln) 1957 Event Mickey Mantle hits career home run # 200 1957 Event White Sox reliever Dixie Howell hits 2 home runs to beat Washington Senators 8-6 1957 Birthday Johann Hoelzel Falco, born in Vienna, Austria, musician, singer, songwriter, hip pop, new wave, electro pop genres, hits include 'Der Kommissar', 'Rock Me Amadeus' 1956 Event New York Yankees Mickey Mantle hits his 52nd home run of season 1956 Event Yankees set dubious record, stranding 20 men on base Mantle hits a 500' plus homer but Red Sox win 13-9 in Fenway 1956 Event Curt Robert of Columbus (International League) hits 4 home runs in 7 inning game 1956 Event Indians' Rocky Colavito hits his 1st grand slam, Cleveland 5, Tigers 4 1956 Event Indians' Jim Busby hits 2nd grand slam in two days in a 4-2 win vs. the Kansas City A's 1956 Event At Detroit's Briggs Stadium, Mickey Mantle hits 2 Billy Hoeft pitches into right center field bleachers (no else hits 1 there) 1956 Event Pirate Dale Long hits 9th-inning home run, 1st home run in 8 straight games 1956 Event Mickey Mantle hits home run from both sides of plate for record 3rd time 1956 Event Reds Frank Robinson hits his 1st of 586 home runs 1955 Birthday Jane Siberry, born in Toronto, Canada, singer, songwriter, also known as 'Issa', hits include, 'I Muse Aloud', 'One More Color', 'Calling All Angels' 1955 Event Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits record 5th grand slam of season 1955 Event Willie Mays hits record tying 9th home run at Ebbets Field (ties Joe Adcock) 1955 Birthday Robin Yount, baseballer, Mil Brewers, MVP 1982, 1989, 3,142 hits 1955 Event Don Zimmer, hits 4,000th Dodger home run 1955 Event Phillies Don Newcombe hits NL pitcher record 7th home run of season 1955 Event Smokey Burgess hits 3 home runs to help Pirates beat Reds 16-5 1955 Event Phillies longest win streak since 1892 hits 11 1955 Event "Rock Around Clock" hits #1 on Top 100 chart 1955 Event Harmon Killebrew hits his 1st home run (off Billy Hoeff) 1955 Event Mickey Mantle hits career home run # 100 1955 Event Bill Haley and Comets, "Rock Around the Clock" hits #1 1955 Event New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits 550' home run off Chicago Billy Pierce 1955 Event Stan Musial hits his 300th home run 1955 Event Mickey Mantle hits 3 consecutive home runs of at least 463' 1955 Birthday Garry Christian, born in Liverpool, England, rocker, musician, singer, played with brother Russell and Roger Christian in sophisti-pop band, The Christians, known for late 1980's, early 1990's chart-topping hits 1955 Event Jill Kinmont hits a tree and breaks her back in Snow Cup Ski Race 1954 Event Hurricane Hazel hits Eastern U.S. 1954 Event Typhoon hits Japan - 5 ferryboats sink killing about 1,600 1954 Event Hurricane Edna (2nd of 1954) hits New York City, $50 million damage 1954 Event Hurricane Carol (1st major named storm) hits New England, 70 die 1954 Birthday Michael Chetwood, born in Telford, England, rocker, musician, played for pop band T'Pau, which had Top 40 hits in the United Kingdom in the 1980's 1954 Event Bob Kennedy hits the 1st grand slam for the new Baltimore Orioles 1954 Event Cards' Joe Cunningham hits 2 home runs for record 3 home runs in his 1st 2 days 1954 Event Ted Williams gets 8 hits in 1st game (DH) since breaking collarbone 1954 Event Stan Musial hits 5 home runs in a doubleheader 1954 Event Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 1st of his 755 homers 1953 Event 50th World Series sees New York Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2, as New York Billy Martin's 12 hits set record; Yankees win record 5th consec WS 1953 Event Mickey Mantle hits a grand slam in World Series 1953 Event Cubs Ernie Banks hits his 1st major league home run 1953 Event Eugene Stephens is 1st to get 3 hits and Red Sox score 17 runs in 1 Inning (7th) Red Sox beat Detroit 23-3 1953 Event Johnny Mize is 93rd player to get 2,000 hits 1953 Event Yankee Irv Noren hits into a triple-play, Yankees beat Washington 12-4 1953 Event Mickey Mantle hits a 565' (172 m) home run in Washington D.C.'s Griffith Stadium 1953 Event Phillie's Connie Ryan gets 6 hits in a game 1952 Event Mickey Mantle hits his 1st grand-slammer 1952 Birthday Andy Fraser, born in Paddington, West London, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, played bass for Free, composed "All Right Now", wrote hits for Robert Palmer, Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker 1952 Event New York Giant Hoyt Wilhelm wins his 1st relief game and hits his only home run 1951 Event Earthquake hits Formosa, 100 killed 1951 Birthday John Mellencamp, born in Seymour, Indiana, singer, songwriter, sold over 40 million albums worldwide, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, hits include, 'Jack & Diane' 1951 Event Cleveland Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 home runs, double and single vs Red Sox 1951 Event Pirate's Gus Bell hits for cycle helps beat Phillies 12-4 1950 Event For a record 6th time, New York Yankee Johnny Mize hits 3 home runs in one game 1950 Event Dodger Gil Hodges hits 4 home runs and a single in a game vs Braves 1950 Event Pee Wee Reese, hits the 3,000th Dodger home run 1950 Event New York Giant Wes Westrum hits 3 home runs and a triple 1950 Event Indians' Luke Easter hits longest ball in Cleveland Stadium history, 477 feet, into upper deck, Section 4 1949 Event Pirates Ralph Kiner hits his 54th home run and NL record 16th in September 1949 Event 6.75 Earthquake hits Quito; about 6000 die 1949 Event St. Louis Cardinal Stan Musial hits for the cycle beating Brooklyn 14-1 1949 Event Inidian pitcher Bob Lemon hits 2 home runs to beat Senators, 7-5 1949 Event Don Newcombe, 1st start, shuts out Cincinnati on 5 hits to win 3-0 1948 Event SS Kiangya hits mine in Whangpoo River China, sinks killing 2,750 die 1948 Birthday Barbara Dickson, born in Dunfermline, Scotland, singer, actress, won two, Olivier Awards, musical hits include song 'I Know Him So Well' 1948 Event Tom Henrich hits his then record tying 4th grand slam of season 1948 Event Cleveland Indians get 29 hits in a 9 inning game 1948 Event Pat Seerey of Chicago White Sox hits 4 home runs in a game 1948 Event Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive home runs 1948 Event New York Yankees Joe Dimaggio hits for cycle (single, double, triple, home run) 1947 Event Pirate Ralph Kiner hits his record 8th home run in 4 games 1947 Birthday Dave Barry, born in Armonk, New York, humorist, author, Pulitzer-prize winner for Commentary 1988, wrote columns for the Miami Herald, books include 'Big Trouble', 'Dave Barry Turns 40', Dave Barry's Greatest Hits', 'Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys', style capitalizes on absurdities 1947 Event "Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) by Red Ingle with Jo Stafford hits #1 1946 Birthday Jonathan Edwards, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, folk singer, songwriter, musician, folk singer, known for hits 'Sunshine' and 'Shanty' 1946 Event Boston Red Sox Rudy York hits 2 grand slams in 1 game, gets 10 RBIs 1946 Event Cleveland Lou Boudreau hits 4 doubles and a home run but Red Sox win 11-10 on Ted Williams 3 home runs with 8 RBIs 1946 Event Vance Dinges hits only Phillie pinch hit inside-the-park home run 1946 Event Red Sox win 15th straight beat Yankees 5-4, DiMaggio hits Grand Slam 1946 Event Wash's Cecil Travis gets 6 straight hits before being stopped 1946 Event Manager Mel Ott of Giants hits 511th and final home run 1945 Event Baseball Attendance hits record 10.28 million (Tigers 1.28 is highest) 1945 Event Stan Musial gets 5 hits off 5 pitchers on 5 consecutive pitches 1945 Birthday Jose Feliciano, born in Lares, Puerto Rico, singer, blind due to congenital glaucoma, guitarist, composer, wrote international hits 1945 Event Jimmie Foxx hits his 534th and final home run 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 RAF bombing error hits The Hague killing 511 1945 Event "Rum and Coca Cola" by Andrews Sisters hits #1 1944 Event Hurricane hits New England: 389 die 1944 Event Very strong hurricane hits Netherland 1944 Event Chicago Cubs Bill Nicholson hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader 1944 Event Heavy storm hits the Channel 1944 Birthday Albert Hammond, born in London, England, rocker, musician, songwriter, producer, collaborated with Mike Hazelwood on The Air That I Breathe for the Hollies, wrote hits for Tina Turner 1943 Event Player-manager Joe Cronin of Red Sox hits two 3-run pinch home runs 1942 Event Paul Waner, is 7th to get 3,000 hits 1942 Event Braves Paul Waner is 3rd NLer to get 3,000 hits (Anson and Wagner) 1941 Event Earthquake hits Palestine 1941 Event New York Giant Mel Ott hits his 400th home run and his 1,500th RBI 1941 Birthday Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds, Charlie hustle, most hits in majors 1941 Event Blizzard hits North Dakota and Minnesota killing 60 1940 Birthday Clem Curtis, born in Trinidad, singer, lead vocalist for The Foundations, a British soul group, including hits, 'Baby Now That I've Found You', 'Back On My Feet Again', 'Any Old Time' 1940 Event Jimmy Foxx hits his 500th career home run 1940 Event German bomb hits shelter in Chelsea; 100s die 1940 Event Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams pitches the last 2 innings in a 12-1 loss to Detroit Tigers, Williams allows 3 hits and 1 run 1940 Event Yankee Charlie Keller hits 3 home runs to beat White Sox 10-9 1940 Event "In The Mood" by Glenn Miller hits #1 1939 Event Netherlands KNSM passenger ship Simon Bolivar hits German mine, 86 die 1939 Event Cookie Lavagetto goes 6 for 6-Dodgers get 27 hits and beat Phillies 22-4 1939 Event Yankee catcher Bill Dickey hits 3 consecutive home runs 1939 Event Red Sox Jim Tabor hits 2 grand slams in 1 game 1939 Event Beer Barrel Polka hits #1 on the pop singles chart by Will Glahe 1939 Event "3 Little Fishies," by Kay Kyser hits #1 1939 Event Boston Red Sox Ted Williams hits his 1st home run 1939 Birthday Glen Hardin, born in Wellington, Texas, musician, piano, member of the Shindogs, recorded, arranged Elvis Pressley hits 'The Wonder of You', 'Let It Be Me' 1939 Event Earthquake hits Chillan Chile, 10,000 killed 1939 Event Bradman hits 186 SA vs. Qld before Christ catches him at short-leg 1938 Event Yankees Monte Pearson no-hits Indians 13-0, DiMaggio hits 3 triples 1938 Event Lou Gehrig hits record 23rd and last grand slam 1938 Event Leo Durocher, hits 2,000th Dodger home run 1938 Event Cincinnati Red Lonny Frey hits 8 doubles in a doubleheader 1938 Event "A Tisket A Tasket" by Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb hits #1 1937 Birthday Jimmy Bowen, born in Santa Rita, New Mexico, record producer, pop music performer, famous for 'I'm Stickin' With You', produced chart hits for Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. 1937 Event Chicago Cub Frank Demaree gets 6 hits in 1st game and 2 in 2nd game 1937 Event Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive home runs against St. Louis Browns 1936 Event Paul Waner ties Rogers Hornsby's NL record of 200 hits for 7 times 1936 Event A's pitcher Horace Lisenbee gives up 26 hits in a game 1936 Event 3 Braves hit twice in an inning getting 2 hits each 1936 Event Phillies John Moore hits 3 consecutive home runs 1936 Event New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio makes his major-league debut, gets 3 hits 1935 Event Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs, Boston Braves vs. Pirates 1934 Event Red Sox pitcher Wes Ferrell hits 2 home runs to beat White Sox 3-2 in 12 1934 Event Ruth hits 700th career home run 1934 Event Babe Ruth hits home run number 700, against Detroit 1934 Event New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits for the cycle beating White Sox 11-2, 1934 Event Yankee Myrl Hoag hits 6 singles in one game 1934 Event Jimmie Foxx hits 1st home run in Comiskey Park center field bleachers 1934 Event "Cocktails For Two," by Duke Ellington hits #1 1934 Event Babe Didrikson pitches an inning in an A's-Dodgers exhibition game Walks 1, hits the next guy, 3rd guy hits into triple-play 1933 Event Jimmie Foxx hits for cycle and sets AL record with 9 RBIs 1933 Event Phillies Chuck Klein hits for cycle vs St. Louis Cardinals 1933 Event Cecil Travis becomes 1st player to get 5 hits in his 1st game 1932 Event World Series moves to Chicago, In 5th inning, Babe Ruth waits until he has 2 strikes, points and hits next pitch into center field bleachers 1932 Event Jimmie Foxx hits his 58th home run in last game of season 1932 Event Bkln Dodger Johnny Frederick hits his record 6th pinch hit home run 1932 Event Dodgers Johnny Frederick hits record 6th pinch-hit home run of the season 1932 Event Jimmie Foxx of A's hits 50th and 51st home runs to become 3rd to hit 50 1932 Event Jack Burnett gets 9 hits, Eddie Rommel relieves in 2nd 18-17 victory in 18 as his A's beats Indians in longest relief job 1932 Event Yankees' Ben Chapman hits 2 inside-the-park home runs, tying record 1932 Event A's Roger Cramer gets 6 consecutive hits in a game (repeats in 1935) 1931 Event A J Bennett hits H Garbarino for 1st scoring pass in Canada's Big 4 1931 Event Gehrig hits his 3rd grand slam in 4 days and his 6th home run in consec games 1931 Event Babe Ruth hits his 600th home run, off George Blaeholder of Browns 1931 Event Phillies Chuck Klein hits for cycle vs. Chicago Cubs 1931 Event "There Ought To Be A Moonlight Saving Time" by Guy Lombardo hits #1 1931 Event Lou Gehrig hits a home run but is called out for passing a runner, mistake costs him AL home run crown; he and Babe Ruth tie for season 1930 Event New York Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing hits 2 home runs to beat St. Louis Browns, 7-6 1930 Event Brooklyn catcher Al Lopez hits major league's last recorded bounce home run 1930 Event Hack Wilson hits his 44th home run, breaks Chuck Klein's NL record 1930 Event 2nd time in 1930, Chuck Klein of Phillies hits in 26 straight games 1930 Event Lou Gehrig hits 3 home runs in a game, Ruth hits 3 in doubleheader 1930 Event Ruth hits 3 home runs as Yankees blow 6-0 lead in 7th and lose 15-7 1930 Event Ruth hits 3 consecutive home run (8th-10th of 60 in 1930) 1930 Event New York Yankee Babe Ruth hits 3 consecutive homers 1930 Event "Happy Days Are Here Again" by Benny Mereoff hits #1 1930 Birthday Liz Anderson, born in Roseau, Minnesota, country music singer, songwriter, Grammy Award nominee, wrote hits for Merle Haggard 1929 Event Dow Jones hits a record peak of 381.17 1929 Event Lou Gehrig hits 3 consecutive home runs, Yankees 11, Tigers 9 1928 Event New York Yankees sweep Cards in 25th World Series, Ruth hits 3 home run in game 1928 Event Hurricane hits Lake Okeechobee Florida drowning 1,800-2500 1928 Event Pitcher Ray Boggs hits 3 batters in 1 inning 1928 Event Hurricane hits West Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee Florida; 3,000 die 1928 Event Babe Ruth hits home run number 42 and is 4 weeks ahead of his 1927 pace 1928 Event New York Giant Fred Lindstrom ties record of 9 hits in a doubleheader 1928 Event New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits 2 triples and 2 home runs to be White Sox 15-7 1927 Event Tornado hits Washington D.C. 1927 Event Babe Ruth hits record setting 60th home run, off Tom Zachary 1927 Event Yankees Earle Coombs hits 3 triples 1927 Event New York Yankee Babe Ruth hits record 60th home run of season off Tom Zachry 1927 Event Yankees clinch pennant, Ruth hits 2 home runs (52 en route to 60) 1927 Event Babe Ruth hits 50th of 60 homers 1927 Event Babe Ruth hits 40th of 60 homers 1927 Event Phillies Cy Williams hits for cycle in just 4 at bats 1927 Event Mel Ott, 18, hits his 1st league home run (inside the park) 1927 Event Babe Ruth hits 30th of 60 home runs 1927 Event Earthquake hits Palestine 1927 Event Lou Gehrig hits 3 home runs in 11-4 victory over Red Sox 1927 Event Babe Ruth hits 19th and 20th of 60 home runs 1927 Event Tony Lazzeri hits 3 home runs Yankees beat White Sox 12-11 1927 Event "Ain't She Sweet?" hits #1 on the pop singles chart by Ben Bernie 1927 Event Babe Ruth hits 1st of 60 home runs of season (off A's Howard Ehmke) 1926 Event Babe Ruth hits 3 home runs in a World Series game, Yankees beat Cards 10-5 1926 Event Hurricane hits Miami, kills 250 1926 Event Hurricane hits Miami and Palm Beach Florida; about 450 die 1926 Event White Sox Ted Lyons no hits Red Sox 6-0 in just 67 minutes at Fenway 1926 Event Cleveland Indian Tris Speaker hits his 700th double 1926 Event Phillies Russ Wrightstone hits for the cycle 1926 Event "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" by Gene Austin hits #1 1926 Event White Sox Earl Sheely hits a record 6th consecutive double 1926 Event General strike hits Britain 1925 Event Salt Lake City (PCL) Tony Lazzeri hits his 60th home run of the season 1925 Event Harry Heilmann's 6 hits edges Ty Cobb .393 to .389 as batting champ 1925 Event Yank Ben Paschal hits 2 inside-the-park-homers 1925 Event New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits his 1st of 23 career grand slammers 1925 Event Tris Speaker, is 5th to get 3,000 hits 1925 Event New York Giant Hack Wilson hits 2 home runs in 3rd inning beating Phillies, 16-7 1925 Event Eddie Collins, is 6th to get 3,000 hits 1925 Event Tigers' Ty Cobb is 1st to collect 1,000 extra-base hits (ends 1,139) 1925 Event Ty Cobb hits his 5th home run in 2 games tying Cap Ansons record of 1884 1924 Event Forest Peters of Montana State University hits 17 of 22 attempted field goals 1923 Event Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs in a World Series game 1923 Event New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits 1st of his 493 home runs 1923 Event Bernie Neis, hits the 1,000th Dodger home run 1923 Event Carl Mays gave up 13 runs and 20 hits in 13-0 lose to Indians 1922 Event Anxious to compete with the Yankees, the New York Giants pay $65,000 and 3 players for Jack Bentley (hits .349 and is 13-1 as pitcher in 1922) 1922 Event St. Louis Brown "Baby Doll" Jacobson hits 3 triples beating Tigers 16-0 1922 Event Pirates set record of 46 hits in a doubleheader (against Phillies) 1922 Event Ty Cobb gets 5 hits in a game for record 4th time in a year 1922 Event St. Louis gets record 10 hits in a row and beats Phillies 14-8 1922 Event "April Showers" by Al Jolson hits #1 1921 Event Fewest hits in World Series Game, 5, Yankees (3) beat Giants (2), 3-0 1921 Event New York Yankee Babe Ruth hits then record 59th home run 1921 Event Yankee Ruth hits home runs 57 and 58 to beat Indians 8-7 1921 Event Yankee pitcher Harry Harper hits 3 batters in an inning tying record 1921 Event Ty Cobb, is 4th to get 3,000 hits 1921 Event Yankees' pitcher Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs beating Tigers 11-8 1921 Event Hurricane hits Washington and Oregon 1920 Event Indians' Elmer Smith hits baseball's 1st post-season grand slam 1920 Event Indian's Elmer Smith hits 1st World Series grand slam 1920 Event Cards set a record of 12 consecutive hits in 4th (10) and 5th (2) innings 1920 Event Tris Speaker is stopped at 11 consecutive hits by Tom Zachary 1919 Event Babe Ruth hits his 26th home run off Jack Quinn in New York, breaking Buck Freeman's 1899 home run mark of 25 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) 1919 Event Yankee Muddy Ruel hits into a triple-play 1919 Event Yankees 21 hits, Browns 17 hits Browns win 7-6 in 17, on squeeze play 1919 Event Red Sox Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs in a game for his 1st of 72 times 1917 Event Cincinnati Fred Tooney and Chicagos's Hippo Vaughn pitch duel no-hitter, Vaughn gives up 2 hits and a run in 10th, so Cincinnati wins 1-0 1916 Event Indians Marty Kavanaugh, hits AL's 1st pinch-hit grand slam 1915 Event Pirate Honus Wagner at 41, hits a grand slam home run 1914 Event Honus Wagner, is 2nd to get 3,000 hits 1914 Event Chicago Jim Scott no-hits Cleveland, gives up 2 hits in 10th and loses 1-0 1912 Event Pirates Owen "Chief" Wilson hits record 36th triple of season 1912 Event Center fielder Casey Stengel breaks in with Brooklyn and hits 4 singles 1912 Event Chicago Cubs get 21 hits but lose to Philadelphia Phillies in 11 innings 1911 Birthday Lester Lanin, orchestra leader, 40 Beatle Hits 1911 Event Ty Cobb hits in his 40th straight game. Does not get a hit next day 1911 Event "Come Josephine in My Flying Machine" hits #1 1911 Event Edwin Boaler Alletson hits 189 in 90 minutes Notts vs. Sussex 1910 Event Nap Lajorie challenges Ty Cobb batting avg with 8 hits, 6 were bunts as Brown's 3rd baseman Red Corriden played deep, Cobb still won 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 1909 Event Ty Cobb hits 2 inside-the-park home runs 1909 Event "Shine On, Harvest Moon" by Ada Jones and Billy Murray hits #1 1908 Event Billy Murray hits the charts with "Take Me Outto the Ball Game" 1906 Event Washington National's pitcher Tom Hughes hits home run to win his own game 1-0 in 10th 1906 Event Philadelphia A's pitcher Chief Benders plays outfield and hits 2 home runs 1902 Event Minor League's most lopsided baseball game: Corsicana 51; Texarkana 3 Justin Clark of Corsicana, Texas minors hits 8 home runs in 1 game 1902 Event Erwin Harvey becomes 1st Cleveland ballplayer (Cleveland Bronchos) to have six hits in one game 1901 Event SS Islander hits iceberg near Alaska and sinks killing 70 1901 Event New York Giants get record 31 hits to beat Cincinnati Reds 25-13 1901 Event Erve Beck hits American League's 1st home run 1900 Event Gilbert Jessop hits his 2nd 100 before lunch in same cricket match 1899 Event 2nd quake in 7 days (8.6) hits Yakutat Bay Alaska 1899 Event Albert Trott hits Monty Noble over the Pavilion at Lord's 1898 Event Phillies' pitcher Bill Duggleby hits a grand slam on 1st at bat 1898 Event Joe Darling hits the 1st six in Tests (out of the ground) 1897 Event Cap Anson, is 1st to get 3,000 hits 1896 Event Temperature hits 127 degrees F at Fort Mojave, California 1895 Event J. T. Brown hits the fastest 50 in Test Crickets (28 minutes) England vs. Australia 1894 Event Phils get 36 hits, Sam Thompson hits for cycle beating Louisville 29-4 1894 Event Phillies Lave Cross hits for cycle vs Brooklyn Dodgers 1893 Event Hurricane hits coast between Savannah Georgia and Charleston SC 1891 Event Hurricane hits Martinique, about 700 die 1883 Event Cub's Burns (extra bases), Williamson and Pfeiffer get 3 hits in 1 inn 1882 Event Storm and floods hits Bombay; about 100,000 die 1881 Event Hurricane hits Florida and Carolinas; about 700 die 1876 Event Cyclone hits Bengal, about 200,000 die 1876 Event 1st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Philadelphia Athletics) 1862 Event Hurricane hits Canton; about 40,000 die 1860 Event Temperature hits 115 degrees F in Ft. Scott and 112 degrees F in Topeka Kansas 1858 Event John Holden hits 1st recorded home run (Brooklyn vs New York) 1857 Event Earthquake hits Tokyo; about 107,000 die 1856 Event John Rutledge, Liverpool - New York steamer, hits iceberg; many die 1850 Event U.S. population hits 23,191,876 (Black population: 3,638,808 (15.7%)) 1840 Event Meteorite hits Uden, Netherlands 1831 Event Hurricane hits Barbados; about 1,500 die 1825 Event Unseasonable hurricane hits New York City 1812 Event Rare tornado hits Westchester County, New York 1811 Event Earthquake hits New Madrid, Missouri 1807 Event Lightning hits gunpowder warehouse in Luxembourg; 230 die 1776 Event Hurricane hits Martinique; 100 French and Dutch ships sinks; 600 die 1703 Event Heavy storm hits England 1000s killed 1694 Event Hurricane hits Carlisle Bay Barbados; 27 British ships sink and 3,000 die 1675 Event Storm hits about West-Europe: flood in Amsterdam 1666 Event Hurricane hits Guadeloupe, Martinique and St. Christopher; thousands die 1626 Event Earthquake hits Naples; 10,000 die 1593 Event Storm hits Texel: 40 ships hit, 500 killed 1163 Event Hurricane hits villages in Holland/Friesland, causing floods
