BB On this Date ~ Events & Birthdays #2

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Bob Uecker tells Johnny Carson about the time that the St. Louis Cardinals had to redo the team photo because he was holding hands with teammate Bob Gibson! (1971)


Bob Uecker talks about catching fly balls with a tuba before the 1964 World Series on a classic episode of "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson!
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Mt. Rushmore of St. Louis Cardinals
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Happy birthday Cal Ripken Jr. Here he is getting ready to hit and gets mauled by Morganna, the kissing bandit. The 80’s were wild.
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Today in All Teams History
August 25th
\1922 After leading 25-6, scoring ten second-inning runs and adding another 14 in the fourth, the Cubs need to hold on to defeat Philadelphia 26-23. The slugfest, which sets the major league mark for most tallies scored in one game and the most hits with a combined total of 51, ends with the Phillies leaving the bases loaded in the ninth.
1929 The Giants become the first team to employ a public address system, having the home plate umpire announce substitutions and his ball and strike calls to the crowd. The newly installed amplifying technology worked when Charles Rigler, standing on two plates, talked into a microphone inside his mask while crouching behind the catcher.
1934 Schoolboy Rowe wins his 16th consecutive game, tying the American League record shared by Smoky Joe Wood, Walter Johnson, and Lefty Grove. The 24-year-old right-hander from Waco, Texas, who goes 3-for-4 in the contest, singles home the eventual winning run in the ninth inning in the Tigers' 4-2 victory over the Senators at Griffith Stadium.
1936 The Braves establish a new major league record, hitting seven doubles in one inning, including two each by Gene Moore, Buck Jordan, and Tony Cuccinello. The two-bagger barrage occurs in the first frame of the Cardinals' 20-3 rout at Sportsman's Park.
1946 The Yankees become the first team to draw over two million paying patrons when 42,908 fans show up at the Bronx ballpark to watch the Bombers drop a 7-2 decision to Detroit's Hal Newhouse. Today's crowd brings the season's total to 2,027,087, three-quarters of a million more than the previous American League record set by the team when they played at the Polo Grounds in 1920.
1952 At Yankee Stadium, Tiger Virgil Trucks (5-14) throws the second of his two no-hitters this season, blanking the Bronx Bombers, 1-0. Originally scored as an error, Phil Rizzuto's third-inning grounder is changed to a hit and reversed again in the sixth inning, making the no-hitter a bit controversial.
1956 General Manager George Weiss and skipper Casey Stengel consult with Phil Rizzuto, wanting the shortstop's input concerning a player move necessitated by reacquiring Enos Slaughter off waivers from the A's. After listening to Scooter's suggestions about who should go, the GM cuts the veteran infielder from the squad.
1959 The White Sox exchange minor leaguers Bob Sagers and Harry Simpson to the Pirates for first baseman Ted Kluszewski. The 34-year-old 'Big Klu,' obtained for the team's stretch run, will hit .391 and drive in 10 runs during the World Series for the AL champs.
1962 Joey Jay wins his 20th game for the second consecutive season when the Reds defeat Houston at Cinergy Field, 7-6. The victory marks the 18th time in 21 games that Cincinati has beat the expansion Colt .45s.
1967 After giving up a first-inning earned run on two walks, an error, and a wild pitch at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Twins' right-hander Dean Chance no-hits his second team this month, defeating the Indians, 2-1. On August 6, the 26-year-old hurled five perfect innings in the team's 5-0 rain-shortened victory at Metropolitan Stadium.
1968 Rocky Colavito, giving up just one hit in 2⅓ innings of relief, gets credit for the win when the Yankees beat the Tigers, 6-5. The Bronx Bomber outfielder, who also homers in the game, will be the last position player to notch a major league victory until Rockies catcher Brent Mayne accomplishes the feat in 2000.
1969 The Cubs trade Joe Niekro, Gary Ross, and Francisco Libran for right-hander Dick Selma. The 22-year-old never became a favorite of Chicago skipper Leo Durocher due to his insistence on throwing a knuckleball, the signature pitch that resulted in 221 career victories.
1979 At Dodger Stadium, Robin Williams, the star of Mork and Mindy, a TV show where he plays an alien, runs the bases backward in a Hollywood Stars vs. the Media game. The comedian explains that circling the bags clockwise is common on his Planet Ork, the character's home in the universe.



Robin Williams and Pam Dawber


1979 In the third inning of the Cubs' 5-2 loss to the Giants at Candlestick Park, Lynn McGlothen retires the side in order, striking out three batters on nine pitches. The victims of the 29-year-old right-hander's immaculate inning include Larry Herndon (looking), Joe Strain (swinging), and Jack Clark (swinging).
1983 The Louisville Redbirds become the first minor league team to draw over a million fans. A total of 1,052,438 people will watch the St. Louis AAA farm team play their American Association rivals at Cardinal Stadium, formerly the Fairgrounds Stadium.
1985 At the age of 20 years, nine months, nine days, Dwight Gooden becomes the youngest 20-game winner ever when the Mets beat San Diego at Shea Stadium, 9-3. Doc is 27 days younger than Bob Feller, who accomplished the feat in 1939 with the Indians.
1986 A's rookie Mark McGwire hits his first major league home run, going deep in the fifth inning off Walt Terrell in Oakland's 8-4 victory at Tiger Stadium. The round-tripper is the first of 583 round-trippers that Big Mac will hit during his 16-year career.
1991 At Busch Stadium, Lee Smith becomes the fifth major leaguer to record his 300th save when he pitches a scoreless ninth inning to preserve the Cardinals' 5-2 win over the Dodgers. The Louisiana native will retire with the most saves in major league history with 478, compiled during 18 seasons with eight different teams
1992 After posting a 12-14 record during the longest scheduled road trip in big league history, the Astros return to Houston to play a home game. The twenty-six-game journey to eight cities became necessary when the Astrodome hosted the Republican National Convention.
1995 Gregg Jefferies hits for the cycle at Veterans Stadium when Philadelphia crushes the Dodgers, 17-4. The Phillies' first baseman, who has four RBIs and scores four runs, collects all his extra-base hits off LA starting pitcher Hideo Nomo.
1996 The Yankees dedicate a centerfield monument to Mickey Mantle, who died of liver cancer last year. The commemorative structure, the first erected by the team in 47 years, joins three other monuments in the Bronx ballpark that honor the legacies of Miller Huggins, Babe Ruth, and Lou Gehrig.
1996 Brian Lesher becomes the first person born in Belgium to appear in a major league game. The 25-year-old from Wilrij starts in right field and enjoys a 1-for-3 day at the plate, including a run-scoring single in the sixth inning off Andy Pettitte in the A's 6-4 victory at Yankee Stadium.
1999 Royals' right-hander Jeff Montgomery becomes the first closer to save 300 games for the same team. The three-time All-Star (1992, 1993, 1996) reaches the milestone when he records the final out after giving up a pair of singles to the first two men he faces in the team's 8-6 victory over the Orioles at Kauffman Stadium.
2000 The Giants tie a franchise record by hitting eight doubles (Bill Mueller (2), Jeff Kent, Marvin Benard, J.T. Snow, Rich Aurilia, Felipe Crespo, and Ramon Martinez) en route to a 16-3 rout of the Phillies at Veterans Stadium. Except for Bobby Estalella, every San Francisco player in the lineup participates in the 21-hit attack, including starting pitcher Russ Ortiz, who goes 3-for-3.
2004 In the 21-6 rout of Kansas City at Angel Stadium, Jeff DaVanon becomes the first Anaheim player to hit for the cycle since Dave Winfield accomplished the feat for the Halos in 1991. The DH's offensive output helps the club sweep an American League opponent in a season series for the first time in its 44-year history.
2006 Alfonso Soriano becomes the fastest of the 40 major leaguers to steal 200 bases and hit 200 career home runs. After being walked in the third inning of the team's 7-6 victory over Atlanta at Turner Field, the 30-year-old Nationals outfielder, who started the game with 203 homers, stole second to reach the milestone.
2007 Craig Stansberry makes his big league debut with a seventh-inning pinch-hit single in the Padres' San Diego's 4-3 victory over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The 25-year-old, who moved to the United States as an infant, becomes the first person born in Saudi Arabia to participate in a major league game.
2008 After being swept in a four-game series earlier in the month in L.A., the Phillies return the favor, beating the Dodgers, 5-0, to complete a four-game sweep against their opponents. The victory marks the first time in franchise history that Philadelphia has swept the Dodgers in a four-game series at home.
2008 The Twins get 37-year-old Eddie Guardado, their former reliever from 1993-2003, from the Rangers in exchange for 21-year-old right-hander Mark Hamburger. The veteran "Everyday Eddie" will assume the setup role for Minnesota during the stretch run.
2008 Hitting a home run to lead off the game, Grady Sizemore becomes the second Indian and 14th American League member of the 30-30 club. The Cleveland outfielder joins Joe Carter (1987) as the only other player in franchise history to accomplish the feat.
2008 Mike Pelfrey becomes the first Mets hurler with back-to-back complete-game victories since Bret Saberhagen accomplished the feat in 1995. With the help of a pair of Carlos Delgado's three-run home runs, the 24-year-old right-hander beats the Astros, 9-1.
2009 With a 5-4 win in ten innings over the Dodgers, the Rockies move 18 games over .500 for the first time in franchise history. The wild-card leader, winning 52 of their last 74 games, the latest on a Troy Tulowitzki bases-loaded single, has cut LA's Western Division lead from 15.5 games on June 3 to just two games.
2010 The Reds tie the game on Paul Janish's ninth-inning single, winning the contest, 12-11, on Joey Votto's two-out hit in the 12th frame after blowing a nine-run lead over the Giants. The Braves squandered the same size lead at Coors Field earlier in the day to lose 12-10 to the Rockies, who matched their largest comeback in franchise history.
2010 Felix Hernandez, the fourth youngest ever to reach the milestone, collects his 1000th strikeout, fanning David Ortiz in the sixth inning of the Mariners' 4-2 victory over Boston at Safeco Field. Joining Randy Johnson (2,162), Jamie Moyer (1,239), and Mark Langston (1,078), the 24-year-old Seattle superstar becomes the fourth pitcher in franchise history to accomplish the feat.
2011 The Yankees become the first team to hit three grand slams in one game in a 22-9 annihilation of the A's. Robinson Cano, Russell Martin, and Curtis Granderson go deep with the bases loaded at the Bronx ballyard.
2012 The Dodgers obtain Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford, Nick Punto, and cash considerations for James Loney, Allen Webster, Ivan De Jesus, Jr., and two players to be named later (Rubby De La Rosa and Jerry Sands). The nine-player blockbuster trade allows the new Dodgers ownership to show they are serious about making a run for the postseason while giving an underperforming Boston team more financial flexibility in the offseason.
2013 When he goes deep off KC's Ervin Santana, Bryce Harper becomes the third player in baseball history to blast 40 homers before his 21st birthday. The Washington outfielder joins Mel Ott and Tony Conigliaro, who hit 61 and 56 round-trippers, respectively, for the Giants and Red Sox before reaching their age of majority.
2013 For the first time in nearly six decades, a brother homers, supporting his sibling's effort on the mound when Jordan Danks goes deep in the White Sox's 5-2 win over Texas, with his older bro John, throwing six innings to earn the U.S. Cellular Field victory. In 1955, A's catcher Billy Shantz also homered in a game whose batterymate was his brother Bobby.
2015 Calling his tweet completely unacceptable, ESPN pulls analyst Curt Schilling from the network's Little League World Series broadcasts. The former major league pitcher's post, quickly deleted, connected Muslim extremism to Nazi Germany.
2020 At Guaranteed Rate Field, White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito no-hits the Pirates, 4-0, recording the 19th no-hitter in franchise history. The 26-year-old California native faces 28 batters, throwing 101 pitches en route to striking out 13 while issuing just one base-on-balls, a four-pitch free pass to Pirates’ shortstop Erik González to open the fourth frame.
2020 Jon Berti becomes the first Marlin to steal three bases in an inning, pulling off the rare stolen-base cycle against catcher Ali Sánchez in the team's 3-0 victory over the Mets. At Citi Field, the Miami center fielder swipes second and third in the sixth frame before scoring on a delayed steal of home.

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Frank Tanana (MLB 1973-1993) 240 Wins 143 Complete Games 34 Shutouts
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Today In 1937: The Babe Meets The Brown Bomber! ~ Baseball legend Babe Ruth and boxing legend Joe Louis pose together in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey!
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August 28, 1969 - Reggie Jackson is safe at the plate after Tiger catcher Bill Freehan drops the ball during the 4th inning of play at Tiger Stadium.
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Today in All Teams History​

August 29th​

1918 Cubs southpaw Lefty Tyler tosses a gem, beating the Reds at Wrigley Field, 1-0. The victory clinches the National League pennant for Chicago, ending the season 10½ games ahead of the second-place Giants.

1934 In the nightcap of a twin bill, Schoolboy Rowe, after sixteen straight victories, finally loses when the A's chase him after seven innings in a 13-5 final at Philadelphia's Shibe Park. In his last start, the Tiger right-hander tied the American League record for consecutive wins shared by Smoky Joe Wood, Walter Johnson, and Lefty Grove.

1939 Wheaties sponsors the first telecast of a baseball game when their ads air during the Ebbets Field contest between the Reds and the Dodgers. The commercial broadcast is available only in New York City, where approximately 500 people own television sets.

1948 Jackie Robinson hits for the backward cycle when he homers in the first inning, triples in the fourth, and doubles in the sixth, completing the rare event with a single in the eighth. In addition to his ten total bases, the Dodger second baseman drives in two runs, scores three times, and steals a base, helping Brooklyn beat the Cardinals at Sportsman's Park, 12-7.

1951 With his second home run of the game, the sixth time he has accomplished the feat this year, Gil Hodges hits his 36th round-tripper to establish a new franchise record for homers in a season. The Dodger first baseman's seventh-inning three-run blast in the team's 13-1 rout of Cincinnati at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field surpasses the 35 set by Babe Herman in 1930.

1951 The Yankees send rookie hurler Lew Burdette and $50,000 to the Braves for 33-year-old right-hander Johnny Sain. The trade will come back to haunt the Bronx Bombers when the right-hander throws three complete-game victories in the 1957 World Series, won by Milwaukee in seven games.

1954 In their second season in Milwaukee, the Braves establish a new National League attendance mark of 1,841,66 when an overflow crowd watches their hometown heroes drop a double dip to the Dodgers, 12-4 and 11-4. The transplanted franchise will end the season with over two million patrons passing through the turnstiles, nearly four times the number of fans who attended games in 1952, the team's final year in Boston.
(Ed. Note: The Braves broke the NL attendance record they set in their inaugural season after relocating in March. - LP)


1965 Giants center fielder Willie Mays breaks Ralph Kiner's record for home runs in a month when the 'Say Hey Kid' hits a moon shot off Jack Fischer for his 17th round-tripper in an 8-3 victory over New York. The former Pirates outfielder, now a broadcaster for the Mets on WHN radio and WOR-TV, calls the four-bagger, breaking the monthly mark he established with 16 round-trippers in September of 1949.

1966 On a typically cool night at Candlestick Park, the home of the San Francisco Giants, the Beatles play their final concert, ending their half-hour set with Little Richard's "Long Tall Sally." The 'Fab Four's performance on a five-foot stage, located just behind second base surrounded by a six-foot-high wire fence, is less than stellar due to the ballpark's inadequate lighting, poor acoustics, and the group's growing disdain for doing live shows.



Poster of the Beatles’ Final Concert


1966 Getting the Cubs' 4-2 win in relief, Robin Roberts becomes the first and only pitcher to beat the Boston, Milwaukee, and Atlanta Braves. On Independence Day in 1948, the future Hall of Famer went the distance to notch his third big league victory, beating the Boston Braves at Shibe Park in his rookie year with the Phillies.

1967 Kansas City's leadoff batter Bert Campaneris' three triples at the spacious Municipal Stadium are to no avail as the home team loses to Cleveland in ten innings, 9-8. The A's shortstop becomes the first American Leaguer to accomplish the feat since Ben Chapman tagged a trio of three-baggers in 1939 for the Tribe.

1971 Braves' outfielder Hank Aaron becomes the first player in the National League to drive in at least 100 runs in eleven seasons. The future Hall of Famer will collect 2297 RBIs during his 23-year Hall of Fame career to set an all-time major league mark.

1972 In a 3-0 victory, Giants' right-hander Jim Barr retires the first 20 Cardinals he faces today, setting a major league record of recording 41 consecutive outs, having put out the final 21 players in his previous appearance against the first-place Pirates.

1977 After four seasons and 1,382 major league at-bats, Duane Kuiper hits his first and only homer when he goes deep off Steve Stone in the Indians' 9-2 victory over the White Sox at Cleveland Stadium. The 27-year-old second baseman will come to bat 3,379 times during his 12-year career, establishing the modern major league record for most career at-bats with exactly one home run.

1977 At Jack Murphy Stadium, 39-year-old Cardinals outfielder Lou Brock swipes his 893rd base, breaking Ty Cobb's 49-year-old major league career record for stolen bases. The Georgia Peach had established the mark in 1928 as a member of the Philadelphia A's at the age of 41.

1977 In a 6-1 loss at Baltimore, Angel starter Nolan Ryan, who will finish the season fanning 341 batters, strikes out 11 Orioles to pass the 300 mark for the fifth time in his career. The future Hall of Fame right-hander will retire as baseball's all-time leader with 5,714, averaging 9.5 Ks per nine innings.

1985 Angels' hurler Kirk McCaskill's first-inning pitch hits Don Baylor. The Yankee DH's 190th HBP breaks, pardon the expression, the American League record established by Minnie Minoso in 1963 while playing with the White Sox.

1986 Down by eight runs in the bottom of the final frame, the Angels score nine times to beat the Tigers, 13-12. Dick Schofield, batting for the second time in the inning, completes the amazing comeback with a two-out walk-off grand slam off Willie Hernandez.



1986 Let's Go Mets Go!, a music video featuring players, coaches, and fans, with cameo appearances by Joe Piscopo, Howard Stern, and film critic Gene Shalit, debuts on the Shea Stadium Diamondvision. Shelton Leigh Palmer, best known for writing the Meow Mix jingle, composed and produced the team's official theme song, which will become a Gold Record, and directed the accompanying triple-platinum four-minute video.


1989 Giving up just three singles, recently acquired Mets southpaw Frank Viola outduels Orel Hershiser and beats the Dodgers, 1-0. The classic contest between two aces marks the first time that the reigning winners of the Cy Young Award have faced one another in the regular season.

1993 Joining Hall of Famers Willie Mays and Hank Aaron, George Brett becomes the third player in baseball history to swipe his 200th stolen base and collect 3,000 hits and 300 home runs. The Royals' third baseman's historic heist occurs during a 5-4, 12-inning victory over the Red Sox at Kauffman Stadium.

1995 With two out in the ninth inning at Three Rivers Stadium, Paul Wagner loses a no-hitter against the Rockies on an infield single by Andres Galarraga. The 27-year-old Pirates right-hander will win the game, 4-0, but will lead the National League in losses this season, posting a 5-16 record for Pittsburgh.

1996 The Orioles become the first major league team to have seven players hit 20 or more home runs in the same season when Bobby Bonilla goes deep off right-hander Bob Wells in the first inning of a 9-6 loss to Seattle at the Kingdome. The other Baltimore sluggers who reached the plateau were Rafael Palmeiro, Roberto Alomar, Cal Ripken, B.J. Surhoff, Brady Anderson, and Chris Hoiles.

1998 Derek Jeter hits his 17th home run to establish a new record for Yankee shortstops. The 24-year-old infielder surpasses Roy Smalley's 1982 mark when he goes deep to right field off Bob Wells in the team's 11-6 victory over Seattle in the Bronx.

1999 Houston snaps a string of eleven consecutive losses, the longest skid in franchise history, by beating the Braves, 11-9. Tony Eusebio's two-run home run in the top of the 13th inning proves to be the difference in the Astros' 11-9 victory over the Braves in Atlanta.

2000 On a night when every other player in the Astros' starting lineup gets a hit, reserve catcher Tony Eusebio's hitting streak ends at 24 games, a franchise record. The backup backstop's accomplishment is the fifth-longest by a big-league catcher since 1900.

2000 Darin Erstad, going 3-for-5, gets his 200th hit in the Angels' 9-4 comeback victory over the Blue Jays at Edison Field. The Anaheim DH reaches the 200-hit plateau quicker than any other player since Cardinal outfielder Ducky Medwick accomplished the feat in 131 games in 1935.

2000 When the Braves come to bat in the bottom of the ninth inning, trailing the Reds, 4-2, a power spike causes most of the lights to go out at Turner Field, causing a 12-minute delay. The Atlanta crowd hears a rendition of the song "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" as they wait for the game to resume.

2001 The Cardinals score two runs on a strikeout when runners, breaking from first and second, score after pinch-hitter Bobby Bonilla throws his bat down the third-base line after striking out, causing the Padres' third baseman Phil Nevin to duck. At the same time, catcher Ben Davis's throw to an unmanned third base goes into left field, allowing Edgar Renteria to score from second, followed by Eli Marrero tallying from first as left fielder Rickey Henderson misplays the errant throw.

2002 To show their displeasure about tomorrow's impending strike, fans at the Devil Rays-Angels game throw trash and foul balls back onto the field. Adding new words to the traditional seventh-inning rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," many fans at Edison Field begin chanting, "Don't strike! Don't strike! Don't strike!".

2004 At Toronto's SkyDome, Blue Jays broadcaster Tom Cheek joins George Bell, Joe Carter, Tony Fernandez, Dave Stieb, Cito Gaston, and Pat Gillick as the seventh member of the club's Level of Excellence. The team's highest award for individual achievement comes as an emotional surprise for the play-by-play announcer, who called 4,306 consecutive regular-season games and another 41 postseason contests during the first 28 seasons of the franchise's existence.

2004 In the eighth inning of the Cardinals' 4-0 victory over the Bucs, Albert Pujols drives in a run with a solo shot at PNC Park, his 40th home run this season, to become only the fourth player to start a major league career with four consecutive seasons with at least 100 RBIs. The 24-year-old St. Louis first baseman joins Hall of Famers Al Simmons, Joe DiMaggio, and Ted Williams in accomplishing the feat.

2006 In a pregame ceremony at Coors Field, the Rockies unveil a five-sided commemorative plaque planned to mark the exact spot of Mile High Stadium's home plate, now in the parking lot. Although the team played just two seasons at the old ballpark, the structure, built in 1948, served as the home for the popular minor league Denver Bears, the precursor of a major league team arriving in 1993.

2006 Roy Oswalt and the Astros agree on a $73 million contract extension, keeping the two-time 20-game winner in Houston for five years. The right-hander signs the largest multi-season deal in franchise history on his 29th birthday.

2006 With his two homers (726, 727) in a 13-8 losing effort to the Braves at Miller Park, Giants slugger Barry Bonds passes Sammy Sosa into second place with 69 career multi-homer games. Babe Ruth hit two or more homers on 72 occasions during his 22-year career in the majors.

2006 The Astros center fielder Willy Taveras' consecutive game-hitting streak is stopped at 30, establishing a new franchise record. The 24-year-old Houston leadoff hitter, plunked twice by Brewer starter Tomo Ohka, goes 0-for-3 in the team's 10-3 victory at Minute Maid Park.

2007 With Bobby Abreu's at-bat and Derek Jeter on second base in the second inning at Yankee Stadium, visiting Red Sox manager Terry Francona is told to go to the dugout tunnel to show compliance with baseball's dress code. The Boston skipper, known for not wearing his uniform jersey underneath his pullover, is upset with the timing of 'Shirtgate' because the inspection occurs during the game.

2008 The Rays record their first winning season in the 11-year-old history of the franchise by beating the Orioles, 14-3. Tampa Bay, presently in first place with an 82-51 record, had never won more than 70 games in a season.



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2010 The umpires take only 86 seconds to overturn the call after initially ruling Brian McCann's drive a double, making it the first time in baseball history that a game ends with a walk-off home run thanks to a video review of a play. The backstop's ninth-inning round-tripper, which bounced off the top of the outfield wall and struck a second barrier, gave the Braves a 7-6 comeback victory over Florida.




2010 Nationals manager Jim Riggleman benches Nyjer Morgan for the outfielder's 'unprofessional' play during yesterday's 14-5 victory over St. Louis. After bowling over and severely injuring Bryan Anderson in the bottom of the eighth inning, even though the Cardinal catcher didn't have the ball, the ump called the center fielder out on the play when he neglected to touch home plate.

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The White Sox retire Frank Thomas' jersey number 35 in a pregame ceremony before their game against the Yankees. The 'Big Hurt,' a two-time American League MVP who played 16 of his 19 years in the big leagues in Chicago, retired in the offseason with a .301 lifetime batting average, 521 homers, and 1,704 RBIs.

2012 Darwin Barney sets a National League single-season record when he plays in his 114th straight errorless game at second base, established in 2010 by Padres' infielder David Eckstein when official scorer Bob Rosenberg changes his scoring of the mishandled throw. The 26-year-old Gold Glover originally received an error in the Cubs' 3-1 loss to the Brewers at Wrigley Field for his toss to Luis Valbuena, but the retired sportswriter changed his mind, giving the third baseman an error for muffing the catch.

2014 Minnesota, dating back to its origins in the nation's capital, becomes the 16th franchise in baseball history to reach the 10,000 home run plateau. The historic homer, struck by Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe, receives little fanfare, as it is the only tally the team scores in a 9-1 loss in Baltimore.

2017 Whit Merrifield's third-inning two-out home run off Rays right-hander Alex Cobb ends the Royals' franchise-record scoreless streak at 45 frames, three shy of the major league mark established by the 1968 Cubs and the 1906 A's. With their 6-2 victory at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City snaps a five-game losing skid, staying in contention for the second American League Wild Card spot.

2022 Scoring six runs in back-to-back innings, the Diamondbacks stage the biggest comeback in franchise history. The dozen tallies collected in the fourth and fifth frames overcome a seven-run deficit in the team’s 13-7 victory over the Phillies at Chase Field.

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Last night Kyle Schwarber in 4 HR in 6 AB Last season Luis Arraez captured a Batting Title…and hit 4 HR in 637 AB
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Today in All Teams History​

September 15th​

1884 Meriden, ahead 5-3 in the top of the ninth, wins the game when Hartford forfeits for refusing to use a new ball needed to replace the one hit into a marsh behind home plate, citing the sphere did not come from a box sealed by the league secretary. The suddenly shortened Connecticut State League contest game featured the only home run hit that season at the Meriden ballpark, a round-tripper stroked by its captain, future Hall of Fame manager Connie Mack.
1890 In a Players' League contest, Buffalo Bison right-hander Bert Cunningham throws five wild pitches in the first inning against the Chicago Pirates at South Side Park. The 1996 Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame inductee's performance established the regular-season record, now shared with Cardinals pitcher Rick Ankiel, who ties the infamous feat during a 2000 playoff game against the Mets.
1902 The trio of Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance completes their first twin killing in a 6-3 win over Cincinnati at Chicago's West Side Grounds. The 1910 baseball poem by Franklin Pierce Adams, Baseball's Sad Lexicon, immortalizes the Cubs' legendary double-play combination




1904 Giants' southpaw George Wiltse runs his career record to 12-0 when he beats the Beaneaters at the Polo Grounds, 3-2. Although the 25-year-old rookie known as 'Hooks' loses three of the next four decisions to end the campaign 13-3, his dozen consecutive victories establish a starter's record at beginning a career for a starter.
1928 The Braves play their ninth consecutive doubleheader, splitting the home twin bill with the Cubs, 5-2 and 1-6. The streak that began on September 4 sees the team drop 14 of 18 decisions, including losing eight consecutive games to the Giants.
1929 Between games of a twin bill, the Reds entertain the fans by sponsoring a base-circling contest with the winning player receiving $75 in prize money. Cincinnati outfielder Evar Swanson breaks Hans Lobart's record set earlier in the year of 13.8 seconds when he completes the 360-foot dash in 13.3 seconds, according to official AAU timers officiating the race.
1938 For the fifth time in a major league game, brothers homer in the same contest when Pirates teammates Lloyd and Paul Waner go deep off Cliff Melton in the fifth inning of the Bucs' 7-2 victory over New York at the Polo Grounds. Although Big and Little Poison have done the deed twice before, they are the first siblings to hit home runs in consecutive at-bats, a feat not duplicated again until 2013 when the BJ and Justin Upton hit consecutive round-trippers for the Braves.
1946 In Brooklyn, a giant swarm of gnats engulfs Ebbets Field at the end of the fifth inning during the second game of a doubleheader. Due to the bothersome insects and impending darkness, the umpires call the nightcap, resulting in a 2-0 Dodger victory over the Cubs.
1950 At Ebbets Field, Cardinal starter Cloyd Boyer, sibling of Ken and Clete, hurts his arm while warming up and is replaced by Red Munger. The reliever goes the distance, beating the Dodgers, 6-2, getting credit for a complete game but not starting the contest.
1950 For the sixth time in his career, Johnny Mize hits three home runs in one game, establishing a major league record. The first baseman's offensive output, which makes him the second player to accomplish a three-homer game in both leagues along with Babe Ruth, isn't enough when the Yankees lose at Detroit at Briggs Stadium, 9-7.
1952 At Forbes Field, the Pirates become the first team to use protective headgear covering the players' temples, a precursor to the batting helmet. Branch Rickey's innovation, worn at the plate and in the field in the Bucs' twin bill split with Boston, is a plastic hat with a foam layer attached to the hatband.
1958 Snuffy Stirnweiss dies when the New Jersey commuter train he is riding plunges off the CRRNJ Newark Bay Bridge between Elizabethport and Bayonne. The 39-year-old former All-Star infielder, who played with the Yankees, Browns, and Indians, led the American League in hitting with a .309 average playing for New York in 1945.
1960 Willie Mays, who collects five hits in six at-bats, ties a major league mark by hitting three triples in the Giants' 8-6 victory over Philadelphia. The Say Hey Kid's eleventh-inning three-bagger leads to the eventual go-ahead run in the Connie Mack Stadium contest.
1963 The Mets hold the first of many Banner Days between games of a doubleheader against the Astros. The Polo Grounds event, inspired by the innovation of their fans, allows the 'New Breed' to display their creative ideas with signs, including some with a negative tone, during a parade on the field.
1964 At Wrigley Field, Larry Jackson fires a six-hitter, beating the Reds, 6-1, to become the season's first 20-game winner. The 33-year-old right-handed workhorse will finish the campaign with a 24-11 record for the eighth-place Cubs.
1968 The Cardinals clinch their twelfth National League pennant when the team beats Houston at the Astrodome, 7-4. The contest, which features Curt Flood collecting five hits, marks the final home run by Roger Maris, who will finish his 12-year major league career with 275 round-trippers.
1969 Cardinal hurler Steve Carlton fans nineteen batters, including three in the final frame, to establish a new major league mark for strikeouts for a nine-inning game. Lefty's performance is spoiled when Ron Swoboda's pair of two-run homers prove to be the difference in the Redbirds' 4-3 loss to the Mets at Busch Stadium.
1971 Astros rookie Larry Yount, making his major league debut, injures his right shoulder in the ninth inning, throwing his first warm-up pitch. The 21-year-old right-hander, Robin's older brother, will never get another chance to pitch in the bigs, with his only major league experience consisting of that one ill-fated toss to home plate.
1971 In his second major-league start, Cubs rookie Burt Hooton ties a franchise record for a nine-inning game when he strikes out 15 batters, going the distance in the team's 3-2 victory over New York at Shea Stadium. The 21-year-old right-hander matches the mark established by Dick Drott against Milwaukee in 1957.
1971 The Oakland A's win the American League West Division with their 3-2 victory over Chicago and the Royals' 6-2 loss to California. The franchise hadn't won a title since 1931, when Connie Mack managed the team in Philadelphia.
1974 On a bright, sunny day at Fenway Park, Rico Petrocelli is struck behind the left ear, below the helmet, when he loses Jim Slaton's pitch due to the blinding glare of the outfield bleachers. The beaning, which causes inner ear damage, results in the third baseman missing the rest of the season and hastens his early retirement at 33 before the start of the 1977 season.
1974 Gaylord Perry goes the distance for his 20th victory when he beats Baltimore and Ross Grimsley at Memorial Stadium, 1-0. The right-hander, who will finish the season with a 21-13 record, will be the last Indian pitcher in the twentieth century to win twenty games.
1975 Mike Vail ties the National League rookie record when the outfielder hits in his twenty-third consecutive game. The Mets' freshman streak matches the 1948 freshman performances of Richie Ashburn (Phillies) and Alvin Dark (Braves).
1977 En route to finishing with a 102-60 record and winning the American League West, the Royals set a club record of 16 straight victories, defeating the A's in ten innings in the nightcap of a doubleheader, 5-4. Kansas City also had a 10-game win streak in July.
1977 Fearing for the safety left fielder, Andres Mora, Orioles manager Earl Weaver, trailing 4-0, pulls his team off the field when third base ump Marty Springstead declines his request to remove the tarp covering the Blue Jays' bullpen area, not accepting the skipper's claim of being a potential hazard to his player. After waiting 15 minutes in light rain for the O's to return, the umpires forfeit the Exhibition Stadium contest to the home team.
1978 In front of 47,188 fans at Dodger Stadium, Don Sutton throws a six-hitter to beat Atlanta, 5-0. With tonight's attendance, Los Angeles becomes the first major league team to draw three million fans at home.
1979 After hitting a single in the second, a double in the fourth, and a triple in the eighth, Bob Watson completes a natural cycle with a home run in the ninth inning of the Red Sox's 10-2 victory over Baltimore at Memorial Stadium. The Boston first baseman becomes the first modern major leaguer to hit for the cycle in both leagues, having accomplished the feat with the Astros in 1977.
1990 Bobby Thigpen, who played in the outfield in college, saves his 50th game of the season when the White Sox beat the Red Sox, 7-4. The Chicago closer whiffs pinch-hitter Danny Heep looking for the final out in the Comiskey Park contest.
1990 In the first of the two times they will accomplish the feat, Billy and Cal Ripken homer in the same game. The siblings' home runs are overshadowed by Kelly Gruber's three-run round-tripper in the ninth inning, giving the Blue Jays a 4-3 walk-off victory over the Orioles at the Skydome.
1995 Ozzie Smith takes part in the 1,554th twin killing of his career to set a new big-league record for double plays. The Cardinals' shortstop's wizardry isn't enough to prevent the Redbirds' 7-6 loss to the Dodgers at Busch Stadium.
1996 At Tiger Stadium, the Orioles break the major league record for team home runs in a season in a 16-6 rout of Detroit. Mark Parent hit the team's 241st home run, surpassing the 1961 Yankees mark of 240, en route to the Birds extending the record with a total of 257 at the end of the season.
(Ed. Note: The Orioles' lineup included seven players with at least 20 home runs: Brady Anderson (50), Rafael Palmeiro (39), Bobby Bonilla (28), Cal Ripken Jr. (26), Chris Hoiles (25), Roberto Alomar (22), and B.J. Surhoff (21). - LP)

1996 The Rockies establish a big-league record for runs scored at home thanks to Andres Galarraga's three-run homer. Colorado, which will amass 658 tallies at Coors Field this season, scores its 626th, 627th, and 628th runs when the 'Big Cat' goes deep to surpass the 1950 Red Sox, who crossed the plate 625 times.
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The Rangers retire their first number in franchise history when they honor Nolan Ryan. The future team owner, who wore uniform jersey #34, pitched two no-hitters, recorded his 5,000th strikeout, and won his 300th career game during his five years on the mound for Texas.
1996 When Brady Anderson goes deep leading off the game at Tiger Stadium, the Orioles set a record by homering in 24 straight road games. The accomplishment lasts for 22 seasons until the A's extend the mark for road dingers to 27 consecutive games.
1996 Frank Thomas slams his 215th career home run in a White Sox uniform to surpass Carlton Fisk as the all-time franchise leader. The Big Hurt's historic homer is the first of three round-trippers he hits in a 9-8 loss to the Red Sox at Boston's Fenway Park.
1997 The newly renovated Anaheim Stadium will now be known as Edison International Field. The 30-year-old Angels' ballpark will again be a baseball-only facility, as the NFL Rams, who shared the facility from 1980 to 1994, relocated their franchise from LA to St. Louis two years ago.
1998 In a 12-7 win over the Twins, Mariner Ken Griffey Jr. becomes the fourth-youngest (28 years and ten months) player to reach 1,000 RBIs. Junior got to the 1,000 mark younger than anyone except Mel Ott (27 years, three months), Jimmie Foxx (27 years, eight months), and Lou Gehrig (28 years, 9½ months).
1998 Ending a six-game drought without a homer, Mark McGwire, pinch-hitting in the ninth inning, hits his 63rd homer. The solo shot off Jason Christiansen in the Cardinals' 8-6 loss to the Pirates allows 'Big Mac' to regain the home-run lead over Sammy Sosa.
1998 Working the ninth for his 40th save in the Rangers' 6-5 win over the Orioles, John Wetteland joins three other pitchers in major league history to have three or more 40-save seasons. Dennis Eckersley, Jeff Reardon, and Lee Smith have accomplished the same feat.
1998 Rolando Arrojo (14-12) sets a record for wins by an expansion pitcher when the Devil Rays defeat the Angels, 8-1.
1999 The owners unanimously approved a resolution to redraft the Major League Agreement, allowing the American League and National League to merge in all aspects except on the field, where the leagues and divisions remain the same.
2000 The Giambi brothers Jeremy and Jason homer in the same game for the second time in their careers, with A's first baseman Jason setting a team record by hitting his fourth grand slam of the season when Oakland routs the Devil Rays, 17-3. The bases-loaded shot also ties a major league record for the four-run round-trippers by a team in a single season, 12.
2000 Passing Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron, Mariner Rickey Henderson scores two runs to take over second place on runs scored on the career list. With 2,175, Henderson needs to tally 71 runs to pass the all-time leader, Ty Cobb (2,245).
2000 Trevor Hoffman becomes the third player in baseball history to have four 40-save seasons when he faces four batters in the ninth inning of the Padres' 5-4 victory over the Giants at Qualcomm Stadium. The 32-year-old San Diego closer joins Dennis Eckersley and Lee Smith In accomplishing the feat.
2002 The Oakland A's capture the American League West Division flag with a 3-2 victory over the White Sox and the Royals' 6-2 loss to California. The franchise's last title occurred in 1931 when Connie Mack managed the team in Philadelphia.
2002 Curt Schilling whiffs Brewers' backstop Jorge Fabregas for his 300th victim this season and joins southpaw Randy Johnson in becoming the first pair of teammates to strike out at least 300 batters in the same season. The Diamondback right-hander has done it three times in his career, with the 'Big Unit' reaching the milestone six times, but neither hurler will accomplish the feat again.




2003 With his 2,063rd career base on balls, Barry Bonds passes Babe Ruth on the all-time walks list. The Giant left fielder now trails only Rickey Henderson, who has 2,190 free passes.
2003 Rafael Palmeiro joins Jimmie Foxx as the only player to hit 35 homers and drive in 100 runs in nine consecutive seasons. The Hall of Famer Foxx accomplished the feat while playing for the A's and Red Sox from 1932 to 1940.
2003 Thousands of Hanshin Tigers fans jump off the Ebisubashi Bridge into the Dotonbori River in celebration when their hometown heroes clinch the Central League title for the first time in 18 years. Plunging into the murky water will become a local ritual for its fans when the team wins.
2004 With the bases loaded in the fourth inning during an eventual 6-2 Expos victory at Dolphin Stadium, Mike Lowell tags Brian Schneider, leading off third base. The Expos catcher becomes the victim of the hidden ball trick, not realizing the Marlins' third baseman had not given the pitcher the ball after visiting the mound.
2006 En route to finishing the season with 101 defeats, the Devil Rays lose their ninetieth game for the ninth consecutive season when the team drops a 5-4 walk-off decision to the Blue Jays in ten innings at Rogers Centre. The 1936-45 Phillies are the only other team in big-league history to accomplish the infamous feat.
2007 Prince Fielder's NL-leading 46th home run establishes a Brewers franchise record. The Milwaukee first baseman's third-inning round-tripper off Reds' hurler Kirk Saarloos breaks the team's home-run mark set by Gorman Thomas (1979) and Richie Sexson (2001, 2003).
2007 Although the amount is nowhere near the money that the 1998's Mark McGwire's single-season home run record ball commanded, Giants slugger Barry Bonds' career No. 756 home run baseball sells for more than experts predicted. The ball thrown by Nationals pitcher Mike Bacsik on August 7, auctioned by Matt Murphy, the fan who caught the historic homer, is won by an unidentified bidder for $752,467.
2008 The day after dropping a doubleheader to the Phillies, the Brewers fire Ned Yost (457-502), ending the manager's six-year tenure, which saw Milwaukee develop from cellar dwellers into a contender in the National League Central Division. New skipper Dale Sveum, formerly the team's third-base coach, will try to stop the recent skid of 11 losses in 14 games and keep the 83-67 club in contention for the wild card.
2010 Rays skipper Joe Maddon is tossed from the game when Derek Jeter, giving an Oscar-worthy performance at home plate, is awarded first base by the umpires who rule the pitch thrown by Chad Qualls hit the New York shortstop. Video replay of the at-bat, which clearly shows the fastball hit the knob of the bat, prompts a national debate about the ethics demonstrated by the usually squeaky-clean Yankees captain, who admitted after the 4-3 loss to Tampa that he pretended to get hit by the pitch to get on base.




2010 The Cubs beat the Cardinals at Busch Stadium, 7-3, to complete their first three-game sweep in St. Louis in over twenty years. The victory marks the first time since June 12, 1988, that the visiting Chicago fans can break out the brooms in the Gateway City.
2010 At Fenway Park, Jose Bautista establishes a new Blue Jay record for home runs in a season when he hits his 48th, a two-run blast on Michael Bowden's 3-2 fastball. The 29-year-old outfielder, who has never gone deep more than 16 times in a year, breaks the mark established by George Bell in 1987.
2011 After hitting a first-inning two-run homer, singling in the second, and stroking a leadoff double in the fifth, Pablo Sandoval hit for the cycle when he drives a pitch that sails just beyond the outstretched glove of Colorado's right fielder Carlos Gonzalez for a triple. 'Panda,' a third baseman not known for speed, becomes the 25th Giant player to accomplish the feat, and the first since Fred Lewis did the deed in 2007, also at Coors Field.
2012 During the Marlins' 6-4 victory over Cincinnati in Miami, Jose Reyes is charged with baseball's unofficial 500,000th error. The All-Star shortstop earns the dubious distinction when he flubs Drew Stubbs' ground ball in the seventh inning.
2012 In a pregame ceremony at Petco Park, four U.S. Marine pilots unveiled a statue of Jerry Coleman, honoring the longtime Padres icon for his 70 years of major league service as a player, broadcaster, and distinguished Marine Corps career. Three 4-foot by 8-foot panels behind the 7-foot sculpture capture the octogenarian's roles in baseball, the military, and the broadcast booth.





2014 Jacob deGrom strikes out the first eight batters he faces in the Mets' 6-5 loss in Miami, tying the modern-day major league mark to start a game. The Amazins' rookie right-hander now shares the record with Jim Deshaies, who struck out the first eight Dodgers he faced with the Astros in a 1986 contest.
2017 Major League Baseball completes its investigation into allegations made by Yankees that the Red Sox used an Apple Watch to steal signs during a three-game series in August. Commissioner Rob Manfred fines Boston an undisclosed amount for violating league regulations "by sending electronic communications from their video replay room to a trainer in the dugout."
2019 For the first time in American League history and the 12th occurrence in the majors, two teams with 100+ losses face each other when the Orioles (48-100) defeat the Tigers (44-103) at Comerica Park, 8-2. The last National League matchup of teams with triple-digit losses featured the Astros and the Cubs on the final weekend of the 2012 season.
2019 In the first inning of their game against the Orioles at Comerica Park, the Indians walked to the plate to KC and the Sunshine Band's Give It Up in honor of minor leaguer Chace Numata, who used the tune as his walk-up song with Double-A Erie. The 27-year-old switch-hitting catching prospect from Pearl City (HI), whose family donated his liver, pancreas, heart, and kidneys to people needing the organs, died on September 2 from injuries sustained from a skateboarding accident.




2020 The Phillies, reversing their unofficial policy of retiring numbers of only players enshrined in Cooperstown, honor Dick Allen, the 1964 National League Rookie of the Year, with the ultimate tribute a franchise can pay a player by placing his uniform #15 in retirement. In addition to the former first baseman's name and digits on the Citizens Bank Park's hallowed brick wall, Philadelphia, in the past, has paid tribute to Richie Ashburn (#1), Jim Bunning (#14), Mike Schmidt (#20), Steve Carlton (#32), Robin Roberts (#36), Grover Cleveland Alexander, and Chuck Klein.
2022 In a 4-1 win against the Brewers at Busch Stadium, Cardinal right-hander Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina start their 325th game as a battery, setting a major league record. The close-knit teammates surpass the regular-season mark of 324 held by Mickey Lolich and Bill Freehan, playing for the Tigers from 1963-1975.

The year Babe Ruth hit 60 HRs, Lou Gehrig had more extra base hits than Babe, and it wasn’t close either. Lou had 20 more. 117 to 97. Lou posted 52 doubles, 18 triples and 47 homers
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Today in #MLB History 1983 the #WhiteSox clinch their 1st-ever American League West championship, beating the #Mariners 4-3 on Harold Baines's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 9th

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Today in Baseball History
September 24th​

1903 Bill Bradley hits for the cycle, accumulating 12 total bases in the Naps' 12-2 rout of Washington at American League Park. Last month, the Cleveland third baseman collected three triples in a game to tie a still-standing AL record.

1916 Marty Kavanaugh hits the first-ever pinch-hit grand slam in baseball history at Cleveland's League Park. The infielder's historic homer proves to be the difference as the Indians beat the Red Sox, 5-3.

1919 With a blast that clears the Polo Grounds roof, Red Sox outfielder Babe Ruth ties the game in the top of the ninth in an eventual 2-1 loss to the Yankees that takes 13 innings to complete. The Bambino's round-tripper, his 28th of the season, breaks the 19th-century home run record established in 1894 by Ned Williamson of the NL's Chicago White Stockings.

1922 Cardinals outfielder Rogers Hornsby hits home runs off Giant hurlers Jesse and Virgil Barnes. The brothers' homers enable the 'Rajah' to set the National League record for round-trippers in a season with 42.

1925 With the Yankees trailing by three runs in the bottom of the tenth inning, Babe Ruth hits a Sarge Connally pitch for a game-winning home run, which beats the White Sox, 6-5. The 'Sultan of Swat' becomes the first modern player to blast a walk-off grand slam to win the game by one run.

1925 The Senators clinch their second consecutive American League pennant when they sweep a doubleheader from Cleveland at Griffith Stadium, 4-3 and 6-2. Washington will have a week to prepare before facing Pittsburgh in the Fall Classic.

1926 The Cardinals clinch their first pennant in the franchise's 35-year history when they beat the Giants at the Polo Grounds. Billy Southworth's second-inning two-run home run off his former team is the difference in St. Louis' 6-4 victory at the Polo Grounds.

1928 A Monday afternoon crowd of only 404 watches the Tigers blank the last-place Red Sox, 8-0. The meager amount of fans at Navin Field is the lowest American League attendance ever recorded in Detroit.

1933 In his last big-league at-bat, Joe Sewell ends his 14-year career, singling in the decisive run as a pinch-hitter in the Yankees' 4-3 victory over the Red Sox at Fenway Park. The infielder ends his 14-year career, spent mainly with the Indians, striking out only 114 times of 8,332 total plate appearances (1.4%).
(Ed. Note: The 34-year-old would need an additional 7,967 plate appearances to equal Mark Reynolds' 2009 single-season record of 223 strikeouts. -LP)

1934 A sparse crowd of 1,500 fans witnesses Babe Ruth's final appearance wearing pinstripes at Yankee Stadium. In the team's 5-0 loss to the Red Sox, the 39-year-old aging superstar, who will play with the Boston Braves next season, is replaced in the first inning by a pinch-runner after getting on base via a walk.

1940 At Shibe Park, Red Sox first baseman Jimmie Foxx blasts his 500th career home run off A's pitcher George Caster. The historic homer is one of four round-trippers hit in the inning, setting an American League mark.

1942 In the final game of his twentieth and last full season, 41-year-old Ted Lyons beats the Indians, going the distance in the White Sox' 3-1 victory at Cleveland's League Park, completing all of his twenty games, 13 started on Sundays, posting a 14-6 record along with an ERA of 2.10. 'Sunday Teddy,' although exempt from the draft, enlists in the U.S. Marine Corps after the season and fights in the Pacific during WW II.

1948 The Red Sox's loss to the Yankees and Detroit's defeat of the Indians results in a three-way tie for first place with Boston, Cleveland, and New York, finishing the day with identical records of 91-56 with only seven games to play. A one-game playoff between the Tribe and Boston will be needed to crown Cleveland as the American League champs.

1950 With 66,924 fans in attendance, the Yankees beat the Red Sox, 9-5, on Johnny Mize Day at Yankee Stadium. The 38-year-old first baseman and future Hall of Famer contributes to the victory over the fading Boston team, now four games behind the Bronx Bombers, with a single and double.

1957 In front of a meager crowd of 2,598 at Griffith Stadium, Senator right-hander Hal Griggs ends Ted Williams' streak of reaching base in 16 straight times when he induces the Red Sox outfielder to ground out to second base in the top of the first inning. In his next at-bat, the 'Splendid Splinter' homers off the Washington starter to begin the fourth inning, proving the difference in Boston's 2-1 victory over Washington.

1957 Grounding out, Pirates left-handed first baseman Dee Fondy becomes the last player to bat in Ebbets Field when the Dodgers blank the Bucs, 2-0, in the final major league game ever played in Brooklyn.

1961 En route to hitting more than twenty homers in the next 12 seasons, Billy Williams blasts his 25th home run in the team's 4-2 victory over the Braves at County Stadium, setting a Cubs' rookie record. The eventual NL Rookie of the Year's mark will last until 2015, when another ROY, Kris Bryant, goes deep 26 times.

1967 Gary Nolan becomes only the second pitcher in baseball history to strike out 200 batters in a season as a teenager when he fans Adolfo Phillips in the bottom of the fourth inning of the Reds' 3-2 victory over Chicago at Wrigley Field. The 19-year-old right-handed fireballer joins Hall of Famer Bob Feller, who accomplished the milestone before reaching the age of twenty in 1938, hurling for the Indians.

1968 During a game against the Braves in Atlanta, Mets manager Gil Hodges suffers a mild heart attack. The New York skipper, who will die of a massive coronary in 1972, is hospitalized until October 20, when doctors give him a clean bill of health but warned him about the continued risks of stress and smoking.

1969 In the inaugural season of divisional play, the Mets clinch the first-ever National League East title. Gary Gentry fires a four-hitter, blanking the Cardinals, 6-0, in front of a frenzied Shea Stadium crowd, which spills onto the field en masse after the game to celebrate their team's amazing accomplishment.

1971 In the top of the fourth inning of a losing effort to Philadelphia, Cubs' starter Milt Pappas strikes out the side, throwing just nine pitches. Greg Luzinski, Don Money, and Mike Anderson are the right-hander's immaculate inning victims.

1971 Al Downing becomes a 20-game winner when he blanks the Braves at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, 2-0. The Dodger left-hander, best remembered for giving up Hank Aaron's historic 715th home run, will compile a 123-107 record during his 17-year major league career.

1974 In his final season, Al Kaline becomes the 12th major leaguer to collect 3,000 hits. Orioles' southpaw Dave McNally gives up the milestone hit to the 39-year-old DH, an opposite-field two-bagger down the right-field line in the Tigers' 5-4 loss at Memorial Stadium.

1975 In Oakland, the A's clinch their fifth consecutive AL West title with a 13-2 rout of Chicago. Reggie Jackson leads the 13-hit attack at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum with home runs in his first two at-bats, and Vida Blue tosses six innings to earn his 21st victory.

1975 Tom Seaver learns the adage the "third time's the charm" isn't always true when he loses his bid for a no-hitter in the ninth inning for the third time in his career. After striking out Don Kessinger and Rick Monday, rookie outfielder Joe Wallis, playing in his 15th career game, singles to right field for the Cubs' first hit off the Mets' starter in the Wrigley Field contest.

1977 Gene Richards of the Padres and Pirates outfielder Omar Moreno swipe their 50th base of the season to surpass Sonny Jackson's rookie record set with the Astros in 1966. The Friars' first baseman will establish a new freshman mark, ending the campaign with 56 thefts, three more than the Bucs' flychaser.

1978 Yankee southpaw Ron Guidry ties the American League record for shutouts tossed in a season by a lefty when he blanks Cleveland, 4-0. With his ninth complete scoreless game, Gator equals Babe Ruth's mark, who accomplished the feat in 1916 with the Red Sox.

1984 The Cubs clinch the National League East flag with a 4-2 victory over Pittsburgh at Three Rivers Stadium. Rick Sutcliffe's two-hitter gives the Northsiders their first title since 1945.

1985 Andre Dawson hits two homers in the same inning for the second time in his career, becoming the second major leaguer to accomplish the feat. The Expo outfielder also went yard twice in the same frame on July 30, 1978.

1988 Julio Franco's two-out, two-strike ninth-inning bad-hop single spoils Dave Stieb's bid for a no-hitter. The Blue Jays' starter settles for a 1-0 one-hit victory over the Indians.

1991 Howard Johnson extends his own National League record for round-trippers by a switch-hitter when he hits his 37th of the season in the Mets' 10-8 loss to Pittsburgh at Shea Stadium. Four seasons ago, HoJo surpassed Ripper Collins' total of 35, the first baseman hit with the Cardinals in 1934.
(Ed. Note: HoJo will finish the season with 38 round-trippers to further extend the NL mark that Chipper Jones surpasses with 45 home runs in 1999 while playing for the Braves. - LP)

1992 At 40, Dave Winfield drives in four runs with a homer and a two-run double, becoming the oldest player to drive in 100 runs. The future Hall of Famer's offensive outburst helps the Blue Jays beat the Orioles, 8-2.

1992 Kenny Lofton establishes an Indian record when he steals his 62nd base of the season, a swipe of second base in the first inning. The Tribe's rookie center fielder surpasses the previous franchise mark established by Miguel Dilone in 1980.

1993 Defeating Cincinnati, 9-2, the Rockies set a National League record for wins by an expansion team. Colorado's 65th win of the season surpasses the mark established by the Houston Colt .45s in 1962.

1998 Tom Gordon sets a major league record for the most consecutive saves when he collects his 42nd in the Red Sox’s 9-6 win over the Orioles. 'Flash' pitches a perfect ninth inning, striking out the three batters he faces.

1999 On a 0-2 count leading off the 11th inning, Alfonso Soriano, who entered the game as a pinch-runner, blasts a walk-off home run for his first hit in a Yankee uniform. The 23-year-old rookie's round-tripper off Norm Charlton gives New York a 4-3 victory over the Devil Rays in the Bronx.

2001 Batting for reliever Joe Beimel in the bottom of the sixth inning, Craig Wilson drives the first pitch he sees into the seats for his seventh pinch-hit home run, tying the major league mark established last season by Dodger infielder Dave Hansen. The Pirate rookie's two-run round-tripper sparks a five-run frame, enabling the Bucs to overcome a 5-0 deficit in their eventual 7-6 victory over the Chicago at PNC Park.

2001 Former American major leaguer Tuffy Rhodes ties the Japanese single-season record set by Sadaharu Oh in 1964 when he takes fireballer Daisuke Matsuzaka deep for his 55th home run. The Kintetsu Buffaloes outfielder has five games left to break the record, but opposing pitchers will continually walk him intentionally, preventing the American from breaking the immortal Oh's record.

2002 The Astros experience their first rain delay at home since July 15, 1976. To save time, officials decide to cover the Minute Maid field with a tarp during the 19-minute delay rather than use the retractable roof.

2002 Jason Giambi homers in his first two trips to the plate in the Yankees' 6-0 win over Tampa Bay at the Stadium. The pair of round-trippers gives the slugging outfielder a total of 40 for the season, and when added to Jeremy's total of 20 home runs hit with Oakland and Philadelphia, the Giambi brothers set the record for homers by siblings in the same season, topping the 59 blasted by Joe (46) and Vince DiMaggio (13) in 1937.

2003 Eric Gagne ties John Smoltz's National League mark for saves with 55 when he helps the Dodgers defeat the Padres, 5-3. The Los Angeles closer equals the NL mark in consecutive opportunities, which is also a record.

2004 Atlanta's streak of consecutive division titles extends to 13, with the Braves clinching the NL East due to an 8-7 victory over the Marlins. The record run excludes the strike-shortened season of 1994 but includes the three titles won in the NL West before the re-aligning teams in 1993.

2004 After he gives up five runs in the Red Sox' 6-4 loss to the Bronx Bombers at Fenway Park, Pedro Martinez tells the media, "they beat me. They're that good right now. They're that hot. I just tip my hat and call the Yankees my daddy." The words will come back to haunt the Dominican right-hander when the fans begin chanting "Who's your daddy?" every time he takes the mound in New York during the American League Championship Series.

2005 Averaging more than 50,000 fans per game, the Yankees become the third franchise in major league history, and the first since the 1994 strike, to pass the four-million attendance mark. The other teams that have reached the milestone include the 1993 Colorado Rockies and the 1991-1993 Toronto Blue Jays.

2006 With the best record in the major leagues at 94-62, the Tigers clinched their first playoff spot since 1987. Detroit's 11-4 victory over the Royals at Kauffman Stadium ends the 19-season postseason drought.

2006 As the Petco Park sellout crowd roars, Trevor Hoffman retires all three Pittsburgh batters he faces in the ninth inning, ensuring a 2-1 San Diego victory. The Padres closer's 479th career save surpasses Lee Smith's total (1980-1997), making the 38-year-old reliever the all-time leader in saves.

2006 David Ortiz ties Babe Ruth's American League record with his 32nd round-tripper on the road. 'Big Papi's 53rd homer of the season comes in the Red Sox' 13-4 losing effort to the Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre.

2007 Baltimore completes a season sweep of the Royals with a 3-2 victory at Camden Yards. The Orioles, twenty-three games under the .500 mark, beat Kansas City seven times in seven tries, making it only the sixth time in the American League history that a sweep of a season series of an AL opponent has occurred.

2008 Thanks to Mark Teixeira's eighth-inning solo home run, the Mariners are defeated by the Angels, 6-5, making it the fourth time in franchise history the club has lost 100 games. Seattle is the first team with a $100 million payroll to lose 100 games.

2009 The Nationals lose their one-hundredth game of the season when the team drops a 7-6 decision to the Dodgers at home. Washington, who posted a 59-102 record last year, becomes the first National League franchise to reach the century mark in defeats in back-to-back campaigns since the Padres accomplished the dubious feat, dropping 102 contests in both 1973 and 1974.

2009 When his team beats Kansas City, 10-3, Red Sox skipper Terry Francona moves ahead of Mike Higgins with his 561st win piloting Boston, the second-most in franchise history. Joe Cronin, the club's all-time leader, accumulated 1,071 wins during his 13-year tenure from 1935 to 1947.

2010 Rafael Soriano sets a club record when he earns his 44th save in the Rays' 5-3 win over Seattle at Tropicana Field. The right-handed reliever, who will extend the mark to 45, had been tied with Roberto Hernandez, who saved 43 games for Tampa Bay in 1999.

2011 The 200,000th game played in major league history since 1876 goes overtime. In the milestone meeting of big-league clubs, the visiting Rockies need 13 innings to beat the Astros, 4-2 at Minute Maid Park.

2011 With his strikeout of pinch-hitter Jose Lopez in the Brewers' 6-4 win over Florida, John Axford earns his 45th save to set the single-season franchise mark. The Milwaukee closer surpasses Francisco Cordero, who established the record with 44 in 2007.

2011 Dillon Gee becomes the first Mets rookie to win 13 games in a season in 27 years when New York defeats Washington, 6-3. In 1984, Dwight Gooden compiled a 17-9 record as a freshman in 31 starts for the team.

2011 The Yankees celebrate the 50th anniversary of Roger Maris's record-breaking 61st home run in a pregame ceremony before a nationally televised game with Boston. The festivities include Derek Jeter carrying the bat to home plate that the Rajah used to hit the Tracy Stallard pitch, and Sal Durante, the 19-year-old fan who caught the historic homer in the right-field stands, bringing the ball hit on October 1, 1961, onto the field.


2012 Curtis Granderson becomes only the fifth player in franchise history to hit 40 home runs in consecutive seasons when he goes deep into the upper deck at Target Field in the Yankees' 6-3 victory over Minnesota. The 31-year-old southpaw-swinging slugger joins Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, and Jason Giambi as the only other Bronx Bombers to accomplish the feat.

2013 The Marlins lose their 100th game of the year, dropping a 2-1 decision to Philadelphia en route to the second-worst record (62-100) in franchise history. The season follows a much-maligned fire sale that left the team without key players from the 2012 roster, including Hanley Ramirez, Jose Reyes, Heath Bell, and starting pitchers Mark Buehrle and Josh Johnson.

2013 Cardinals rookie Michael Wacha, making his ninth career start, loses his no-hit bid with two outs in the ninth inning on Ryan Zimmerman’s infield single in the team's 2-0 victory over the Nationals at Busch Stadium. The 22-year-old Redbird right-hander, taken out of the game after the hit, becomes the third pitcher this season to have a no-hitter broken up with one out to go, joining Yu Darvish of the Ranger and the Giants’ Yusmeiro Petit, both who had perfect games after facing 26 batters.

2014 Twins' hurler Phil Hughes loses a $500,000 bonus when he doesn't return to the mound after a 66-minute rain delay, an out short of the 210 innings needed to trigger a contract incentive worth half a half-a-million bucks. The Minnesota right-hander, who held Arizona to one run over eight innings, finishes his first year with the team with an 11.63 K/BB ratio, the highest single-season mark for a starter in the history of the game, surpassing Bret Saberhagen's record of an 11.00 K/BB accomplished with the 1994 Mets.

2018 En route to winning 108 games this season, the Red Sox break a franchise record with their 106th victory, beating the Orioles, the sixth team in American League history to lose 111 games. Boston's 6-2 triumph at home surpasses the 1912 team's 105 wins recorded in their first season at Fenway Park.

 

1990 Oakland A's All-Stars Bob Welch, Rickey Henderson (HOF), Dave Duncan, Tony LaRussa (HOF), Dave McKay, Dennis Eckersley (HOF), Jose Canseco, and Mark McGwire​

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Dale Murphy
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