http://www.baseballfiles.com/flashback/ An historical view of this day in baseball. CDAY http://www.baseballfiles.com/flashback/ 1948: On his 42nd birthday, Negro League star Satchel Paige signs a contract to play with the Indians. Though viewed as a publicity stunt, the crafty veteran will finish the season 6-1. http://www.baseballfiles.com/flashback/ 1900: By defeating the Cubs, 11-4, Beaneaters' hurler Kid Nichols takes only nine seasons to win 300 games. The 30-year old righty will amass 361 victories during his 15-year career and will remain the youngest player ever to accomplish the feat.<br><br> 1923: Lefty O'Doul, who will become an outstanding major league hitter later in his career, gives up 13 runs in the sixth inning as the Indians rout the Red Sox, 27-3. He will finish his 11-year stint in the majors with a lifetime batting average of .349.<br><br> 1936: The Senior Circuit wins its first All-Star game edging the American League at Braves Field in Boston, 4-3.<br><br> 1937: With President Franklin D. Roosevelt in attendance at Griffith Stadium in Washington, Yankees' first baseman Lou Gehrig drives in four runs with a home run and a double to lead the AL to an 8-3 victory over the National League in All-Star action.<br><br> 1951: Tigers' outfielder Hoot Evers goes 5-for-5 and scores five times against the Indians.<br><br> 1953: The Dodgers set major league mark for most home runs in consecutive games by a team with 24 games with a least one round tripper.<br><br> 1953: The Browns set a major league record losing their 20th consecutive home game. The non-winning streak dates back to June 3.<br><br> 1959: At Forbes Field, Hank Aaron's eighth inning single ties the score and a triple hit by Willie Mays plates Aaron with the winning run in the 5-4 All-Star victory in the first of the two Mid-Summer Classics to be played during the season.<br><br> 1971: Commissioner Kuhn and Hall of Fame president Paul Kirk announce former Negro League players will have full membership in the Cooperstown shrine, not a separate wing as previously planned.<br><br> 1982: Harold Baines hits three consecutive home runs, including a grand slam, to lead the White Sox over the Tigers, 7-0.<br><br> 1998: In the highest-scoring game in All-Star history, the American League beats the senior circuit, 13-8 in the thin air at Coors Field in Denver. The 21-run total surpasses the previous record set in 1954 when the American League beat the Nationals,11-9 in Cleveland's Municipal Stadium.<br><br> 1999: The Rockies tie a 1903 major league record scoring in 15 consecutive innings. Phillies' ace Curt Schilling ends the streak.<br><br> 2000: Drawing one of its largest crowds, the Butte Copper Kings newest promotion, 'John Rocker Awareness Night' is a huge success as the Angel farm club of the Pioneer League offers free admission to anyone belonging to a group insulted by the Atlanta reliever in his Sports Illustrated interview. The 672 fans in attendance include single moms with multiple children, people with purple hair, 'foreigners', as well as people with alternative life styles.<br><br> 2004: Blanking the Royals, 12-0, Twins' hurler Kyle Lohse helps to establish a club record throwing the team's third consecutive shutout. Johan Santana (Royals, 4-0) and Brad Radke (Royals, 9-0) started the streak of 27 scoreless innings, also a franchise record.<br><br> 2005: The American sports of baseball and softball are dropped from the for the 2012 Olympic Games scheduled to played in London. It is the first time in 69 years events have been cut from the world games.