This Date in Baseball, August 5 - Alex Rodriguez is suspended through 2014 (211 games) for PED use
1921 — Pittsburgh radio station KDKA and announcer Harold Arlin provided listeners with the first broadcast of a major league game. The Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5.
1932 — Detroit pitcher Tommy Bridges lost his bid for a perfect game on a bloop single by the 27th Washington batter, pinch-hitter Dave Harris. The Tigers beat the Senators 13-0. 1969 — Pittsburgh’s Willie Stargell became the only player to hit a ball out of Dodger Stadium. Stargell’s shot off of Los Angeles’ Alan Foster cleared the right-field pavilion and landed 506 feet from home plate.Zach Neto’s 3-run homer rallies Angels to 5-4 victory over Mets despite J.D. Martinez’s grand slam1973 — Phil Niekro of the Atlanta Braves pitched a 9-0 no-hitter against the San Diego Padres.
1999 — Mark McGwire became the 16th member of the 500-home run club, hitting two homers — Nos. 500 and 501 — in the St. Louis Cardinals’ loss to San Diego.
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