This Date in Baseball - Jim Thome ties a major league record for career walk-off home runs with 12

Aug. 17 1904 — Jesse Tannehill of the Boston Red Sox pitched a no-hitter, beating the Chicago White Sox 6-0. 1920 — Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman died from a beaning by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees on Aug. 16. This was the only on-field fatality in major league history. 1933 — Earl Averill...

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