1.
1995 - Cal Ripken breaks Lou Gehrig's streak with
his 2,131st
consecutive
game.
2.
1974 - Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's all-time home
run record.
3.
1947 - Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American
Major
Leaguer.
4.
1998 - Mark McGwire & Sammy Sosa surpass
Roger Maris' single
season
home run record.
5.
1939 - Lou Gehrig retires with his "luckiest
man" farewell speech.
6.
1985 - Pete Rose passes Ty Cobb as the all-time
hits leader.
7.
1941 - Ted Williams is the last man to post
a .400 average.
8.
1941 - Joe DiMaggio hits in 56 straight games.
9.
1988 - Kirk Gibson's pinch-hit homer sends LA
on its way to a
World
Series upset.
10.
1991- Nolan Ryan pitches his seventh career no-hitter.