August 07
On his second attempt, San Angelo, Texas native Greg Maddux, pitching for the Chicago Cubs, won career game # 300 against the San Francisco Giants on August 7, 2004. Winning the game 8 to 4 at SBC Park, Maddux became the 22nd pitcher in National League history to win 300 games. He was also the fourth-youngest pitcher to accomplish the feat and the first National Leaguer to do so since Steve Carlton in 1983.
Former Duncanville High School pitcher Mike Bacsik gave up Barry Bonds record breaking 756TH home run on this day in 2007. Pitching for the Washington Nationals, Bacsik gave up this historic home run to Bonds in San Francisco. Bacsik and his father both spent time pitching for the Texas Rangers.
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