1980 At Tiger Stadium, 48,361 fans witness the return of an injury-plagued Mark Fidrych. The Bird, giving up 11 hits and three earned runs in...
1973 Reaching Yankee closer Sparky Lyle and Tom Buskey for six runs, the A's knot the score at 11 in the top of the seventh inning. Oakland...
1964 At Yankee Stadium, Mickey Mantle goes deep from each side of the plate in the same game, helping rookie pitcher Mel Stottlemyre win his...
This Day in Baseball History August 12th 1921 In the nightcap of a twin bill, Phillies' right-hander George Smith gives up 12 hits but manages...
August 12 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1880 Christy Mathewson Hall of Fame pitcher (World Series 1905, 21; Triple...
Chipper Jones. Andruw Jones. Uniform perfection Baseball for the win [IMG]
Rick Wilkins played 11 seasons (1991-2001) and hit a total of 81 Home Runs 30 of which came in a single season (1993) [IMG]
1970 AL RBI leader "The Capital Punisher" Frank Howard (126) [IMG]
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2005 Mets outfielders Carlos Beltran and Mike Cameron, running at full speed in an attempt to catch David Ross' seventh-inning short fly to...
2002 Sammy Sosa's grand slam and a run-scoring double against the Rockies give the Cubs' slugger 14 RBIs over two games, establishing a new...
2001 For the third and final time, Jason and Jeremy Giambi homer in the same game when both brothers go deep off Sterling Hitchcock in...
1991 In only his second big league start, 21-year-old White Sox southpaw Wilson Alvarez becomes the 16th rookie to throw a no-hitter, beating...
1986 Breaking the mark set by Max Carey and Fred Clarke, Cincinnati Reds player-manager Pete Rose sets a National League record with the tenth...
1979 Joining Ted Williams (four seasons) and Jimmie Foxx (five seasons), Red Sox slugger Jim Rice becomes the third player in franchise history...
1970 With a 6-5 victory over the Astros, Phillies' right-hander Jim Bunning becomes the first pitcher since Cy Young to win 100 games in both...
1961 In front of packed County Stadium in Milwaukee, Warren Spahn scatters six hits to beat the Cubs, 2-1, for his 300th victory. *The...
