Today In 1901: The first official game in American League history is played! The Chicago #WhiteSox[IMG] (pictured) defeat the Cleveland Blues...
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2003 In his third at-bat, Chase Utley gets his first major league hit, blasting a third-inning grand slam off Rockies starter Aaron Cook. The...
1994 Julio Franco and Robin Ventura hit homers back-to-back in the second and eighth innings. The sluggers' offensive output isn't enough when...
1982 Jesse Barfield becomes the first Blue Jay in franchise history to pinch-hit a grand slam when he goes deep off Tom Burgmeier. The right...
1960 Before making their first out of the game, the Yankees score eight runs against Baltimore in the bottom of the first frame. The Orioles...
1956 At Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Frank Umont becomes the second umpire to don glasses during a regular-season game, following fellow...
1945 The owners select U.S. Senator Happy Chandler unanimously to replace Kenesaw Mountain Landis, elected to another seven-year term a week...
This Day in Baseball History April 24th 1894 At Brooklyn's Eastern Park, Lave Cross hits for the cycle when the Phillies pound the Grooms...
April 24 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1897 Andy Cooper HOF pitcher (East-West All-Star 1933, 36; Negro NL pennant...
Paul Waner (MLB 1926-1945) 8x 200+ Hits 4x All-Star 3x NL Batting champ .333 BA [IMG]
2021 Jacob deGrom, fanning 15, becomes the first pitcher to strike out 50 batters through his first four games to start a season, breaking the...
2010 All-Star Ben Zobrist agrees to a three-year contract extension with the Rays, which guarantees him $18 million for 2010-13. The team's MVP...
2000 In a 10-7 victory over the Blue Jays at Toronto's SkyDome, Yankees Bernie Williams and Jorge Posada become the first teammates to homer...
1972 Trailing by four runs at Candlestick Park, the Astros score ten times in the ninth inning to beat the Giants, 13-7. Seven hits, two walks,...
961 Art Mahaffey sets a franchise record when he strikes out 17 batters in the Phillies' 6-0 victory over Chicago. The 23-year-old right-hander...
1952 Both starters at Sportsman's Park toss a one-hitter, but Browns' southpaw Bob Cain gets the victory, beating Bob Feller and the Indians,...
1952 At the Polo Grounds, Hoyt Wilhelm goes deep in his first major league at-bat, a fourth-inning home run off Dick Hoover in the Giants' 9-5...
