2013 Event The Indian rupee falls below 62.03 rupees against the U.S. dollar, hitting a record low 1997 Event Cleveland Marquis Grissom World Series hitting streak ends after 15 games 1997 Event Albert Belle's Chicago White Sox tying 27-game hitting streak ends 1996 Event Albert Belle shows off his arm by hitting Sports Illustrated photographer Tony Tomsic in the hand prior to a game 1994 Event Tigers tie record of hitting home runs in 25th consecutive games 1994 Event Dudley Moore arrested for hitting girlfriend 1992 Event Rocker Billy Idol fined $2,000 for hitting a woman 1991 Event Norm Charlton suspended for 7 days for intentionally hitting Steve Scioscia with a pitch 1991 Event Rob Dibble back from 3-game suspension, is ejected for throwing at and hitting Cubs baserunner Doug Dascenzo Cubs win, 8-5 1990 Event Carlton Fisk ties Johnny Bench hitting 327 home runs as a catcher 1989 Event 5 days after hitting a home run for Yankees in a 12-2 win over the Mariners, 1987 Event Benito Santiago ends longest catcher/rookie hitting streak at 34 1987 Event Padres Benito Santiago sets rookie hitting streak to 28 games 1987 Event Paul Molitor goes 0-for-4 ends hitting streak at 39 consecutive games 1984 Death Charlie Lau, White Sox coach/renowned hitting instructor, dies at 50 1980 Event George Brett ends hitting streak at 30 1980 Event Twins Ken Landreaux ends his hitting streak after 31 games 1978 Event Braves stop Reds Pete Rose's hitting streak at 44 games 1978 Event Pete Rose goes hitless, ends his 44 game hitting streak (ties NL) 1978 Event Pete Rose ties NL record hitting streak at 44 1978 Event Cincinnati Red Pete Rose sets NL record hitting in 38 consecutive games 1978 Event Pete Rose ties NL hitting streak of 37 games 1975 Event Mike Vail extends hitting streak ton rookie-record 23 straight game 1974 Event Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's home-run record by hitting his 714th 1969 Event Pete Marovich sets NCAA record of hitting 30 of 31 foul shots 1968 Event Frank Howard fails to homer, after hitting 10 in 6 consecutive games 1966 Event Indians set club record by hitting 7 home run in 15-2 win over Detroit 1966 Birthday Matthew Maynard, cricketer, big hitting Glamorgan and England player 1965 Event Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron (1954 - 1965) pass Babe Ruth-Lou Gehrig hitting 772 home runs while playing together on the same team 1963 Birthday Dale Sveum, born in Richmond, California, hitting coach for the Milwaukee Brewers, formerly, manager for the Milwaukee Brewers 1962 Birthday Ron Johnson, Australian baseball hitting coach 1996 Olympics 1961 Event St. Louis Hawk Bob Pettit sets NBA record, hitting 19 of 19 free throws 1959 Birthday Brook Jacoby, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, professional baseball player, third baseman, Cincinnati Reds hitting coach 1956 Event Mickey Mantle misses by 18" hitting 1st home run out of Yankee Stadium 1954 Event Yank pitcher Tom Morgan ties record by hitting 3 batters in 1 inning This was also Bobby Brown's last game; he retired to become a doctor 1953 Birthday Ron Jackson, born in Birmingham, Alabama, professional baseball player, played Major League Baseball, hitting coach for Boston Red Sox, 2003 - 2006 1950 Event Hitting just .279, Yank great Joe DiMaggio is benched for 1st time 1948 Event Phillies Richie Ashburn sets NL rookie consecut hitting streak at 23 1946 Event 2-for-42 and hitting .048 for 1946, Mel Ott stops playing baseball 1945 Event Cubs stop Braves Tommy Holmes modern-day NL hitting streak at 37 games 1941 Event New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak ends in Cleveland 1941 Event Joe Dimaggio goes 3 for 4, hitting in his 56th straight game 1941 Event DiMaggio breaks Willie Keeler's 44 game hitting streak (45th of 56) 1941 Event DiMaggio extends hitting streak to 42 breaking Sisler's record 1941 Event Joe DiMaggio starts 56-game hitting streak; Yankees lose 13-1 1933 Event Joe Dimaggio ends 61 game hitting streak in Pacific Coast League 1930 Event Chuck Klein sets Phillies hitting streak at 26 straight games 1929 Event Ruth ties record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games 1928 Event Ty Cobb last hitting appearance, pops out against Yankees 1927 Event Babe Ruth ties record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games 1923 Event Harry Heilmann goes 2-for-2, sit out rest of season, except for a pinch single on final day, hitting .403 1922 Event Rogers Hornsby ends hitting streak of 33 games 1914 Birthday Joe DiMaggio, Yankee Clipper, 56 game hitting streak 1911 Event White Sox Ed Walsh stops Ty Cobb's 40-game hitting streak 1904 Birthday Lily Pons, born in Draguignan, France, soprano diva, Hitting a New High 1902 Birthday Arthur Wellard, cricketer, big hitting Somerset and England batsman 1862 Death James Creighton, dies of rupture bladder from hitting home run on Oct 14th 1862 Event Baseballer James Creighton ruptures bladder hitting home run, dies 10/18
