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On July 4, 1985, [2] [3] [4] the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 16–13 in a 19-inning Major League Baseball (MLB) contest [5] that featured Keith Hernandez hitting for the cycle, [6] Mets manager Davey Johnson being ejected, and the Braves coming back to tie the game twice in extra innings, most notably in the bottom of the 18th.
On July 4, 1982, the Bears drew an all-time minor league record of 65,666 for a game against the Omaha Royals, breaking their own record of 59,691 set on July 4 of the previous year. [ 3 ] The Triple-A Bears were affiliated with the New York Yankees at the outset, with Ralph Houk managing many players who would reach the majors and play in the ...
Pitched a no-hitter on July 4, 1983 David Allan Righetti (born November 28, 1958), nicknamed " Rags ", is an American professional baseball coach and former player. A left-handed pitcher , Righetti played in Major League Baseball from 1979 through 1995 for the New York Yankees , San Francisco Giants , Oakland Athletics , Toronto Blue Jays , and ...
4th of July parades—The community gathers to march in the streets to celebrate Independence Day. You’ll see floats, music, and a whole lot of red, white, and blue! 4th of July parades can also ...
The baseball field that Tom Hanks famously graced in the 1992 film "A League of Their Own" went up in flames Thursday in Ontario, according to authorities.
Start of Major League Baseball games depends on days of the week, game number in series, holidays, and other factors. As of 2021, most games start at 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m., or 7:30 p.m. in the local time zone, so there are more night games than day games even though baseball is traditionally played during the day.
In the July 1915 issue of Baseball Magazine, editor F.C. Lane began to call for the creation of a seven-game all-star series to be held every July. [23] Arch Ward of the Chicago Tribune in 1932 proposed pairing an all-star game with the 1933 World's Fair, and the 1933 Major League Baseball All-Star Game became the first of an annual event. [24]
Held since 1785, the Bristol Fourth of July Parade in Bristol, Rhode Island, is the oldest continuous Independence Day celebration in the United States. [38] Since 1868, Seward, Nebraska, has held a celebration on the same town square. In 1979 Seward was designated "America's Official Fourth of July City-Small Town USA" by resolution of Congress.