This Day in Baseball History

2001 - Slammin' Sammy hits 60, again

Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa becomes the first player in major league history to hit at least 60 homers three times with a first-inning solo shot off Cincinnati Reds left-hander Lance Davis.

(Courtesy: MLB.com)

Sosa would add four more, including three in the final three games of the season, to finish with 64 on the season. Sosa's 64 ranks as the fifth-highest single-season homer total of all-time, two behind his 1998 season and one more than his 1999 tally.

Birthdays

1932 - Maury Wills