"2003 - Marcus Giles hits his 20th home run of the season and the Atlanta Braves tie a National League record with six players who have hit at least 20 home runs. Giles joins Javy Lopez, Gary Sheffield, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones and Vinny Castilla in the group. 1919 - On Babe Ruth Day at Fenway Park, Ruth ties Ned Williamson's major league record with his 27th home run of the season."
"1931 - Lou Gehrig drives in four runs to break his own American League record with 175 RBI which he set back in 1927. He will end the season with 184. 1951 - Ford Frick is elected by the owners as baseball commissioner. He receives a seven-year term and will make $65,000 annually. 1968 - Mickey Mantle hits his 536th and final home run of his major league career in a 4-3 loss to the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium."
Marcus Giles hit his 20th home run in 2003 as the Atlanta Braves tied a National League record with six players reaching at least 20 homers: Javy Lopez, Gary Sheffield, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones and Vinny Castilla. On Babe Ruth Day in 1919 at Fenway Park, Ruth tied Ned Williamson's major league record with his 27th home run, scored the winning run in both doubleheader games, and hit his 28th four days later at the Polo Grounds. In 1931 Lou Gehrig set a new American League RBI record with 175 and finished the season with 184. In 1951 Ford Frick was elected commissioner to a seven-year term. In 1968 Mickey Mantle hit his 536th and final career home run. In 1980 George Brett went hitless and finished the season at .390. In 1998 Cal Ripken Jr. ended his 2,632-game consecutive-games streak by removing himself from the starting lineup.
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