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Vintage Baseball Reflections

August 26th

The Mariners fall to the Royals‚ 7-3‚ despite Ichiro Suzuki's 200th hit of the season. With the HR‚ Suzuki becomes the 1st player to reach 200 hits in each of his 1st 4 ML seasons. A trend that would continue through the 2010 season.

August 26, 1995, Greg Maddux of the Atlanta Braves ties a major league record by posting his 16th consecutive win on the road. Maddux earns a 7-2 win over his former team, the Chicago Cubs. Maddux will earn Cy Young Award honors after the season.

Them Bums! A trio a Brooklyn dodger feats on this day:

August 26, 1950, future Hall of Famer Roy Campanella of the Brooklyn Dodgers hits three consecutive home runs to spearhead his club to a 7-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The hard-hitting catcher connects each time against Reds starter Ken Raffensberger.

August 26, 1947, Dan Bankhead becomes the first black pitcher in major league history. The former Negro leagues star makes his first appearance with the Brooklyn Dodgers, who previously debuted Jackie Robinson on April 15. Bankhead becomes the first National League pitcher to homer in his first at-bat, but gives up eight runs and 10 hits in 3 1/3 innings.

August 26, 1939, the first televised broadcast of a major league game takes place at Ebbets Field, where the Brooklyn Dodgers host the Cincinnati Reds in a twinbill. Legendary announcer Red Barber broadcasts the game over W2XBS. The Dodgers take the first game 6-2, Hugh Casey got the victory and Dolph Camilli drives in 3 and hits first homerun. The Reds take the second 5-2.