 However, the day is also meant to shine awareness on the responsibility of owning one of these little bundles of four-legged joy. So remember, if you're thinking of getting a kitten, make sure you have what it takes. Also on this date, in 1934, pitcher Carl Hubble of the New York Giants set a Major League Baseball All-Star game record for consecutive strikeouts, punching out a murderer's row of would-be Hall of Famers like Babe Ruth, Luke Gehrig, Jimmy Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin.