1940 In Detroit's 12-1 blowout of the team, Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams pitches the last two innings of the first game of a doubleheader at...
This Day in Baseball History August 24th 1905 At Philadelphia's Baker Bowl, Ed Reulbach goes the distance when the Cubs defeat the Phillies in...
August 24 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1887 Harry Hooper HOF right fielder (World Series 1912, 15, 16, 18 Boston Red...
Detroit Tigers stalwart Bill Freehan instructs a group during a 1982 baseball camp (Univ. of Michigan) [IMG]
Yogi and Rachel Robinson [IMG]
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2006 Carlos Delgado's 400th career home run, his second of the game, proves significant when his fourth-inning grand slam dramatically closes...
2000 At Comerica Park, fans flee their seats as swarms of small insects invade the stands during the first inning. The six-legged pests do not...
1992 The Clearwater Phillies beat the Winter Haven Red Sox, 1-0, in the Class A Florida State League contest, marking the first time in 40...
1982 Home plate umpire Dave Phillips ejects Mariners starter Gaylord Perry from the game for applying a foreign substance to the ball, making...
1972 Joining Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg, and Alex Johnson, Dick Allen becomes the fourth major leaguer to hit a ball into the center field...
1961 In the 14-0 rout of the Reds at Crosley Field, the Giants score twelve runs in the top of the ninth with ten hits and three Cincinnati...
1942 Between games of a doubleheader between New York and Washington, Babe Ruth appears in pinstripes for the first time in seven years to face...
This Day in Baseball History August 23rd 1906 At American League Park in Washington, DC, the White Sox establish a new American League record,...
August 23 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1870 George Davis HOF shortstop and manager (New York Giants; World Series...
Ted Williams walking around Fenway Park [IMG]
