2010 Chris Young becomes the sixth major leaguer to lead off and end a game with a round-tripper, hitting a pair of solo home runs in the...
2005 On the left-left concourse at U.S. Cellular Field, the White Sox unveiled a life-sized bronze statue of Carlton Fisk. The Hall of Fame...
2004 In less than a masterful performance, Greg Maddux pitches five innings to register his 300th victory when the Cubs beat the Giants, 8-4....
2002 Major leaguers agree to be checked randomly for illegal steroids starting next year. The proposal ends the players' decades-old opposition...
2000 The Yankees claim Jose Canseco off waivers from the Devil Rays. The 35-year-old slugger will appear in just 37 games for the Bronx...
1993 In his first major league appearance since being involved in a tragic accident during spring training, Indian pitcher Bobby Ojeda receives...
1982 Jim Rice climbs into the Fenway Park stands from the dugout to assist a young boy hit by a savage line drive off the bat of Dave...
1971 A's southpaw Vida Blue, en route to a 24-8 record in his first full year in the major leagues, becomes a 20-game winner when he goes the...
1962 The Mets' 7-5 loss to Los Angeles in Chavez Ravine mathematically eliminates the 29-81 team from finishing in first place. After the game,...
1951 A crowd of 57,000 at the Orange Bowl, the largest ever to attend a minor league game, watches an ageless 51-year-old Satchel Paige hit a...
This Day in Baseball History August 7th 1907 Senators' hurler Walter Johnson wins his first major league game, beating the Indians, 7-2. The...
AUGUST 7 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1916 E. Michael Burke, sports executive (President New York Yankees, New York...
1948 San Diego Padres throwbacks Jake Peavy [IMG]
Today In 1973: Pittsburgh #Pirates legend Roberto Clemente is posthumously enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame [IMG]
SAFE AT HOME: Great day in Wichita yesterday as a new statue of Jackie Robinson returned home to McAdam’s Park after the original one was stolen...
45 Years Ago Today: After delivering the eulogy at Thurman Munson's funeral in Ohio, Bobby Murcer drives in all five runs of the New York #Yankees...
