Milwaukee Braves Set Record

July 8, 1920 - The Reds' Edd Roush falls asleep in center field during a long argument in the infield. Heinie Groh goes out to wake him, but the ump ejects Roush for delaying the game.

July 8, 1921 - Babe Ruth is arrested for speeding in New York, fined $100, and held in jail until 4:00 PM. Game time is 3:15, so a uniform is taken to him. He changes in jail and follows a police escort to the ballpark where he enters with New York trailing 3-2. The Yanks rally for a 4-3 win.
July 8, 1933 - Jimmie Foxx homers in his first three at-bats as the A's outscore the Yankees 14-10. He had homered his last time up the previous day to give him four consecutive home runs.

July 8, 1935 - Lou Gehrig collides with Carl Reynolds on a play at first base and leaves the game with arm and shoulder injuries. His consecutive streak is preserved, in part, by a rainout of the next day's game and an open date.

July 8, 1955 - The Dodgers option pitcher Tommy Lasorda to Montreal to make room on the roster for bonus baby Sandy Koufax, who has been on the injured list.

July 8, 1961 - Milwaukee sets a major-league record with four consecutive home runs in the seventh inning against the Reds. Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron hit back-to-back home runs off Jim Maloney. Joe Adcock greets reliever Marshall Bridges with another home run, and Frank Thomas sets the record. When these four teammates end their major-league careers, they will have hit a combined total of 1,889 homers. For all the bombardment, the Braves lose 10-8.

July 8, 1965 - Arizona star sophomore Rick Monday, selected by the Athletics, is the first player chosen in the initial major league free-agent draft of high school, college, and sandlot players. Picking second, the Mets take pitcher Les Rohr. In the tenth round, they finally take Nolan Ryan. Cincinnati picks Johnny Bench in the second round.

July 8, 1968 - Don Drysdale works four scoreless innings against Philadelphia before finally allowing a run, after 58 2/3 shutout innings, on Howie Bedell's sacrifice fly. Bedell has no other RBI in 1968. Drysdale breaks the major league record of 56 consecutive scoreless innings set by Walter Johnson in 1913. The Dodgers win 5-3.

July 8, 1969 - Mickey Mantle Day in New York. With 60,096 fans on hand, Mantle's number 7 is retired and plaques he exchanges with Joe DiMaggio will hang on the center field wall at Yankee Stadium. DiMaggio's plaque comes as a surprise to the Yankee Clipper. The Yankees then sweep the White Sox 3-1 and 11-2.

July 8, 1971 - Danny Goodwin is chosen as the first player in the June draft and turns down a reported $50,000 offer from the White Sox to attend Southern University. He will be chosen number one again in 1975. The Padres select pitcher Jay Franklin with the second pick. Future M.V.P. Keith Hernandez lasts until the 42nd round.

July 8, 1976 - The Houston Astros, picking first in the baseball draft, select Arizona State pitcher Floyd Bannister. Bannister is one of 12 eventual major leaguers from the ASU team, which finished third in the College World Series. The Tigers take pitcher Pat Underwood with the second pick. Outfielder Rickey Henderson lasts until the fourth round.

July 8, 1977 - Nolan Ryan notches his fourth career 19-strikeout game, hurling the first 10 innings of a game against Toronto.

July 8, 1978 - Bob Horner, the College Player of the Year, is selected first in the free-agent draft by the Braves. The Blue Jays make Lloyd Moseby the second selection.

July 8, 1981 - The Seattle Mariners take Oral Roberts University righthander Mike Moore with the first pick overall in the annual amateur draft. The Cubs take Wichita State's Joe Carter with the second pick. The Yankees use their first-round pick to take Stanford quarterback John Elway.

July 8, 1989 - After taking a 10-0 lead in the top of the first inning (Pittsburgh's best inning since 1942), the Pirates lose to the Phillies 15-11. After the season, Pirates broadcaster Jim Rooker will conduct a charity walk from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh as a result of his on-air promise to walk home if the Pirates blew their early lead.