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2005 Juan Pierre's consecutive innings streak ends at 1700 when his name is not in the starting lineup, but his consecutive game streak stays...
2000 Indians DH Jim Thome earns the platinum sombrero when he strikes out five times, tying a major league record. Cleveland still prevails in...
1993 The Rockies defeat the Expos 11-4 for their first win, thanks to a four-run first inning sparked by Eric Young's leadoff home run. The...
1990 Keeping with the team's tradition of having a rookie select the music, Reds' freshman first baseman Hal Morris picks U Can't Touch This,...
1985 Tom Seaver establishes a big-league record with his 15th Opening Day assignment, getting the win when the White Sox beat the Brewers at...
1980 In the first minor league game played in Durham (NC) since 1972, the Bulls, a name last used in 1967, need to play the home opener wearing...
1976 Orioles' right-hander Jim Palmer and Boston's Ferguson Jenkins, both future members of the Hall of Fame, stage a classic pitching duel at...
1968 In Atlanta, Georgia, Bill Veeck, the former owner of the Browns, Indians, and White Sox, is among the crowd of marchers taking part in the...
1962 Keeping a Laotian prince waiting in the White House, President Kennedy opens up Washington's new $23-million D.C. Stadium by tossing the...
This Day in Baseball History April 9th 1912 In the first game ever played at Fenway Park, the Red Sox beat Harvard, 2-0, in an abbreviated...
April 9 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1946 Nate Colbert first baseman (MLB All Star 1971, 72, 73; San Diego Padres,...
1999 After participating in 243 major league games, Jim Abbott finally gets his first at-bat, grounding out to third base in the Brewers' 9-4...
1993 Contributing to the Indians' 15-5 rout of New York at Cleveland Stadium, Carlos Baerga becomes the first major leaguer to homer from both...
1989 In Anaheim, Olympic hero Jim Abbott makes his major league debut, losing to his childhood hero Mark Langston and the Mariners in an...
1984 In the Mets' 3-1 victory over Houston at the Astrodome, Mike Torrez's pitch smashes Dickie Thon's face, compromising the promising...
1970 As partial compensation for the loss of Curt Flood, who refuses to report to Philadelphia, the Cardinals send minor league prospect Willie...
