August 6, 1901 - The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues is formed to help the minor leagues protect their interests.
August 6, 1904 - Lefthander Nick Altrock of the White Sox (their new nickname) handles thirteen fielding chances, the modern major league record for pitchers. He will finish the year with 49 putouts, an American League record for pitchers.
August 6, 1908 - Johnny Lush pitched a six-inning no-hitter as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Brooklyn Dodgers, 2-0. It was Lush's second no-hitter against the Dodgers.
August 6, 1936 - For the first time in the 20th century, the first two batters in a game — Roy Johnson and Rabbit Warstler of the Boston Bees — lead off with home runs. They do it off Cubs pitcher Tex Carleton.
August 6, 1949 - Luke Appling appears as shortstop in his 2,154th game, surpassing Rabbit Maranville's major league mark. Appling will play in 2,218 games at shortstop.
August 6, 1952 - Satchel Paige, at 47, became the oldest player in major league history to pitch a complete game or a shutout when he beat Virgil Trucks and the Detroit Tigers, 1-0, in 12 innings.
August 6, 1953 - Ted Williams is back in a Red Sox uniform after military duty in Korea. He will finish with 13 home runs and a .407 mark.
August 6, 1967 - Against Chicago, Brooks Robinson of the Orioles hits into the fourth triple play of his career for a major league mark.
August 6, 1972 - Atlanta's Hank Aaron hit his 660th and 661st career home runs to break Babe Ruth's record for most home runs with one club. The 661st came in the 10th inning to give the Braves a 4-3 triumph over the Cincinnati Reds.
August 6, 1973 - Roberto Clemente and Warren Spahn head the list of new inductees at Cooperstown. Clemente is the first Latin-born player to achieve membership at Cooperstown.
August 6, 1981 - After a seven-week strike, major league baseball players approved a split-season format. The New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers were declared the first-half champions and automatically qualified for the divisional series.
August 6, 1982 - Just five days after hitting three home runs in a 5-4 loss to the Twins, Doug DeCinces hits three more home runs in a 9-5 win at Seattle. DeCinces is the first player other than Ted Williams to hit three home runs in a game twice in the same season.
August 6, 1985 - For the second time in five years the Players' Association stages a midseason strike. But unlike the 50-day strike that interrupted the 1981 season, this one will be settled by the following day and all 25 canceled games will be made up.
August 6, 1986 - The Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles, 13-11, in a record-setting battle of grand slams. Texas' Toby Harrah hit a grand slam in the second inning before Larry Sheets and Jim Dwyer connected for grand slams in Baltimore's nine-run fourth.
August 6, 1988 - Oakland Athletics outfielder Jose Canseco became the 11th player in major league history to hit 30 homers and steal 30 bases in a season. Canseco, with 31 homers, stole second base with one out in the ninth inning for his 30th as the A's edged the Seattle Mariners, 5-4.
August 6, 1988 - Rich Gossage got his 300th save as the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia
Phillies, 7-4.
August 6, 1989- In a pre-game ceremony at Fenway Park, the Red Sox retire Carl Yastrzemski's #8. 'Yaz', recently inducted into the Hall of Fame, becomes only the fourth player in franchise history, joining Joe Cronin (4), Bobby Doerr (1), and Ted Williams (9), to be honored by having his uniform number retired by the club.
August 6, 1993- Raising his average to .348, Padre outfielder Tony Gwynn singles off Rockies' hurler Bruce Ruffin for his 2000th career base hit. (our thanks to Tom Lane for sharing this event for the web site)
August 6, 1999- After San Diego outfielder Tony Gwynn singles off of Expo rookie right-hander Dan Smith in the first inning to get his 3,000th career hit, first base ump Kerwin Danley, Gwynn's college teammate,Vendella Gwynn, his mother celebrating her 64th birthday, and 13,540 Olympic Stadium fans help to celebrate the right fielder's milestone. 'Mr,Padre' finishes the night 4 for 5 passing Roberto Clemente into 21st place on the all-time career hit list.
August 6, 2001- The Hall of Fame Veterans Committee comprised of five former players, five media members and five former executives, which was established in 1953, is to be replaced by a 90-member group made up of the members of the Hall of Fame (61), the recipients of the J.G. Taylor Spink award for writers (13), the Ford C. Frick award for broadcasters (13) and current Veterans Committee members (3). The new committee will be able elect players only once every two years and executives, umpires and managers only once every four years.
August 6, 2002- Protecting the Giants' 11-10 lead over the Cubs, 32-year old reliever Robb Nen becomes the 16th and youngest closer to record the 300th save of his career.
August 6, 2006- For the 11th time in his career, Padres closer Trevor Hoffman records 30 or more saves in a season. The milestone establishes a major league record surpassing the mark set by Lee Smith, baseball's all-time saves leader.
August 6, 2007- Batting eighth in the batting order, Cardinals’ starting pitcher Braden Looper collects two hits in the fifth inning as St. Louis ties a big league record with 10 straight hits. The Redbirds use the consecutive safeties to score all their runs as they beat the visiting Padres, 10-5.
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