Event:
Steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games
Steve Garvey History:
February 18, 1989 - Steve Garvey marries Candace Thomas while at same time being accused of fathering children by 2 other women
January 13, 1988 - LA Dodger/SD Padre Steve Garvey retires
June 13, 1986 - Steve Garvey 1st ejection from a game, after Atlanta's triple-play
June 5, 1986 - San Diego Padre Steve Garvey ejected for 1st time
July 29, 1983 - Steve Garvey ends his NL record 1,207 consecutive game streak
June 7, 1982 - Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey is 5th to play in 1,000 consecutive games
June 7, 1982 - Steve Garvey plays in his 1,000th consecutive game and goes 0-for-4
June 1, 1980 - Steve Garvey, hits the 7,000th Dodger home run
July 11, 1978 - All star MVP: Steve Garvey, Los Angeles Dodgers
September 3, 1975 - Steve Garvey begins his NL record 1,207 consecutive game streak
November 13, 1974 - Dodgers Steve Garvey wins NL MVP
October 27, 1971 - Steve Garvey weds Cynthia Truhan
December 22, 1948 - Steve Garvey, 1st baseman, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres
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1980 Arthur Ashe retires from professional tennis
1972 2 giants pandas arrive in U.S., from China
1962 Walter Cronkite begins anchoring CBS Evening News
1908 Natural Bridges National Monument forms near Lake Powell, Utah
1900 U.S. Post Office issues 1st books of postage stamps
