1966: The Braves defeat the Giants 17-3 at Candlestick Park thanks to two grand slams and nine runs scored by Tony Cloninger. Cloninger is the only pitcher in history to drive in nine runs and the first person in the National League to smash two grand slams in a single game.
1967: At Fulton County Stadium, the Cubs’ Billy Williams, Ron Santo, and Randy Hundley hit home runs in the first inning, setting a major league record, while the Braves’ Rico Carty and Felipe Alou answered. Later, Carty hit another home run, but the Braves lost 12–6.
2001: The Braves defeat the Phillies 14–7 after the seventh inning, with eight runs scored by Chipper Jones, who ends with four hits and five runs scored.
2012: In a 10-3 victory over the Cubs, Chipper Jones, an All-Star substitute for the injured Matt Kemp, goes 5-for-5 with two doubles.
2016: Major League Baseball plays a game in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in observance of Military Appreciation Day. In the state’s very first big league game, the Marlins triumph 5-2.
In 1925, Milt Stock, a second baseman from Brooklyn, achieved a modern-day National League record by collecting four hits in four straight games.
Cleveland buys Larry Doby from the Newark Eagles in 1947. He will play in an American League game for the first time as a black player in two days.
1951: In the 13th inning, rookie Willie Mays of the Giants defeats Phillies pitcher Jocko Thompson with a solo home run, giving New York the victory. Mays will hit another home run in extra innings on July 7 against the Braves, making it his second in as many games this week.
1974: In a 4-1 victory against the Reds, Mike Marshall of the Dodgers records a major league record by pitching in 13 consecutive games while also picking up the save.
2001: In exchange for outfielder Robin Jennings, the Rockies trade outfielder Ron Gant to the A’s.