1994 On Opening Day at Wrigley Field in the Cubs' 12-8 loss to New York, Tuffy Rhodes, who has hit only five round-trippers in his first 280...
1994 A total of 56,706 fans attend Opening Day, making it the largest crowd ever at the new Yankee Stadium. Bronx Bombers do not disappoint the...
1978 The Expos reveal their new mascot named Souki, an odd-looking character wearing an Expos uniform below a giant baseball head with...
1966 On the nationally-televised Hullabaloo, a program that showcases rock and roll groups, host Soupy Sales and his two sons, Tony and Hunt,...
This Day in Baseball History April 4th 1911 The Most Valuable Player award is introduced and sponsored by Hugh Chalmers, an auto manufacturer....
April 4 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** Tris Speaker (1888-1958) HOF outfielder (World Series 1912, 15, 20; AL MVP...
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#OTD in 1907, Luke Appling was born in High Point, NC. He was a solid and consistent player (despite his nickname), making 7 All-Star teams and...
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2011 Ranger teammates Ian Kinsler and Nelson Cruz become the first pair of players to homer in each of the first three games in a season...
2008 In a dazzling debut, Reds right-hander Johnny Cueto fans ten batters in an overpowering seven-inning performance when Cincinnati beats the...
2006 Sportsnet NY, the Mets' new team-owned network, broadcasts its first regular-season baseball game. During the third inning of New York's 3-2...
2000 With their 8-0 and 21-1 victories over the Clafin Panthers, the Savannah State nine extends its consecutive-game winning streak to 42...
1989 In his first major league at-bat, Mariners' center fielder Ken Griffey Jr. doubles off Oakland's Dave Stewart. The 19-year-old 'Junior,'...
1974 The Indians trade Pedro Guerrero to the Dodgers for pitcher Bruce Ellingsen, who appears in only 16 games for Cleveland in his only year...
1966 In his first at-bat against Juan Marichal since the pitcher's bat-yielding incident last season, Johnny Roseboro hits a three-run...
