Today In 1936: Lou Gehrig swaps caps with the Japanese Navy before a ballgame at Yankee Stadium! Five years later we'd be at war and Lou Gehrig...
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2011 Justin Verlander becomes the first pitcher to win 20 games before September since the D-backs Curt Schilling reached the milestone in...
2007 Citing the need for a fresh start, Drayton McLane, owner of the last-place Astros, fires skipper Phil Garner and GM Tim Purpura. Bench...
2000 The Angels become the first American League team to have four players hit 30 home runs in the same season when Tim Salmon goes deep in...
1994 Coquivacoa (Maracaibo, Venezuela) wins the Little League World Series in a rain-delayed contest, defeating Northridge City (CA), 4-3....
1982 Rickey Henderson breaks Lou Brock's 1974 single-season record of 118 stolen bases in the team's 5-4 loss to the Brewers. The A's...
1974 Benny Ayala becomes 40th major leaguer and the first player in National League in 13 years to homer in his first major league at-bat,...
1960 Ernie Banks knocks in his 100th run of the season when he grounds out in the first inning of the Cubs' 5-4 victory over Philadelphia at...
1951 A prolonged delay occurs at Olean's (NY) Bradner Stadium when a skunk refuses to leave the infield during a Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York...
1946 A committee formed to study integration, Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey delivers its secretive report during an Owners' Meeting, defending the...
1946 While traveling in a caravan to East Douglas (MA) for an exhibition game against the Indians, Ted Williams, his wife, and two friends are...
1937 Dodger right-hander Fred Frankhouse holds the Reds hitless for 7.2 innings before a heavy downpour ends the Ebbets Field contest. The...
This Day in Baseball History August 27th 1897 Washington Senator (NL) 18-year-old right-hander Roger Bresnahan makes his major league debut,...
August 27 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1917 Peanuts Lowrey Cubs infielder, [IMG][ATTACH] 1931 Joe Cunningham...
2001 Sammy Sosa becomes the third player in baseball history to hit 50 homers in a season four times when he blasts a two-run shot off Dustin...
