1969 Bill Singer becomes the first major league reliever to officially record for a save, a new stat that will be kept starting this season, in...
This Day in Baseball History April 7th 1873 Future Hall of Famer John McGraw, an excellent player best known for managing the Giants for 31...
April 7 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1873 John McGraw Hall of Fame infielder/manager (manager NY Giants World...
In 1983: Tom Seaver returns to the New York #Mets after 5 1/2 years in Cincinnati and strikes out Philadelphia #Phillies leadoff hitter Pete Rose...
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Yankees player Ron Blomberg becomes the major league's first ever designated hitter in a game vs. the Boston #RedSox on Opening Day at Fenway...
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2012 Adam Dunn ties a major league record, hitting his eighth Opening Day home run, a leadoff sixth-inning shot off Texas starter Colby Lewis...
2009 In Florida's 12-6 victory over the Nationals at Dolphin Stadium, Emilio Bonifacio hits an inside-the-park home run, the first on Opening...
2005 At Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park, the Nationals beat the Phillies, 7-3, winning their first game representing Washington, D.C. The...
2001 After President George W. Bush throws the ceremonial first pitch at Miller Park, the Brewers open their new home with a 5-4 win over the...
1992 On Opening Day in front of a packed house at Seattle's Kingdome, the Rangers score nine runs in the top of the eighth inning, beating the...
1977 For the second time in nine years, a new franchise makes its major league debut in Seattle. Frank Tanana and the Angels blank the...
1973 On Opening Day at Three Rivers Stadium in front of a record crowd of 51,695, the Pirates retire Roberto Clemente's uniform number 21...
This Day in Baseball History April 6th 1970 Delayed at the White House until his Supreme Court nominee Harold Carswell won a test vote in the...
April 6 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1886 "Smokey" Joe Williams HOF pitcher (NgL, Mexico, Caribbean 1905-32;...
"We've got to get more left-handed hitters in the order," Johnson said after LSU's loss on Saturday to Arkansas. "Can't win this league with an...
Tom Seaver 311 Wins 231 Complete Games 61 Shutouts 3x NL Cy Young 3x NL ERA champ [IMG]
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