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On this Day in Sports History

 

On this day way back in 1961 the second annual All-Star game was held in Boston at Fenway Park. For the first time in the history of baseball though the game ended in a tie due to rain. Normally a rain delay will cause a game to be postponed and rescheduled, but due to the All-Star game just being for friendly competition with little stakes there was no reason for the game to be finished at a later date. Especially considering the fact that the game was postponed in the 9th inning. 


 Moving toward 1978, Pete Rose would single off Phil Niekro to extend his hitting streak to 44 consecutive games. Pete's single would tie Wee Willie Keeler's eighty one year old National League Record. Keeler set the record between the 1896-1897 season ultimately Pete would only tie the previous record having his streak snapped at forty-four games. 





Fast forward to 1997, the infamous trade that would shape the future expectations for the Oakland Athletics. Former slugger Mark McGwire would be dealt by the Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals in a shocking move as Mark was a pending free agent at year's end and had made it clear he wasn't going to resign. The Cardinals dealt TJ Matthews, minor leaguers Eric Ludwick and Blake Stein in return for McGwire who would spend the remainder of his career with Cardinals.

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