Back in Time: August 13

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Aug 13, 2009

Back in Time: August 13

Bowie Kuhn

Temporary MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn (pictured here in 1974 with Hank Aaron) is elected to a seven-year term by the team owners.

Lou Brock

St. Louis outfielder Lou Brock (pictured here with former Cardinals general manager Bing Devine) reaches the 3,000 hits milestone as his line drive caroms off Dennis Lamp's pitching hand in the 3-2 Cardinal victory over the Cubs.

Billy Williams

The Cubs retire Hall of Famer Billy Williams' uniform number (26).

Payne Stewart

Payne Stewart shoots a 276 at Kemper Lakes Golf Club in Hawthorn Woods, Ill., to capture the 71st PGA Championship.

Mickey Mantle

Flags fly at half-mast at Yankee Stadium after Mickey Mantle dies of liver cancer at 63.

Mike Sweeney

Mike Sweeney becomes the fastest Royal player to reach 100 RBIs in a season when he goes deep in a 10-5 win over the Orioles.

Nomar Garciaparra

For the first time in his 1,303-game career, Nomar Garciaparra is ejected from a game. The veteran infielder, who was tossed by home plate umpire Tom Hallion for arguing a called third strike in the fourth inning, had to be restrained by first base coach Mariano Duncan as he continued to shout and point his bat toward the umpire.

Born on this Day

Jean Borota (1898) Wilhelmina Von Bremen (1909) Ben Hogan (1912, pictured) Gary Davidson (1934) Bill Musselman (1940) Jim Barnes (1941) Bobby Clarke (1949) Betsy King (1955) Scott Hamilton (1958) Jay Buhner (1964) Mark Lemke (1965) Cris Dishman (1965) Tracy Rogers (1967) William Thomas (1968) Elvis Grbac (1970) Chad Cota (1971) Sherman Williams (1973) Jarrod Washburn (1974) Marty Turco (1975) Michael Klim (1977) Corey Patterson (1979)