Wade Boggs — in Cooperstown, New York. The Hall also honors Jerry Coleman, recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting, and Peter Gammons, recipient of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for baseball writing. The Yankees' Jason Giambi hits the 300th home run of his career. August August 1 – Rafael Palmeiro is suspended for 10 days due to testing positive for steroids. He would later claim to have received a tainted Vitamin B12 shot from teammate Miguel Tejada. August 2 – Ryan Franklin is suspended 10 days for violating Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. August 3 – Manny Ramírez of the Boston Red Sox becomes the seventh player in major league history to reach 30 home runs and 100 RBI in at least eight straight seasons. The others are Jimmie Foxx, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Albert Belle, Rafael Palmeiro and Sammy Sosa. Ramírez and Foxx are the only players in Red Sox history with five consecutive 30-homer seasons. August 5 – Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals becomes the first major league player to hit 30 home runs in each of his first five seasons. No. 30 comes in the first inning against John Smoltz, and it helps the Cardinals to an 11-3 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves. Overall, Pujols has hit 190 homers during this five-year span from the start of his career, equaling the total of Eddie Mathews (1952-1956) and with 25 fewer than Ralph Kiner (1946-1950). August 7 In just the fourth meeting of pitchers with the same last name since , Víctor Zambrano of the New York Mets outduels Carlos Zambrano of the Chicago Cubs in front of 40,321 fans at Shea Stadium, pitching the Mets to a 6-1 win and a sweep of the three-game series. Both Zambranos entered with 42 career wins, the second time in major league history that opposing starters with the same last name came in with matching victory totals, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The other was on June 15, , when Red Barrett of the Boston Braves and Dick Barrett of the Philadelphia Phillies each had 19 career wins. Like the Barretts, Víctor and Carlos obviously share a double feat, but the similarities don't end there. The Zambranos were both born in Venezuela, both throw with their right arm, and both wear No. 38. Besides this,