1994 The Yankees retire Reggie Jackson's uniform number 44. 'Mr. October', recently inducted into the Hall of Fame, played as an embattled right...
1981 Dave Kingman's home run, a monstrous blast estimated to have traveled 515 feet, will remain the longest round-tripper ever hit in the...
1962 Al Jackson goes the distance in the Mets' 15-inning loss to the Phillies. The hard-luck lefty, throwing an astounding 215 pitches, gives...
1958 Vic Power, who will have only three stolen bases this season, becomes the first player in seventy years to steal home twice in one game....
1932 Brooklyn's 10-inning, 2-1 victory over the Giants at the Polo Grounds makes reliever John Quinn, at 49, the oldest player to win a major...
This Day in Baseball History August 14th 1888 Tim Keefe's nineteen-game winning streak ends when Gus Krock and the White Stockings defeat the...
August 14 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1867 Cupid Childs Cleveland [ATTACH] 1913 Paul Dean pitcher (St. Louis...
In 1905 Christy Mathewson notched 31 Wins He was 24...and it was his third 30+ Win season [IMG]
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Bob Horner. Dale Murphy. Arms full of kids [IMG]
Today In 1908: The Boston #RedSox celebrate “Cy Young Day” at Huntington Avenue Grounds! The 41-year-old pitching legend will finish the season...
2020 The Phillies, changing their policy of only considering players inducted into the Hall of Fame, announces the team will retire Dick...
2007 Placido Polanco establishes a big-league record for second basemen when he plays his 144th straight game without committing an error. The...
2004 At Seattle's Boeing Field, Edgar Martinez is on hand to greet George W. Bush. The President, who had requested to meet the retiring...
1998 Orlando Hernandez breaks a 30-year-old Yankee rookie record when he retires Mark McLemore on a called third strike to end the eighth...
1995 At Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, baseball legend Mickey Mantle, 63, succumbs to liver cancer with his estranged wife Merlyn...
1982 At Chavez Ravine, Dodger second baseman Steve Sax steals his 41st base to set a franchise record for rookies when he swipes second base in...
1972 To stop a four-game losing streak, Detroit skipper Billy Martin asks Al Kaline to pick the Tigers' starting lineup order out of a hat for...
