1999 Tampa Bays' designated hitter Jose Canseco becomes the 28th player in major league history to hit 400 home runs when he takes Kelvim...
1990 Cal Ripken begins a streak that leads to the major league record for the most errorless games [95] and total chances [431] by a shortstop....
1976 At Wrigley Field, Dave Kingman launches a homer down the left-field line that hits a house 530 feet from home plate. The Cubs and the...
1968 Jim Bunning becomes the first pitcher since Cy Young to collect a thousand strikeouts in both leagues when he whiffs eight Dodgers during...
1960 Bill Mazeroski hits the first home run of the season at Forbes Field, going deep in the bottom of the second of the Pirates' 13-0 rout of...
1949 Bobo Newsom signs as a free agent with the Senators. The 41-year-old right-hander, who will not appear with the club until the 1952...
1925 The Indians start the season beating the Browns, 21-4, to establish the major league mark for the most runs scored by one club on Opening...
This Day in Baseball History April 14th 1908 Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss offers Honus Wagner a contract with a proposed salary of $6,000....
April 14 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1917 Marvin Miller HOF executive (Executive Director MLB Players Association...
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Josh Gibson once hit a home run at Yankee Stadium that went 580 feet [IMG]
Today In 1921: Babe Ruth and manager Miller Huggins pose on Opening Day at the Polo Grounds! [IMG]
2010 The 'Bring Back Orbit' Facebook group hopes to convince the Astros to reinstate its former mascot, who was replaced by Junction Jack in...
2008 Reds hurler Johnny Cueto walks his first batter of the season, ending a string of 22 strikeouts without issuing a base-on-balls. The...
2002 After striking out three batters on nine pitches in the top of the ninth inning, Cardinal closer Jason Isringhausen gets credit for the...
1990 "I chose the Moose because they are funny, neat, and friendly. The Moose would show that the Mariners enjoy playing and that they still have...
1980 At Royals Stadium, Dan Quisenberry and Jamie Quirk become the first Q battery when Quiz enters the contest in the seventh inning. The...
1969 After the Cubs, scoring three runs in the bottom of the ninth, rally to beat the Expos, 7-6, twenty-seven-thousand fans spontaneously...
