This date in Baseball history

[rockin500]

I am now starting a this date in baseball history thread, similar to Gary's in the dugout. :)

December 10. Some interesting stuff happened this date.


1971 In one of the worst deals ever made, the Mets trade Nolan Ryan and three prospects to the Angels for six time all-star third baseman Jim Fergosi. The fireballer from Texas will set the all-time strike out record (5,714) and will become a member of the Hall of Fame while Fergosi will provide little help for New York.

1973 The American League vote unanimously to adopt the designated hitter rule on a trail basis for three years.

[Baseball Guru]

Originally posted by rockin500

1973 The American League vote unanimously to adopt the designated hitter rule on a trail basis for three years.

BOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyways, here are a few more things that happend this day:

1918 National League secretary John Heydler is elected to be the president of the league.

1935 The Philadelphia A's trade Jimmie Foxx and Johnny Marcum to the Red Sox for Gordon Rhodes, prospect George Savino and $150,000.

1956 Similar to the National League, the Junior Circuit opts for a three-game playoff in case of a tie at the end of the regular season. Previously a tie in the American League had been broken with one-game winner-take-all format.

1975 The American League owners agree to let maverick Bill Vacua back into baseball by allowing him to purchase the White Sox from John Allyn for nearly $10 million dollars.

1981 The Cardinals and Padres trade shortstops as Garry Templeton goes to San Diego along with and outfielder Sixto Lezcano to San Diego as Ozzie Smith and right-hander Steve Mura head for St. Louis. The trade, however, will not be finalized until Smith's salary with his new club is determined by an outside arbitrator over two months later.

1998 After 24 years and 1,071 appearances, Dennis Eckersley, 44, who has pitched in more major league games than any other player retires as an active player.

1998 The Devil Rays signs the 34-year-old free agent Jose Canseco to a one-year deal to play left fielder and as a designated hitter.

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December 11

1941 The Giants trade hurler Bill Lohrman, catcher James O'Dea, first baseman Johnny McCarthy and $50,000 to the Cardinals to obtain first baseman Johnny Mize.

1950 In a close vote (9-7), the owners vote not to renew A. B. 'Happy' Chandler's contract for another term as commissioner.

1951 Joe DiMaggio officially retires from baseball. The Yankee Clipper ends his thirteen year career with a life time .325 BA and 361 HRs.

1952 Fred Haney is named as the Pirate manager for the upcoming season.

1956 A major league player association is formed, and Indian Bob Feller is named as the president.

1959 The Yankees trade Hank Bauer, Marv Throneberry, Don Larsen and Norm Siebern to the Kansas City A's for outfielder Roger Maris and two other players.

2000 The Astros and Tigers complete a six-player trade with outfielder Roger Cedeno, catcher Mitch Meluskey and right-hander Chris Holt going to Detroit and catcher Brad Ausmus, relievers Doug Brocail and Nelson Cruz headed for Houston.

2000 Alex Rodriguez signs the richest contract in sports history, a ten-year deal with the Rangers worth $252 million. The quarter billion dollars doubles the previous high of $126 million paid by the NBA's Timberwolves to Kevin Garnett in a six-year agreement signed in October, 1997.

2001 The Mets trade outfielders Matt Lawton and Alex Escobar, righthanded pitcher Jerrod Riggan and two players to be named to the Indians for 12-time All-Star second baseman Roberto Alomar (.336, 20, 100) , first baseman Danny Peoples and minor leaguer pitcher Mike Bacsik.

[rockin500]

not too much excitement today.

December 12

1913 The Reds trade outfielder Bob Bescher to the Giants for Buck Herzog. Herzog will play shortstop and will manage the team replacing Joe Tinker.

1933 The A's swap Lefty Grove, Rube Wallberg and Max Bishop to the Red Sox for Bob Kline, Rabbit Warstler and $125,000.

1941 The Dodgers obtain Arky Vaughn from the Pirates for Luke Hamlin, Jimmy Wasdell and Babe Phelps.

1950 The owners vote to drop the bonus and high school rule which was designed to prevent the wealthier clubs from buying up all of the available talent. The rule required all 'bonus' players had to stay on the major league roster one season in the minors.

1952 Peter J. McGovern becomes the president of the Little League replacing Charles Durban who resigned due to ill health; the league which started in 1939 with two leagues has now grown to 1,800 leagues in 48 states and international sites.

1966 Voting 4 to 3, the U.S. Supreme Court refuses to review Wisconsin's suit to block the Braves move to Atlanta.

1975 The Tigers trade pitcher Mickey Lolich and outfielder Billy Baldwin to the Mets in exchange for outfielder Rusty Staub and pitcher Bill Laxton.

1979 Re-entry free agents second baseman Rennie Stennett, catcher Milt May and outfielder Jim Wohlford sign with the Giants. The combined total of the contracts is nearly $5 million.

1998 After being given his last rites, Joe DiMaggio makes a miraculous recovery defying the doctors dire predictions.

1998 In a deal which upsets many other owners, pitcher Kevin Brown (18-7) becomes baseball's first 100+ million dollar man as he signs a seven-year deal with the Dodgers for an average yearly salary of 15 million dollars

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December 13

1906 The A's sell Andy Coakley, a twenty-game winner in 1905, to the Reds. Coakley will later enjoy a thirty-seven year career as the baseball coach for Columbia University.

1911 New York politician James E. Gaffney and former player Attorney Montgomery Ward purchase the National League franchise Boston Doves. Due to Gaffney's tie to Tammany Hall, the team will be called the Braves.

1956 The Dodgers trade Jackie Robinson to the cross-town rivals, the Giants, for pitcher Dick Littlefield and $35,000.

1994 Free agent relief pitcher Lee Smith, last year's major league saves leader with the Orioles, signs with the Angels. At the time of the deal, he has 434 career saves.

1996 Roger Clemens leaves Boston after thirteen seasons of service and signs as a free agent with the Blue Jays. The 'Rocket' leaves the team tied with Cy Young for the Red Sox record for wins (192) and shutouts (38) and the career leader in losses with 112 (Cy lost 111).

2000 Outbidding the Indians, the Red Sox sign free agent Manny Ramirez to a reported eight-year, $160 million contract.

2001 The Yankees sign free-agent Jason Giambi to a 7-year deal worth $120 million. The 2000 MVP and this year's runner-up drove in 120 runs, hit 38 home runs, and had a .342 batting average for the wild card Oakland A's this season.

2001 The Red Sox trade frustrated flychaser Carl Everret (.257, 14, 58) to the Rangers for left-hander Darren Oliver (11-11, 6.02). The former all star outfielder, who had his problems with players and managers in Boston, says he is looking forward to joining the veteran players in Texas.

2001 Writing a 24-page pun-filled opinion, U.S. District Judge Harvey Bartle III upholds most of an arbitrator's decision declaring nine of 22 umpires who lost their jobs following a 1999 mass resignation must be reinstated. To make his point, the judge said it was his job to make sure the arbitrator hadn't 'missed the ball' and both parties 'make(s) a pitch that all or part of the arbitrator's ruling should be scored as an error and set aside'.

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December 14th

1948 The Senators trade pitcher Early Wynn and first baseman Mickey Vernon to the Indians for first baseman Eddie Robinson and pitchers Joe Haynes and Eddie Klieman.

1948 It's a busy day for the Phillies as the team purchases Ken Trinkle from the Giants and trade pitchers Walter Dubiel and Dutch Leonard to the Cubs for first baseman Eddie Waitkas and pitcher Hank Borowy. Ruth Ann Steinhagen, a female fan totally obsessed with former Cub Waitkas, is very upset with the trade and will try to kill him upon his return to Chicago as a Phillie.

1950 Owners choose Lou Perini (Braves), Phil Wrigley (Cubs), Del Webb (Yankees) and Ellis Ryan (Indians) to select a new commissioner as soon as possible. The owners had chosen not to renew Happy Chandler's contract three days earlier.

1960 The two new AL franchises, the first expansion teams in over a half of a century, select their rosters in a player draft. The 'new' Washington Senators select Yankee southpaw Bobby Shantz and the Los Angeles Angels opt for Yankee righty Ed Grba.

1985 Roger Maris dies of cancer at the age of 51.

1977 The Red Sox trade Fergie Jenkins, a future Hall-Of-Famer, to the Rangers for 23-year-old pitcher named John Poloni, who will never play in another big league game. As a starter for both the Rangers and later with the Cubs, the Canadian right hander will post a 69-56 with a 3.71 ERA during the remaining six years of his career.

1994 In spite of the labor uncertainty, the Phillies sign the Cardinal free-agent Gregg Jefferies to a lucrative contract.

1995 Free-agent Lance Johnson signs a two-year pact with Mets for a reportedly worth more than five million dollars. Ol' One-Dog led the American League in hits last season with 186.

2000 In the wake of the Alex Rodriquez deal, the Rangers send Royce Clayton to the White Sox for right-handed pitchers Aaron Myette and Brian Schmack.

2000 The Cardinals third baseman Fernando Tatis and right-hander Britt Reames are traded to the Expos for right-hander Dustin Hermanson and left-hander closer Steve Kline.

2001 The Giants sign right-hander Jason Schmidt to a $31-million four-year deal. The 28 year-old free agent, after being traded by the Pirates, was 7-1 for San francisco last season.

2001 Needing to fill the void of a left-handed power hitter created by Jason Giambi's departure to the Yankees, the A's trade lefthanded reliever Mark Guthrie and minor leaguer Tyler Yates to the Mets for David Justice. The Mets had acquired the designated hitter-outfielder only a week ago in a deal which sent third baseman Robin Ventura to the Yankees.

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December 16

1938 The Braves trade catcher Ray Mueller to the Pirates for Al Todt and Johnny Dickshot.

1975 Bill Veeck gets back into baseball by heading a group which buys 80% of the White Sox from John Allyn.

1976 Reds' first baseman Tony Perez and pitcher Will McEnaney are traded to the Expos for pitchers Woody Fryman and Dale Murray

1982 Tom Seaver's trade back to the New York from the Reds is completed when 'Tom Terrific' comes to contract terms with the Mets. Cincinnati obtains pitcher Charlie Puleo and two minor leaguers in exchange for the 'Franchise'.

1983 Replacing Billy Martin (91-71, third place), Yogi Berra is hired for the second time to manage the Yankees.

2001 Giant southpaw Shawn Estes (9-8, 4.02) is traded to the Mets for outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo (.267, 10, 56) and utility man Desi Relaford (.302, 8, 36).

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December 17

1891 The American Association disbands with the Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Browns, Louisville Colonels and Washington Senators becoming part of the 12-team National League.

1924 The Yankees trade three pitchers to the Browns to get back Urban Shocker, a pitcher traded to St. Louis in 1918. Shocker had been a 20-game winner for four consecutive seasons.

1964 The Yankees fire long time television and radio voice Mel Allen. This well known broadcaster popularized the 'going, going, gone' HR call and often said 'how about that' to describe happenings on the ball field.

1975 Bill Veeck, who became the owner of the team yesterday, fires manager Chuck Tanner and selects old friend Paul Richards to manage the White Sox.

1992 The Twins sign free-agent DH/outfielder Dave Winfield. Last season for the World Champion Blue Jays, the St. Paul native hit .290 and had 108 RBIs and 26 HRs.

1993 Rickey Henderson returns to the A's signing a two-year $8.6 million dollar contract.

2000 City and club officials announce plans for the financing and construction of a new, downtown Miami retractable roof ballpark for the Marlins. The state-of-the-art $385 million stadium, which will be a 40,000-seat facility with 60 luxury suites, includes a 40-year lease and an agreement to rename the team the Miami Marlins.

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December 18th

1952 Indian president Ellis W. Ryan resigns after losing a showdown with general manager Hank Greenberg.

1973 Despite an impending legal showdown with Charlie Finley, the Yankees announce the signing of manager Dick Williams. American League president Joe Cronin will void deal two days later.

1975 Chuck Tanner signs a three-year deal to manage the A's.

1981 The Reds swap third baseman Ray Knight to the Astros for outfielder Cesar Cedeno.

1985 The Giants trade Rob Deer to the Brewers for farmhands Eric Pilkington and Dean Freeland.

1990 The National League announces the six finalist cities for the two 1993 expansion teams. The locations include Buffalo, Denver, Miami, Orlando, Tampa-St. Petersburg and Washington, DC.

2000 Charles Johnson, the catcher when the team won the 1997 World Series, agrees to return to the Marlins signing a $35 million, five-year contract. The 29-year old backstop batted .304 with 31 home runs and 91 RBIs for Orioles and White Sox last season.

2000 Free agent Sandy Alomar Jr. agrees to a $5.4 million, two-year deal with the White Sox. The former Indians catcher will replace Charles Johnson, who earlier in the day signed to a $35 million, five-year contract with the Marlins.

2001 Filling the void created by Mark McGwire's unexpected retirement, the Cardinals sign first baseman Tino Martinez to a $21 million, three-year contract. After he was replaced in the Yankees lineup by Jason Giambi, the former Bronx Bomber said the Cardinals were his first choice as a free agent.

2001 John Rocker is traded to the Rangers from the Indians for minor league pitcher David Elder. The reliever, not known for his clubhouse dipolmacy, will join recently acquired Carl Everett, who also has had difficulties with management and teammates.

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1928 Senators' player-manager Bucky Harris is traded to the Tigers for infielder Jack Warner. The future Hall of Famer will replace George Moriarity (68-86, 6th place) as the Motor City skipper.

1936 The Braves purchase Eddie Mayo from the Giants.

1976 A single-engine plane crashes into the upper deck of Baltimore's Memorial Stadium injuring the pilot and three others. Minutes prior to the mishap the plane had buzzed the stadium during the final moments of the Steelers play-off victory over the Colts.

1991 The Blue Jays sign free-agent veteran DH/outfielder Dave Winfield. The former Angel hit .286 and 28 HRs last season.

1991 The Orioles sign Rick Sutcliffe as a free agent. The former 1984 Cy Young Award winner was 6-5 with a 4.10 era with the Cubs last season.

2001 Several hours before a midnight deadline, Barry Bonds accepts the Giant's offer of salary arbitration. San Francisco's decision to go to arbitration avoids a bidding war for their franchise player, and this season's National League MVP's award will be likely worth at least $20 million for one year of service.

2001 Free agent Moises Alou (.331, 27, 108) signs a $27 million, three-year deal with the Cubs. The former Astro All-Star presence in the Chicago line-up, along with Fred McGriff and Sammay Sosa, will give the team a fearsome 3-4-5 threesome.

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1926 The World Champion Cardinals trade Rogers Hornsby to the Giants for Frankie Frish and Jimmy Ring. The trade gets complicated when the 'Rajah' refuses to sell his 1,167 shares of the team stock back to the Redbirds at the asking price.

1940 A's manager Connie Mack, for a reported $42,000, buys a controlling interest in the club from the Shibe family.

1973 Siding with the A's, AL president Joe Cronin rules the Yankees cannot sign manager Dick Williams. The Yankees had announced a deal with the Oakland's skipper two days earlier.

1978 Don Blasingame becomes the first American not of Japanese descent to be named as a manager of Japanese team. The former major league second baseman will pilot the Hanshin Tigers.

1980 Brewers obtain future Cy Young winners Rollie Fingers [1981] and Pete Vuckovich [1982] in a deal with the Cardinals sending pitcher Lary Sorensen, outfielder Sixto Lezcano and minor league players Dave Green and Dave LaPointe to St. Louis.

1980 Unless contracts are tendered to certain veterans by a today's deadline, the Basic Agreement requires they be allowed to become free agents. The Red Sox will miss the deadline permitting All-Stars Fred Lynn and Carlton Fisk to be eligible for free agency.

2000 After trading their all-star shortstop to the Mets last season, the Orioles get him back agreeing to a two-year deal with free agent Mike Bordick. The move will send Melvin Mora, the player obtained from the Mets to replace Bordick, to the outfield where is a stronger defensive player.

2001 Last season's American League strikeout leader with 220, free agent Hideo Nomo (13-10, 4.50), inks a $13.75 million, two-year deal with the Dodgers. The former Red Sox right-hander was the NL rookie of the year when he broke into the majors with Los Angeles in 1995.

2001 The Jean Yawkey Trust announces all the partners have unanimously voted to sell 100 percent of the Red Sox, a family owned business since 1933, to a group of investors led by Florida Marlins owner John Henry who also has a 1 percent share of the Yankees and is the managing partner-in-waiting of the Boston Red Sox. The price tag, rumored to be $600+ million, doubles the amount ever spent to buy a team.

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1960 Cub owner P.K. Wrigley announces the club will not have a manager next season, but will instead use a college of coaches.

1978 Sports cartoonist Willard Mullin, creator of the lovable character known as the 'Brooklyn Bum', dies in Corpus Christi at the age of 76.

1995 After considering an attractive offer from the Orioles, David Cone re-signs with the Yankees as a free agent. The 'hired hand' inks a three-year deal worth $18 million.

1995 The Orioles sign free-agent second baseman Roberto Alomar to a three-year $18 million contract.

2000 Hoping to pick it up where it all started , 41-year old outfielder Tim Raines agrees to a minor league contract with the Expos, the team he broke in with in 1979. After retiring in Yankee camp during spring training with .295 career batting average, he failed to make this year's U.S. Olympic team.

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1899 The fledging AL owners meet to map a strategy against the established National League. They agree to place a team in Chicago with Charles Comiskey as the owner-manager of the franchise.

1953 Jack Dunn III officially turns over the name Orioles to the major league franchise. His family had successfully operated the International League Orioles franchise for years in Baltimore.

1959 The upstart Continental League awards its last franchise to the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

1962 Harris County voters approve a bond issue to complete the financing of an all-weather stadium for the Colt 45's.

1980 The Red Sox mail Fred Lynn and Carlton Fisk their new contracts two days after the Basic Agreement December 20 deadline. Boston's inaction make their All-Stars eligible for free agency.

1982 Lee Mazzilli is traded for the third time this season. The Yankees move the first baseman/outfielder to the Pirates for four minor leaguers including Tim Burke.

2000 The Mariners sign Bret Boone to a $3.25 million, one-year deal. The former Padre second baseman played in only 127 games season due to a bruised right knee which ended his season in late August.

2000 Hoping to fill the void creating by the departure of Ellis Burks, the Giants sign veteran outfielder Eric Davis to a $1.5 million, one-year contract. The Players Choice Awards 'Man of the Year' had considered retirement, but the lure of more playing time change his mind.

2001 Highly sought free agent Chan Ho Park (15-11, 3.50) signs a five-year, $65 million deal with the Rangers. The Korean right-hander led the Dodgers last year in wins, starts, innings pitched, strikeouts and opponents' batting average.

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1905 Thirty-eight year old A's third baseman Lave Cross is sold to the Senators.

1953 Jim 'Junior' Gilliam (.278, 6, 63) wins the National League Rookie of the Year Award. The Dodger second baseman easily beats Harvey Haddix and Ray Jablonski.

1960 Rip Collins joins the Cubs' college of coaches.

1975 A landmark decision by Peter Seitz begins a new era in major league baseball as the arbitrator's judgment makes pitchers Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally the first true free-agents in baseball history.

1994 Major league owners implement a salary cap and revenue sharing on striking players.

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1940 The Senators trade Ben Chapman to Cleveland for pitcher Joe Krakauskas.

1949 Suffering from alcoholism and epilepsy, Hall of Fame hurler Grover Cleveland Alexander is found unconscious in an alley in Hollywood

1967 While skiing at Lake Tahoe, Boston hurler Jim Lonborg (22-9) tears the ligaments in his left knee. After surgery, the Cy Young Award winner will return at mid-season to post a 6-10 record for the Red Sox.

1959 The Braves sign 20-year old outfielder Rico Carty.

1969 In a letter to Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, traded Cardinal outfielder Curt Flood states his refusal to report to the Phillies citing he is not a piece of property to be sold. The MLB Players' Association announces support Flood's suit against baseball and will pay legal fees. Text of Letter

1990 The Expos trade Tim Raines and two minor leaguers to the White Sox for outfielder Ivan Calderon and reliever Barry Jones

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1888 At the Philadelphia State Fairground Building, the Downtowners beat the Uptowners in the first indoor baseball game ever played, 6-1.

1989 Billy Martin dies at the age of 61 in a Christmas automobile accident as a passenger near his home in Binghamton, New York.

1927 Hall of Famer second baseman Nellie Fox, who played for 19 seasons and hit .288, is born in St. Thomas, Pennsylvania.

1958 All-time career stolen base leader outfielder Rickey Henderson is born in Chicago.

2001 Signing a one-year, $4.7 million contract to play for the Yomiuri Giants, Hideki Matsui became the highest-paid player in Japanese baseball history. The outfielder's salary surpasses the $4 million mark the Orix Blue Wave gave Ichiro Suzuki for 2000 season

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1874 At Palmar de Junco, a Havanan team plays Matanzas in the first documented baseball game played in Cuba. The game called after seven innings due to darkness with Havana leading, 51-9.

1941 Braves' mascot Chief Nokahoma is born.

1943 Former Yankee infielder Roy White is born. The Los Angeles native will play 15 years for the Bronx Bombers and compile a lifetime .271 batting average.

1984 Free agent Ed Whitson, 14-8 with Padres, signs a five-year $4.4 million contract with the Yankees. The deal becomes a nightmare for both the pitcher and the team.

2001 After 21 years being heard on WABC, the Yankees will broadcast its spring training , regular-season and postseason games on all -news station WCBS-AM which is owned by Infinity Broadcasting. The five-year deal with the Yankees' YES Network, created earlier this year, is worth approximately about $50 million.

2001 The Mets continue to stay busy this off season acquiring first baseman Mo Vaughn for 13-year veteran righthander Kevin Appier (11-10, 3.57) and cash. The 1995 American League MVP will join Roberto Alomar, Roger Cedeno, and Shawn Estes as newest members of the Shea Squad.

[Baseball Guru]

Originally posted by rockin500

2001 The Mets continue to stay busy this off season acquiring first baseman Mo Vaughn for 13-year veteran righthander Kevin Appier (11-10, 3.57) and cash. The 1995 American League MVP will join Roberto Alomar, Roger Cedeno, and Shawn Estes as newest members of the Shea Squad.


Ahh yes, I remember this day well......What looked as though was going to be a promissing season:barf: :angry:

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1895 Chicago's great shortstop Bill Dahlen fractures his left arm when he falls.

1926 Bob O'Farrell is named to replace Rogers Hornsby as the Cardinal manager.

1944 Former Senator third baseman Buddy Lewis wins the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service in the Burma War Theater.

1957 CBS announces it will not broadcast major league games into any area at the time a minor league game is scheduled.

1957 In a trade of first basemen, the Reds swap Ted Kluszewski to the Pirates for Dee Fondy.

1983 Free agent Warren Cromartie signs a $2.5 million contract with the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants. The former Expo is the best American player to date to leave the majors to play in Japan.

1998 Tigers acquire two players as the team signs free-agent Gregg Jefferies to a two-year contract and trades outfield prospect Luis Gonzalez to the Diamondbacks for Karim Garcia.

2001 Outgoing New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani announces the Yankees and Mets have reached a tentative agreement with the city to build a pair of $800 million, retractable-roof stadiums. Mayor-elect Michael Bloomberg, who is concerned if the Big Apple can afford what is believed to be the largest private-public venture in baseball history, will have final word on the $1.6 billion cost of the proposed new ballparks agreements.

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1878 In Havana, the Professional Baseball League of Cuba is formed.

1932 The Boston Braves purchase Giant catcher Shanty Hogan for $25,000.

1933 Babe Ruth loses an opportunity to manage the Reds when Yankee owner Jacob Ruppert refuses to release him.

1969 The New York Times reports Curt Flood will challenge the reserve clause by suing major league baseball.

1977 Melissa Ludtke, female Sports Illustrated sports writer, files suit against major league baseball, the Yankees and New York City officials for denying her access to the locker room to interview players during the World Series.

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1925 The Giants trade two pitchers, Jack Bentley and Wayland Dean, to the Phillies for hurler Jimmy Ring.

1926 The Chicago Tribune reports the 1917 Tigers had thrown a four-game series to the White Sox to help Chicago win the pennant. Within the week, Commissioner Judge Landis will begin a hearing to investigate the charges.

1935 Dodger left-hander Sanford Braun is born in Brooklyn. In his 12-year career, the southpaw will compile a winning percentage of .655 (165-87), whiff 300 batters or more in three seasons and fan18 to set major league mark for Ks a single game and will be better known as Sandy Koufax.

1943 In a trade of the Babes in Pennslyvania, the Phillies send first baseman Babe Dahlgren (the player who replaced Lou Gehrig) to the Pirates for catcher Babe Phelps and cash.

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1878 A reported eight million bats are sold in the United States

1897 At the age of 38, Charles H. Ebbets gains a controlling interest of eighty-percent of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

1962 The State of Ohio drops its suit against the Reds when owner Bill DeWitt agrees in writing the team will stay in Cincinnati for ten years.

1966 After fifteen years with the Braves, Eddie Mathews is traded to the Astros. The third baseman is the only person to play for the Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves.

1972 Pirate outfielder Roberto Clemente is tragically killed when a cargo plane crashes during a relief effort to bring much needed supplies to the victims of the Nicaraguan earthquake.

1974 Free-agent Catfish Hunter signs with the Yankees ending an unprecedented bidding war. The former A's ace inks a five-year, $3.75 million dollar contract (three times more than any other players) to pitch for the Bronx Bombers.

1990 A's third baseman Carney Lansford is severely hurt in a snowmobile accident

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Originally posted by rockin500


1972 Pirate outfielder Roberto Clemente is tragically killed when a cargo plane crashes during a relief effort to bring much needed supplies to the victims of the Nicaraguan earthquake.



Truely a shame:cry:

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1927 The press is informed that outfielder Zack Wheat, after 18 consecutive seasons with the Robins, has been released. The Brooklyn outfielder, who led the National League in hitting in 1918 with a .335 batting average, will hit .324 in 88 games for Connie Mack's Philadelphia A's this season and will finsh his distinghished Hall of Fame career with a lifetime mark of .318.

1929 Cuba's Cienfuegos Jim Bell becomes the first player to hit three HRs in a professional game in Cuba. The third baseman accomplished the feat in 15-11 victory over Havana at Alda Park.

1943 Josh Gibson suffers a mental breakdown and is hospitalized. The black 'Babe Ruth' will be released in time for spring training in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

1961 Briggs Stadium officially becomes Tiger Stadium.

1970 Chub Feeney begins his 16-year presidency of the NL taking over for Warren Giles, who held the position for 18 years.

1974 Succeeding the retiring Joe Cronin, Lee MacPhail takes over as American League president and will serve in this role until 1984. MacPhail will join his dad, Larry, as a member of the Hall of Fame in 1998.

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I find this very interesting, i was looking thru baseball history and found this...
In 1882, Paul Hines is the first player to wear sunglasses on the field. I couldn't believe this in 1882 that they have a sunglasses back then? LOL

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1879 The Northwestern League, a minor league, is organized in Rockford, Illinois.

1912 Charles Ebbets announces the purchase of 4.5 acres to build an 18,000-seat concrete and steel stadium in Pigtown section of Brooklyn.

1918 The Dodgers trade outfielder Casey Stengel and infielder George Cutshaw to the Pirates for pitchers Burleigh Grimes, Al Mamaux and infielder Chuck Ward.

1946 The Senators sell pitcher Alex Carrasquel and shortstop Fred Vaughn to the White Sox.

1977 Braves' owner Ted Turner is suspended for one year by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn due to tampering charges in the free-agency signing of Gary Matthews .

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1920 The secret deal made on December 26 to sell Babe Ruth to New York for $125,000 (twice the amount previously ever paid for a player) is announced publicly. Harry Frazee, the cash-strapped owner of the Red Sox, also secures a $300,000 loan from the Yankees as part of the deal.

1946 The Tigers trade Eddie Lake to the Red Sox for Rudy York.

1973 Tampa ship builder George Steinbrenner, heading a limited partnership, purchases Yankees from CBS.

1974 The Yankees sign Bill Virdon as manager. Although the former Pirate skipper will manage for two years in New York, he will never win a game at Yankee Stadium (the Bronx Bombers will play home games at Shea due to renovations at the stadium).

2001 The Astros sign free agent Ken Bottenfield to a one-year contract. The 32-year old hurler started last season with the Angels after being traded by the Cardinals for Jim Emmonds. The deal does not work out for Anaheim as the former 19-game winner is 7-8 with an ERA of 5.71 before being dealt to the Phillies

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On January 3, 1923, the New York Yankees steal another standout player from the Boston Red Sox, acquiring pitcher Herb Pennock for three marginal players and $50,000 in cash. Known as "The Knight of Kenneth Square," Pennock will win 19 games in 1923, 21 games in 1924, 23 games in 1926, and 19 games in 1927.

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1920 Red Sox owner Harry Frazee defends selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees for cash by calling his former player "one of the most selfish and inconsiderate men ever to put on a baseball uniform".

1925 During the White Sox and Giants European tour, John McGraw, Charlie Comiskey and Hugh Jennings are honored by the French Baseball Federation for their efforts of promoting the game in France.


1927 Judge Landis begins a three day public hearing to investigate the allegation the Tigers threw a four-game series to the 1917 White Sox. A week later all are cleared.


1934 The new center field bleachers under construction at Fenway Park are destroyed by fire.


1946 The Giants buy catcher Walker Cooper from the Cardinals for $175,000. It is the largest amount ever paid for a single player.


1999 Receiving an apology from owner George Steinbrenner about his dismissal as Yankee manager in 1985 after only 16 games, Yogi Berra says he will end his self-exile from Yankee Stadium and the organization. The Bronx Bomber legend is expected to participate in future Opening Day and old timer's ceremonies.


1999 In their first year of eligibility, George Brett, Nolan Ryan and Robin Yount are elected into the Hall of Fame. It is the only time since the first inductees were selected in 1939 that more than two first-timers have made it into Cooperstown in the same year.


2001 Needing help due the departures of Shawon Dunston and Eric Davis, the Cardinals sign their first free agents of the off-season. The four include Bobby Bonilla, Bernard Gilkey, John Mabry and Shane Andrews.


2001 The Mariners sign Ichiro Suzuki to three-year $14,088,000 deal. The rights to the Japanese outfielder, who has won seven batting titles in Japan, were awarded to Seattle for approximately $13 million.


2001 The plan to name a new downtown Montreal ballpark Labatt Park dims as the Canadian brewery announces ending its 15-year sponsorship of the Expos. The company cited the lack of a local television contract and stalled stadium plans as factors in the decision

[Kiwideus]

Originally posted by rockin500
1888 At the Philadelphia State Fairground Building, the Downtowners beat the Uptowners in the first indoor baseball game ever played, 6-1.

Indoor baseball in 1888? I find this hard to believe. I wonder if they use natural grass or what? The roof is high enough? It just hard to believe, you know back in the late 1800's.

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1937 Shortstop Tommy Thevenow is bought from Reds by the Giants.

1942 Indian Bob Feller reports to Norfolk to begin his World War II enlistment in the Navy.

1950 Charlie Grimm leaves the Cubs as a vice president to manage the Dallas franchise in the Texas League for a record salary of $90,000.

1964 Owner Charlie Finley signs a two-year deal to move the A's from Kansas City to Louisville. The league vetoes the franchise shift, and the team will stay put until it moves to Oakland after the 1967 season.

1997 Phil Niekro becomes the 227th member of the Hall of Fame. The Blaine, Ohio native is only the 87th player to be elected by the BBWAA.

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1924 The Indians trade catcher Steve O'Neill, second baseman Bill Wambsganns and pitcher Danny Boone to the Red Sox for first baseman George Burns, second baseman Chick Fewster and catcher Al Walters.

1933 Baseball commissioner Judge Landis voluntarily cuts his pay by forty percent. The action is seen as a signal all salaries will be reduced during the depression years.

1945 Cuban Almendares outfielder Roberto Ortiz violently attacks homeplate umpire Bernardino Rodriguez and knocks him unconscious

1971 During an off-season basketball game, Red outfielder Bobby Tolan ruptures his Achilles tendon and will miss the entire 1971 season.

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On January 7, 1971, Cincinnati Reds star Bobby Tolan ruptures his Achilles tendon while playing basketball. Tolan will miss the entire season and will never regain the form that he displayed in 1970, when he batted .316 and stole a league-leading 57 bases.

On January 7, 1985, Lou Brock and Hoyt Wilhelm gain election to the Hall of Fame. During his career, Brock established the record for the most stolen bases in major league history-since broken by Rickey Henderson-while the knuckleballing Wilhelm pitched in more games than any other major league hurler.

On January 7, 1913, future Hall of Fame first baseman Johnny Mize is born in Demorest, Georgia. Known as "The Big Cat," Mize will hit 359 home runs and will gain election to the Hall of Fame in 1981.

On January 7, 1933, commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis announces that he is cutting his salary by 40 per cent. Landis' action is a sign of the times during the Depression; most players will have their salaries reduced for the coming season.

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1898 National League president, Nick Young, announces the more experienced umpire will stay behind the plate when the new two-umpire system is instituted. Previously, the lone ump would stand behind the pitcher only with men on base.

1913 Frank Chance becomes the manager of a very weak New York Yankee team.

1916 James E. Gaffney sells to the Boston Braves for $500,000 to the coach of the Harvard football team, Percy Haughton, and a business associate. He had bought the team in 1913 for $187,000.

1944 Bill Terry announces his retirement from baseball and plans to start a cotton business.

1953 Due to Bill Veeck's refusal to share telecast receipts, the Indians ban night games with the Browns.

2001 Needing only 145 hits to reach 3,000, Harold Baines agrees to a minor league contract with the White Sox. The 21-season veteran, who will turn 42-years of age during spring training played with Orioles and White Sox last season.

2001 The Royals, A's, and Devil Rays participate in nine-player trade which results with outfielders Johnny Damon and Ben Grieve and reliever Roberto Hernandez on new teams. The swap sends Damon from the Kansas City to Oakland, Grieve goes from Oakland to Tampa Bay and Hernandez from Tampa to the Kansas City.

2002 Turning down a deal worth a million dollars more with no deferred money offered by the Mets, Juan Gonzalez agrees to a $24 million, two-year deal with the Rangers that includes $10.5 million in deferred payments. The outfielder, who perferred to stay in the American League established franchise records for home runs, RBIs, total bases and extra-base hits while playing for Texas from 1989-1999.

2002 Ozzie Smith, a 15-time All-Star shortstop, becomes the 32nd player to be elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Dubbed the 'Wizard of Oz' due to his remarkable defensive abilities won 13 Gold Glove Awards during his 19-year career with the Padres and Cardinals

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1903 Baltimore's AL franchise is sold for $18,000 and is moved to New York.

1982 While being driven to the airport by his brother Billy, Tony Conigliaro suffers a massive heart attack and lapses into a coma. The former Red Sox outfielder will remain hospitalized until March 2.

1984 In his native Dominican Republic, Pascual Perez is arrested for possession of cocaine and will remain in jail missing the start of the season. The Braves' pitcher maintains his innocence claiming he was given the package by an unknown woman.

1989 Johnny Bench and Carl Yastrzemski are elected to the Hall of Fame. Bench is named on 96.4% of the BBWAA Hall of Fame ballots making Ty Cobb and Hank Aaron the only players to receive a higher percentage.

1990 In their first year of eligibility, Jim Palmer (three-time AL Cy Young Winner) and Joe Morgan (two-time NL MVP) are elected to the Hall of Fame.

2001 The Expos agree to a one-year contract with RDS and TSN to telecast 55 games (46 on RDS, 12 on TSN and 3 on both) this year. The approximately $2 million pact with French-language Reseau des Sports ends the year-long local television blackout which resulted in the departure Dave van Horne, a respected play-by-play announcer, and the loss of the team's main sponsor, Labatt Brewery, which cited the lack of local TV rights as a factor in ending its 15-year relationship with the club.


2001 Hoping to fill the void creating by Manny Ramirez's departure to Boston, the Indians sign Juan Gonzalez to a one-year, $10 million deal. After turning down an $143 million, eight-year extension with the Tigers last year, the two-time AL MVP leaves the Detroit after hitting .289 with only 67 RBIs in a disappointing injuried-plagued season.

2002 Signing a $27 million deal with the Astros, Billy Wagner becomes one of baseball's highest-paid relievers. The thirty-year old will get $8 million in each of the next three seasons with a $9 million club option for 2005 with a $3 million buyout.

2002 Post-season sparkplug Craig Counsell (.275, 4, 38) signs a three-year, $7.25 million deal with the Diamondbacks. Cut by the Dodgers in 2000, the NLCS MVP played the infield in 141 games for the World Series champion Diamondbacks last season.

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On January 9, 1952, the U.S. Marines announce they will recall Boston Red Sox' star Ted Williams into active duty to serve in the Korean War. Williams will play briefly during the 1952 season but will not return to the Red Sox lineup on a full-time basis until late in 1953. As a pilot in Korea, Williams will fly 39 missions and will survive a crash-landing brought about by enemy fire

On January 9, 1971, Hall of Fame outfielder Elmer Flick dies at the age of 94. Flick batted over .300 eight times and won a batting title in 1905. During a 13-year career, Flick stole 330 bases

On January 9, 1989, Hall of Famer Bill Terry dies at the age of 92. Terry batted .341 over a 14-year tenure with the New York Giants, including a career-high .401 in 1930. Terry also served as the Giants' manager for 10 seasons, leading the team to three consecutive pennants. Terry gained election to the Hall of Fame in 1954

[rockin500]

hey, where you findin this additional info? just curious?

[Kiwideus]

sure no problem, i found some of it in http://www.baseballprimer.com/

[rockin500]

thanks dude. feel free to keep adding stuff i dont find from the site i go to.

[Kiwideus]

sure no problem :D

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1928 The Giants trade Rogers Hornsby to the Boston Braves for Shanty Hogan and Jimmy Welsh. It's the Rajah's third team in three years.

1934 William Walker is elected president of the Cubs replacing Bill Veeck, who died during the World Series.

1945 Baseball writers do not elect a new member for the Hall of Fame this year. Frank Chance, Rube Waddell and Ed Walsh get the most votes but fall short of the necessary three-fourths of the ballots.

1950 The Indians dismiss coach George Susce when his son signs with the Red Sox.

1957 Commissioner Ford Frick allows Bing Crosby to keep his token stock in the Tigers although he is part owner of the Pirates.

1983 A preliminary injunction is issued by New York Supreme Court barring the Yankees from playing their opening games against the Tigers in Denver. The Bronx Bombers sought to move games fearing the renovations to the stadium would not be completed on time.

1991 In one of the worst trades ever made in baseball history, the Orioles send pitchers Curt Schilling and Pete Harnish and outfielder Steve Finley to the Astros for first baseman Glen Davis. Davis, who averaged 27 home runs in six seasons playing in the Astrodome with Houston, will hit only 24 dingers in three injury-filled years as Schilling becomes one of the most dominant hurlers in the game and Harnish and Finley develop into solid major league players.

2001 In an effort to authenticate autographed and game-used merchandise sold by its licensees, Major League Baseball has hired Arthur Andersen, an accounting company to assure the authenticity of approximately 40,000 items this season. The memorabilia will have a tamper proof hologram and an ID number with a company official observing the removal of the item being physically taken from the player or event.

2001 As part of its 100th Anniversary festivities, the Indians present three-time All-Star Jim Thome with his very own bobblehead doll. The first baseman is one of seven current Cleveland players which will be part of the bobblehead doll promotional giveaways to celebrate the club's centennial this season.

2002 Although he missed most the second half of the season playing for the White Sox due to undergoing back surgery, the Yankees sign David Wells to a two-year, $7-million contract to re-join the team. After posting a 34-14 record including a perfect game from 1997-98, 'Boomer' was traded to the Blue Jays, where he had his only 20-win season, in a deal for Roger Clemens.

2002 Representative John Conyers Jr., the House Judiciary Committee's ranking Democrat, said he would back off asking Bud Selig to resign if the commissioner dropped his threat to eliminate teams this season. Selig in a two-page letter to the Michigan lawmaker was unequivocal in his response stating the suggestions made were wholly unacceptable.

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1915 Colonel Ruppert and Captain Huston buy the New York Yankees for $460,000.

1949 The Story Quarry site is selected as the site for the new Milwaukee County Stadium. Construction will begin October 19, 1950.

1968 Ewing Kauffman becomes owner of the new AL franchise in Kansas City.

1971 At the age of twenty-seven, Tiger pitcher John Hiller suffers a heart attack. He will make a great comeback after missing the 1971 season.

1973 For the first time since 1901, the AL and NL will play with different rules as all 24 owners approve the junior circuit's three-year experiment to use a designated hitter.

1977 In a five player trade, the Dodgers trade first baseman/outfielder Bill Buckner and shortstop Ivan DeJesus to the Cubs for Rick Monday.

1983 Billy Martin becomes the Yankee manager for the third time. The fiery skipper replaces Clyde King who will move to the front office.

2000 Carlton Fisk, in his second year of eligibility, and Tony Perez, on his ninth try, are elected to the Hall of Fame.

2001 David Cone agrees to a one-year contract with the Red Sox. The former Cy Young Award winner could make between $4 million and $5 million with Boston, compared to $500,000 guaranteed-offer made by the Yankees, if he makes the roster and pitches regularly during the season.

2002 After a one-year experiment, the Orioles plan to return Camden Yards to its original dimensions by moving in the fences. The team, which hit only 58 homers at home - 44 less than in the previous season, said the fences are returning to their initial distances because the new configuration "adversely affected the viewing angle of the batter's eye."

[awefullspellare]

Originally posted by rockin500
1915 Colonel Ruppert and Captain Huston buy the New York Yankees for $460,000.


Ill buy the Yankees for $460,000 ;) what a steal nowadays!!!!

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1961 Charlie Grimm and Verlon Walker are named to the Cubs' colleges of coaches. Using this system, a different coach will manage the team each month during the season.

1981 At the age of 42, Gaylord Perry signs a one-year contract with the Braves.

1983 Brooks Robinson becomes the 14th player elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. The BBWAA also selects Juan Marichal.

1984 The San Diego Padres sign reliever Rich 'Goose' Gossage.

1999 Setting an all-time record, Mark McGwire's 70th HR ball is purchased at an auction by an anonymous buyer for $3 million surpassing a $126,500 which bought a Babe Ruth home run ball.

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1922 Black Sox Buck Weaver applies unsuccessfully for reinstatement and remains banned for life due to allegations of throwing the 1919 World Series to the Reds along with seven other White Sox players.

1958 New York Senator Keating proposes a ban on major league telecasts within 100-mile radius of minor league territories.

1959 Hoping to lure the Phillies to New Jersey, State Senator Joe Cowgill introduces a bill to build a stadium in Camden. This action is motivated by Phillies owner Bob Carpenter's threat of leaving Philadelphia unless a new stadium is built.

1972 Housewife Bernice Gera wins her lawsuit against baseball. The former umpire will begin umping in New York-Penn League in June.

1978 At the age of 90, former Yankee manager Joe McCarthy dies.

1983 Both Henry Aaron and Frank Robinson are elected to the Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. 'Hammering Hank' falls just nine votes short of being the first player to be elected unanimously by the BBWAA.

1988 After hitting a meager .211 last season and not being offered a new contract by the Padres, first baseman Steve Garvey decides to retire.

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1954 The Yankee Clipper, Joe DiMaggio, marries actress Marilyn Monroe.

1963 The White Sox trade shortstop Luis Aparicio and outfielder Al Smith to the Orioles for pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm, outfielder Dave Nicholson and two other players.

1970 After seeing his upstart team win the World Series last season, Mets general manager Johnny Murphy dies of a heat attack. Murphy was a top relief pitcher for the Yankees in the 1930's and early 40's.

1976 Ted Turner obtains 100% of the Atlanta Braves.

1981 Frank Robinson is named manager of the Giants.

1987 The BBWAA elects Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams to the Hall of Fame.

2000 The Cardinals third baseman Fernando Tatis and right-hander Britt Reames to the Expos for right-hander Dustin Hermanson and left-hander closer Steve Kline.

2002 Saying his heart has always been in San Francisco, Barry Bonds avoids arbitration agreeing to a five-year, $90 million deal with the Giants. The contract also calls for 10-year personal services commitment at the end of the 37-year left fielder's playing days.

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1878 Benjamin Douglas is hired as manager of the Providence Grays and Tom Carey is signed as team captain.

1886 Washington is admitted to the National League bringing the total to 7 teams.

1891 A new national agreement is signed by the National League, American Association and the Western Association creating a three-man panel to settle problems among the leagues.

1952 Stan Musial gets a salary raise to $85,000 despite a Korean War wage freeze; the U.S. Standardization Board gives its okay for teams to give individual players pay increases using a complex formula.

1960 In a benefit basketball game, the Steelers beat the Pirates in overtime, 22-20. Dick Groat scores 14 points for the Bucs

1964 With a 9-1 vote, the AL owners shoot down Charles Finley's proposal to move the A's to Louisville. The maverick owner is given an ultimatum to sign a lease in Kansas City or lose his franchise.

2001 In the first year of eligibility, Dave Winfield and Kirby Puckett are elected to the Hall of Fame The former Twins are the fourth pair of teammates selected by BBWAA in the same year.

2001 Free agent Jose Canseco, 36, agrees to terms with the Angels. The incentive-laden contract ranging from $200,000 to as much as $5 million will be based on plate appearances as a designated hitter.

2002 Free agent Pedro Astacio (8-14,5.09) agrees to a one-year, $5 million incentives-laden deal with the Mets. After being traded to the Astros by the Rockies last season, the 32-year-old righthander developed shoulder problems.

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1888 Kansas City is admitted to the American Association to replace the Mets. Although the Mets were bought by Brooklyn, the franchise is considered suspended until a Manhattan playing field can be located.

1916 The Giants buy the Federal League's best player, Benny Kauff, from the Tip Tops.

1970 The Yankees draft Fred Lynn in the January phrase of free-agent draft. The Chicago native chooses not to sign with Bronx Bombers.

1970 Willie Mays is named as the Player of the Decade for the sixties by the Sporting News.

1979 After resigning as the general manager of the Rangers nine day ago, Danny O'Brien signs a contract to become the Mariners' president and CEO.

2002 Commissioner Bud Selig indicates Washington, D.C. area is a 'prime candidate' to get a team if a franchise relocates in the near future. The nation's capital has two lost major league teams, the original franchise shifted to Minnestoa and became the Twins in 1961 and were replaced by the expansion Senators who moved to Texas a decade later becoming the Rangers.

2002 Avoiding arbitration, Darin Erstad (.258, 9, 63) and the Angels agree one-year contract worth $6.25 million. The first baseman/outfielder, who can be a free agent after the season, turned down a long-term deal from the Anaheim last spring estimated to be worth $50 million.

2002 Jermaine Dye agrees to a three-year extension worth $32 million to stay with the A's. Oakland is counting on the injured outfielder (shatter his left tibia fouling a ball off his leg just below the knee in Game 4 of the ALDS) to fill the void created by Jason Giabi's depature to New York.

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1887 Kansas City receives a franchise in the Western League. The team vows to compete with the NL team in town.

1938 Grover Cleveland Alexander is elected to the Hall of Fame.

1950 After a sub-par record of 15-14, Bob Feller takes a $20,000 cut. The decrease to $45,000 is Rapid Robert's idea.

1952 The White Sox accepts the resignation of Charlie A. Comiskey, Jr. after his request for more money is refused.

1973 Orlando Cepeda signs with the Red Sox making him the first player to be signed by a team as a designated hitter.

2002 The Mariners avoid arbitration with pitcher Freddy Garcia (18-6, 3.05) by signing him to a one-year, $3.8-million deal. The twenty-five year old standout right-handed hurler led the American League in earned run average last season.

2002 Kerry Wood (12-6, 3.36) avoids arbitration agreeing a one-year deal with the Cubs believed to be worth between $3.5 and 4 million. The right-handed fireballer, who struck out 217 batters in 174.1 innings, is again eligible for arbitration after each of the next two seasons and can become a free agent following the 2004 season.

2002 Scott Rolen (.289. 25, 107) avoids arbitration signing the largest contract in team history, a $8.6 million, one-year deal with the Phillies. The Gold Glove third baseman resisted any attempts made by Philadelphia to enter into a multiyear contract.

2002 Randomly selected from the crowd, Devil Rays' Randy Winn sinks a half court-shot at a NBA Los Angeles Clippers' game to win a Mitsubishi Lancer. The TampaBay outfielder played some college hoops at Santa Clara.

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1871 The Boston Red Stockings are incorporated by Ivers Whitney Adams with $15,000 and the help of Harry Wright, who had founded and managed the Cincinnati Red Stockings, America's first professional baseball team.

1882 Kentucky lawmakers revise ruling which inadvertently banned playing baseball in the commonwealth.

1906 Henry Mathewson signs with the Giants, but his performance will not remind anyone of his more talented brother, Christy.

1931 After being released by the Indians, Joe Sewell signs with the Yankees.

1947 Josh Gibson, a Negro League standout, dies at the age of 37 of a brain tumor.

1984 Met fans are shocked as the franchise loses future Hall of Famer Tom Seaver for the second time. The White Sox draft the unprotected 'Tom Terrific' as compensation for losing a Type A free agent.

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1953 Pitcher Dizzy Dean and outfielder Al Simmons are elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA, but the Yankee Clipper, Joe DiMaggio, is not.

1958 In an effort to fill the void of Dodger and Giant baseball in the Big Apple, the Phillies agree to televise 78 games in the New York City area which is without NL baseball for the first time since the league's inception in 1876.

1960 Stan Musial insists he take a $20,000 pay cut. 'Stan the Man' believes he was overpaid in 1957 and 1958 and his salary should be based on his play last season.

1969 Stan Musial and Roy Campanella are selected by the baseball writers to join the elite group of players enshrined in Cooperstown.

1971 No player receives three-fourths of the necessary votes to be elected into the Hall of Fame with Yogi Berra and Early Wynn coming the closest.

1981 Four-time gold glover Cesar Geronimo is traded by the Reds to the Royals for minor leaguer infielder German Barranca.

1987 Free agent Vida Blue comes to terms with the A's, but will surprise the team next month by announcing his retirement.

2001 In an effort to conserve electricity during California's energy crisis, the Angels turn off Edison International Field's Big A and the Little A signs. The landmark beacons, which are usually illuminated 24 hours a day, will be turned on only for stadium events.

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1967 Former Cardinal standout Stan Musial is named general manager of the team.

1968 Joe 'Ducky' Medwick is selected by the BBWAA to be in the Hall of Fame.

1975 By a single vote former slugger Ralph Kiner is elected into the Hall of Fame.

1979 Willie Mays is selected by the BBWAA as a member of the Hall of Fame. The 'Say-Hey Kid' receives 409 of the 432 votes cast.

1981 Due to a front office mistake, the Red Sox are forced to trade Fred Lynn to the Angels. Boston had failed to mail a new contract by the deadline allowing the former rookie of the year to become a possible free agent.

2002 The Rangers avoid salary arbitration with Jeff Zimmerman when their closer agrees to a $10 million, three-year contract. After replacing an injured Tim Crabtree, Zimmerman posted 28 saves for the Texas team.

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1939 'Wee' Willie Keeler, George Sisler and Eddie Collins are elected into the Hall of Fame.

1955 In an effort to speed up the game, major league baseball announces a new rule which requires pitchers to deliver the ball within 20 seconds after taking a pitching position.

1961 The A's trade Whitey Herzog and Russ Snyder to the Orioles for Wayne Causey, Jim Archer, Bob Boyd and Al Pilarcik.

1962 The Southern Association suspends operation due to decreasing yearly attendance.

1973 In his first year of eligibility, Warren Spahn receives 316 of the 380 votes cast to become a member of the Hall of Fame.

1980 Nelson Doubleday and Fred Wilpon purchase the Mets for an estimated $21.1 million. The price tag is the highest amount ever paid for a baseball franchise.

2001 Believed to be an historical first, sixty-eight major league umpires participate in a pre-season session to practice calling strikes as defined by the rule book. With the help of minor leaguers wearing tapes nine inches above their belts, the men in blue get a good look at pitches, normally called balls, which now will considered a strike as the correct interpret ion of the zone will be enforced this upcoming season.

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1934 Giant manager Bill Terry wakes a sleeping giant when he jests, "Is Brooklyn still in the league?", during an interview with the New York press. The Dodgers will knock the Giants out of the pennant race in September.

1943 The Boston Braves buy Lefty Gomez from the Yankees. He will be released before playing a game and will sign with the Senators in May.

1945 The Ruppert estate sells the Yankees to Dan Topping, Del Webb and Larry MacPhail for $2.8 million.

1947 Five players in the Class D Evangeline League who allegedly bet on the 1946 playoffs are made ineligible. Included in this group, and later reinstated, is the all-time minor league winningest pitcher, Bill Thomas (383 wins).

1949 Lou Boudreau signs a two-year $65,000 contact with the World Champion Indians to remain the team's player-manager.

1999 After being aired on WOR, Channel 9 since the team's inception in 1962, Met games this season will broadcast by WPIX, Channel 11. The Yankees games which had been aired for nearly 50 years on Channel 11 will now be seen on Channel 5, a Fox affiliate.

1999 The Oakland A's sign former Yankee free-agent outfielder Tim Raines for $600,00. The 39-year old switch hitter batted .290 for the World Champs last season and has a .296 career batting average.

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1933 Senator veteran first baseman Joe Judge is released and will later sign with Dodgers.

1934 Lou Perini, Guido Rugo and Joe Maney gain control of the Braves and relieve manager Casey Stengel of his duties.

1943 The Reds trade pitcher Paul Derringer to the Cubs for cash.

1949 Fred Saigh gains ninety percent control of the Cardinals when he buys out interest of Robert Hennegan. After just two years of ownership, Hennegan makes a tidy profit of $866,000.

1956 The New York football Giants switches its NFL home games to Yankee Stadium fueling speculation the baseball Giants will also be leaving the Polo Grounds.

1999 Former Met infielder Carlos Baerga signs a one-year free-agent contract with the Cardinals.

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1953 Cardinal owner, Fred Saigh, is found guilty of income tax evasion and is sentenced to a fifteen-month jail term.

1958 The Tigers trade Jim Finigan and $25,000 to the Giants for Gail Harris and Ozzie Virgil.

1961 The International League Board of Directors vote to move the Montreal franchise to Syracuse, New York.

1982 The Angels trade outfielder Dan Ford to the Orioles for third baseman Doug DeCinces and minor leaguer Jeff Schneider.

1986 The Rangers sign free-agent catcher Darrell Porter to a one-year contract.

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1919 During World War I, unable to get in touch with their manager Christy Mathewson, who is in France serving in the army, the Reds hire Pat Moran. The former Phillies skipper leads Cincinnati to a World Championship.

1953 Peter J. McGovern becomes the Little League's first full time president and the league's office is moved to Williamsport, PA.

1954 Giants trade playoff hero Bobby Thomson and Sam Calderone to the Braves for Johnny Antonelli, Don Liddle and Ebba St. Claire. Antonelli will go 21-7 and will lead the league in ERA.

1958 Commissioner Ford Frick announces fans will no longer vote for the all stars, but instead the teams will be selected by major league players and coaches.

1959 Reds trade catcher Smoky Burgess, pitcher Harvey Haddix and third baseman Don Hoak to the Pirates for third baseman Frank Thomas, pitchers Jim Pendleton and Whammy Douglas, outfielder Johnny Powers and cash.

1987 The Cubs trade veteran third baseman Ron Cey for the A's infielder Luis Quinones.

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1913 Olympic hero Jim Thorpe signs with the New York baseball Giants.

1914 In the very first game ever to take place in the Egyptian desert, the White Sox and Giants play to a 3-3 tie. The contest was part of a 56-game world tour promoting baseball.

1965 The National League adopts a disaster plan in the event a team's plane crashes.

1970 Former commissioner Ford Frick, Earle Combs and Jesse Haines are selected by the Special Veterans Committee to be in the Hall of Fame

1973 Commissioner Bowie Kuhn announces the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues selection of Monte Irvin to the Hall of Fame.

1976 Mike Marshall is arrested by the East Lansing police for taking batting practice on the campus of Michigan State University. MSU officials had asked the Dodger reliever not to hit baseballs near the tennis courts fearing for the students' safety.

1985 The Giants trade Jack Clark to the Cardinals for David Green, Jose Uribe, Dave LaPoint and Gary Rajsich.

1999 The Yankees trade highly touted third base prospect Mike Lowell to the Marlins for minor league pitchers Eddie Yarnall, Todd Noel and Mark Johnson. Scott Brosius' outstanding 1998 performance made the former minor league player-of-the-year expendable.

2001 Post season hero Jim Leyritz signs a $500,000, one-year minor league contract with the Mets. The former Yankee has hit one HR per every 7.6 postseason at-bats making it the third best performance for players with five or more postseason round trippers.

2002 Six-time All-Star Kenny Lofton (.261,14, 66) agrees to a $1.25 million, one-year contract with the White Sox. The 34-year center fielder, who has played with the Indians, Braves and Astros during his 11-year major league career has a .302 life-time batting average.

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1876 The National League is officially formed with teams located in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia and St. Louis

1972 Former AL president William Harridge, Lefty Gomez and Ross Youngs are selected by the Special Veterans Committee to be enshrined in Cooperstown.

1976 Umpire Cal Hubbard becomes the first person to be elected to both the baseball and football Halls of Fame. He along with Roger Connor and Fred Lindstrom were selected by the Special Veterans Committee.

1986 After returning from a three year absence due to a knee injury, Dennis Leonard announces his retirement. The former three-time twenty game winner was 8-13 with an ERA of 4.44 in his comeback attempt with the Royals.

1987 The Braves trade Craig McMurty to the Blue Jays for second baseman Damaso Garcia and pitcher Luis Leal.

1989 Yankee broadcaster Bill White is elected NL president making him the highest ranking black official in U.S. professional sports.

1999 Padre Greg Vaughn becomes the first player in major league history to hit 50 HRs in a season and then be traded; the slugging outfielder is dealt to the Reds along with Mark Sweeney for Reggie Sanders, Damian Jackson and Josh Harris.

2001 It will take approximately seven more feet to hit a HR at Camden Yards this season as a result of the Orioles moving home plate. The new alignment of the field will also cut down the amount of foul territory available with the foul poles being almost flush against the left- and right-field corners.

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January 31

(1959) Former Red Sox Joe Cronin signs a 7 year deal to become the American League president.


(1961) Houston voters approve financing for a domed stadium removing the hurdle to gain a ML franchise.


(1977) Joe Sewell, Amos Rusie and Al Lopez are elected to the HOF by the Veteran's committee.


(1980) Astros sign free-agent two time MVP 2bman Joe Morgan.


(1983) Veteran 1bman Tony Perez signs a one year contract with the Phillies.

[awefullspellare]

welcome to the site Titan, i met u at the Station site right ;)

[titanbaseball04]

Originally posted by awefullspellare
welcome to the site Titan, i met u at the Station site right ;)
yea

[titanbaseball04]

January 30

(1953) Peter J. McGovern becomes the Little League's first full time president and the league's office is moved to Williamsport, PA.


(1954) Giants trade plyoff hero Bobby Thomson and Sam Calderone to the Braves for Johnny Antonelli, Don Liddle and Ebba St. Clair; Antonelli will go 21-7 and will lead the league in ERA.


(1958) Commissioner Ford Frick announce fans will no longer vote for the all stars, but instead the teams will be selected by MLB players and coaches.


(1959) Reds trade C Smokey Burgess, P Harvey Haddix and 3bman Don Hoak to the Pirates for 3bman Frank Thomas, P Jim Pendleton, P Whammy Douglas, OFer Johnny Powers and cash.


(1987) The Cubs trade veteran 3bman Ron Cey for the A's Infielder Luis Quinones.

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January 26

(1957) Joe Cairnes replaces Lou Perini as Braves president.


(1960) Due to his fear of flying, Boston OFer Jackie Jensen announces his retirement; he will later change his mind.


(1983) The White Sox trade pitchers Steve Trout and Warren Brusstar to their cross-town rivals for pitchers Dick Tidrow and Randy Martz and infielders Pat Tabler and Scott Fletcher.


(1989) The tougher balk rules initiated last season are rescinded and are replaced by the pre-1988 rules.


(1990) Red Sox hire Elaine Weddington as assistant general manager; this makes her the highest ranking black female executive in MLB.

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January 22

(1953) Immigration Comish Mackey warns alien players they will face deportation if found jumping U.S. pro contracts.


(1969) Expos trade 1bman Donn Cleedenon and Ofer Jesus Alou to the Astros for 1bman/Ofer Rusty Staub


(1976) Pitchers Robin Roberts and Bob Lemon are elected to the HOF.


(1982) Free agent Reggie Jackson signs a four year, nearly 4 million dollar contract with the Angels ending his five year roller coast ride with the Yankees


(1988) Arbitrator T. Roberts declares 7 presently contracted players no-risk free agents as a result of the collusion suit; the players, which include K. Gibson, C. Fisk and J. Niekro, have until March 1 to make deals with other clubs.

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January 19

(1889) Dallas catcher Charlie Brady is shot dead by his girlfriend's old boyfriend, Tom Angus.


(1916) Under the terms of the peace agreement, a list 123 Federal League free agents is released by the National Association.


(1931) Under the terms of a new agreement, Brooklyn purchases the contract of Ernie Lombardo from the PCL Oakland club.


(1932) Shoeless Joe Jackson's appeal for re-instatement is denied by Commissioner Judge Landis.


(1937) Cy Young, Nap Lajoie and Tris Speaker are elected into the Hall of Fame.

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January 15

(1957) Dodgers add three addtional years to their 5 yr lease on Ebbet's Field with real estate developer Marvin Kratter; the field was bought by Kratter in 1953.


(1958) The Yankees announced 140 games will be televised this season; the deal is worth over one million dollars.


(1964) Giant OFer Willie Mays, the highest paid player in baseball, signs for $105,000.


(1964) Baseball executives vote to hold a free-agent draft in NYC.


(1981) Bob Gibson is the only player elected to HOF this year; player falling short of the votes needed include Don Drysdale, Gil Hodges and Harmon Killebrew.

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January 4

1928) SS Lyn Lary and Infer Jimmy Reese are bought by the Yankees from the PCL.


(1932) Casey Stengel returns from the minor leagues to become a coach for the Dodgers.


(1936) Red Sox get Doc Kramer and Eric McNair from the A's for Henry Johnson, Al Niemiec and $75K; this deal completed the Dec. 10 trade for Jimmy Foxx.


(1942) Roger Hornsby becomes the 14th player elected to the Hall of Fame.


(1944) Joe Dugan, an AL infer, is slightly injured as he hit by a car crossing a street in Boston.

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Welcome to the site titanbaseball04
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thanks for the updates. i was too busy those days to take care of em. lol

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Your slacking Ray;)

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:eviltongu yah, im such a bad boy. hehehehe

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On February 2, 1923, future Hall of Fame infielder Red Schoendienst is born in Germantown, Illinois. Playing mostly as a second baseman, Schoendienst will bat .289 during a 19-year career with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and Milwaukee Braves. Schoendienst will win election to the Hall of Fame in 1989... On February 2, 1930, the New York Yankees waive shortstop Leo Durocher, who batted only .246 in 1929. The future Hall of Fame manager will eventually sign with the Cincinnati Reds... On February 2, 1976, the Veterans Committee selects players Roger Connor and Fred Lindstrom and umpire Cal Hubbard as the newest class of Hall of Famers. Connor batted .317 with 138 home runs, making him one of the 19th century's top sluggers. Lindstrom batted .311 during a 13-year career.


On February 2, 1936, the Baseball Writers' Association announces the results of the first Hall of Fame vote. Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, and Honus Wagner comprise the inaugural class of Hall of Famers. Several other stars like Cy Young fail to make the grade, but will enter the Hall in later elections... On February 2, 1987, longtime Kansas City Royals pitcher Dennis Leonard announces his retirement. A three-time 20-game winner, Leonard had struggled in his comeback from knee problems, winning just eight of 21 decisions in 1986... On February 2, 1989, former major league star Bill White is elected president of the National League. White succeeds Chub Feeney, becoming the first African-American to be named president of either league and the highest ranking black executive in the four major sports.

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December 26

On December 26, 1947, future Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk is born in Bellows Falls, Vermont. Fisk will hit a record 351 home runs as a catcher with the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox... On December 26, 1964, the Seattle Angels of the Pacific Coast League name Bob Lemon their new manager. Lemon, who last pitched in the majors in 1958, will eventually become the manager of the Kansas City Royals in 1970... On December 26, 1990, the Senior Professional Baseball Association folds in the middle of its second season. The Fort Myers franchise is the first to close its doors; the other five teams will quickly follow Fort Myers' lead. The league, which starred retired major leaguer players like Amos Otis, Dave Kingman, and Vida Blue, was plagued by poor attendance, among many financial problems.


On December 26, 1954, future major league star Ozzie Smith is born in Mobile, Alabama. In 1978, the "Wizard of Oz" will make his debut with the San Diego Padres and will eventually establish himself as one of the game's greatest defensive shortstops... On December 26, 1919, Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee makes a secret agreement to sell Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $400,000 in cash plus other considerations. The sale will be announced publicly one week later... On December 26, 1906, National League umpire Hank O'Day recommends that rubber strips-and not chalk lines-be used to outline the batter's box. O'Day's suggestion would prevent hitters from wiping out the lines of the batter's box, but will never be implemented.

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December 15

On December 15, 1967, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquire future Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning from the Philadelphia Phillies for four players, including infielder Don Money and pitcher Woodie Fryman. Money will eventually become the Phillies' regular third baseman, until the arrival of a young slugger named Mike Schmidt in 1973... On the same day as the Bunning trade, the New York Mets trade well-traveled outfielder Tommy Davis and three other players to the Chicago White Sox for outfielder Tommie Agee and shortstop Al Weiss. Agee and Weiss will become important players for the World Champion "Miracle Mets" of 1969... On December 15, 1940, Hall of Fame outfielder Billy Hamilton dies at the age of 74. Hamilton stole 912 bases and batted .344 over a 14-year career, placing him in the top 10 on the all-time batting list.


On December 15, 1980, the New York Yankees announce the signing of heralded free agent Dave Winfield to a 10-year contract worth as much as $25 million. The former San Diego Padres' star becomes the game's highest paid player and will play eight full seasons in the Bronx... On December 15, 1961, the game's most well-known deaf player, William "Dummy" Hoy, dies at the age of 99. A slick-fielding outfielder, Hoy set a major league record by picking up three assists in one inning... On December 15, 1953, Hall of Fame executive Ed Barrow dies at the age of 85. Barrow had been inducted into the Hall of Fame earlier in the year. During his long tenure as general manager of the New York Yankees, the team won 10 World Series and 14 American League pennants.


On December 15, 1900, the New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds swap future Hall of Famers. The Giants reacquire 20-year-old Christy Mathewson from the Reds for 29-year-old Amos Rusie. As a rookie, Mathewson went 0-3 in six appearances for the Giants, but will win 373 games over the next 16 seasons... On December 15, 1961, the Comiskey family sells its interest in the Chicago White Sox for $3.3 million. The Comiskeys had been involved with the White Sox since the turn of the century... On December 15, 1968, Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Al Campanis makes an unusual trade. Campanis sends his son, Jim, to the Kansas City Royals for two minor leaguers. Jim, a light-hitting catcher, will bat only .147 over a six-year career with the Dodgers, Royals, and Pittsburgh Pirates.

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1886 Albert Spalding begins a sporting goods company with $800. He will become the manufacturer of the first official baseball as well as the tennis ball, basketball, golf ball, and football.

1942 Owners agree to permit each team to have as many as 14 night games this up-coming season.

1975 The special Veterans Committee selects Billy Herman, Earl Averill and Bucky Harris to the Hall of Fame.

1977 The Hall of Fame's Special Committee on the Negro Leagues selects Martin Dihigo and John Lloyd. The committee is dissolved and its duties are turned over to the veterans committee.

1978 Under the financial reorganization of the club, F.J. 'Steve' O'Neill becomes the principal owner of the Cleveland Indians.

1979 The Twins trade perennial all-star and batting champ Rod Carew to the Angels for outfielders Ken Landreaux and Dave Engle and pitchers Paul Hartzell and Brad Havens.

1982 For the second time, minor league catcher Angel Rodriguez is suspended from organized baseball for tipping off opposing Latin American batters of the upcoming pitch about to be thrown.

1987 The Expos trade top reliever Jeff Reardon and catcher Ton Nieto to the Twins for pitcher Neal Heaton, catcher Jeff Reed and two minor leaguers.

1998 The Yankees replace recently resigned general manager Bob Watson with Brian Cashman.

1999 After 16 years of doing local telecasts, the Mets do not ask Tim McCarver to return to the broadcast booth. Tom Seaver will replace the highly regarded broadcaster and will assume other duties within the organization.

2002 Yankee catcher Jorge Posada (.277, 22, 95) signs a five-year contract with the club. Terms are not announced, but the Bronx Bomber backstop was asking for $7.75 million in arbitration which would make the 30-year-old the second best paid receiver in baseball history.

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February 4

1861 Wearing ice skates, the champion Atlantics defeat the Charter Oak Club, 36-27 on a game played on frozen Litchfield Pond in South Brooklyn.


1909 Nineteenth century pitcher John Clarkson, a 326-game winner, dies at the age of 47.


1956 During spring training, the American League plans to test automatic intentional walks.


1969 Bowie Kuhn, former NL attorney, is named baseball commissioner by the major league owners.


1971 Commissioner Bowie Kuhn announces former Negro League players will have a separate wing in the Hall of Fame. Due to the controversy the announcement causes, it is decided inclusion in regular Hall of Fame is more fitting and more of an honor for the former black players.


1976 The Andy Messersmith free-agency decision is upheld by federal judge John W. Oliver.


1984 The Yankees obtain third baseman Toby Harrah and minor leaguer Rick Brown from the Indians for Dan Boitano, Otis Nixon and minor leaguer Guy Elston.


1990 The St. Petersburg Pelicans defeat the Palm Beach Tropics to win the first Senior Professional Baseball Association Championship, 12-4. Former major leaguers Steve Kemp and Lamar Johnson go deep for the newly crowned champs.


2002 The Minnesota Supreme Court refuses to consider an appeal of an injunction that forces the Twins to fulfill their Metrodome lease in 2002. The decision puts an end for this season any possibility of contraction in major league baseball.

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February 5

1931 Cub Hack Wilson, who set National League marks for home runs and RBIs the previous season, signs for $35,000. Wilson's RBI record is still standing today.


1934 Future all-time HR leader Hammerin' Hank Aaron is born in Mobile, Alabama.


1935 The Yankees release 39-year old Babe Ruth.


1942 The Yankees trade Tommie Holmes to the Braves for Gene Moore and Buddy Hassett. Holmes will play ten seasons hitting over .300 for Boston and will set a NL record with a 37 consecutive game hitting streak until it is broken by Pete Rose in 1978.


1951 California governor Earl Warren denies the rumor he is a candidate for baseball commissioner.


1999 Major league baseball will honor each league's best hitter with an award named after Hank Aaron. The all-time home run king learns about the honor on his 65th birthday at an event which includes President Bill Clinton, Ernie Banks and Reggie Jackson.


2002 Luis Arroyo is inducted into the Latin American Baseball Hall of Fame Museum. The Puerto Rican reliever, who made the the National League All Star squad as a rookie with Cardinals in 1955, had a 8-year career mark of 40-32 saving 36 games with a 3.93 ERA and is best remembered for his 1961 season with the Yankees (15-5, 29 saves).


2002 Baseball announces the withdrawal of its plan for contraction this upcoming season, but the sport is still determined to eliminate two teams in 2003. Attempts to contract the Twins and Expos this season could not be accomplished due to a series of legal decisions and fierce opposition from the Players Association.


2002 Troy Percival's seven-year tenure with Anaheim, which is the longest on the current roster, will increase as the All-Star reliever signs two-year contract extension with the club. The 32-year-old righthander, who is Angels' all-time leader with 210 career saves, converted 39 of 42 save opportunities last season.


2002 The Astros file a motion in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York asking the court to determine whether the 30-year naming agreement with Enron signed in 1999 should continue. The team does not want to call its stadium Enron Field any longer due to the financial burden placed on many Houston-area residents caused by the bankrupt energy company business practices.

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1934 Ford Frick, a New York news reporter and broadcaster, is named the NL's public relations director.

1935 Demanding a yearly salary of $25,000, Dizzy Dean becomes a holdout. The Cardinal ace will sign for $19,500 the following day.

1956 Supporting the Wagner-Cashmore plan to build a $30-million downtown Brooklyn sports center, Walter O'Malley promises to buy four million dollars worth of bonds.

1958 The Red Sox sign Ted Williams for $135,000 making him the highest paid player in major league history.

1986 The Yankees sign free-agent Al Holland. Holland saved five games for three different teams last season.

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1942 The Reds trade catcher Ernie Lombardi to the Boston Braves for cash.

1949 Yankee outfielder Joe DiMaggio becomes the first player to make $100,000 in one season.

1979 Jesse Orosco becomes 'the player to be named later' in the Met trade of Jerry Koosman to the Twins.

1983 The Mariners select Reds minor leaguer Danny Tartabull as compensation for the loss of Floyd Bannister to the White Sox.

1987 For only the second time, a player is forced to take a pay cut due to salary arbitration. Dodger pitcher Orel Hershiser signs for $800,000 which is a twenty percent reduction.

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1901 It is rumored the NL's leading hitter and the Phillies' top player, Napoleon Lajoie, has jumped to the new AL Philadelphia franchise.

1956 At the age of 93, Connie Mack dies in Philadelphia. The 'Tall Tactician' is the major league's all-time winningest (3731 victories) and losingest (3948 defeats) manager.

1972 Commissioner Bowie Kuhn announces the Special Committee on the Negro League Hall of Fame selection of Buck Leonard and Josh Gibson.

1973 'Early Bird' spring training is canceled until negotiations with the players' association are completed.

1982 The longest-playing infield foursome is broken up as the Dodgers trade Davey Lopes to the A's for minor leaguer Lance Hudson. The second baseman had played with Steve Garvey, Ron Cey and Bill Russell since 1974.

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February 8

On February 8, 1941, the Detroit Tigers release future Hall of Famer Earl Averill and sign outfielder Hoot Evers, a star at the University of Illinois. Averill will eventually sign a contract with the Boston Braves but will hit only .118 in 17 at-bats, ending his major league career.

On February 8, 1916, the National League turns down a request from Brooklyn Dodgers owner Charles Ebbets, who had wanted to limit the number of .25 cent tickets that teams could sell at their ballparks.

On February 8, 1983, Commissioner Bowie Kuhn orders Mickey Mantle to sever all ties with Major League Baseball after he accepts a position with the Claridge Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. Kuhn previously made a similar ruling with Willie Mays, who also took a job with a casino.

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1971 Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro League star to be selected to the Hall of Fame.

1976 The Hall of Fame Special Committee on the Negro Leagues selects Oscar Charleston.

1980 The late Yankee catcher Thurman Munson is inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame of Kent State University

1981 At the age of thirty-seven, Joe Morgan inks a one-year deal with the Giants

1984 After refusing a trade to the A's, two-time all-star Dusty Baker is waived by the Dodgers.

1988 The A's sign a one year deal with free agent Don Baylor.

2000 The Reds send four players, pitcher Brett Tomko, outfielder Mike Cameron and two minor leaguers to the Mariners and agree to a contract extension to obtain Seattle's superstar Ken Griffey Jr. Junior's nine-year $116.5 million contract is the richest package in baseball history, but in the current market is considered quite a bargain.

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1910 Major League owners are now forbidden to own more than one baseball franchise.

1916 After Chief Meyers is waived by the Giants to the Robins, Brooklyn owners Ebbets and Haughton disagree on his status. A coin toss, won by Ebbets, decides the catcher will remain with the team.

1920 The spitball, shineball, emeryball and other doctored pitches are outlawed by the American and National League Joint Rules Committee.

1971 The Yankees announced their former star first baseman, Bill White, will join the WPIX broadcast team becoming the first black announcer in major league history.

1982 The Mets agree to a five-year deal with George Foster completing the trade with the Reds which sent Jim Kern, Greg Harris and Alex Trevino to Cincinnati.

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February 11

On February 11, 1977, the Chicago Cubs trade two-time National League batting champion Bill Madlock and infielder Rob Sperring to the San Francisco Giants for outfielder Bobby Murcer, third baseman Steve Ontiveros, and a minor league pitcher. Madlock led the NL with a .339 mark, while Murcer had 23 home runs and 90 RBIs.

On February 11, 1974, a total of 48 players exercise their rights to settle their contracts through the new arbitration procedure. Pitcher Dick Woodson will become the first player to go through arbitration, winning his case against the Minnesota Twins.

On February 11, 1900, the Baltimore Orioles sell three of their stars-third baseman John McGraw, catcher Wilbert Robinson, and infielder Bill Keister-to the St. Louis Cardinals. McGraw, the team's player-manager, batted .391 in 1899.

On February 11, 1994, longtime Milwaukee Brewers star Robin Yount announces his retirement. The 38-year-old Yount leaves the game with 3,142 hits, 251 home runs, and two MVP Awards in 21 seasons. Yount will gain election to the Hall of Fame in 1999-his first year of eligibility.

February 11, 1982, the St. Louis Cardinals complete one of their best trades ever, acquiring Ozzie Smith from the San Diego Padres for fellow shortstop Garry Templeton. Smith batted only .222 for the Padres in 1981, but will blossom into stardom in St. Louis.

On February 11, 1950, Hall of Fame outfielder Hazen "Kiki" Cuyler dies at the age of 50. Considered an outstanding defensive player and baserunner, Cuyler also hit .321 during an 18-year career. Cuyler was serving the Boston Red Sox as a coach at the time of his death.

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1924 The National League announces it will join the AL in awarding a thousand dollars to the player selected by writers as the league's MVP.

1930 After leading his A's to a world championship, Connie Mack becomes the first Philadelphian sports figure to receive the prestigious Edward W. Bok Prize.

1942 Former Texarkana outfielder Gordon Houston is the first professional ballplayer to be killed in WW II.

1944 After managing in the minors for twenty-three years, Bob Coleman is named as manager of the Boston Braves.

1980 Charles Finley's plan to sell his A's to oil man Marv Davis is thwarted when the AL offers to buy out the Oakland Coliseum lease. Davis had hoped to move the franchise to Denver.

2002 For the first time in its history, Major League Baseball will own a team after acquiring the Expos from Jeffrey Loria. The former Montreal owner sells the Expos for $120 million then buys the Florida Marlins for $158.5 million with the difference being made up with a loan from MLB.

2002 With unanimous approval of the sale of the Florida Marlins to the former owner of the Montreal Expos, Jeffrey Loria, and Major League Baseball's acquisition of the Montreal franchise, personnel changes are announced. The Expos name Frank Robinson as manager, Tony Tavares as president of the club with Omar Minaya becoming the major leagues' first Hispanic general manager, and south of the border former Expo manger Jeff Torborg will manage the Marlins with former Expos' interim general manager Larry Beinfest as the GM and David Samson will take over the duties of team president.

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1935 Signing a contact written in French, Senator outfielder Gus Dugas, a French-Canadian, is obtained by Montreal of the International League.

1953 In honor of their longtime owner and manager. The A's rename their ballpark from Shibe Park to Connie Mack Stadium.

1986 Recently acquired by the White Sox from the Yankees, catcher Ron Hassey is traded back to the Bronx Bombers along with three minor-leaguers for Neil Allen, Scott Bradley and a minor leaguer

1987 The highest arbitration award to date is won by pitcher Jack Morris. The Tigers will pay him 1.85 million for his services next season.

1995 The Dodgers sign five-time Japanese all-star pitcher, Hideo Nomo. 'Tornado Boy' is the first player to move directly from the majors in Japan to the North American majors.

2002 The Red Sox sign 43-year-old Rickey Henderson to a minor-league contract. Last season with the Padres, the future Hall of Famer got his 3000th career hit and broke the all-time records for walks and runs.

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1897 For a record price of $10,000, the Cubs, then known as the White Stockings, sell Mike 'King' Kelly to Boston Beaneaters.

1928 The American Legion receives $50,000 from MLB Advisory Council to develop a national championship program.

1934 After playing 19 years with the Senators, Sam Rice ends his career playing one season with the Indians. He will amass 2,987 career hits in his two decades as a player.

1945 After forty-five years in professional baseball, Braves president Bob Quinn retires as the team's general manager. John, his son, will take his place.

1957 The Georgia Senate unanimously approves a bill which prohibits blacks from playing baseball with whites except at religious gatherings.

1996 Kevin McClatchy and his group of investors purchase the Pirates from the Pittsburgh Associates.

2001 The Ford C. Frick Award, named in memory of the former baseball commissioner who was a broadcaster, will be given to Marlin's radio announcer Rafael Ramirez during Hall of Fame induction ceremonies this summer. 'Felo', who began his 56-year career broadcasting games in Cuba, has been in the Miami broadcast booth since the team's inaugural season in 1993.

2001 According to the Detroit Free Press major league baseball is informing umpires to remove pitchers from the game, without warning, who deliberately throw a beanball at a batter's head. The crackdown, according to officials, is a clarification and reinforcement of an existing rule.

2002 The Tigers sign Dmitri Young (.302, 21, 69) to four-year contract with two team options. The Tigers traded outfielder Juan Encarnacion (.242, 12, 52) and minor league righthander Luis Pineda in December to acquire the first baseman/outfielder from the Reds.

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1931 The Yankees rename their spring training site in St. Petersburg Miller Huggins Field in honor of their late manager.

1934 Radio broadcast rights are granted to Boston, Chicago, Detroit and Cincinnati.

1946 Hank Greenberg signs a Tiger contract for $60,000. Three days later he will marry New York department store heiress, Coral Gimbel

1964 At the age of twenty-two, 1962 NL Rookie of the Year Cub Ken Hubbs dies in a Pravo, Utah plane crash.

1980 Gaylord Perry is traded by the Padres to the Rangers for first baseman Willie Montanez.

1990 A thirty-two day lockout begins as major league owners refuse to open spring training camp without reaching a new Basic Agreement with the players. The season will be delayed one week due to the lock-out.

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1924 Boston Braves' shortstop Tony Boeckel dies from injuries received in an automobile accident yesterday. He is the first major leaguer to be killed in a car mishap.


1950 Former Giants Mel Ott and Bill Terry are the top vote getters, but fail to be elected into the Hall of Fame.


1952 After 40 years in the major leagues as a player and coach, Honus Wagner retires. The 'Flying Dutchman' will receive a pension from the Pirates.


1967 Former Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing, author of 273 major league wins, is elected to the Hall of fame.


1989 Orel Hershiser becomes baseball's first three-million dollar man when he signs a three-year $7.9 million contract with the Dodgers. The 'Bulldog' will earn $3,166,167 in 1991.


1996 General Mills announces a special edition Wheaties cereal box honoring Negro League superstars Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson and 'Cool Papa' Bell.


2001 Yankee premier reliever, Mariano Rivera (7-4, 2.85 , 36 saves) signs a four-year approximately $40 million contract with the Bronx Bombers. The 31-year old Panama native surpassed Dennis Eckersley major league record with 16 saves in post-season games.

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btw, thanks for the help. somedays ive just got too many things on my mind to do it. lol

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1952, Hall of Famer Honus Wagner announces his retirement after a lifetime in baseball. The 77-year-old Wagner had served for 40 years as a player and coach. Wagner, a career .327 hitter, was one of the first five players elected to the Hall of Fame in 1936, along with Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, and Christy Mathewson.

1934, future Hall of Famer Eppa Rixey announces his retirement as an active player. Rixey won 266 games during a 21-year major league career with the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds.

1924, Boston Braves third baseman Tony Boeckel dies one day after sustaining major injuries in an automobile crash. Boeckel is the first major league player to die in an accident involving a motor vehicle. In 1923, Boeckel batted .298 with seven home runs.

1967, former New York Yankees pitching great Red Ruffing is elected to the Hall of Fame in a special runoff election. The runoff had been necessitated by the failure of any player to receive 75 per cent of the ballots cast in the January election. Ruffing won 273 games over his 22-year career.

1961, Hall of Famer Clarence "Dazzy" Vance dies at the age of 69. Vance went 197-140 over a 16-year career. Vance led the National League in wins in 1924 and '25 with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

1953, an unusual four-way trade is made among the Braves, Dodgers, Phillies, and Reds. The Braves acquire first baseman Joe Adcock and outfielder Jim Pendleton; the Dodgers pick up pitcher Russ "Monk" Meyer; the Reds net infielder Rocky Bridges; and the Phillies pick up first baseman Earl Torgeson.

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1891 The American Association withdraws from the National Agreement thus starting a war with the National League. The AA moves its Chicago team to Cincinnati to compete with the NL team.


1900 In lieu of unpaid alimony, Mary H. VonDerbeck becomes the owner of the American League franchise in Detroit. Her ex-husband will later regain control the team.


1937 Babe Dahlgren is bought by the Yankees from the Red Sox. He will become the player who replaces Lou Gehrig.


1943 Giving no notice to the Yankees, Joe DiMaggio enlists in the army.


1964 White Sox shortstop Luke Appling is elected to the Hall of Fame. 'Old Aches and Pains' holds the single-season highest average for his position hitting .388 in 1936.


1987 Yankee Don Mattingly wins his $1.975 arbitration case breaking the record for the largest amount ever awarded to a player set by Jack Morris just four days ago.

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1971, future Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski signs a three-year contract with the Boston Red Sox worth $500,000. The deal is believed to be the largest in major league history. In 1970, Yastrzemski enjoyed one of his finest seasons, batting .329, with 40 home runs, 102 RBIs, and a career-high 23 stolen bases.

1964, the Baseball Writers Association of America elects shortstop Luke Appling to the Hall of Fame. Appling played 20 seasons with the Chicago White Sox, compiling a lifetime batting average of .310 and a total of 1,116 RBIs.

1958, former major league star Bob Feller is hired as a broadcaster by the Mutual Broadcasting System. The Hall of Fame right-hander will serve as a color analyst on the radio network's "game of the week" broadcast.

1989, Hall of Fame pitcher Lefty Gomez dies at the age of 80. Gomez won 189 games over a 14-year career with the New York Yankees and Washington Senators. Gomez pitched exceptionally well in World Series play, winning six games without a loss.

1986, Hall of Famer Red Ruffing dies at the age of 81. The former New York Yankee great won 273 games over a 22-year career, including four straight seasons of 20 or more wins. Ruffing won election to the Hall of Fame in 1967.

1909, the Cleveland Naps acquire Cy Young from the Boston Red Sox for two pitchers, Charlie Chech and Jack Ryan. In 1908, Young won 21 games for the Red Sox while spinning an ERA of 1.26. Young will not pitch as effectively in 1909, but will still notch 19 wins and a 2.26 ERA.

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1916 Major league baseball initiates an option plan to protect minor league players.

1943 New York lumberman William D. Cox buys the Phillies.

1944 Fifteen-year old Joe Nuxhall signs a contract with the Reds just one day after playing a high school basketball game.

1967 During a special softball exhibition game, pitcher Eddie Feinger strikes six consecutive major leaguers. The victims include Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Brooks Robinson, Harmon Killebrew, Roberto Clemente and Maury Wills.

1999 The Blue Jays trade Roger Clemens to the Yankees for David Wells, Graeme Lloyd, and Homer Bush.

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1935 Lou Gehrig signs a contract with the Yankees for $30,000.

1942 Unable to find relief from migraine headaches, Indian first baseman Hal Trosky retires from baseball.

1970 Effective April 1st, Tiger pitcher Denny McLain is suspended for three months by Commissioner Kuhn for his alleged connection with bookmakers.

1977 Pitcher Paul Lindblad is sold by the A's to Rangers for $400,000.

1987 After signing a contract as a free agent with the A's less than a month ago, Vida Blue unexpectedly retires from baseball.

2002 The 37-year-old Jose Canseco (.258, 16, 49) signs a minor league contract with the lame duck Expos. The 17-year veteran, who was the 1985 American League Rookie of the Year in 1985 and its 1986 MVP, is 38 homers shy of the coveted 5000 mark.

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1953, Boston Red Sox star Ted Williams crash-lands his fighter plane after flying a combat mission during the Korean War. Williams survives the landing and will return to the Red Sox during the 1953 season. Williams also served in the Armed Forces during World War II.


1957, the New York Yankees and Kansas City A's make a massive 12-player trade. The deal sends pitchers Art Ditmar and Bobby Shantz to the Yankees for infielder Billy Hunter and pitchers Mickey McDermott and Tom Morgan. The trade also involves two players to be named later, including slick-fielding third baseman Clete Boyer, who will become a key contributor to New York's World Championships in 1961 and '62.

1983, Fernando Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Dodgers becomes the first player to earn a $1 million salary through arbitration. Valenzuela's victory makes him the third highest paid player in the game.

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1923 After buying the club along with two partners for $300,000, Christy Mathewson becomes the president of the Boston Braves.

1929 The Red Sox announce it will play newly allowed Sunday games at Braves Field because Fenway Park is too close to a church.

1953 During the Korean War, pilot Ted Williams safely crash lands a crippled jet after completing a combat mission.

1953 Pledging not to move the team from St. Louis, beer baron August A. Busch convinces the Board of Directors of Anheuser-Busch to purchase the Cardinals for $3.75 million dollars.

1963 After leading the Giants to the pennant the previous season, Willie Mays becomes the highest paid player signing a $100,000 contract.

1980 The era of 'Billy Ball' begins in Oakland as Billy Martin is hired as manager of the A's for $125,000.

1984 Pedro Guerrero becomes the highest paid Dodger when he signs a five-year, seven million dollar contract to play in Los Angeles.

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1931 The White Sox and Giants become the first major league teams to play a night game. The Buffs Stadium (Houston, Texas) exhibition game lasts ten innings with the teams collecting a total of 23 hits.

1931 The Dodgers arrive in Cuba to start a series of five intersquad games.

1974 Tom Seaver becomes the highest-paid pitcher in baseball history when he signs a contract for $172,000 per season to hurl for the Mets.

1986 In defiance of the Reds' policy, Rollie Fingers refuses to cut off his trademark handlebar mustache and retires from baseball.

1989 Pete Rose meets with Commissioner Peter Ueberroth and Commissioner-elect Bart Giamatti to explain the allegations concerning his gambling habits.

2000 Denying the acquisition of Ken Griffey, Jr. as the reason, the Reds announce the team has dropped its ban on earrings. Players have worn them in the clubhouse, but weren't allowed on the field with them.

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1969, Hall of Famer Ted Williams makes a return to baseball by signing a five-year contract to manage the Washington Senators. Williams will lead the Senators to their best record ever, a mark of 86-76, and is named American League Manager of the Year.

1974, New York Mets ace Tom Seaver becomes the highest paid player in major league history. Known as "The Franchise," Seaver signs a one-year contract worth $172,500. In 1973, Seaver won 19 games while leading the National League in ERA.

1903, future Hall of Fame owner Tom Yawkey is born in Detroit Michigan. Born under the name "Thomas Austin," Yawkey will own and operate the Boston Red Sox for 44 years.

1968, the major league owners and the Players Association sign the first "Basic Agreement" in the game's history. The agreement will serve as a working contract between players and owners, dictating the working relationship between the two sides along with financial rules and parameters.

1985, New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner gives manager Yogi Berra the dreaded vote of confidence. Steinbrenner says that Berra will remain Yankee skipper for the entire season, regardless of how badly the team might struggle. Berra will last only 16 games.

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1881 George Wright signs a contract with the Boston Reds which he states allows him not to travel with the team on western road trips, but just play in games played in New England and Troy. The arrangement is necessary due to his business commitments.


1889 Italy's King Humbert is among the fans who witness the Chicagos beat the All-Americans, 3-2, outside of Rome at the Villia Borghesi.


1915 Newly acquired second baseman Nap Lajoie contributes to a 7-6 loss to the Red Sox by committing five errors. This feat has been accomplished seven times to this date but will not occur again this century.


1921 Shortstop 'Rabbit' Maranville is traded by Brooklyn to the Pirates for Billy Southworth, Fred Nicholson and Walter Barbare.


1938 The Cardinals sign All-American and NFL Washington Redskin quarterback Sammy Baugh as an infielder.

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1922, St. Louis Cardinals catcher Bill "Pickles" Dillhoefer dies from typhoid-pneumonia at the age of 26. Dillhoefer, who had shared catching duties with the Cardinals for the past three seasons, was a popular player with fans because of his hustle on the playing field.

1999, Pittsburgh Pirates scout Howie Haak dies at the age of 87 of complications from a stroke. Haak, who worked for the Pirates from 1950 to 1988, scouted Roberto Clemente while he played in the Brooklyn Dodgers' farm system and recommended that the Pirates sign him. Dubbed the "King of the Caribbean," Haak also signed Manny Sanguillen and Tony Pena during his trips to Latin America.

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1934 Replacing skipper Max Carey, Brooklyn coach Casey Stengel signs a two-year deal to manage the Dodgers.


1986 Although he loses his arbitration case, Red Sox Wade Boggs receives the largest amount (1.35 million) ever awarded by this process.


1987 After three days of spring training, Billy Gardner replaces Dick Howser as Royals' manager. The frail-looking skipper had tried to comeback from brain tumor surgery.


1988 Fearing the loss of the 1990 All-Star game and possible post-season games, a committee of Chicago Aldermen vote, 7-2, to allow the Cubs to play 18 night games at Wrigley Field.


1990 Despite the owners dropping their arbitration and minimum salary proposals, spring training camps remain close.


2000 Cub manager Don Baylor names four captains including first baseman Mark Grace, right fielder Sammy Sosa, pitcher Kevin Tapani and reliever Rick Aguilera. The quartet will be the Cubs first captains since the 1960s and early 1970s when Ron Santo held the position.

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1960, demolition of Ebbets Field begins. A ceremony takes place at home plate, featuring former Brooklyn Dodger stars Roy Campanella, Carl Erskine, and Ralph Branca. The Dodgers had played home games at Ebbets Field through 1957, before moving to Los Angeles.

1996, Major League Baseball's rules committee increases the size of the strike zone. The committee hopes the change will help pitchers while speeding up the pace of games.

1954, the New York Yankees sell pitcher Vic Raschi to the St. Louis Cardinals for $85,000. Raschi, a 13-game winner in 1953 and member of six world champions, refused to take a 25 per cent pay cut.

1921, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquire future Hall of Fame shortstop Rabbit Maranville from the Boston Braves for outfielders Billy Southworth and Fred Nicholson, infielder Walt Barbare, and $15,000.

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1943 The Texas League announces it will cease operations for the duration of the war.

1948 The White Sox trade Ed Lopat to the Yankees for Aaron Robinson, Bill Wight and Fred Bradley.

1966 University of Southern California pitcher Tom Seaver is signed by the Braves. The deal will later be voided, and the USC stand-out will be selected by the Mets in a special draft.

1986 Padre manager Dick Williams resigns and will be replaced by Steve Boros.

1990 At the age of 45, former Red Sox fan favorite Tony Conigliaro dies of pneumonia and kidney failure. He was the youngest player in AL ever to reach the 100-HR plateau.

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1874, future Hall of Fame shortstop Honus Wagner is born in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. Wagner will make his major league debut in 1897 and will hit .327 during a standout career with the Louisville Colonels and Pittsburgh Pirates.

1921, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquire future Hall of Fame shortstop Rabbit Maranville from the Boston Braves for infielder Walter Barbare, outfielders Fred Nicholson and Billy Southworth, and cash.

1926, Hall of Famer Eddie Plank dies at the age of 50. Plank won 326 games and posted a 2.35 over a 17-year career. In 1905, the durable Plank completed a league-leading 36 of his 41 starts.

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1935 Babe Ruth is released by the Yankees to sign with the Boston Braves for $20,000 and a profit-sharing plan.

1946 Bucky Harris is signed by the Phillies to manage the club. Philadelphia is the fourth team he has piloted.

1956 The Giants trade right-hander Hoyt Wilhelm to the Cardinals for first baseman/outfielder Whitey Lockman

1952 Dodger pitcher Don Newcombe is sworn into the Army.

1989 Margo Adams $12 million breach-of-contract suit against Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs is thrown out by a California court. She claimed Boggs had promised her a salary and expenses during their four-year association.

1992 After suffering a stroke, owner Jean Yawkey dies at the age of 83. For the first time in 59 years, someone other than a Yawkey will own the Red Sox.

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1912 The Yankees announce they will begin wearing pinstripes on their uniforms. It will take a few seasons (April 22, 1915) before it becomes a reality.


1948 Pie Traynor and Herb Pennock are elected to the Hall of Fame.


1984 Giants trade pitcher Fred Breining and Max Venable to the Expos for Al Oliver.


1985 Infielder Toby Harrah, an original Ranger, is traded by the Yankees to Texas for outfielder Billy Sample and a player to be named later.


1988 The Orioles trade third baseman Ray Knight to Detroit for pitcher Mark Thurmond.


1989 John Olerud, a Blue Jay selection in the draft, undergoes brain surgery for the removal of an aneurysm. The Washington State University left-handed first baseman had collapsed on January 11 after a workout.

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1903 Pittsburgh owner Barney Dreyfuss and James Potter lead a syndicate to buy the Phillies from John Rogers and A. J. Reach for $170,000. It will be another seven years before owning more than one team is prohibited.

1966 Seeking a three-year, $1.05 million contract, Dodger pitchers Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale begin a joint holdout.


1985 Rick Reuschel signs as a free-agent with the Pirates and spends the first two months in the minors. After being called up in May, he wins 14 games and the Comeback Player of the Year Award.


1986 Seven players, who are admitted drug users, are severely disciplined by Commissioner Peter Ueberroth; penalties include year-long suspensions without pay, heavy fines, drug-related community service and career-long drug testing.


1989 Former Cardinal player and manager, Red Schoendienst, and 29-year veteran major league umpire Al Barlick are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veteran Committee.


1990 The Special Hall of Fame Veterans Committee, for the second time in three years, does not select a player for induction.


2000 Yankee outfielder/DH Darryl Strawberry is suspended for one year after testing positive for cocaine last month. Baseball commissioner Bud Selig does not make any provision for an early return from the suspension based on good behavior.

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1903 The rules committee sets the height of the pitcher mound (box) to a maximum of fifteen inches.

1909 The Pirates begin construction of new stadium near Schenley Park near the Oakland section of Pittsburgh. The state-of-the-art stadium was named Forbes Field in honor of a pre-Revolutionary British general.

1967 Commissioner General William Eckert approves the BBWAA's plan to select a Cy Young Award recipient from both the National League and American League. The honor, which was initiated in 1956, had been given to just one pitcher in the major leagues each season, a position strongly supported by former commissioner Ford Frick.

1993 George Steinbrenner is reinstated as general partner of the New York Yankees. 'The Boss' had been banned due to his association with alleged gambler Howard Spira.

1994 Former banker Leonard Coleman is elected National League president replacing Bill White. He had been executive director for Major League Baseball market development.

1994 For the first time since 1912, replacement players appear in a game when the Angels play Arizona State University in an exhibition game in Tempe, Arizona.

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1927 Babe Ruth becomes the highest paid player in major league history when the Yankees announce the Bambino will earn $70,000 per season for the next three years. The 'Bambino' will sign the contract on March 4th.


1989 At a photo session, Met outfielder Darryl Strawberry throws a punch at the team's first baseman, Keith Hernandez. The scuffle started over comments about salaries and results with the Straw walking out of camp.


1992 The highest-paid player tag now belongs to Ryne Sandberg. Ryno signs a four-year contract extension worth 7.1 million dollars per season.


1995 The Reds and Indians make the first-ever trade of replacement players. Barbaro Garbey and four others go to the Reds in return for 'future considerations'.

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1967 The White Sox are given permission to use a partial designated hitter in spring training. With the home club's permission, each team will be allowed to use a designated pinch-hitter twice in the same game.

1984 Peter Ueberroth is elected baseball's sixth commissioner. The Los Angeles Olympic president replaces Bowie Kuhn as the major league's top executive.

1987 Part owner of the Seattle Mariners, entertainer Danny Kaye, dies of heart failure at age 74 .

1988 Upset by a practical joke played by teammate Jesse Orosco, Dodger slugger Kirk Gibson walks out of camp for a day. The southpaw reliever had put eyeblack on Gibson's cap.

2001 Rusty Greer, now the Rangers' new leadoff hitter due to the A-Rod deal, signs a $21.8 million, three-year contract extension with Texas. The .307 career hitting outfielder could make as much $36 million with incentives and options.

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1907 A $52,000 judgment is awarded to Baltimore due to Brooklyn's failure to pay the agreed sum of $40,000 for the franchise.


1913 The Yankees become the first team to train outside of the United States when they practice in Bermuda.


1919 Giant manager John McGraw sells southpaw Slim Sallee to the Reds, but the team will buy him back next year.


1921 Twelve-year Red Sox veteran outfielder Harry Hooper is traded to the White Sox for outfielder Nemo Leibold and Shano Collins.


1948 Stan Musial ends his hold out signing a contract for $31,000 with the Cardinals.


1976 Due to the intervention of San Francisco mayor George Moscone, the Giants will stay in city by the bay. In a last minute deal, the Stoneham family sells the team to Bob Lurie and Bud Herseth instead of the Labbat's Brewery which had planned to move the Giants to Canada.


1984 The Special Veterans Committee select two outstanding defensive players Pee Wee Reese (.269 - 16 seasons with Dodgers) and Rick Ferrell (.281 - 18 seasons w/Browns, Red Sox and Senators) to be members of Baseball's Hall of Fame.

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1936 The Cardinals, without the holdout Dean brothers, lose to the Cuban All-Stars in Cuba. Luis Tiant Sr., the dad of a future major league pitcher, is the starting pitcher for the home team.


1958 Trying to beat a 12:30 am curfew, Duke Snider, Johnny Podres and Don Zimmer suffer minor injuries in an auto mishap in Vero Beach. This is the third auto accident involving the Dodgers in the last two months. (Roy Campanella & Jim Gilliam)


1962 The Reds' third baseman Gene Freese will be out until August 17 due to a severe ankle fracture suffered in the team's first intrasquad game.


1964 Atlanta's Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. claims to have a verbal agreement with a major league team which promises to move to the Peach State if a stadium is ready by next year. The next day the Board of Alderman approves a $15-million stadium.


1966 Marvin Miller, assistant to the President of United Steelworkers, is elected as the executive director of the Major League Players' Association by the player representatives.


1973 Yankee teammates Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich announced they have traded families including their wives, children and even the dogs.

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1907 Phillies' owner A.J. Reach and John Rogers are acquitted of damages resulting from the 1903 ballpark disaster.


1922 Babe Ruth inks a three-year deal for $52,000. Home Run Baker, who makes $16,000, is the second highest paid New York player.


1923 The Cardinals announce players will wear numbers on their uniforms. The digits will correspond to the player's place in the batting order.

1945 Former major leaguer Harry O'Neill is killed during the Battle of Iwo Jima. He had caught one game with no at-bats for the Philadelphia A's in 1939.

1948 The Braves acquire Eddie Stanky from the Dodgers for Bama Rowell and $60,000.

1948 The Dodgers buy heavy-hitting first baseman Dolph Camilli from the Phillies for $45,000.

2001 The 1960 World Series hero, former Pirate second baseman Bill Mazeroski, is elected by the Veterans' Committee into the Hall of Fame along with Hilton Smith, a pitching standout with the Kansas City Monarchs.

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1903 The Giants trade last season's part-time manager Heinie Smith to Detroit for second baseman Kid Gleason. Gleason is immediately sent to the Phillies.

1923 Commissioner Landis turns down the American Legion requests to discontinue major league morning games on Memorial Day.

1924 At the age of 48, Reds' manager Pat Moran dies of Bright's disease at spring training.

1955 Commissioner Ford Frick announces he favors the legalization of the spitter.

1956 Still seeking workman's compensation coverage, the players accept the owners' position on the World Series television deal and the proposed minimum salary structure.

2001 Bud Selig upholds the January 14 Blue Jay and White Sox trade which sent Toronto pitchers David Wells and Matt DeWitt to the White Sox in exchange for pitchers Mike Sirotka, Kevin Beirne and Mike Williams and outfielder Brian Simmons. Although, upon further medical examinations, Mike Sirotka was determined to be 'damaged goods' prior to the deal, the commissioner used a 'buyers beware' policy stating the individual club must take responsibility for the information originally used in making the transaction

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1900 In New York, the National League decides to go with eight teams. These eight cities will remain the same for 53 years until the Braves move to Milwaukee in 1953.


1913 In Indianapolis, John Powers, founder of last year's failed mid-western Columbian League, organizes the Federal League. To avoid the agreement of the National Commission, the upstart league will operate independently with franchises in Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and St. Louis.


1923 Despite admitting to prior knowledge of the 1919 World Series fix, Commissioner Landis allows pitcher Rube Benton to return to the NL. Benton signs with the Reds and has a 14-10 season.


1930 Yankee superstar Babe Ruth signs a two-year deal for $160,000 making him the highest paid player of all time.


1941 'Losing Pitcher' Hugh Mulcahy of the Phillies becomes the first major league player to be drafted into the Armed Forces. The newest member of the 101st Artillery at Cape Cod's Camp Edwards on had lost 22 games last season and 20 in 1938 to lead the National League in defeats both years.


1944 The Tigers ask 6-foot-6 inch Ralph Stewart to attend spring training camp.


1947 In Havana's new stadium delCerro, the Dodgers beat the Yankees, 1-0 on Snuffy Stirnweiss's tenth inning single which is the Bronx Bombers only hit.


2001 In a press release, the Orioles announce Albert Belle, "has been found to be totally disabled and unable to perform as a Major League baseball player," due to a degenerative right hip. The Orioles will place the 34-year old outfielder on the 60-day disabled list thus beginning the process which conforms to the procedure set forth by Major League Baseball in the case of a totally disabling and permanent injury to a player.

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1897 The Cleveland Spiders sign Penobscot Indian Louis Sockalexis. Although the former Holy Cross star plays only three seasons due to alcoholism, the fans admire his outstanding skills and refer to team as the 'Indians'- in 1915 the name will become official.


1943 The Dodgers trade first baseman Babe Dahlgren to the Phillies for outfielder Lloyd Waner and infielder Al Glossop.


1961 The Yankees announce the team will be leaving its spring training home in St. Petersburg to move to Fort Lauderdale by 1963. The Yankee owners also encourage new yet unnamed National League New York franchise to play its home games at the Polo Grounds and not to consider Yankee Stadium.


1994 Phillies first baseman/outfielder John Kruk is diagnosed with testicular cancer. After surgery, doctors expect a full recovery.


1995 With a vote of 28-0, the major league owners admit two new teams, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The teams will be assigned leagues in January of 1997.

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1904 New York Giant players flee Mobile, Alabama when a judge issues an arrest warrant after a local umpire is beaten unconscious during an exhibition game.

1963 In an exhibition game against the White Sox, rookie Pete Rose goes 2-for-2 in his first appearance as a Red .


1992 The Pirates trade pitcher Neal Heaton (3-3, 4.33) to the Royals for outfielder Kirk Gibson (.236, 16 HR, 18 SB).


1993 Sherry Davis becomes the first woman major league public address announcer when she is hired by the Giants to work at Candlestick Park.


1995 Citing the labor unrest as the reason, former Chicago Bulls great Michael Jordan announces he is leaving baseball to return the NBA.

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1901 Baltimore manager John McGraw signs Tokohoma, a Cherokee Indian. Tokohoma turns out to be really a black second baseman named Charlie Grant.


1933 During an exhibition game in Los Angeles, a significant earthquake sends the Cubs and Giants scurrying to second base until the tremors stop.


1933 After a six year absence, Rogers Hornsby returns to the Cardinals as a player. The 'Rajah' was fired as the Cubs' manager last August.


1953 Braves' owner Lou Perini proposes a ban on any major league franchise shift to an existing minor league city until October 1st.


1957 Representative Emanuel Celler, whose congressional committee has investigated baseball, calls Commissioner Ford Frick a czar.


1958 American League batters this season will be required to wear batting helmets.


2001 Preston Wilson signs a $32 million, five-year contract with Florida. The 26-year old Marlin center fielder, the franchise's first 30-30 player, was obtained from the Mets in the Mike Piazza deal.

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1903 The New York Highlander franchise (to be renamed Yankees in 1913) is approved as a member of the American League.

1971 The Cubs' venerable catcher Randy Hundley suffers a badly sprained knee and will play only nine games this season.

1980 National League outfielder Chuck Klein and former Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey are elected into the Hall of Fame. Yawkey is the first person to be selected who was not first a player, manager or general manager.

1991 Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer's attempted comeback at the age of 45 comes to an end when the newly elected Hall of Famer tears a hamstring during spring training.

2001 Richard Hidalgo signs the third-richest contract in Astro history with a four-year $32 million, deal with the club. The outfielder's pact is less than teammate's Jeff Bagwell's $85 million (5-years), and Craig Biggio's $33 million (4-years).

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1915 Dodger manager Wilbert Robinson, thinking he is going to catch a baseball dropped from a plane, is surprised and splattered when the sphere turns out to be a grapefruit.


1937 Lou Gehrig signs with the Yankees for $38,000 and $750 signing bonus.


1944 It's True, Cy Young's middle name is not Tucumseh, as generally accepted, but the middle initial T really stands for True.


1954 During an exhibition game against the Yankees, recently acquired Brave Bobby Thomson breaks his ankle. The '51 National League playoff hero is replaced by a promising prospect named Hank Aaron.


1986 In a Royal pre-season game, Hal McRae (age 39) and his son Brian (age 18) play together against the Phillies. Kansas City manager Dick Howser refers to the event as the 'Big Mac Attack'.


2001 Throwing 22 strikes out of 29 pitches over two innings of shutout ball in his surprise start against the Mets at Roger Dean Stadium, Rick Ankiel makes his first appearance since the 2000 playoffs in which he loss his control throwing seven wild pitches in three postseason appearances.

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1953 Joseph Darst, mayor of St. Louis, vows to fight losing the hometown Browns to Baltimore.


1954 In an exhibition game against the Red Sox, Hank Aaron gets three hits in his first start as a Brave.


1961 The Mets lure former Yankee general manager George Weiss out of retirement to become the club's first president.


1995 The NLRB announces it will charge major league baseball owners with two counts of unfair labor practices.

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1907 After watching Ty Cobb quarrel with a black groundskeeper and with teammate Charlie Schmidt, Tiger manager Hugh Jennings tries to deal him to the Indians for outfielder Elmer Flick. The Tribe's manager Napoleon Lajoie turns down the deal for the 'Georgia Peach'.


1932 Babe Ruth signs a deal for $75,000 and a percentage of the exhibition gate. Legend has it the Bambino signed a blank contract with the amount filled in later by Yankee owner Jacob Ruppert.


1961 The state of New York approves a bond issue for the construction of a 55,000-seat stadium on the site of the 1939-40 World Fair in Queens Flushing Meadow area.


1953 In an effort to oust him from the league, the AL owners reject Bill Veeck's request to move the St. Louis Browns to Baltimore.


1994 Former Padre pitcher Eric Show dies of an accidental drug overdose at the age of 37.


2001 Slammin' Sammy Sosa signs a four-year contract extension keeping the Cub right fielder in the Windy City until 2006. The prolific home run hitter has average nearly sixty home runs (179HRs/3 years) for the last three season.

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1945 World War II vet Bert Shepard tries out for the Senators as a pitcher despite losing a leg in the war.

1960 New Orlean's franchise in the Southern Association, the Pelicans, cease operations and is replaced by Little Rock.


1971 Bernie Gera, a thirty-nine year old New York housewife, files a civil right suit against MLB after her contract to umpire in the New York-Penn League is voided after six days without an explanation.


1974 In Yuma, Arizona, Giant twenty-four game winner, Ron Bryant is hurt in a pool accident, his record will drop to 3-15 this season.


1975 Dodgers sign former Giant superstar Juan Marichal as a free agent, after two outings he will retire on April 17.


1977 Tony Armas, Mitchell Page and four pitchers are traded to the A's for Phil Garner, Tommy Helms and Charlie Batton.


2000 In spring training action, Red Sox star Pedro Martinez and five relievers combined on a perfect exhibition game beating the Blue Jays, 5-0.

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1936 Joe DiMaggio makes his Yankee debut in a big way getting four hits, including a triple in an 8-7 exhibition loss to the Cardinals.

1940 An inter-league exhibition all-star game raises over $20,000 to benefit the recently attacked country of Finland.

1953 Milwaukee County Stadium will be available to the Boston Braves at a very reasonable rental rate.

1965 Jackie Robinson becomes the first black to be a member of a national network broadcasting team when he signs on to announce games with ABC.

1966 Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale play hardball when negotiating with the Dodgers. The duo signs movie contracts showing they are serious about retiring from baseball if their salary demands are not met.

1969 Cardinal first baseman Orlando Cepeda is traded to the Braves for catcher/first baseman Joe Torre.

1976 Commissioner Kuhn orders owners to halt their lock-out and open spring training camps as soon as possible. All clubs will comply within forty-eight hours.

1977 A federal court rules in favor of Commissioner Kuhn's decision to void the 1976 A's sales of players by owner Charlie Finley.

2001 Joe Randa agree to a two-year contract extension keeping him in Kansas City until 2003 season. The Royals' third baseman batted .304 and knocked in 106 runs for the Royals in 155 games last season.

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1942 Manager Jimmy Dykes allows two blacks, Jackie Robinson and Nate Moreland, to work out in the White Sox Pasadena training camp, but dismisses both players.

1943 Due to wartime travel restrictions, spring training camps begin opening in northern locations. Some of the locales include Bear Mountain, NY (Dodgers), French Lick Springs, IN (Cubs and White Sox), Ashbury Park, NJ (Yankees), Medford, MA (Red Sox) and Wallingford, CT (Braves).

1953 The Braves end the 77-year old association with Boston and become the first major league club to move since 1903 when Baltimore moved to New York.

1957 Indian general manager Hank Greenberg turns down the Red Sox million-dollar offer for pitcher Herb Score. The former slugger says the Tribe is building for the future and not into selling its premier players.

1958 In an effort to change their image, the Dodgers announce Emmett Kelley, their resident clown, will not entertain the fans this season.

1985 Commissioner Peter Ueberroth reinstates Hall of Famers Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays. The two Hall of Famers had been banned from associating with major league baseball due to their employment with Atlantic City casinos.

2000 After acquiring Jesse Orosco from the Orioles in a December trade, the Mets send the veteran left-hander to the Cardinals for utility player Joe McEwing.

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1941 Recently released Cardinal Paul Dean signs with the Giants and goes 4-for-4, but the Giants also release him.

1951 Tiger player representative Fred Hutchinson asks for the players to have input in the selection of the new commissioner.

1970 Indian Ken Harrelson fractures his leg and will miss most of the season.

1977 A's pitcher Paul Lindblad is sold to the Rangers for $400,000 Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, unlike his previous Oakland A's decision, does not void the deal as not being in the best interest of baseball.

1989 Hoping to replace the injured Dave Winfield, the Yankees trade catcher Joel Skinner and a minor leaguer to the Indians for outfielder Mel Hall. The future Hall of Fame outfielder will miss the entire season due to back surgery.

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1934 Babe Didrickson, a renown female athlete, pitches the first inning of a Philadelphia A's exhibition game. The founder of the LPGA gives up no hits and walks only one Dodger.

1937 In one of the biggest trades in Negro League history, Josh Gibson and Judy Johnson are traded to the Homestead Grays for $25,000 and two journeymen.

1943 Longtime favorite A's outfielder, Bob Johnson is traded to the Senators for Bob Estalella and Jimmy Pofahl.

1953 Senator Edwin C. Johnson proposes a bill which will ban broadcasts of major league games in minor league territories. The justice department outlawed this practice in 1949.

1958 The Phillies obtain Yankee first baseman Joe Collins, but he decides to retire rather than report to the City of Brotherly Love.

1961 The Yankees announce the team will oppose any plan that would enable the new National League expansion franchise to use Yankee Stadium. This decision leaves the Polo Grounds as the only viable option for the new team.

1973 In an exhibition game played in Puerto Rico, Willie Mays, subbing for manager Yogi Berra, pilots the Mets to an 8-3 win over the Pirates.

1973 In a special election, the BBWAA select (393 out 424 votes) the late Roberto Clemente to be a member of the Hall of Fame. The usual five year rule had been previously waived by the organization's board of directors.

2002 The Commissioner's office announces MLB will continue the practice that began after the September 11 attacks of singing 'God Bless America' during the seventh-inning stretch in each team's first homestand. In addition, an American flag patches will be worn on the jackets of all 30 major league teams this season and special logos will be used on Opening Day, Memorial Day weekend and the Fourth of July with Canadian versions designed for the Blue Jays and Expos.

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1908 Tiger outfielder Ty Cobb signs for $4000 with an $800 bonus if he hits over .300.

1936 The Reds trade first baseman Jim Bottomley for the Browns' utility player Johnny Burnett

1957 It is reported the owners will get 9.3 million dollars for the 1957 TV-Radio rights.

1968 The new Kansas City AL franchise selects Royals as the team name.

1975 Georgia Tech blanks Earklham, 41-0, setting the NCAA mark for the largest margin of victory.

2002 The Phillies make public the one-day regular-season suspension of Larry Bowa handed down by Major League Baseball vice president for on-field operations Bob Watson. The action was taken as a result of the Philadelphia's manager's "inappropriate conduct toward the umpire" when he became enraged with the home plate umpire over two close calls on checked swings during an exhibition game against the Indians on March 9.

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1939 In his second exhibition game, Dodger Pete Reiser homers in his first at-bat against the Cardinals to begin a streak of 10 consecutive hits.

1962 Roger Maris declines to pose with Met coach Rogers Hornsby because the Hall of Famer had criticized him in the Rajah's' book, My Wars with Baseball.

1972 The Yankees trade first baseman Danny Cater to the Red Sox for lefty reliever Albert Walter Lyle. Over the next seven years, Sparky will pitch in 420 games in relief with 57-40 record and a 2.41 ERA notching 141 saves as he helps the Bronx Bombers to appear in three World Series.

1986 Yankee pitcher Britt Burns, an 18-game winner with the White Sox last season, will miss the entire season due to a degenerative hip condition.

1993 In a tragic accident, Indian pitchers Steve Olin and Tim Crews are killed when their motorboat strikes a pier. Bob Ojeda is severely injured, but will return to play major league baseball.

2002 After a poor spring trying to make the Dodgers as a bench player, 38-year-old Dante Bichette (.299, 274, 1,141) announces his retirement. The four-time All-Star played with the Angels, Brewers, Rockies, Reds and Red Sox during his 14-year major league career.

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I remember that 1993 accident from many things. That is sad.:(

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1933 Babe Ruth takes a $23,000 pay cut which is indicative of the depression era.

1936 Paul Dean signs for $10,000 with the Cardinals.

1947 During a four-hour hearing with Commissioner Chandler at the Sarasota Terrace Hotel, Leo Durocher admits to playing occasional card games for money with Kirby Higbe.

1982 The Dodgers automatically renew Fernando Valenzuela's contract when he ends his three week holdout, but the portly left handed refuses to sign it.

1984 The Tigers trade utility player John Wockenfuss and outfielder Glenn Wilson to the Phillies for relief pitcher Willie Hernandez and first baseman Dave Bergman.

2001 During an exhibition game against the Giants, Diamondback hurler Randy Johnson's fastball hits and instantly kills a dove flying in front of home plate. The bird appears to explode as the National League Cy Young winner's pitch sends it over catcher Rod Barajas' head.

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1938 Commissioner Landis frees seventy-four Cardinal minor leaguers to halt the cover up he perceives taking place in the St. Louis farm system.

1951 The Dodgers sign a 21-year lease with the City of Vero Beach for use of their spring training site.

1959 The Cardinals trade Sam Jones to the Giants for first baseman/outfielder Bill White and third baseman Ray Jablonski

1962 The Phillies trade third baseman Andy Carey and second baseman Lou Vassie to the White Sox for pitcher Cal McLish. Chicago then trades Carey to the Dodgers for Ramon Conde and Jim Koranda.

1978 The Mets trade popular shortstop Bud Harrelson to Philadelphia for minor league infielder Freddie Andrews.

1990 Howard Spira is arrested for extorting money from George Steinbrenner The Yankee owner paid Spira $40,000 in January.

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1936 Tigers sign Hank Greenberg for $20,000 and Red Ruffing comes to terms with the Yankees for $12,000.


1951 During a spring exhibition game against the University outfielder Southern California at Bovard Field, Mickey Mantle hits a home run which is estimated to travel 650 feet. The rookie's performance, which includes a single, triple and another homer, is one of the highlights of the Yankees' first ever west coast trip.

1957 Yankee manager Casey Stengel is arrested and is released on $50 bail after he allegedly curses at and kicks a newspaper photographer during an exhibition game in St. Petersburg.

1974 The Red Sox release veterans Orlando Cepeda and Luis Aparicio as well as pitcher Bobby Bolin.

1977 After thirteen years in Boston, infielder Rico Petrocelli is released by the Red Sox.

1981 Phillies trade Bob Walk to the Braves for outfielder Gary Matthews.

2000 In 17.6 seconds the Kingdome is demolished into a mound of rubble over 65 feet high thanks to 21.6 miles of detonation cord and 5,800 holes filled with gelatin dynamite.

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1935 The Cardinals sell Pat Malone to the Yankees.

1945 Tryouts are granted to pitcher Terris McDuffie and first baseman Dave Thomas when a group of blacks appear at the Dodger offices in Brooklyn. The two players will work out at Ebbets Field in front of Branch Rickey on April 7.

1962 Elvin Tappe is named as the Cubs first head coach of the season in team's college of coaches plan. Chicago hasn't had a manager since 1960.

1963 The Reds sell pitcher Johnny Klippstein to the Phillies.

1985 It's bad news for the Cubs as a judge rules laws banning night games are constitutional. The Cubs brought suit after having to give up a home playoff game last season due to the lack of lights at Wrigley.

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1973 Twins' pitcher Jim Perry becomes the first player to use the '10 and 5 rule' when he okays his own trade to the Tigers for minor league pitcher Dan Fife and cash.


1973 Two days before his 29th birthday, the Braves release former 30-game winner Denny McLain. In a career which spanned ten years, McLain compiled a 131-92 record with an ERA of 3.39


1982 Mariners sign 43-year old Gaylord Perry to a one-year contract. The ancient mariner needs only three victories to reach the 300 win mark.

1987 The Mets trade catcher Ed Hearn, pitcher Rick A. Anderson and pitching prospect Mauro Gozzo to the Royals for David Cone and minor leaguer Chris Jelic.

1989 Sports Illustrated exposes Pete Rose's gambling activities. The article alleges 'Charlie Hustle' bet from the Riverfront dugout using hand gestures with an associate.

1992 Brewers trade Gary Sheffield to the Padres for pitcher Ricky Bones and minor leaguers Jose Valentin and Matt Mieske.

2002 After being told he would not be an everyday player, thirty-seven year old Jose Canseco is given his release by the Expos. The 1988 American League MVP, who needs 38 homers to reach 500, batted .258 and hit 16 home runs for the White Sox last season while appearing in 76 games.

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1977 After being benched, Ranger Lenny Randle attacks and fractures the cheekbone of his manager Frank Lucchesi. The Ranger skipper may have triggered the incident by calling Randle a punk.

1978 By releasing the aging superstar, the A's end the fifteen-year career of Dick Allen. The Wampum, Pennsylvania native finishes his stormy relationship with Major League baseball with 351 HRs, 1,192 RBIs and .292 batting average.

1985 Sports Illustrated's April 1st edition tricks the nation as author George Plimpton weaves a fictitious tale of Sidd Finch, a Met rookie phenom who throws 168 mph fastball. Staged photographs and quotes from Mets in real life help to give the story a realistic edge.

1986 Red Sox trade designated hitter Mike Easler to the Yankees for designated hitter Don Baylor

1988 The Yankees waive pitcher Phil Niekro four days shy of his 47th birthday.

1999 In Cuba, the Orioles beat the Cuban National team, 3-2 thanks to a Harold Baines 11th inning game-winning hit. It is the first time a U.S team has played in Cuba since the 1950's.
2002 The Cubs, in disparate need of a closer due to Tom Gordon's muscle tear, trade pitcher Julian Tavarez (10-9, 4.52) and three minor leaguers to the Marlins for Antonio Alfonseca (4-4, 28 saves) and right-hander Matt Clement (9-10, 5.05).

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1933 Kiki Cuyler breaks his leg and will miss nearly three months of the season. The Cub outfielder missed half of last season when he broke his other leg.

1935 The Cardinals release Dazzy Vance. He will spend his last season with the Dodgers in Brooklyn.

1975 Mel Stottlemyre, suffering from a torn rotator cuff, is given his unconditional release by the Yankees. He compiled a 164-139 record and a 2.97 ERA as well as 40 shutouts.

1944 During Pacific Coast League exhibition game, Oakland lends Los Angeles players after five teammates suffer an assortment of injuries in a car accident. LA beats Oakland, 6-2.

2001 Todd Helton signs a nine-year, $141.5 million contract extension making him the highest-paid player in Rockies history. The Colorado first baseman batted .372, hit 42 homers and knocked in 147 runs.

2002 Rickey Henderson is added to the Red Sox's Opening Day roster as his contract is purchased from Triple-A Pawtucket. The future Hall of Fame outfielder, who joined the exclusive 3000-hit club on the final day of last season, will begin his 24th year in majors appearing with his eighth different club.

2002 MLB announces there will be a minute of silence at 9:11 at every major league team's first night game this season to remember September 11th's tragic events. The song 'God Bless America' will continue to be sung during the seventh-inning stretch of all games.


2002 Miller Park's retractable roof will only be used on a limited basis at the start of season as engineers try to eliminate persistent noise coming from the year-old roof.

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1922 Christy Mathewson is elected as Bucknell's "B" Club first president.

1967 Dodger outfielder Willie Davis suffers a broken ankle.

1978 The Red Sox obtain Dennis Eckersley and catcher Fred Kendall from the Indians for pitchers Rick Wise and Mike Paxton along with designated hitter Ted Cox and catcher Bo Diaz. The 'Eck' will win 20 games for Boston next season.

1984 Padres obtain Yankee veteran third baseman Graig Nettles for pitcher Dennis Rasmussen and prospect Darin Cloniger.

1992 The White Sox trade Sammy Sosa and pitcher Ken Patterson to the cross-town rival Cubs for slugger George Bell.

1993 Peanuts character Charlie Brown hits a game-winning HR; it is his first in 43 years; almost 10 percent of the nearly 18,000 Peanuts strips created by Charles Schulz focused on baseball.

1998 In the longest scoreless opener in National League history pinch-hitter Alberto Castillo's single with two outs and the bases loaded gives the Mets a 1-0 victory over the Phillies. The longest Opening Day game in major league history occurred in 1926 when the Senators blanked the Philadelphia A's in 15 innings, 1-0 .

2001 Kids will be invited from all over the nation to play baseball on the White House lawn as President George W. Bush, former owner of the Rangers, announces to a group of Hall of Famers in the East Room he has ordered a junior-size baseball field to be built outside the Oval Office.
2001 Choosing to end his career as Yankee and as member of a World Champion team, Doc Gooden, 36, retires from baseball in his hometown of Tampa. He will remain on the Yankee payroll and will have a position within the organization.

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1958 Indians Gene Woodling, Dick Williams and Bud Daley are traded to the Orioles for Larry Doby and Don Ferrarese.


1959 The Pacific Coast League proposal to use a designated hitter is voted down by the Professional Baseball Rules Committee. Prompted by the Cubs' college of coaches, the committee also rules each team must name a manager 30 minutes prior to the game.


1968 The AL's new franchise in Seattle chooses Pilots as its nickname.


1982 Rangers trade outfielder/first baseman Al Oliver to the Expos for outfielder/third baseman Larry Parrish and minor league first baseman Dave Hostetler.


1993 Bill White, the first black to serve as a league president, resigns from his National League post. The former Cardinal first baseman will remain at the job until March of 1994.


1994 Mets trade hard-luck righthander Anthony Young to the Cubs for shortstop Jose Vizcaino. Young holds the major league record for the most consecutive losses by a pitcher.


1994 The White Sox assign NBA superstar Michael Jordan to Birmingham Barons of the Class AA Southern League.


1996 For the first time in history, the major league season opens in March with Mariners beating the White Sox in 12 innings, 3-2.


1998 At Atlanta's Turner Field, all -time HR leader and fan favorite, Hank Aaron, helps to mark Milwaukee's historic return to the NL with a rare on-the-field appearance.


1998 In front of a sellout crowd of 47,484 at Bank One Ballpark, the Arizona Diamondback lose to the Rockies, 9-2. The seven run difference matches the '62 Mets and the '77 Mariners for the most-lopsided lost by an expansion team in their first game.


1998 The Tigers spoil the Devil Rays major league debut beating the AL's newest team, 6-2 at Tropicana Field in Tampa.


1998 The Brewers play their inaugural game as a National League team and lose to the Braves at Turner Field, 2-1. Milwaukee is the first team since the inception of the American League in 1901 to switch leagues.

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1911 All National League umpires are asked by league president Tom Lynch to provide evidence of vision tests.


1914 Rude Waddell, who once struck out a record 349 batters in one season, dies of tuberculosis at age 37.


1937 Reds' Babe Herman is sold to the Tigers.


1950 Pacific Coast League Hollywood Stars wear shorts and rayon shirts as their Opening Day uniform.


1962 University of Detroit basketball star, Dave DeBusschere signs with the White Sox as a pitcher.


1963 Duke Snider returns to New York as the Mets purchase him from the Dodgers.


1964 Cleveland's manager Birdie Tebbetts suffers a heart attack.


1982 The Mets trade outfielder Lee Mazzilli to Texas for rookie pitchers Ron Darling and Walt Terrell.


1987 The Cardinals deal three youngsters, outfielder Andy VanSlyke, catcher Mike LaValliere and pitcher Mike Dunne, to get Pirate backstop, Tony Pena.


1987 Mets phenom pitcher Doc Gooden avoids suspension for substance abuse by agreeing to enter a drug rehab facility.


1989 Former Yale University and National League president Bart Giamatti becomes seventh commissioner of major league baseball.


1996 The Opening Day game is postponed when umpire John McSherry suffers a fatal heart attack in the first inning of the season opener in Cincinnati.


1996 Rallying from a 6-0 deficit, the Mets beat the Cardinals, 7-6, making it the biggest Opening Day comeback of the century.


1997 Setting a record for the most runs scored in one inning of an Opening Day contest this century, the Padres score 11 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning en route to a 12-5 rout of Mets. Chris Gomez, Rickey Henderson and Quilvio Veras lead the attack with back-to-back-to-back home runs.


2001 In the first major league game ever played Puerto Rico, the Blue Jays defeat the Rangers, 8-1 in the major league season opener. Making his Texas debut, $252 million shortstop Alex Rodriguez gets the season's first hit and scores the first run, but also makes a throwing error on his first chance.

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1931 Chattanooga Lookouts pitcher Jackie Mitchell, a seventeen-year old girl, strikes out a good-natured Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig on six pitches in an exhibition game.


1952 In Denver, Giant's Monte Irvin breaks his ankle sliding into third during an exhibition game against the Indians.


1962 Cleveland trades first baseman Vic Power and pitcher Dick Stigman to Twins for pitcher Pedro Ramos


1984 For the first time in ten years, the Mets lose on Opening Day bowing to the Reds, 8-1.


1996 Due to renovations in the coliseum, the A's played their season opener in Las Vegas losing to the Blue Jays 9-6 in front of only 7,296 fans at Cashman Field.


1996 Tiger first baseman Cecil Fielder steals the first base of his eleven-year career. The swipe of second comes in the 1,097th game 'Big Daddy's' has played in the majors establishing the longest duration a player has ever gone without a stolen base.


1997 For the first time in major league history, the salary of one player is more than the payroll of an entire team. The White Sox will pay Albert Belle $10 million for the season which is $928,333 more than the entire Pirate payroll.


2001 On Opening Day, Yankee fireballer Roger Clemens becomes the all-time AL career strike out leader passing Walter Johnson as he Ks Royals Joe Randa for his 3,509 Junior circuit victim. Passing the 'Big Train, the 'Rocket' now takes over the seventh spot in major league history.


2001 For the first time in major league history, a Japanese-born position player participates in a regular-season major league game. Ichiro Suzuki, hitless in his first three at-bats, singles in the seventh inning to ignite a two-run rally and bunts for a hit in the eighth in his Mariner debut at Safeco Field.

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1901 After jumping back to the Giants, Christy Matthewson is accused by Connie Mack of reneging on his Philadelphia contract.


1923 Expelled players Happy Felsch and Swede Risberg, both who were indicted on fixing the 1919 World Series, file suit against the White Sox for back salary and $400,000 in damages.


1961 Connie Mack Stadium (formerly known as Shibe Park) is sold and will be torn down after the 1963 season to make room for bowling alleys.


1966 After his name is picked from a hat in a special draft, Tom Seaver signs with the Mets for a reported $50,000 bonus.


1974 The Indians trade 17-year old Pedro Guerrero to Dodgers for pitcher Bruce Ellingsen.


1985 The owners' proposal of expanding the 1985 League Championship Series from the best-of-five games to best-of-seven is agreed to by the Players' Association .


1987 The Cubs trade starter Dennis Eckersley and minor leaguer Dan Rohn to the A's for three minor leaguers. The 'Eck' will become one of the game's top relievers in Oakland.


1989 In his first major league at bat, Ken Griffey Jr. doubles off of A's Dave Stewart.


1989 With an 8-4 victory over Cardinals, the Mets win their 11th consecutive home opener. The Amazins' now have won on Opening Day in 18 of the last 20 seasons.


1994 In the first Sunday night major league season opener, the Cardinals beat the Reds, 6-4

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1948 Phillie manager Connie Mack, who is 84-years-old, challenges Clark Griffith, the 78-year-old owner of the Senators, to a foot race from home plate to first base. The contest ends in a photo finish tie.


1974 In front a crowd of 52,000 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's all-time home run record in his first at-bat hitting his 714th against Jack Billingham. Atlanta had considered keeping Aaron on the bench on the road so he could try to tie the record in front of the hometown fans, but commissioner Bowie Kuhn ordered the Braves to put Hammerin' Hank into the lineup for at least two of the three games.

1988 In a 10-6 victory over the Expos, Kevin McReynolds and Darryl Strawberry hit two home runs apiece helping the Mets to establish an Opening Day record with six homers. The 'Strawman's' second shot is estimated at 525 feet and is believed to be the longest dinger ever hit at Olympic Stadium.


1988 Blue Jay designated hitter George Bell becomes the first player to hit three home runs on Opening Day helping Toronto defeat the Royals 5-3. All of the homers are off Bret Saberhagen.


1989 On Opening Day, Tommy John ties record by playing in 26 seasons. The Yankee veteran hurler beats the Twins, 4-2 for his 287th win putting him 19th overall in career wins.


1993 At Camden Yards, William Jefferson Clinton becomes the first U.S. president to throw the first pitch of the season from the pitcher's mound.


1994 A total of 56,706 fans attend Opening Day making it the largest crowd ever at new Yankee Stadium.


1994 President Clinton throws out the first ball and 'El Presidente' Dennis Martinez throws the first pitch as the Indians defeat the Mariners, 4-3 In 11 innings in the first game ever played at Jacobs Field. With Bob Feller, the author of the only Opening Day no-hitter game in major league history in attendance, Mariner southpaw Randy Johnson holds the tribe hitless for the first seven innings.


1994 On Opening Day at Wrigley Field, Cub rookie Tuffy Rhodes becomes first player to homer in his first three at-bats starting the season. The three solo round-trippers are off Doc Gooden, the winning pitcher in the Mets 12-8 victory.


1998 Mark McGwire begins what will be a historic season homering in the fourth consecutive game to tie Willie Mays' NL record for most homers to start a season. Big Mac's three-run blast in the sixth inning helps the Cardinals beat the Padres, 8-6.


1999 Opening Day starts in Mexico, making it the first time baseball's first pitch comes outside the U.S. or Canada as the Rockies defeat the National League's defending champs Padres.


2001 For the first time since June 7, 1995, the Indians do not have a sellout crowd at Jacobs Field. The streak of 455 games of consecutive full houses is a major league record.


2001 Throwing the earliest no-hitter in major league history, Hideo Nomo blanks the Orioles, 3-0 at Camden Yards in his first start in a Red Sox uniform. Second baseman Mike Lansing makes an outstanding play with one out in the ninth to preserve the Japanese-born hurler's second career no-hitter.

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1913 In an exhibition game against the Yankees, 25,000 fans watch the Dodgers play their first game in Ebbets Field. Brooklyn beats New York, 3-2 with Casey Stengel hitting the park's first HR, an inside-the-parker.


1925 Babe Ruth collapses at railroad station in Asheville, North Carolina, and will be hospitalized in New York.


1934 WSAL hires Red Barber to broadcast Cincinnati Reds games.


1934 Babe Ruth, sponsored by Quaker Oats, agrees to do weekly NBC broadcasts. His thirteen week radio salary will be $4000 more than his Yankee contract.


1971 At RFK Stadium, 45,000 fans watch the last opening day game to be played in Washington, D.C.


1972 The season opener between Astros and Reds is canceled due to the player strike which started on April 1. It marks the first time in major league history Opening Day is delayed and 86 games will be lost before the labor dispute is settled.


1993 At Shea Stadium, the Rockies lose their NL debut to the Mets , 3-0. Doc Gooden pitches a 4-hit complete game for the victory.


1993 In front of 42,334 fans at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, the Florida Marlins, in their major league first game ever, defeat the Dodgers, 6-3.

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1913 In an exhibition game against the Yankees, 25,000 fans watch the Dodgers play their first game in Ebbets Field. Brooklyn beats New York, 3-2 with Casey Stengel hitting the park's first HR, an inside-the-parker.

1925 Babe Ruth collapses at railroad station in Asheville, North Carolina, and will be hospitalized in New York.

1934 WSAL hires Red Barber to broadcast Cincinnati Reds games.

1934 Babe Ruth, sponsored by Quaker Oats, agrees to do weekly NBC broadcasts. His thirteen week radio salary will be $4000 more than his Yankee contract.

1971 At RFK Stadium, 45,000 fans watch the last opening day game to be played in Washington, D.C.

1972 The season opener between Astros and Reds is canceled due to the player strike which started on April 1. It marks the first time in major league history Opening Day is delayed and 86 games will be lost before the labor dispute is settled.

1993 At Shea Stadium, the Rockies lose their NL debut to the Mets , 3-0. Doc Gooden pitches a 4-hit complete game for the victory.

1993 In front of 42,334 fans at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, the Florida Marlins, in their major league first game ever, defeat the Dodgers, 6-3.

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1971 Willie Mays, a month shy of his fortieth birthday, homers on Opening Day and will hit home runs in the next three games to tie a major league record.

1973 At Fenway Park, Yankees' Ron Blomberg becomes the first designated hitter in major league history.

1973 Posthumously, the Pirates retire Roberto Clemente's number in front of record crowd at Three Rivers.

1974 The Yankees begin a two year stint at Shea as Yankee Stadium is remodeled.

1977 For the second time in nine years, a new franchise makes its major league debut in Seattle. The Mariners lose their first regular-season game at Kingdome to Frank Tanana and the Angels, 7-0.

1982 A freak heavy spring snow storm brings subfreezing temperatures across the northeast and midwest and causes the postponement of home openers for the Yankees, Tigers, White Sox, Brewers, Indians, Phillies and Pirates.

1988 The Blue Jays’ reluctant designated hitter, George Bell, follows up his three home run Opening Day performance going 5-for-5 (three singles and two doubles) leading Toronto over the Royals, 11-4. Considered a defensive liability, last year’s American League MVP will return to left field full time.

1989 Dodger hurler Orel Hershiser's scoreless-inning streak ends at 59 in the first inning of a 4-3 loss to the Reds.

2001 In the Home Opener at Veteran Stadium, Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning's number 14 jersey is retired. Kentucky's Republican U.S. senator, who compiled a 224-184 in his 17-year career pitching for the Tigers, Phillies, Pirates and Dodgers, joins Richie Ashburn (1), Robin Roberts (36), Steve Carlton (32) and Mike Schmidt (20) as the fifth player to have his number retired by the Phillies.

2001 The Brewers, after a disappointing 0-4 start on the road, get into the winner's circle in front of President George W. Bush, as they beat the Reds in the major league debut of Miller Park, 5-4. Sean Casey, hits the park's first homer, but Archie Sexson's 435-foot home run in the eighth inning breaks a 4-4 deadlock giving Milwaukee its first win.

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1925 As he is playing first base, A's Joe Hauser's kneecap shatters spontaneously. His other knee would shatter in the same way a few years later.


1948 The Phillies trade infielder Ralph LaPointe and give $30,000 to the Cardinals to obtain first baseman Dick Sisler.


1969 After throwing the first two pitches of the season, Don Drysdale finds himself and his team trailing the Reds, 2-0. The Los Angeles' right-hander, after giving up back-to-back homers to Pete Rose and Bobby Tolan settles down and the Dodgers comeback to win the game, 3-2.


1969 Ted Williams makes his managerial debut in front of President Nixon and a crowd of 45,000 at Washington's RFK Stadium. His Senators are defeated by the Yankees, 8-4.


1970 Three weeks after shifting their team from Seattle to Milwaukee, the former Pilots in front of 37,237 enthusiastic fans at County Stadium, become the Brewers and play their first game; Lew Krausse is routed by the Angels as Andy Messersmith four-hits Milwaukee, 12-0.


1973 Indians set an Opening Day attendance mark as 74,420 fans watch the Tribe trim Tigers, 2-1.


1977 The Blue Jays in their franchise debut defeat the White Sox, 9-5. In his first major league at-bat Toronto's Al Woods homers as a pinch-hitter and rookie Doug Ault homers twice.


1979 Astro Ken Forsch no-hits the Braves making the Forsch brothers the first siblings to both pitch a no-hitter. On April 16, 1978, Bob, as a member of the Cardinals, threw a no-hitter against the Phillies.


1984 With a 4-0 shutout against White Sox in Comiskey, Jack Morris becomes the first Tiger since Jim Bunning in 1958 to toss a no-hitter.


1986 Red Sox outfielder Dwight Evans becomes the first player to hit the first pitch on Opening Day for a home run. Jack Morris throws the gopher ball but gets the win as the Tigers edges Boston, 6-5.


1987 Braves Rick Mahler hurls his third Opening Day shutout tying a NL record.


1988 Red rookie third baseman, Chris Sabo, ties a major league record with eleven assists in one game.


2000 Devil Rays retire uniform No. 12 in honor of Wade Boggs. Although the former Red Sox and Yankee third baseman only spent just two years with Tampa Bay, he hit the franchise's first HR and became he 23rd member of the 3,000-hit club as a member of the team.


2000 In 15 games, a record total of 57 home runs are hit in the major leagues - two more than the August 13, 1999 mark established in 17 games; 36 AL homers sets the record for a league in one day, surpassing the previous mark by 6.


2000 The Astros play a regular-season game outdoors in Houston for the first time since 1965 as Houston opens Enron Field with a 6-1 loss to the Phillies.


2000 Berley W. Visgar is sentenced to 90 days in jail and is fined $1,000 by Circuit Judge Michael Brennan for going on County Stadium's field last season and jumping onto the back of Astros' outfielder Bill Spiers. Although Visgar has no prior criminal record, the judge believes a harsh sentence will hopefully stop fans from similar actions in the future.

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1934 At Shibe Park, 15,000 fans witness the first legal baseball game between major league teams played on a Sunday in the city of Philadelphia. In a hometown exhibition game, the Phillies beat the A's, 8-1.


1963 In his first major league at-bat, Pete Rose works out a walk off Pirate pitcher Earl Francis.


1969 Jack Murphy Stadium is dedicated as 23,370 fans watch the Padres make their NL debut defeating the Astros, 2-1.


1969 In their first game in franchise history, the Montreal Expos defeat the Mets, 11-10 at Shea Stadium. The key hit, a three-run HR by Jose 'Coco' Laboy, is given up by Canadian-born Met relief pitcher Ron Taylor.


1969 Scoring all of their runs in the top of the first, the Seattle Pilots make their major league debut defeating the Angels, 4-3.


1969 The Royals play their first game in the history of the franchise and joins the winner circle along with the other three new clubs making their debuts today.


1974 Hammerin' Hank Aaron passes Babe Ruth as the all-time HR leader with his 715th off Dodger hurler Al Downing in Atlanta's home opener.


1975 Frank Robinson becomes the first black manager in major league history as his Indians defeat the Yankees 5-3. The Tribes' new player-manager hits a home run in his first at-bat as the designated hitter.


1986 Facing Nolan Ryan of the Astros, Giant rookie Will Clark homers in his first major league at-bat


1986 The Mariners' Jim Presley hits two home runs in the ninth and tenth innings helping Seattle to beat the Angels, 8-4 in a dramatic comeback victory on Opening Day.


1987 Indian hurlers Phil Niekro and Steve Carlton combine to beat the Blue Jays, 14-3, making it the first time in major league history that two 300-game winners pitched for the same team in the same game. Niekro goes six innings to get his 312th career win and 'Lefty' blanks Toronto for four innings.


1993 Indian Carlos Baerga becomes the first major leaguer to homer from both sides of the plate in the same inning.


1994 Braves' Kent Mercker no-hits Los Angeles, 6-0 at Dodger Stadium. It is the lefthander's first complete game in the major leagues.


1994 Chan Ho Park becomes the first Korean to play in the major leagues as he makes Dodger pitching debut.


2000 Kenny Rogers has his 19-game home winning streak snapped as Blue Jay David Wells pitches a nine-hit complete game shutout beating Texas, 4-0. Rogers' streak, compiled with the Yankees, A's, Mets and Rangers, is the third-longest in major league history.

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1913 Ebbets Field makes it debut as 12,000 cold fans watch the Phillies beat the Dodgers,1-0.


1947 Dodger skipper Leo Durocher is suspended for one year by commissioner Happy Chandler for an assortment of actions deemed detrimental to baseball.


1959 Little League mounds are moved back two feet (46 feet) in an effort to protect the batter.


1965 Mickey Mantle hits the first indoor homer ever as the Astrodome opens with an exhibition game with the Astros hosting the Yankees. President Lyndon Johnson was supposed to throw out the first pitch but arrived late.


1969 Cub outfielder Billy Williams hits four consecutive doubles to helping the Cubs beat the Phillies, 11-3.


1977 Frustrated owner Ray Kroc apologies to Padre fans for the team's "stupid baseball playing". During the fast-food tycoon's tirade, a streaker runs across the field.


1980 Two days prior to the start of the season, the season the Durham Bulls uniforms are stolen. Atlanta's minor league director, Hank Aaron, sends the team a set of used Braves uniforms to wear on the road as the team decides to wear its road uniforms at home.


1981 At Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles rookie Fernando Valenzuela makes his first major league hurling a five-hitter beating the Astros, 2-0


1985 White Sox hurler Tom Seaver makes his 15th opening-day start breaking Christy Mathewson's record.


1990 Astro Glen Davis is hit by a pitch three times, tying a major league record, in a 8-4 opening day loss to the Reds.


1993 At Comiskey, Bo Jackson homers in his return after eighteen months of rehab following his career threatening football injury.


1993 In front of a crowd of 80,227, the Rockies defeat the Expos 11-4 for their first win ever. The Colorado crowd breaks the NL record of 78,672 for attendance in a home debut set by the Dodgers in Los Angeles on April 18, 1958 .


1996 Frank Kucharski of Chester, Connecticut attends his 22nd consecutive Yankee season opener at the stadium.


2000 The Twins beat the Royals, 13-7, as both teams each hit three consecutive home runs in the same game for the first time in major league history. Ron Coomer, Jacque Jones and Matt Lecroy connect consecutively in the sixth for Minnesota and Carlos Beltran, Jermaine Dye and Hector Carrasco go back-to-back-to-back for Kansas City.


2001 Willie Stargell, the all-time Pirate career leader in home runs, RBIs and extra base hits dies from kidney problems at the age of 61. After leading the Bucs to the 1979 World Championship, 'Pops', a career .282 hitter, became the oldest player (39) to win a MVP award when he shares the award with Keith Hernandez.


2001 Pittsburgh's PNC Park makes its major league debut as hometown product, Sean Casey, leads the visiting Reds past the Pirates, 8-2. The Cincinnati first baseman, who hit the first home run at Miller Park three days ago, goes 4-for-4 and again has the honor of hitting the first round tripper in a major league park's history. The bat, which is used to hit both historic homers, is sent the Hall of Fame.

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1913 In a game which features President Woodrow Wilson throwing out the first pitch, Washington's Walter Johnson gives up an unearned run in the first inning of the home opener but will not yield another for 56 innings. The Senators beat the Yankees, 2-1.


1947 During the sixth inning of an exhibition game against their minor league team at Ebbets Field, the Montreal Royals, Dodger president Branch Rickey issues a two sentence statement to the press which will forever change the game. It reads "The Brooklyn Dodgers today purchased the contract of Jackie Roosevelt Robinson from the Montreal Royals. He will report immediately."


1950 Due to a salary dispute, Al Widmar quits team and threatens to sue baseball. The Browns' pitcher will sign a contract within the week.


1961 After JFK throws out the first ball, the 'new' Washington Senators (the old team moved to Minnesota at the start of the season) play their first game in history and lose to the White Sox, 4-3.


1962 At Colt Stadium in Houston, thanks to a pair of three-run HRs by Roman Mejias, the Colt 45's, in their first ever major league game, defeat the Cubs, 11-2. Former Yankee hurler Bobby Shantz gets the win for the new franchise.


1969 Met center fielder Tommy Agee hits a monster shot into the upper deck in left field making it the longest home run to reach the seats in Shea Stadium history; Disc commemorating Agee's historic homer at Shea Stadium


1973 A crowd of 39,464 chilly fans watch the first game at Royals Stadium and see the home team rout Rangers, 12-1.


1981 On Opening Day, White Sox catcher Carlton Fisk, playing the first game of his career while not wearing a Red Sox uniform makes a dramatic return to Fenway hitting a three-run homer in the eighth to knot the score at 3-3. Chicago will tack on two more runs in the ninth, and will beat Boston, 5-3.


1982 A crowd 62,443 fans show up with the game-time temperature 38 degrees with a wind chill of 17 to see the Indians drop the season opener to the Rangers, 8-3. Five hundred tons of snow had to be removed from the Municipal Stadium field prior to the game.


1985 Cal Ripken sprains his left ankle during a pick-off play in the third inning of a game (444 of the streak) against the Rangers. The 'Iron man' does not leave the game and X-rays taken later on reveal no fractures.


1989 Blue Jay's Dave Stieb pitches his third one-hitter in his past four starts beating the Yankees, 8-0.


1990 Wade Boggs is intentionally walked three times tying a major league mark for nine inning game.


2000 On his father's 50th birthday, Ken Griffey Jr. becomes the youngest player (30 years, 141 days) to hit 400 career homers beating Jimmie Foxx's previous mark (30 years, 248 days old).

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1912 Giant pitcher Rube Marquard begins a nineteen-game consecutive winning streak beating Dodgers, 18-3


1955 On the first pitch of his first major league at-bat, future manager Chuck Tanner hits a home run for the Braves.


1961 The upstart Angels playing their first game in franchise history defeat a strong Oriole team, 7-2. Ted Kluszewski homers twice and Eli Grab tosses a complete game for Los Angeles.


1962 After being rained out the previous night and with some players getting stuck in an elevator, the New York Mets make their National League debut in St. Louis losing to the Cardinals, 11-4.


1969 Behind the shut out pitching of Gary Bell, the Seattle Pilots beat the White Sox, 7-0 at Sicks' Stadium in their first home game in franchise history.


1985 Nursing a sprained left ankle suffered during a pick off play in yesterday's game against the Rangers, Cal Ripken does not play in an exhibition game against the midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy.


1990 Mark Langston, making his Angel debut, and Mike Witt combine to pitch a 1-0 no-hitter against the Mariners.


1993 When Brewer catcher Dave Nilsson catches for Graeme Lloyd they become first all-Austrailian battery in major league history


1996 With a 2-1 loss to the Padres away from home, Greg Maddux's major league record of road victories is halted at 18. The Braves righty was 18-0 with an ERA under one run per game in 20 regular-season road starts dating back to July of 1994.

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1909 The 61-year history of Shibe Park begins with the A's defeating the Red Sox, 8-1. The stadium, which will be renamed to honor Connie Mack, is the first concrete and steel ballpark in major league history.


1916 Red Sox trade future Hall of Famer Tris Speaker to the Indians for Sam Jones, Fred Thomas and $50,000.


1931 Joe McCarthy makes debut as Yankee manager.


1955 At Municipal Stadium, the recently arrived Athletics beat the Tigers, 6-2, in their first game in Kansas City.


1965 Richie Allen hits the first National League home run in the Astrodome as the Phillies beat Houston, 2-0.


1966 The first major league game played Atlanta features Braves' hurler Tony Cloninger pitching all thirteen innings in a losing effort to the Pirates, 3-2.


1972 The Players' Association and owners agree to terms ending the first players strike in baseball history.


1988 After an 0-6 start, Cal Ripken Sr. is replaced by Frank Robinson as the Oriole manager.


1988 Ranger Bobby Witt ties an American League record committing four balks in a 4-1 loss to Tigers.


1990 Giant outfielder Brett Butler ties a major league mark walking five times in a 13-4 win over the Braves.


1992 In a doubleheader at Cleveland, the Indians are no-hit by Red Sox hurler Matt Young in the first game but win, 2-1 and in the nightcap the Tribe only gets two hits off Roger Clemens to set a major league record for fewest hits (2) in a twin bill.


1994 Red Sox Scott Cooper hits for the cycle and drives in five runs helping Boston to trounce the Royals, 22-11.


2001 The Blue Jays-Royals game is postponed as a result of large sections of SkyDome's dome falling onto the field during testing of the stadium's retractable roof.


2001 Wearing camouflage jerseys and green caps, the combat-ready Padres finally win the battle against the Giants, after five consecutive losses to the black and orange, 8-3. San Diego donned the uniforms to honor the area's significant military population.


2002 In their first sellout since winning the World Series in 1991, the Twins beat the toothless Tigers in the home opener, 4-2, in front of 48,244 loud and enthusiastic fans at the Metrodome. The Minnesota franchise had been considered for elimination due to MLB's contraction plan proposed during the off-season.


2002 With his 574th career round tripper, Barry Bonds passes former Twin first baseman Harmon Killebrew and now ranks sixth on the all-time home run list. The Giants left fielder hit his milestone homer in the first inning off Nelson Figueroa in the Giants' 3-2 victory over the Brewers.

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1883 Chester A. Arthur brings the National League's Cleveland Forest Cities to the White House making it the first professional team to visit with a president in Washington.


1914 Major league baseball returns to Baltimore as the first Federal League game is played with approximately 27,000 patrons on hand to watch the Terrapins beat Buffalo, 3-2.


1953 In Cincinnati, the Braves, behind the pitching of Max Surkont, win their first game representing the city of Milwaukee beating the Reds, 2-0. It is the first time in fifty years a franchise has moved to a different city.


1954 Seven years after Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier in the major leagues, first baseman Tom Alston becomes the first black to appear in a Cardinal uniform.


1954 In a 9-8 victory over the Braves, Reds' Jim Greengrass hits four doubles in his major league debut while Hank Aaron goes hitless in five attempts in his first major league game.


1962 The Mets play their first home game ever at Polo Grounds losing to the Pirates 4-3.


1963 Pete Rose triples off of Pirate pitcher Bob Friend to collect his first major league hit.


1984 On the same date he got his first major league hit 21-years earlier, Pete Rose, as a member of the Expos, doubles off Phillie hurler Jerry Koosman for his 4000th hit.


1987 In San Diego's home opener, the Padres waste no time making up a two-run first inning deficit as the each of the first three Padres up in the bottom of the first homer off of Giant starter Roger Mason. Marvell Wynn, Tony Gwynn, and John Kruk all go deep to establish a major league record.


1990 The first sellout in Mariners history occurs when 54,597 fans attend the season opener at the Kingdome.


1993 By getting his 358th save as the Cardinals beat the Dodger, 9-7, Lee Smith passes Jeff Reardon to become the all-time career saves leader.


1998 Due to a beam falling at Yankee Stadium, two games are postponed with the Bronx Bombers scheduling one game to be played across the river at Shea Stadium.

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1910 At American League Park II in Washington, D.C., William Howard Taft becomes the first president to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. Senator legend Walter Johnson one-hits the A's, 3-0 in the season opener.


1915 Giving up a scratch hit to Harry Hooper with two outs in the ninth, A's Herb Pennock loses his bid to throw an Opening Day no-hitter in Philadelphia. The southpaw still blanks the Red Sox, 5-0.


1917 White Sox hurler Eddie Cicotte no-hits the Browns, 11-0. The Michigan native will finish the season with twenty-eight wins.


1925 The Indians start the season drubbing the Browns, 21-4 to establish the major league mark for the most runs scored by one club on Opening Day. Cleveland tallies 12 times in the eighth inning with the help of five St. Louis errors .


1925 WGN broadcasts its first regular season baseball game. Quin Ryan is behind the mike as Grover Alexander and the Cubs defeat the Pirates on Opening Day, 8-2.


1930 Continuing the tradition, President Herbert Hoover throws out the first pitch before the Red Sox edge the hometown Senators, 4-3.


1967 At Yankee Stadium, Billy Rohr, 21, is one out from pitching a no-hitter in his major league debut when Elston Howard singles on a 3-2 pitch ruining the rookie's shot at immortality. A heartbroken six year-old fan, John-John, sitting near the Red Sox dugout has to be consoled by his mother, Jackie Kennedy.


1969 In the first regular season game is played outside the United States, the Expos play their first home game, treating 29,184 fans at Jarry Park to an 8-7 win over the Cardinals.


1978 The largest Opening Day Cub crowd ever, 45,777, attend the Wrigley Field opener against Pittsburgh.


1990 Oriole Cal Ripken begins a streak which leads to a major league record for the most errorless games [95] and total chances [431] by a shortstop.


1993 After establishing the all-time career major league record last night with his 358th save, Cardinal reliever Lee Smith breaks the NL mark recording his 301st in the senior circuit.


1999 In a 7-6 loss to the Blue Jays, Devil Ray Jose Canseco becomes the 28th player in major league history to hit 400 home runs.


2001 By scoring in their 175th consecutive game, the Reds set the modern National League record for not being shut out by an opponent. Ironically, to break the record, Cincinnati beats Al Leiter and the Mets, 1-0, the last team and pitcher to blank the franchise.


2001 A total eleven one-run games (six in AL and five in NL) breaks a 1967 record set on May 30 when there were a combined 10 one-run contests in the major leagues.

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1876 The Alleghenies bring professional baseball to Pittsburgh playing their first game at Union Park. Next year, the team will be accepted into the minor-league International Association but will disband in 1878.


1947 Jackie Robinson debuts for the Dodgers becoming the first black player to participate in a major league game this century.


1947 In his NL debut, Hank Greenberg has the lone RBI in the Pirate's 1-0 win over the Cubs.


1954 Baltimore's Memorial Stadium opens as a crowd of 46,354 watch the Orioles beat White Sox, 3-1.


1958 In their first west coast meeting, San Francisco Giants blank the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-0 at Seals Stadium.


1968 The Astros defeat the Mets in 24 innings,1-0 making it the longest scoreless game in major league history.


1976 Remodeled Yankee Stadium makes its debut.


2000 In the 2,800th game of his career, Oriole infielder Cal Ripken lines a base hit to center off the Twins Hector Carrasco to become the 24th major leaguer to reach the 3,000 career hit milestone; the single also makes him only the seventh player to get 3,000 hits and 400 home runs in major league history.


2001 As leadoff batter Todd Hollingsworth steps into the batter's box, a swarm of bees is discovered on the right field auxiliary scoreboard. After a nine minute delay, the game starts without incident to the players, fans or bees.

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1928 Braves' pitcher Charlie Robertson has his glove removed from the game by umpire Moran after the Brooklyn Robins complain the ball is acting strangely. The Boston hurler still manages to win, 3-2.


1929 Indian Earl Averill homers on an 0-2 pitch off Tigers' Earl Whitehill becoming the first AL player to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat.


1929 The Yankees become first team to wear numbers on uniforms.


1935 In his first National League game, Babe Ruth homers and singles off Giant legend Carl Hubbell in the Braves' 4-2 victory over the NewYork.


1938 The Cardinals deal a declining Dizzy Dean to the Cubs for pitchers Curt Davis and Clyde Shoun and $200,000.


1940 On a cool day at Comiskey Park, the White Sox team batting average does not change as Indian Bob Feller hurls an Opening Day no-hitter beating Chicago, 1-0. Each South-sider started and ended the game with a .000 BA. Box Score


1940 On Opening Day, Franklin D. Roosevelt's errant ceremonial first pitch smashes a Washington Post camera. The Chief Executive is not charged with a wild pitch as Red Sox hurler Lefty Grove blanks the Senators, 1-0.


1948 The future super station WGN-TV televises a baseball game for the first time. With Jack Brickhouse doing the play-by-play, the White Sox beat the Cubs 4-1 in the first game of the Windy City Classic played at Wrigley Field.


1961 Beginning his historic home run chase of the Babe, Roger Maris finally connects for his first round tripper in the twelfth game of the season. The fifth-inning solo shot is off Tiger pitcher Paul Fovtack.


1964 The Mets new home, Shea Stadium, is christened with Dodgers' Holy Water from the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn and Giants' Holy Water from the Harlem River at the location where it flowed passed the Polo Grounds.


1972 At Wrigley Field, Cub pitcher Burt Hooton no-hits the Phillies, 4-0.


1978 Cardinal Bob Forsch no-hits the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0. Less than a year later, Bob's brother Ken of the Houston Astros pitched a no-hitter against Atlanta becoming the only brothers to throw no-hitters.


1983 Setting a National League consecutive game-played record, Dodger first baseman Steve Garvey appears in his 1,118th straight game.


1984 In his first three at-bats, A's Dave Kingman hits three home runs, including a grand slam driving in eight runs against the Mariners in a 9-6 victory.


1997 Extending their losing streak to 12 with a 4-0 loss to the Colorado Rockies, Cubs set the record for worst start in league history surpassing the overall NL record of 0-11 established by the Detroit Wolverines 1884.


1999 Beating the Padres, 6-4, Colorado skipper Jim Leyland becomes the 45th manager to win a 1,000 games.


2000 Indian starter Chuck Finley, who was already the only pitcher to strike out four batters in one inning twice, does it for the third time as the southpaw strikes out Tom Evans, Royce Clayton, Chad Curtis (who takes first on a passed ball) and Rafael Palmeiro in the third inning; Finley beats the Rangers 2-1 with the help of back-to-back ninth-inning homers from Manny Ramirez and Jim Thome .

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1869 The first professional baseball game ever played sees the Cincinnati Reds defeat the rival Cincinnati Amateurs, 24-15.


1892 In Cincinnati, the Reds defeat the Browns in the first Sunday game played in National League history.


1904 Not charging admission but requiring fans to buy a scorecard, the Brooklyn Superbas are able to play their first Sunday game in spite of the Blue Laws.


1925 Babe Ruth undergoes an operation for an ulcer.


1929 Actress Claire Hodgson weds Babe Ruth. The ceremony takes place at 5 am on Opening Day to avoid crowds.


1929 After a rain out, President Herbert Hoover throws out the first ball and watches the A's beat the Senators,13-4.


1939 On the morning of Opening Day in Washington, D.C, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Yankees visit Abner Doubleday's grave at Arlington National Cemetery. FDR is also scheduled to throw out the first pitch at Griffith Stadium, but the game is rained and Veep Garner will do the honors four days later.


1951 Golf great Sam Snead tees off from home plate and hits the center field scoreboard at Wrigley before the Cubs home opener.


1951 In his major league debut, Mickey Mantle goes 1-for-4 as the Yankees defeat the Red Sox, 5-0.


1953 Yankee outfielder Mickey Mantle blasts a 565-foot homer in Washington, D.C. against Senators.


1955 Pirate rookie Roberto Clemente singles off Dodger pitcher Johnny Podres in his first major league at-bat.


1964 The Mets play their first game at Shea Stadium and lose to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3 with Willie Stargell hitting the park's first homer.


1969 In only the 10th game of the franchise's history, Expo hurler Bill Stoneman of Montreal pitches a no-hitter defeating the Phillies, 7-0.


1976 At Wrigley Field, third baseman Mike Schmidt hits 4 HRs in one game as Phillies beat the Cubs in ten innings,18-16. The Phillies' slugger is the first National Leaguer to hit four homers in consecutive at-bats.


1988 After breaking NL record with 10 losses at the start of the season, Braves beat the Dodgers, 3-1.


2001 Barry Bonds becomes the 17th major leaguer, as well as the fourth Giant, to join 500 HR club as he hits a Terry Adams' 2-0 heater into McCovey Cove. He is joined at home plate by two other members of the elite fraternity, Willie Mays (660) and Willie McCovey, (521) for a brief ceremony.

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1899 John McGraw, 26, makes his debut as a major league manager, and his Orioles beat the Giants, a team he will later manage for 30 years, 5-3.


1923 In front of over 72,000 fans, Yankee Stadium opens with Babe Ruth hitting the park's first home run which helps beat the Red Sox, 4-1. The new $2.5 million ballpark is the first to feature three decks.


1929 In his first at-bat since his marriage yesterday, Babe Ruth hits a HR, and as he rounds second base tips his hat to his bride, Claire Hodgson.


1939 Announcer Red Barber calls the action in the Dodgers' 7-3 loss to the Giants marking the first time a regular season Brooklyn game is broadcast on the radio.


1942 Due to the fear of a Japanese attack, west coast military leaders ask the Pacific Coast League to limit crowds to 3,000 fans.


1945 In a 7-1 victory over the Tigers, the Browns' Pete Gray, an one-arm outfielder, makes his major league debut with one hit in four at-bats.


1950 The Yankees win 15-10 after trailing 9-0 in the sixth to the Red Sox.


1950 In the first opening-night game in St. Louis history, Gerry Staley and the Cardinals beat the Pirates, 4-2.


1956 Ed Rommel becomes the first major league umpire to wear glasses during a game as he arbitrates a contest between the Yankees and Senators.


1958 At the Los Angeles Coliseum in front of a crowd of 78,672, the Dodgers play their first game in the City of Angels defeating the San Francisco Giants, 6-5.


1970 In Flushing Memorial Hospital, a baby Baseball Guru is born.
Real name James, Guru would go on to run a very successful web-site called AddictSports for all sports fans to congregate and enjoy!


1981 In International League action at McCoy Stadium, the Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings begin the longest professional game ever played; the game is suspended at 4:07 am after playing to a 2-2 tie through 32 innings. The game will be completed later in the season with the Red Sox scoring the winning run in the 33rd inning.


1982 At the Astrodome, the Braves beat the Astros, 6-5, to setting a NL record by winning their 11th straight game to start the season.


1987 At Three Rivers Stadium, Mike Schmidt becomes the 14th player in major league history to hit 500 career HRs. The Phillies' third baseman's three-run ninth inning shot is cheered by the Pittsburgh fans although it leads to an 8-6 Philadelphia come-from-behind victory.


1991 A sellout crowd of 42,191 watch the White Sox play their first game at new Comiskey Park and sees the home team get crushed by the Tigers, 16-0. Jack McDowell gives up the park's first homer to Cecil Fielder.


1997 In a 6-5 loss to the Blue Jays, Rangers' hurler Roger Pavlik becomes the first AL pitcher to walk the first four batters of a game.


2000 The Angels' Adam Kennedy ties a franchise mark with eight RBIs thanks to a single, triple and HR as Anaheim beats the Blue Jays,16-10.


2000 After serving a 12-game suspension for making disrespectful comments about minorities, John Rocker pitches a scoreless ninth inning against the Phillies in 4-3, 12-inning home victory. The outspoken Braves' reliever is given a standing ovation as he enters the game.


2000 During the Angel's 16-10 victory over the Blue Jays, a SkyDome promotion becomes a bit too frank as fans get hit with bits of hot dogs when the wieners fall apart after being shot from the 'Hot Dog Blaster'. Undaunted by the fall out, promoters continue to propel the missiles even though the hot dogs repeatedly splatter the onlookers.


2001 After a 4-10 start, former Royals' skipper Hal McRae replaces Larry Rothschild as new manager of the Devil Rays. Rothschild, the only pilot in team's four-year history, finished in last place three consecutive years compiling a 205-294 record.


2002 After the Brewers' dismal start of 3-12, manager Davey Lopes is released by GM Dean Taylor. Lopes, who had a 144-195 overall record with Milwaukee, will be replaced on an interim basis by bench coach Jerry Royster.

[Steffo]

Originally posted by rockin500
1871 The Boston Red Stockings are incorporated by Ivers Whitney Adams with $15,000 and the help of Harry Wright, who had founded and managed the Cincinnati Red Stockings, America's first professional baseball team.

1882 Kentucky lawmakers revise ruling which inadvertently banned playing baseball in the commonwealth.

1906 Henry Mathewson signs with the Giants, but his performance will not remind anyone of his more talented brother, Christy.

1931 After being released by the Indians, Joe Sewell signs with the Yankees.

1947 Josh Gibson, a Negro League standout, dies at the age of 37 of a brain tumor.

1984 Met fans are shocked as the franchise loses future Hall of Famer Tom Seaver for the second time. The White Sox draft the unprotected 'Tom Terrific' as compensation for losing a Type A free agent.

Well, at least someone on my birthday dies of a brain tumor.:hmm:

[rockin500]

and thats funny how? :umm :hmm:

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Originally posted by rockin500
and thats funny how? :umm :hmm:


:umm :notme:

[Steffo]

Who said it was funny?

[Baseball Guru]

Originally posted by Steffo
Hehe,

Thats what made me think you thought it was funny.....

[rockin500]

nice back pedal. :hmm:

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1890 The Dodgers play their first National League game against the Braves.


1900 Setting a major league record for most runs scored by two clubs on Opening Day, the Phillies defeat the Braves in 10 innings, 19-17. Boston scores nine runs in the ninth inning to send the game into extra innings.


1938 During the first inning, both Dodgers' Ernie Koy and Phillies' Emmett Mueller homer in their first major league at-bats.


1944 Mel Ott hits the first NL home run of the season, the 464th of his career, helping the Giants defeat Braves, 2-1.


1948 The Red Sox become the first team to hit three consecutive homers (Spence, Stephens and Doerr) on Opening Day, but the long ball isn't enough as the A's beats Boston in 11 innings, 5-4


1949 Monuments honoring Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Miller Huggins are unveiled in centerfield during Opening Day ceremonies held at Yankee Stadium.


1956 The Dodgers begin their Jersey City home game experience with a 10-inning 5-4 victory over the Phillies at Roosevelt Field in the first major league game ever played in New Jersey.


1981 With a 6-1 Opening Day victory over the Mariners, the A's establish a major league record by winning eleven consecutive season openers.


1987 Thanks to Rob Deer's three-run homer to tie the score and Dale Sveum's two-run winning shot, the Brewers rallied for five runs in the ninth inning beating the Rangers, 6-4. The Milwaukee victory sets an American League record as they win their 12th straight game to start the season.


1996 In the eighth inning, the Rangers falls one run short of setting modern major league mark scoring 16 runs in one inning in their 26-7 rout of the Orioles.


1999 A sore back puts Cal Ripken, Jr. on the disabled list for the first time in his 19-year career.


2000 Veteran hurler Orel Hershiser ties a major league mark, equaled by 19 others, hitting 4 batters in one game. Astro Richard Hidalgo also ties a modern major league record by getting hit three times in a game, twice by Hershiser and a third time by Dodger reliever Matt Herges.


2002 Mariner third baseman Jeff Cirillo ties the major league record for consecutive errorless games at the hot corner by playing his 99th contest without a miscue. The mark took John Wehner more than eight years to establish playing as a journeyman infielder with the Dodgers, Pirates and Marlins.

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1910 Indian Addie Joss throws his second career no-hitter beating the White Sox, 1-0.


1912 After two days of rain, the first game ever is finally played at Fenway Park with a comeback eleven-inning Red Sox win over the New York Highlanders, 7-6.


1912 In Detroit, the Tigers play their first game in Tiger Stadium defeating the Indians, 6-5.


1916 In Chicago, the Cubs play their first game at Weeghman Park beating the Reds in 11 innings, 7-6. The ballpark will renamed Wrigley Field in 1926.


1920 Phillies player-manager Gavvy Cravath pinch hits a three-run homer and beats the Giants, 3-0. It will his last major league home run.


1939 In his first major league at-bat, Red Sox 20-year old rookie Ted Williams strikes out against Red Ruffing of the Yankees. The 6-4 skinny 'Kid', who won the Triple Crown last season in the American Association, will finish the day 1-for-4 with his first hit of 2654 during in his 19-year career being a 400-foot double in a 2-0 loss at Yankee Stadium.


1946 In the first ever televised game in club history, the Cubs are shut out by Harry Brecheen and the Cardinals, 2-0. 'Whispering' Joe Wilson calls the play-by-play of the home opener on WBKB.


1965 Yankee pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside the park grand slam against the Red Sox en route to a 6-3 victory.


1946 The Cubs are shut out by Cardinal southpaw Harry Brecheen in their home opener at Wrigley Field, 2-0. The game is the first in the club's history be televised as 'Whispering' Joe Wilson does the play-by-play for WBKB.


1967 Met rookie hurler Tom Seaver gets his major-league win as New York beat the Cubs, 6-1. 'Tom Terrific' goes 7 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and one run.


1973 Four months after his death, Pirate great Roberto Clemente is inducted into the Hall of Fame in a special election.


1982 With a 4-2 win over the Reds, the Braves recorded their 12th consecutive victory and establish a major-league record for the most victories from the beginning of the season. The previous mark had been set a year earlier by the Oakland A's.


1985 In South Meriden, Connecticut Little League action, Matt Panetta's timely hitting and outstanding defensive play helps Katz defeat MIC, 6-2. The 11-year old is awarded the game ball as a result of his efforts.


1988 The Orioles set major league record for consecutive losses at the start of a season losing #14 to the Brewers, 8-6. The 1904 Senators and 1920 Tigers had previously shared the mark with 13.


1988 Claudell Washington hits the 10,000th HR in Yankee history.


1990 After retiring 26 consecutive A's player, Mariner Brian Holman gives up a homer to Ken Phelps.


1997 In the second game of a doubleheader, the Cubs stop their season-opening losing skid at 14 games beating the Mets, 4-3. By losing the opener, Chicago set a National League record (0-13) for the most consecutive losses to start a season and has the second-worst record behind the Baltimore Orioles who lost 21 decisions before winning a game in 1988.

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1898 In a game against the Giants, Philadelphia Nationals' pitcher Bill Duggelby hits a grand slam in his first major league at-bat. Bobby Bonds will hit one in his first game in his third at-bat, but no one has repeated Duggleby's feat.


1900 In a small wooden ballpark located at 39th and Princeton, the White Sox play their first game in franchise history losing to Milwaukee, 5-4.


1917 Yankee hurler George Mogridge no-hits the Red Sox, 2-1.


1943 The Browns win their seventh consecutive Opening Day game in front of a reduced crowd of 4000 due to war-time travel restrictions.


1944 After hitting just one HR in 297 games, Browns' outfielder Mike Kreevich hits two round-trippers to beat the White Sox, 5-3.


1946 Cleveland's Frank Hayes plays the last of his 1,312th consecutive games as a catcher. The streak started as a player with the Browns on October 12, 1943.


1948 Returning after a one-year suspension, Dodger manager Leo Durocher uses 24 players in a 9-5 loss to the Giants.


1951 At Fenway Park, Senator Gil Coan hits two triples in the same inning.


1959 Cardinal Stan Musial breaks up Chicago's pitcher Glen Hobbie no-hitter with a seventh inning double but Cubs still win, 1-0.


1961 The Minnesota Twins, formerly known as the Washington Senators, play their first home game in Minnesota at Metropolitan Stadium losing to the 'new' expansion Washington Senator.


2000 In Cincinnati, the Dodger/Red game is delayed for 27 minutes due to the umpires' equipment being accidentally been shipped to New York. Replacement gear is secured from a downtown store but due to heavy traffic a police escort is needed to get the goods to Cinergy Field.


2002 Atlanta shortstop Rafael Furcal ties a major league record, which was most previously done by White Sox outfielder Lance Johnson in 1995, by hitting three triples in a game. The last time a Braves' player hit three three-baggers in one contest was on June 13, 1956 when Danny O'Connell accomplished the feat.

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1876 In the first NL game ever played, 3000 fans watch the hometown Philadelphia Athletics lose to the Boston Red Caps, 6-5 .


1903 In the first game of franchise history, the New York Highlanders (later to be renamed Yankees) lose their opener at Washington, 3-1 with Jack Chesbro taking the loss.


1914 Babe Ruth, in his first pro game, shutouts Providence to give Baltimore a 6-0 win.


1915 Yankee uniforms feature pinstripes for the first time.


1922 With George Sisler aboard each time, Browns' left fielder Ken Williams hits three dingers becoming the first AL player to hit three homers runs in a game in the 10-7 St. Louis victory over the White Sox at Sportsman Park


1925 In their home opener against the Reds, the Cardinals score 11 first-inning runs on a National League record 12 hits coasting to a 12-3 win.


1956 Yankee hurler Don Larsen hits a grand-slam off Frank Sullivan as the Yankees beat the Red Sox, 13-6.


1957 Philadelphia send in John I. Kennedy to pinch run against the Dodgers making it the first time a black player has appeared in a Phillies game.


1959 In the seventh inning against the A's, the White Sox score 11 runs on just one hit.


1970 Met fireballer Tom Seaver ties a major league record by whiffing 19 Padres, including the last ten he faces, to gain a 2-1 win. Box Score


1988 The Cardinals trade second baseman Tommy Herr to the Twins for outfielder Tom Brunansky.


1993 Mariner hurler Chris Bosio no-hits the Red Sox, 7-0. The Mariner hurler retires the final 26 batters after giving up 2 walks and getting a double play in the first inning.


1991 In the first night game in the new Comiskey Park, Frank Thomas hits the first White Sox home run helping to defeat the Orioles, 8-7.


2000 Homers by Mark McGwire and Fernando Tatis help to establishes an NL record for the most team home runs in April as the Cardinals go yard 42 times. The Braves had hit 41 home runs in April of 1998.


2000 Angels Mo Vaughn, Tim Salmon and Troy Glaus all go deep in the fourth inning against Devil Rays' hurler Dwight Gooden, and then they again all homer off Roberto Hernandez in the ninth. It is the first time in major league history that the same three players homered in the same inning twice in a game.


2001 A new number, 455, will added with 3, 5, 14, 18, 19, 21 and 42, on the second deck in right field. The three digit number will join the other previously Indian retired numbers as a honor to the fans for setting a sellout streak record which lasted for 455 games over a five-year at Jacobs Field.

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1924 On WMAQ, Hal Totten, a Chicago Daily News play-by-play reporter, does a play-by-play radio report of the 12-1 Cubs' victory over the Cardinals. It will be the first broadcast of every Cub and White Sox home game of the season marking the first time a team's games have been on the airwaves on a regular basis.


1952 After homering in his first major league at-bat, Giant hurler Hoyt Wilhelm hits a three-bagger in his second big league appearance at the plate. During the next 21 years, covering a span 1070 games, the knuckle-balling hurler will never triple or homer again.


1954 In his seventh major league game, Braves' outfielder Hank Aaron hits the first of his 755 career home runs off Cardinal hurler Vic Raschi at Sportman's Park.


1958 At the Los Angles Coliseum, Dodger first baseman Gil Hodges hits his 300th career home run and Captain Pee Wee Reese plays in his 2000th game in a 7-6 loss to the Cubs.


1961 Striking out at least one batter in each inning, Phillies hurler Art Mahaffey sets a new club record with 17 K's.


1962 In the team's tenth attempt, the Mets win their first game in franchise history defeating the Pirates, 9-1 at Forbes Field. Jay Hook's five-hit complete game snaps Pittsburgh's record-tying winning streak of 10 games from the start of the season without the loss.


1964 Due to Nellie Fox's error, Ken Johnson becomes the first pitcher ever to lose a nine inning no-hitter as the Reds beat the Astros, 1-0.


1978 Reds' second baseman Joe Morgan commits his first error since July 6,1977 ending a streak of 91 errorless games.


1990 During an exhibition game against the Cubs, White Sox 'Psycho' Steve Lyons plays all nine positions.


1999 Fernando Tatis becomes the first player in major league history to hit two grand slams in one inning. The Cardinal third baseman hits both off Dodger starter Chan Ho Park in an 11-run third setting the major league mark. His eight RBIs in one inning also breaks the old record of six.


2000 In a 10-7 victory over the Blue Jays, Yankees Bernie Williams and Jorge Posada become the first teammates to have each homered from both sides of the plate in the same game.


2000 The Dodgers sweep the Reds to notched their 1,000th over the Reds, baseball oldest professional franchise. Since 1970, Los Angeles is the only National League franchise to play over .500 ball (120-115) in Cincinnati (Riverfront Stadium/Cinergy Field

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1901 In front of 14,000 fans at the Chicago Cricket Club, the first American League game is played with the White Sox and Roy Patterson defeating Cleveland, 8-2 in a contest which lasted ninety minutes. The other American League contests scheduled to be played today were rained out.


1902 Professional baseball gets its start in Durham, North Carolina as the Tobacconists (renamed the Bulls 11 years later) played an exhibition game against Trinity College (now Duke University). The Bulls, except for 1971-80, when minor league baseball didn't exist in the city, will continue play in Durham until the present day.


1917 At Fenway Park, Yankee hurler George Mogridge no-hits the Red Sox, 2-1.


1923 President Warren G. Harding witnesses the first shutout ever thrown at Yankee Stadium as Babe Ruth homers in a 4-0 victory over the Senators.


1947 Giants' first baseman Johnny Mize homers thee times against Johnny Sain and the Braves becoming the first major leaguer to hit three home runs in one game five different times.


1948 In a 7-4 Cleveland victory, Indian second baseman Larry Doby ties a major league record by striking out five times in one game.


1958 At the Los Angeles Coliseum, Gene Fodge picks up his only major as the Cubs beat the Dodgers, 15-2. Outfielder Lee Walls carries the day with three homers and eight RBIs. 1962 Dodger Sandy Koufax ties a major league record striking out18 batters in a nine inning game as the Dodgers rout the Cubs, 10-2 at Wrigley Field.


1962 Met manager Casey Stengel is fined $500 dollars by Commissioner Ford Frick for appearing in a beer ad


1965 With a 7-6 victory over the Giants 7-6, Mets' skipper Casey Stengel recorded his 3,000th victory as a manager.


1994 White Sox sluggers Julio Franco and Robin Ventura homer back to back twice in a 7-6 defeat to the Tigers.


1996 Scoring the most runs by an opponent against the Detroit in 84 years , the Twins set a team record for crossing the plate trouncing the Tigers, 24-11. Greg Myers and Paul Molitor lead the attack with each driving in five runs.


1998 Dodger backstop Mike Piazza ties a major league record hitting his third grand slam of the month. The blast highlights a nine-run second inning which leads Los Angeles to 12-4 victory over the visiting Cubs.


1998 Hitting a solo homer off Giant's Orel Hershiser at 3Com Park, Geoff Jenkins becomes the first Brewer player ever to homer in his first major league game. The rookie joins Chuck Tanner, who accomplished the feat in 1955 as a Brave, as the only players in Milwaukee baseball history to homer in their first game.

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1901 On Opening Day at Bennett Park in Detroit, the Tigers tally ten times in the bottom of the ninth to beat Milwaukee, 14-13.


1904 Yankees pitcher Jack Chesbro wins the first of his record 41 victories he'll record this season.


1933 Yankees rookie hurler Russ Van Atta goes 4-for-4 and shutouts the Senators, 16-0 in his major league debut.


1967 Dodger third baseman Jim Lefebbvre commits three errors in the fourth inning paving the way for a Braves 7-1 win.


1970 Tiger pitcher Earl Wilson nearly scores after he strikes out because Twin catcher Paul Ratliff inadvertently rolled the ball to the mound instead off tagging the batter or throwing to first after trapping a third strike.


1975 Dodger pitcher Any Messersmith strokes three doubles in his 6-5 win over the Giants.


1976 During the fourth inning of the game being played at Dodger Stadium, Cub flychaser Rick Monday becomes a national hero when he takes away an American Flag about to be set on fire by the two trespassers (a father and son) in the outfield.


1977 George Foster has seven RBIs, scores five runs times, bangs out four hits (two home runs, double and a single) as the Reds rout the Braves 23-9. Cincinnati ties a NL record by scoring 12 runs in one inning.


1978 The Cardinals fire manager Vern Rapp and replace him with fan-favorite Ken Boyer.


1995 The 257-day strike ends as the Dodgers beat the Marlins 8-7. The work stoppage caused last season to end early, the cancellation of World Series, and delayed the opening of this season.


1997 In an Indian 11-4 victory, the Tribe (8 - a team record) and Brewers (3) tie a major league record for a home runs in a nine-inning night game slugging a combined 11 dingers. Matt Williams contributes three homers and David Justice goes deep twice.


1998 The 'Iron Man's' streak continues as Cal Ripken plays in his 2,500th consecutive game as the Orioles host the A's at Camden Yards.


2000 Honoring the work stoppage called by Cuban-Americans work stoppage over the Elian Gonzalez situation, Marlins Alex Fernandez, Vladimir Nunez, Michael Tejera and Mike Lowell, Devil Rays' Jose Canseco and Mets' Rey Ordonez and Cookie Rojas do not participate in major league action.


2001 Padre outfielder Rickey Henderson, 42, breaks the career walks record established by Babe Ruth when he receives his 2,063rd base on balls.

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1901 After two days of rain at Philadelphia's Columbia Park, 10,547 fans witness Connie Mack's A's make the their American League debut losing to the Senators, 5-1.


1904 Ty Cobb, making his pro baseball debut at the age of seventeen, homers and doubles for Agusta in the South Atlantic League.


1905 In a 2-1 victory over the Pirates, Cub outfielder Jack McCarthy becomes the only flychaser in major league history to throw out three runners at the plate. Each of the assists result in the second out of a double play.


1941 Wrigley Field becomes the first ballpark to employ an organ to entertain fans. Roy Nelson's pregame serenade doesn't help the Cubs as they fall to Max Lanier and the Cardinals, 4-2.


1946 Giant pitchers Harry Feldman and Ace Adams defect to the Mexican League.


1959 Yomiuri Giant Sadaharu Oh hits the first of his homers in Japan.


1980 Defeating the Cardinals, 2-0, Phillie fireballer Steve Carlton pitches his sixth career one-hitter establishing a NL record.


1982 Gene Michaels becomes the Yankee manager for the second time.


1988 Met first baseman Keith Hernandez hits two home runs and drives in seven runs to reach 1000 RBI milestone.


1990 Striking out 16 batters, Ranger hurler Nolan Ryan ties Bob Feller's major league record of 12 one-hitters beating the White Sox,1-0. The only hit allowed is Ron Kittle's second inning check-swing single to right field.


1995 The Rockies defeat the Mets in 14 innings, 11-9 tying the NL record for the- number of innings played in a season opener.


2000 Expo outfielder Vladimir Guerrero's 100th career home run helps Montreal beat Colorado, 9-2.


2000 The St. Louis Cardinals set a major league record by hitting 50 home runs in April. Homers by pitcher Rick Ankiel, Jim Edmonds and Fernando Tatis in the 7-0 victory over the Brewers help to break the mark established by the 1997 Indians with 49.


2001 Hideo Nomo just misses becoming the fifth pitcher since 1900 to hurl two no-hitters in a single season as former Gold Glove right fielder Darren Lewis just misses catching Torii Hunter's blooper in the top of the seventh inning. The hit, which many consider a questionable call by the scorer, is the only hit given up by the Red Sox right-hander in the 2-0 victory over the Twins.


2001 After 2 1/2-years in the post, Kevin Malone resigns as the general manager of the Dodgers. Despite having the league's largest payroll, Los Angeles has failed to make the playoffs during his tenure.


2002 Not wanting to assign blame for the worst start in the team's history, Rockies GM Dan O'Dowd dismisses manager Buddy Bell. The 6-16 club will now be piloted by Clint Hurdle, Colorado's hitting coach for the past six years.

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1918 After establishing a major league record with an 0-9 start, the Dodgers win their first game of the season defeating the Giants, 5-3.


1929 At the Baker Bowl, Clise Dudley becomes the first player to hit a home run on the first major league pitch thrown to him. The Brooklyn relief pitcher will hit a total of three HRs in his four-year career.


1932Cardinal manager Gabby Street is fined for violating the NL policy which prohibits talking to spectators.


1944 In Boston, Jim Tobin not only tosses a no-hitter to defeat the Dodgers, 2-0, the Braves' hurler also hits a HR.


1947 A crowd of 58,000, attending Babe Ruth Day at Yankee Stadium to honor the ailing legend, is treated to a pitching duel as the Senator hurler Sid Hudson edges Spud Chandler, 1-0.


1968 The Red Sox are no-hit 6-0 by Oriole starter Tom Phoebus.


1973 At Tiger Stadium, Royal starter Steve Busby allows no hits beating Detroit, 3-0. It will be the first of two career no-hitters.


1981 Dodger rookie sensation Fernando Valenzuela pitches his fourth shutout in five starts as he beats the Giants, 5-0.


1983 Astro Nolan Ryan breaks Walter Johnson's 56-year old record by whiffing Expo pinch-hitter Brad Mills on a 1-2 curveball in the eighth inning for his 3,509th career strikeout.


1988 With one out in the ninth, Phillies' third baseman Mike Schmidt breaks up Nolan Ryan's no-hitter.


1990 Pirate Wally Bachman becomes the first national leaguer to get six hits (6 for 6) in one game in 15 years


1994 Twin hurler Scott Erickson pitches Minnesota's first no-hitter in 27 years beating the Brewers, 6-0.


1996 Barry Bonds, joins his father and godfather, becoming only the fourth major leaguer to hit 300 homers and swipe 300 bases as he homers for the Giants' in a 6-3 victory over the Marlins. Bobby Bonds, Willie Mays and Andre Dawson are the only other 300-300 players.


2000 Sixteen players of the Tigers and White Sox are suspended for a total of 82 games for participating in two brawls at Comiskey Park five days ago making it the most severe punishment ever given for a bench-clearing incident. Both managers, Phil Garner and Jerry Manuel, are suspended for eight games each.


2000 Former Brewer Jose Valentin hits for the cycle helping his new team, the Chicago White Sox, defeat the Orioles, 13-4. In Milwaukee, Valentin's home for the past eight seasons, a player is awarded a Harley-Davidson motorcycle for hitting for the cycle. (In exactly one month, he'll miss being the first American League player to hit for the cycle twice in one season by not getting a single)


2002 Derek Lowe becomes the first pitcher to throw a no-hit game at Boston's Fenway Park since Dave Morehead accomplished the feat against the Indians in September of 1965. Facing 28 batters, the former closer of the team throws only 97 pitches in the 10-0 rout of the Devil Rays.

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1929 The Red Sox lose to the A's, 7-3 in their first ever Sunday home game. Due to Fenway's proximity to a church, the game is played at Boston's Commonwealth Park.

On April 28, 1930, the first night game in the history of Organized Baseball is played in Independence, Kansas. Muskogee defeats Independence, 13-3, in a battle of Western Association rivals.

On April 28, 1956, Cincinnati Reds rookie Frank Robinson hits the first home run of his Hall of Fame career. The 20-year-old Robinson connects against Paul Minner of the Chicago Cubs, helping the Reds to a 9-1 victory. Robinson will hit 586 home runs during his major league career, ranking him fourth on the all-time list.

1961 Five days past his 40th birthday, Warren Spahn becomes the second oldest pitcher (Cy Young -41 years, three months) to throw a no-hitter. Henry Aaron knocks in the game's only run as Braves beat the Giants at County Stadium, 1-0.

On April 28, 1963, Hall of Fame umpire Tom Connolly dies at the age of 90. Connolly served as an umpire for 34 years, working in both the American and National Leagues. Connolly once went 10 consecutive seasons without ejecting a player from a game.

1965 Mets' announcer Lindsey Nelson broadcasts the game from the Astrodome's gondola which is 208 feet above second base.


1971 Braves' outfielder Hank Aaron joins Babe Ruth and Willie Mays as the only major league player to hit 600 HRs. His historic homer, a 350-feet drive over the left field wall, comes off Gaylord Perry in the third inning of a 6-5 ten-inning loss to the Giants at Atlanta's County Fulton Stadium.


1978 Padre rookie Ozzie Smith, a future Hall of Famer due his defensive prowess at short, makes what he will rate as his best play ever when he dives to his left to field a grounder hit by Jeff Burroughs of Atlanta. Although the ball takes a bad hop and scoots behind the 'Wizard's head, he promptly sticks out his bare right hand snagging and then popping to his feet to get the out at first base.

On April 28, 1982, Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies goes 5-for-5 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, tying Hall of Famer Max Carey for the most five-hit games in National League history. Rose's latest five-hit performance helps the Phillies to a 9-3 win.

1985 For the fourth time, Billy Martin is named manager of the Yankees.

1988 The Orioles establishes a new American League record with their 21st consecutive loss bowing to the Twins, 4-2. The Zero-O's are off to the worst start in baseball history.

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On April 29, 1902, Baltimore Orioles infielder John McGraw is hit by pitches five times, but is not allowed to take first base by umpire Jack Sheridan. In the ninth inning, McGraw is hit for the last time and sits down in the batter's box in protest. American League president Ban Johnson will suspend McGraw for five games.

1913 Wearing the uniforms of the White Sox, the Reds lose to the Cubs, 7-2. The team forgot to pack uniforms and had to don those of their opponents' crosstown rivals.

On April 29, 1923, the New York Yankees sign 20-year-old prospect Lou Gehrig to a contract paying him a salary of $2,000 and a bonus of $1,500. Yankee scout Paul Krichell had watched the Columbia University star blast a 450-foot home run against New York University one day earlier.

1924 Future Yankee starter, schoolboy Bump Hadley, throws a perfect game against the Hadley-Lynn team of Massachusetts. The Mercersburg Academy standout will strike out 26 of the 27 batters he faces.

1930 In seven major league games 123 runs are scored.


1931 Indian hurler Wes Ferrell no-hits St. Louis Browns, including his brother Rick, 7-0. The pitching star also provided offense knocking in four runs with a double and a home run.


1933 Senator catcher Luke Sewell tags out two Yankees runners trying to score on the same play. Lou Gehrig and Dixie Walker are the victims at home plate.


1934 Pittsburgh becomes the last major league city to play a home game on a Sunday.

On April 29, 1934, future Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio is born in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Aparicio will begin an 18-year major league career in 1956, when he debuts with the Chicago White Sox. He will become the first-and only-Venezuelan to gain election to the Hall of Fame.

1936 Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8-5 in the first pro baseball game ever played in Japan.


1948 Cardinal relief pitcher Ted Wilks loses his first game in 77 consecutive appearances dating back to September 8,1945. He was 12-0 during the streak which included four starts.


1952 Cleveland outfielder Jim Fridley is 6-for-6 as the Indians soundly beat the Philadelphia A's, 21-9.


1953 Little-Bigger League changes its name to the Babe Ruth League.


1953 Braves' Joe Adcock is the first player to homer into Polo Grounds' center field bleachers.


1958 Ted Williams becomes the tenth major league player to get 1,000 extra-base hits.

On April 29, 1965, colorful New York Mets broadcaster Lindsey Nelson delivers the play-by-play of a game at the Astrodome from a hanging gondola, which is located 208 feet above the second base bag. Nelson, known for his loud sportcoats, will win the Hall of Fame's prestigious Ford C. Frick Award in 1988.

On April 29, 1967, Whitey Ford earns his final major league victory. His 236th victory comes against the Chicago White Sox, an 11-2 decision at Yankee Stadium. Ford will enter the Hall of Fame in 1974.


1978 In a game which lasts only one-hour and thirty-three minutes, the Cardinals tie a franchise record for the quickest nine-inning game played in their history.


1981 Phillie lefty Steve Carlton become the sixth major league pitcher and first lefty to strike out 3,000 batters when he K's Expos' Tim Wallach in the first inning en route to a 6-2 victory over Montreal.


1986 Roger Clemens breaks the major league record by striking out 20 batters as the Red Sox defeat the Mariners, 3-1.


1987 In an 8-4 win over Giants, Cub outfielder Andre Dawson provides much of the offense as he hits for the cycle.


1988 Thanks to a combined four-hitter by Mark Williamson and Dave Schmidt, the Orioles win their first game of season beating White Sox, 9-0. Baltimore's record is now 1-21


1990 Deciding not to go on the disabled list, Dan Quisenberry retires as the all-time AL save leader with 238.


1994 With Montreal defeating the Pirates, 3-2, Expo rookie Kirk Rueter becomes the first major league pitcher since Fernando Valenzuela (1981) to start his career with a 10-0 record.


1995 Royals' John Nunnally hits a HR in his first at bat becoming 73rd major leaguer to accomplish the feat.


1996 Exactly 12 years after he gained his first save as a Red, Met John Franco becomes the first left-hander to record 300 saves.


1997 Royals' Chili Davis becomes 75th major leaguer to hit 300 HRs.


1997 Each Angel outfielder throws out a Red Sox runner in a 5-4 California victory.


2000 For the first time in seven tries, the Giants win at Pacific Bell Park as San Francisco becomes the first franchise to lose six games to start a season in a newly constructed ballpark. Barry Bonds' eighth inning HR proves to be the difference in a 2-1 victory over the Expos.

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1887 The Phillies beat the Giants, 19-10 in the first game played at the Baker Bowl located at Broad & Huntingdon Street Park in Philadelphia.


1887 In front of nearly 10,000 at Recreation Park, the Alleghenies (later to be known as the Pirates) defeat the defending league-champion Chicago White Stockings, 6-2.


1903 The New York Highlanders (to be renamed the Yankees) win their home opener at Hilltop Park beating Washington, 6-2.


1922 In only his fourth career start, reliever White Sox Charlie Robertson pitches a perfect game beating the Tigers, 2-0; rookie Johnny Mostil, playing in his only major league game, makes two outstanding catches to save Robertson's place in history.


1940 Dodgers tie major league mark for consecutive wins from the beginning of the season with style as James 'Tex' Carleton no-hits the Reds, 3-0 for the team's ninth straight win since Opening Day.


1944 In the first game of a doubleheader split, first baseman Phil Weintraub gets 11 RBIs and player-manager Mel Ott scores 6 runs drawing 5 walks as the Giants rout the Dodgers, 26-8. Brooklyn wins the nightcap 5-4 in a game shorten due to darkness.


1946 Striking out 11 batters, Indian hurler Bob Feller's throws his second career no-hitter edging the Yankees, 1-0. Frankie Hayes' 9th inning HR proves to be the difference.


1952 In his final at-bat before leaving to fight in the Korean War, Ted Williams hits a game winning two-run HR to beat the Dizzy Trout and the Tigers. Fittingly, the Fenway faithful was there to celebrate Ted Williams' Day.


1961 At Milwaukee, Willie Mays slams 4 HRs in one game in a 14-4 Giant win over the Braves. The San Francisco slugger is left on deck in the top of the ninth when the third out is made.


1966 California outfielder Rick Reichardt hits two homers in the 8th inning helping the Angels beat the Red Sox, 16-9.


1967 The Tigers are no-hit by Oriole pitchers Steve Barber and Stu Miller but still manage to win the game, 2-1.


1969 Jim Maloney strikes out 13 Astros en route to a 10-0 no-hitter over the Astros. It is the Reds' hurler third no-hitter of his career .


1970 Billy Williams of the Cubs becomes first NL player to play 1000 consecutive games.


1988 With RBIs #28 & 29, Yankees Dave Winfield ties major league RBI record for month of April.


1988 Reds' manager Pete Rose is suspended for twenty days and is fined $10,000 for pushing David Pallone after the umpire made a delayed call at first base in a game in a 6-5 Mets win at Riverfront. The Cincinnati skipper shoved Pallone twice after the ump accidentally pokes him in the eye.


1996 In a 10-7 victory at Riverfront, Pirate Jeff King becomes the third major leaguer to hit two homers in one inning twice in his career. He first accomplished the feat a year earlier on August 8th.


2000 Diamondback hurler Randy Johnson beats the Cubs, 6-0 becoming only the third pitcher baseball history to win six games in April


2000 Cardinals Mark McGwire and Jim Edmonds go deep helping St. Louis finished the month of April with 55 home runs tying 1947 New York Giants for most NL team homers hit in a month.

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1883 National League baseball returns to the City of Brotherly Love as Philadelphia hosts its first NL game since 1876.


1884 In an American Association game against the Louisville Eclipse, Toledo Blue Stockings' catcher Moses Fleetwood Walker becomes first black to play in the major leagues.


1891 In front of 10,000 fans, Cy Young beats Cincinnati, 12-3 in the first game ever played in Cleveland's League Park.


1901 White Sox Herm McFarland hits first grand slam in AL history in a game which features the Detroit Tigers committing 12 errors.


1906 Striking out 11 batters while walking three, Phillie hurler John Lush no-hits the Dodgers, 1-0 .


1920 At the Polo Grounds, Babe Ruth hits his 50th career HR which is his first as a Yankee.


1920 The longest game ever played ends after 26 innings in 1-1 tie. Brooklyn Robin Leon Cadore and Brave Joe Oeschger both go the distance for their respective clubs. Braves' Charlie Pick establishes the major league record for hitless at-bats in one game as he goes 0-for-11 in the marathon.


1922 White Sox hurler Charlie Robertson becomes the third modern pitcher to throw a perfect no-hit, no-run game as he beats the Tigers at Navin Field, 2-0.


1925 In a game against Washington, 17 year-old A's rookie catcher Jimmie Foxx pinch-hits a single in his first at-bat.


1926 The legendary Satchel Paige makes his pitching debut in Negro Southern League.


1939 At Comiskey Park, the White Sox defeat the Cubs and Dizzy Dean, 4-1,in an exhibition game to benefit Monty Stratton. The former pitcher, who lost his leg in an off-season hunting accident, tries to pitch in the game and receives a new car and nearly $30,000 as a result outfielder the contest.


1951 White Sox Randy Gumpert gives up Mickey Mantle's first major league homer in a 8-3 loss to the Yankees.


1951 Minnie Minoso makes his White Sox debut hitting a home run against Yankee Vic Raschi in his first plate appearance.


1955 Indian starters put on a 'pitching clinic' during a doubleheader sweep of the Red Sox. Veteran Bob Feller holds Boston hitless for 6+ innings and hurls his major league record 12th one-hitter in a 2-0 victory and in the night cap, rookie left-hander Herb Score strikes out the first nine batters (he will whiff a total of 16) en route to a 2-1 four-hitter win.


1959 At the age of 39, White Sox hurler Early Wynn pitches a one-hitter striking out 14 and hits a double and home run to beat the Red Sox, 1-0.


1969 At Crosley Field, Astro Don Wilson no-hits the Reds, 4-0 one day after the Reds' Jim Maloney beat Houston with a no-hitter.


1973 The Giants score seven runs with two outs in the ninth inning to defeat the Pirates, 8-7.


1974 Tom Seaver strikes out 16 Dodgers and gives up only three hits in over twelve innings, but Mets lose in the 14th, 2-1.


1985 Jimmy Key becomes the first left-handed starter in 614 games to win a game for Blue Jays.


1991 Ranger righty Nolan Ryan pitches the seventh no-hitter of his career, striking out 16 Blue Jays as the Texas defeats Toronto, 3-0.


1991 With his 939th career steal, A's outfielder Rickey Henderson passes Lou Brock as baseball's all-time stolen base leader.


2000 San Francisco's left fielder Barry Bonds becomes the first player to hit a ball into San Francisco Bay (McCovey's Cove); the first 'splashdown' home run at Pacific Bell Park helps the Giants to beat the Mets, 10-3.


2000 With the help of a Quilvio Veras homer, the Braves establish a franchise-record 14th straight victory beating the Dodgers, 2-1 .


2001 As a result being struck by the flying barrel of a broken bat, Mike Fyhrie breaks the ulna bone in his left arm. The Cubs' righty reliever used his arm to protect himself as Padres' Santiago Perez broken bat exploded in the direction of the mound.


2002 Recording his 321st save for San Diego, Tevor Hoffman establishes a new big league record for the most saves for one team surpassing Dennis Eckersley's mark of 320 with Oakland. The long-time Padre closer, now eighth on the all-time list, was traded as a rookie pitcher by the Marlins as part of the Gary Sheffield deal in 1993.

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1876 In Cincinnati against the Redlegs, Chicago's Ross Barnes hits the first home run in the history of National League. The former National Association superstar also has, in addition to his inside-the-park homer, a single, a triple, two stolen bases and scores four runs.


1909 Pirate infielder Honus Wagner steals his way around bases in first inning against Cubs.


1917 At Wrigley Field, southpaw Hippo Vaughn of Chicago and Reds righty Fred Toney throw no-hitters against one another through the first nine innings. The deadlock is broken in the top of the tenth with a one-out single by Larry Kopf, an error and an infield hit by Jim Thorpe, and Toney then sets the Cubs down in order to preserve his extra inning gem.


1920 The first game of National Negro Baseball League is played in Indianapolis as the hometown ABC's beat the Chicago Giants, 4-2.


1923 Senator pitcher Walter Johnson blanks Yankees 3-0 for his 100th career shutout.


1939 Benching himself, Yankee legend Lou Gehrig's streak ends at 2,130 consecutive games.


1954 Eight-year old Nate Colbert watches Stan Musial hit five HRs in a doubleheader against the Giants; years later he will become the only other major leaguer to repeat this feat.


1958 The Yankees threaten to broadcast their games nationwide if the National League goes ahead with plans to broadcast Los Angeles Dodger and San Francisco Giant games into New York City.


1964 Posting a 7-3 victory, the Twins become only the third team in major league history to hit four consecutive HRs as Tony Oliva, Bob Allison, Jimmie Hall and Harmon Killebrew all go deep against A's pitchers Dan Pfister (3) and Vern Handrahan (1) in the top of the 11th inning at Kansas City's Municipal Stadium.


1972 After a Cy Young Award season (24-8, 1.82), A's Vida Blue ends holdout signing for $63,000; a raise of just $14,750.


1984 Don Mattingly's 7th inning single breaks up LaMarr Hoyt's perfect game bid. The lone hit, an opposite field blooper, is followed up by a double play and the White Sox hurler faces the minimum 27 batters defeating the Yankees, 3-0.


1988 Pete Rose becomes the first manager to be suspended for an on-field incident as NL president Bart Giamatti issues a thirty day suspension for his shoving of umpire Dave Pallone.


1994 Changing jersey color from white to blue in an effort to snap losing skid doesn't work as Cubs lose their record eleventh consecutive game when blanked by John Smiley and the Reds, 9-0.


1999 Rafael Palmeiro reaches the 2,000 career hit milestone as the Rangers defeat the Indians, 8-6.


2000 With his reconstructed elbow, Cubs' Kerry Wood throws in a game for the first time in nearly 19 months, giving up one run and three hits in six innings in an 11-1 rout of the Astros.


2001 At the Metrodome, Yankee right fielder Paul O'Neil singles in the ninth inning of Twin reliever LaTroy Hawkins becoming the 215th major-leaguer to record 2,000 hits.


2001 Over 40 fans are ejected and the game, which is delayed for 12 minutes when the umps need to pull the Yankees off the field, comes close to be forfeited by the Twins as unruly spectators at the Metrodome pummel Chuck Knoblauch with coins, plastic beer bottles and golf balls in left field. Twin skipper Tom Kelly appeals to crowd to be calm as the home team defeat their former second baseman and the Yankees, 4-2.


2002 Just missing hitting his fifth homer in the 15-4 victory over the White Sox, Mariners outfielder Mike Cameron becomes the 13th major leaguer to hit four homers in one game. The first two dingers were followed by round trippers by second baseman Bret Boone making it the first time the same two teammates have hit back-to-back homers twice in one inning.

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On May 3, 1904, future Hall of Fame pitcher Charles "Red" Ruffing is born in Granville, Illinois. Ruffing will win 273 games during a 22-year career with the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox.

1936 The Yankees beat Browns 14-5, as Joe DiMaggio makes his major league debut with three hits.

On May 3, 1938, Lefty Grove of the Boston Red Sox defeats the Detroit Tigers, 4-3, marking the start of a personal 20-game winning streak at home. Grove will not lose a game at Fenway Park until May 12, 1941.

1950 Yankee pitcher Vic Raschi balks four times in one game (season record is 6) due to his failure to comply to the new one-second stop with men on base.


1951 In a 17-3 rout over the Browns at Sportman's Park, Gil McDougald ties a major league record with six RBIs in one inning. The Yankee rookie hits his first career home run, a grand slam and then adds a two-run triple as the Bronx Bombers break out for 11 runs in the ninth inning.


1959 At Briggs Stadium, Charlie Maxwell hits four consecutive home runs in a doubleheader helping the 2-15 Tigers, under new manager Jimmy Dykes, sweep the Yankees 4-2 and 8-2. It was Dykes first day as skipper and he put Charlie back in the line-up even though 'Ole Paw Paw' was hitting only .136 at the time.

On May 3, 1964, Sadaharu Oh of the Yomiuri Giants rips four home runs against the Hanshin Tigers, establishing a new Japanese League record for most home runs in a game. Oh also shares the record with several major leaguers, including Hall of Famers Ed Delahanty, Chuck Klein, Lou Gehrig, Willie Mays, and Mike Schmidt.

On May 3, 1975, Cincinnati Reds manager Sparky Anderson decides to switch Pete Rose from left field to third base, making room for promising slugger George Foster in the outfield. The move will help the "Big Red Machine" win World Championships in both 1975 and '76.

1980 Ranger Ferguson Jenkins joins Cy Young, Jim Bunning and Gaylord Perry as the fourth major league hurler to win 100 games in each league as he defeats the Orioles, 3-2.

On May 3, 1980, Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants hits the final home run of his Hall of Fame career. McCovey hits his 521st home run against Scott Sanderson of the Montreal Expos, helping the Giants to a 3-2 win. McCovey will enter the Hall of Fame in 1986.

1986 Don Mattingly connects for three sacrifice flies in a 9-4 win over the Rangers. The Yankee first baseman is only the sixth player to accomplish this feat.

On May 3, 1995, rookie infielder David Bell makes his debut for the Cleveland Indians, representing the third generation of his family to play in the major leagues. David's father, Buddy, and his grandfather, Gus, previously starred in the big leagues. The Bells become the second three-generation family in major league history.

1998 Mariner Dan Wilson hits the first inside-the-park grand slam in the franchise's history.


1999 For the first time, Cuba faces a major league competition in the United States, and its national team defeats the struggling Baltimore Orioles, 12-6.


1999 In a 12-11, 10-inning loss to the A's, Red Sox rookie Creighton Gubanich becomes only fourth player to hit a grand slam for his first major league hit.


2001 Johnny Oates resigns as the Ranger manager and will be replaced by the team's third base coach Jerry Narron. A poor start of 11-17 due to a lack of pitching, and owner Tom Hicks high expectations after signing prized free agent Alex Rodriquez had led to speculation the Texas skipper would soon be fired.


2001 Michael Orschlin becomes the third fan this season to jump onto field at Kauffman Stadium during the ninth inning of a Royals' loss. Orschlin, who jumped to win a $400 bet from a friend, delays the game for 15 minutes as he taken away on a stretcher as a result of broken foot, and the 22-year old will face a fine of $1,000 for trespassing.

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1871 Bill Lennon becomes first catcher to throw a runner out trying to steal second. He accomplished the feat in the seventh inning of the very first major league game.


1910 President Taft leaves Robinson Park, where Cardinals are routing the Reds, to catch a great pitching duel between the Naps' Cy Young and the Browns' Joe Lake at Sportman's Park.


1931 Due to an injury, Babe Ruth plays first with Lou Gehrig moving to right field. The Yankee captain commits an error in the outfield helping the Red Sox beat the Yankees.


1939 In his first-ever at-bat in the city of Detroit, rookie Ted Williams becomes the first player to hit a homer which totally clears the right field seats at Briggs Stadium.

On May 4, 1943, Commissioner Ford C. Frick demonstrates that the revised balata ball is livelier than the previous year's ball by bouncing it on a carpet in his office. The major leagues had turned to the balata ball because of wartime restrictions on the supplies used to make standard baseballs.

On May 4, 1946, Cecil Travis of the Washington Senators collects six straight hits before having his streak ended by Steve Gromek of the Cleveland Indians. Travis' performance marks one of the few highlights of his career after World War II, where he suffered frozen feet.

1954 Phillies and Cardinals set a major league record using 42 players in one game. Phillies win game in eleven innings, 14-10.


1956 Boston manager Pinky Higgins accepts the first Red Sox schedule ever printed braille from the National Braille Press.

On May 4, 1966, Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants establishes a new National League record for most career home runs. The "Say Hey Kid" hits his 512th home run, surpassing the total of former New York Giants great Mel Ott. Mays' blast against Claude Osteen, which puts him fourth on the all-time list, helps the Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-1.

1969 The Astros set an NL record turning seven double plays against Giants with first baseman Curt Belfry taking part in all of them.


1975 In Candlestick Park at 12:32 pm, Astros' Bob Watson scores the major league's one millionth run. He crosses the plate on Milt May's three-run home run seconds ahead of Reds' Dave Concepcion to earn the distinction .


1976 The Illinois Legislature declares today as Rick Monday Day because of his patriotic gesture of saving the American flag from being burned in Los Angeles by two fans.


1981 Yankee reliever Ron Davis strikes out eight consecutive Angels in a 4-2 victory over California.

On May 4, 1982, Jim Eisenreich leaves a game at Fenway Park after fans cruelly taunt his extreme twitching, which is caused by Tourette's Syndrome. The Minnesota Twins' rookie will eventually retire before making a successful return in 1987.

On May 4, 1984, Dave Kingman of the Oakland A's hits a ball through the roof of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. Kingman's fly ball goes through a drainage hole in the roof and never returns to the playing field. The umpires award Kingman with a ground rule double.

1989 Junior Felix becomes the 53rd player in major league history to hit a home run in his first at-bat. The Blue Jay rookie initial blast comes off California's Kirk McCaskill in a 10-inning loss to the Angels, 3-2.


1991 Indian Chris James establishes the club record for RBIs by driving in nine runs with a pair of homers and two singles, helping Cleveland to crush the A's, 20-6.

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1904 Red Sox pitcher Cy Young tosses the first perfect game in the AL defeating Rube Waddell and the Philadelphia A's, 3-0. It is the first perfect game in the majors since 1893 when the distance between the mound and plate was changed from 45 feet to 60 feet, six inches.

1917 Browns' hurler Ernie Koob no-hits Ed Cicotte and the White Sox, 1-0 thanks to a scorer's decision turning Buck Weaver's first inning questionable hit into an error.


1925 Ty Cobb goes 6-for-6 as Tigers defeat Browns.


1925 Yankee shortstop Everett Scott's record-setting consecutive game streak ends at 1,307 as Yankee skipper Miller Huggins replaces him with Pee Wee Wanninger. Ironically Lou Gehrig will start his streak on June 1 when he pinch-hits for Wanninger.


1950 Although he beats the White Sox, 4-3, Vic Raschi balks four times as the Yankee pitcher is unable to adjust to the new rule which requires a pitcher to come to a rest for a full second.


1930 The Red Sox trade Red Ruffing to the Yankees for Cedric Durst. The deal enables Boston to sell Tom Zachary to the Braves for the waiver price.


1955 Dodger rookie hurler Tommy Lasorda, making his major league debut, ties a record by throwing three wild pitches in the first inning of a 4-3 victory over the Cardinals. The future Dodger Hall of Fame skipper doesn't get the decision and will end his playing days after the 1956 season with a lifetime record of 0-4.


1978 When he singles off Expo pitcher Steve Rogers, Pete Rose becomes a member of the 3000 hits club.


1980 For pushing his glove in the face of umpire Gerry Crawford, Pirate Bill Madlock is suspended for 15 days and fined $5,000 by NL president Chub Feeney .


1995 Thirty-four years after Don Zimmer played third base in the franchise's first game, Edgardo Alfonzo becomes the 100th player to cover the 'hot corner' in Mets history. Howard Johnson played the most games at the position appearing in 835 games over a span of 8 seasons..


1999 Beating the Cubs 13-6, the Rockies become only the third team in the 1900's to score a run in every inning. The Cardinals also did it against the Cubs in 1964 and Giants scored in every frame against the Phillies in 1923.


2000 Cardinal first baseman Mark McGwire hits the longest home run in the 30-year history of Riverfront/Cinergy Field, but the 473-foot shot isn't enough as Ken Griffey Jr.'s homer leads the Reds past St. Louis, 3-2.


2000 For the first time in team history, the Rangers overcome an eight-run deficit beating the A's, 17-16. The teams tie (Red Sox and A's - June 29, 1950) an American League record as 18 players score, including every starter.


2000 Former Dodger skipper Tommy Lasorda is named manager of the United States' Olympic baseball team. The Hall of Fame pilot won four NL pennants and two World Series titles with Los Angeles.

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1915 At the Polo Grounds, Red Sox rookie pitcher Babe Ruth collects three hits, including his first home run. Homer number one, as well as homer number two, hit two weeks later, comes off of Yankee hurler Jack 'Crab' Warhop.

1917 For the second consecutive day, a Browns' hurler throws a no-hitter as Bob Groom keeps the White Sox hitless in the second game of a twin bill, 3-0. The Belleville, Illinois native also pitches two hitless innings in the first game.


1925 Ty Cobb hits his fifth home run in two games tying 1884 Cap Anson's record.


1925 Replaced by Pee Wee Wanninger, Yankee shortstop Everett Scott's consecutive game streak ends at 1,307. It started as a player for the Boston Red Sox and is longest consecutive playing streak to date.


1929 The American League announces it will discontinue the league's MVP award.


1934 At Fenway, the Red Sox hit four consecutive triples (Carl Reynolds, Moose Solters, Rick Ferrell and Bucky Walters) en route to a 14-4 win over the Tigers.


1951 Pirate hurler Cliff Chambers walks eight but no-hits the Boston Braves, 3-0.


1953 In his first major league start, Alva Lee Holloman no-hits the A's, 6-0. The Browns' rookie will never pitch another complete game, and 'Bobo' will win only three games in his one-year career in the majors.


1956 Reds' outfielder Gus Bell homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header.


1968 Giants' reliever Lindy McDaniel sets a National League record playing his 225th consecutive game without committing an error. The streak includes 108 chances handled successfully since June 16, 1964.


1974 A's pitcher Paul Linblad's major league streak of 385 consecutive errorless games ends when he makes an errant throw in a 6-3 loss to the Orioles.


1982 Beating the Yankees at Kingdome, 7-3, the 'Ancient Mariner', Gaylord Perry becomes the 15th major league player to win 300 games.


1994 The Cubs 10-1 victory over the Pirates ends Anthony Young's record 29-game losing streak as a starter. The hard luck pitcher, obtained from the Mets for shortstop Jose Vizcaino, had not won as a starter for over two years.


1998 Cubs' rookie Kerry Wood ties a major league record with 20 strikeouts in a nine-inning game as he one-hits the Astros, 2-0. In addition to matching Roger Clemens' feat (Mariners-1986 and Tigers- 1996), the 20-year-old Texan breaks the National League record of 19 strikeouts in a nine-inning game shared by Steve Carlton, David Cone and Tom Seaver.

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1925 Pirate shortstop Glenn Wright catches Jim Bottomley's line drive, doubles up Jimmy Cooney at second and tags Rogers Hornsby coming from first to complete an unassisted triple play in a 10-9 loss to the Cardinals.


1940 The Brooklyn Dodgers become the first National League team to fly when they travel by air to Chicago from St. Louis.


1941 Pirate outfielder Lloyd Waner, known as Little Poison, is traded to the Braves for pitcher Nick Strincevich.


1957 Indian pitcher Herb Score suffers a season-ending injury when he's struck in the face by Yankee Gil McDougald's line drive.


1959 The largest crowd in major league history (93,103) attend Roy Campanella Night at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The Yankees beat the Dodgers in an exhibition game, 6-2.


1966 After only four victories in the first twenty games, Yankee skipper Johnny Keane is fired and is replaced by the team's general manager, Ralph Houk.


1970 Wes Parker hits a triple to beat the Mets in the tenth inning. The three-bagger completes the cycle for the Dodger first baseman.


1991 Darryl Strawberry returns to New York as a Dodger with mixed results. A crowd of 49,118 mostly booing fans watch him hit a two-run HR, and they cheer when he makes the last out of the game with the potential tying and winning runs on base in the 6-5 Met victory.


1999 In a 7-1 victory over the A's, Carlos Lee becomes the first White Sox to homer in his first major league at-bat.


1999 In the biggest comeback in Jacobs Field history, the Indians score 18 runs in the final three innings to overcome a 9-1 deficit to beat the Devil Rays, 20-11. Tampa Bay's first baseman Fred McGriff sets a major league record by homering in his 34th park.


1999 Rookie Bruce Aven hits the first pinch-hit grand slam in Marlin history helping Florida beat the Dodgers, 6-3.


1999 Yankee Hideki Irabu opposes Matt Suzuki in the first match up of Japanese starters in major league history.


1999 The Rockies, by scoring in the first inning on a Larry Walker two-out homer tie a National League record established by the 1894 Pirates and 1949 Giants scoring in 14 consecutive innings, The major league mark is 17 set by the 1903 Red Sox.

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1878 Providence Gray outfielder Paul Hines becomes the first player to execute an unassisted triple play after making a shoestring catch in left center field and stepping on third retiring both runners who had passed the base. The runners were out due to rules used at the time.


1906 In a game against Boston, A's pitcher Chief Bender hits two home runs after being asked by Philadelphia manager Connie Mack to replace an outfielder in the sixth inning.


1926 A three-alarm blaze burns down Fenway's grandstand roof and left field bleachers. The Red Sox, desperately in need of cash, use most of the insurance proceeds to pay for operations and leave a vacant lot where the bleachers once stood.


1929 Giant hurler Carl Hubbell becomes the first left-hander in 13 seasons to throw a no-hitter as he beats the Pirates, 11-0.


1935 Reds' catcher Ernie Lombardi hits four consecutive doubles in the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth innings off four different Phillie pitchers.


1940 In a 23-2 rout of Brooklyn, the Reds' Harry Craft hits for the cycle (a home run, a triple, a double and two singles) as Cincinnati pounds out 27 hits.


1950 Ralph Kiner hits his second grand slam in three games. It is his eighth career bases full homer.


1961 The New York Metropolitan Baseball Club, Inc. announces the New York National League franchise's team nickname will be the Mets.


1966 Oriole outfielder Frank Robinson hits the first ball ever completely out of Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. The 541-foot shot which lands on the other side of the over the left-field wall, comes off Indian hurler Luis Tiant.


1966 The last game is played at old Busch Stadium with the Giants beating the Cardinals, 10-5.


1968 In front of only 6,298 Oakland fans, Jim Catfish Hunter hurls the first American League perfect game in forty-six years as the A's defeat the heavy hitting Twins, 4-0.


1973 Cardinal pitcher Bob Gibson sets a major league mark as he starts his 242nd straight game. St. Louis is defeated by the Giants, 9-7.


1973 Ralph Miller, the last nineteenth century ballplayer, dies in Cincinnati at 100 years of age.


1984 The first eight-hour major league game comes to an end when Harold Baines homers with one out in the 25th inning giving the White Sox a 7-6 victory over the Brewers. The game had started the night before but was suspended in the 17th because of a curfew.


1984 Twins' rookie Kirby Puckett hits four singles in his first major league game helping Minnesota beat the Angels, 5-0.


1994 The Colorado Silver Bullets becomes the first women's team to play a men's professional team. The ladies are beaten by the Northern League's All-Stars, 19-0 with Leon Durham hitting two homers and Oil Can Boyd making the start for the All-Stars.


1998 Cardinal Mark McGwire reaches the 400th career HR mark. Big Red's historic milestone comes in 4,727 at-bats (127 less at-bats than Babe Ruth) which is the least plate appearances ever needed to reach the mark.

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1888 With a twelve-run lead, Louisville Colonels' right-handed pitcher Icebox Chamberlain holds the Kansas City Cowboys scoreless pitching left-handed for the last two innings .


1901 Indian hurler Earl Moore holds the White Sox hitless for nine innings before giving up two hits in the tenth inning to lose, 4-2.


1937 The Reds' backstop Ernie Lombardi goes 6-for-6 as Cincinnati routs the Phillies, 21-10.


1943 Due to poor grade of rubber cement used to make baseballs because of wartime rubber shortages, a different type of baseball is put into play today with dramatic results. In eight games, six home runs are hit compared to a total of nine homers tallied in the season¹s first 72 games.


1961 In a 13-5 victory over the Twins, Jim Gentile becomes first major leaguer to hit consecutive grand slams in the same game. The Oriole first baseman accomplishes the feat in the first two innings of the contest.


1967 Cardinal outfielder # 9 Roger Maris hits his first National League home run on the ninth day of the month in seat 9 of section 9.


1973 For the second time in his career, Johnny Bench hits three homers off Steve Carlton. The Reds' backstop seven RBIs helps Cincinnati beat the Phillies, 9-7.


1977 The Blue Jays beat the Mariners, 12-4, when the two new American League's teams meet for the first time.


1979 At the Astrodome, substitute ump David Pallone ejects the entire Cardinal bench after the players throw helmets and bats onto the field to protest a call. The minor league ump was pressed into duty due to the major league umpire strike.


1984 At Comiskey Park, the first eight-hour game in major league history ends in the 25th inning when Harold Baines belts a home run giving the White Sox a 7-6 win over the Brewers. Tom Seaver, who will also start and pitch 8 1/3 innings in the nightcap, gets the win pitching one inning of relief.


1987 At Comiskey Park, Oriole Eddie Murray becomes the first major leaguer to hit home runs from both sides of the plate in consecutive games.


1995 Indians tie a major league record by scoring eight runs in the first inning before making an out. Seven of the runs score as the results of home runs including Kenny Lofton's leadoff round-tripper, Paul Sorrento's grand slam and Carlos Baerga's two run blast.


1999 Marshall McDougal hits six consecutive home runs and drives in 16 runs in a 26-2 rout of Maryland. The Florida State's second baseman break existing NCAA records for runs batted in and homers in a single game.


1999 After 552 relief appearances, Mike Stanton starts a major league game breaking Gary Lavelle's record for most appearances prior to starting a game.


2001 Although the deed will not be officially recognized as tying a record because the game against the Reds goes extra innings, Diamondback southpaw fireballer Randy Johnson join Roger Clemens and Kerry Wood as the only pitchers ever to strike out 20 hitters over nine innings. After being pulled in the ninth, the three-time Cy Young Award winner does not get an opportunity to break Senators' Tom Cheney's major league mark of 21 strikeouts recorded in a 16-inning contest on September 12, 1962 against the Orioles.

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1934 Ben Chapman, who will lead the protest against Jackie Robinson in 1947, shouts a racial slur at a Jewish fan in during a Yankee game.


1934 After hitting two homers, two doubles and driving in seven runs in a 13-3 rout of the White Sox, Yankees' first baseman Lou Gehrig removes himself from the game after five innings because of illness.


1939 Phillie backstop Dave Coble catches a ball thrown from the top of Philadelphia's City Hall. The rookie catcher handles the 521-foot dropped ball cleanly.


1967 Braves' outfielder Hank Aaron hits an inside-the-park homer off Phillie hurler Jim Bunning. It will be 'Hammerin' Hank's' only HR which doesn't clear the fence out of his record setting 755 round-trippers.


1970 Braves' Hoyt Wilhelm becomes the first major league pitcher to appear in 1000 games.


1981 Expo Charlie Lea blanks the Giants, 4-0, becoming the first French-born pitcher to throw a no-hitter.


1999 Pete Rose, banned from all aspects of the game by Commissioner Giamatti in 1989, appears as a special instructor for the newly created Sacramento Steelheads. The team plays in the Western Baseball League which is independent, and therefore not governed by major league baseball.


1999 In a 12-4 rout of the Mariners, Boston's shortstop Nomar Garciaparra hits two grand slams as well as a two-run homer becoming the first American League player to drive in 10 runs in a game since 1975.


2001 A MRI reveals White Sox first baseman and two-time Most Valuable Player Frank Thomas has a right tricep tear which will require surgery. The injury, caused by diving for a ground ball, will keep the 'Big Hurt' out of action for the rest of the season.

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1904 After 23-innings of pitching no-hit baseball, Cy Young's streak ends. The stretch includes six innings today, two innings April 25, six on April 30, and the perfect game against the A's on May 5.


1919 Reds' hurler Hod Eller throws a no-hitter defeating the Cardinals, 6-0.


1923 Establishing several Pacific Coast League marks, Pete Schneider hits five home runs and a double driving in 14 runs as Vernon routs Salt Lake City, 35-11.


1932 Eighth-grader Joe Schultz, Jr. singles, swipes two bases and scores as a pinch-hitter in a Texas League game; the fourteen-year old is the son of the manager and will become a second string catcher in the major leagues.


1949 Scoring in every inning, the White Sox beat the Red Sox, 12-8. A team tallying in every inning has only occurred five times in American League history.


1950 Connecticut Senator Abe Ribicoff introduces legislation for the observance of a National Baseball Day.


1950 A train strike forces many teams to fly to their next scheduled games. Travelling by air is still a rarity in the major leagues at this time.


1950 After fans boo him for misplaying a ball, Ted Williams makes an inappropriate gesture three times (once to left, once to center, and once to right) to the Red Sox fans sitting in the outfield stands. During his next at bat, as the booing continues, the Splendid Splinter becomes the Splendid Spitter as Williams steps out of the box to spit at fans to show his displeasure.


1955 With the help of an Ernie Banks' grand slam, the Cubs snap the Dodgers' 11-game winning streak, 10-8. The bases-filled homer will be Mr. Cubs' first of five on the year.


1963 Sandy Koufax no-hits the Giants, 8-0. It will the Dodgers' southpaw second of four career no-hitters.


1971 Indian Steve Dunning's homer off A's hurler Diego Segui makes him the last American League pitcher to hit a grand slam.


1972 Giants trade Willie Mays to the Mets for Charlie Williams and cash.


1996 Al Leiter pitches the first no-hitter in the Marlin's brief existence beating the Rockies, 11-0.


1998 Striking out 13 Diamondbacks, Cubs' Kerry Wood sets a major league record for strikeouts in consecutive games with 33 in two games. The previous record for strikeouts (32) in two starts was held by Luis Tiant (1968 - Indians), Nolan Ryan (1974 - Angels), Dwight Gooden (1984 - Mets) and Randy Johnson (1997- Mariners).


1999 For the first time this century, two starting major league pitchers share the same name as the Rockies southpaw Bobby M. Jones bests righthander Bobby J. Jones and the Mets.


2000 At the age of 37, Joe Strong becomes the oldest player to make his big-league debut since pitcher Diomedes Olivo played for the Pirates in 1960 as 41-year old. The 'seasoned' rookie throws 1 1/3 hitless innings.


2000 Manny Ramirez's tags a first-inning grand slam and adds a two-run homer in the sixth leading the Indians to a 16-0 rout of the Royals. The victory, which stops Kansas City's winning streak at five games, is Cleveland's most lopsided shut out in 45 years when the Tribe beat Tribe beat the Red Sox 19-0.


2000 Beating the Cubs, 14-8, it takes the Brewers four hours and twenty-two minutes to play a regulation nine-inning game. The time breaks the National League record and ties the mark set by the Orioles and Yankees on September 5, 1997 for the longest non-extra inning game ever played.


2001 After another dreadful appearance yesterday in which Rick Ankiel (1-2, 7.13) threw five wild pitches to the backstop, the Cardinals send the promising young fireballer to Triple-A Memphis to work on overcoming his unexplainable lack of control. The lefthander has walked 25 batters in 24 innings this season.

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1910 Missing a perfect game issuing one walk, A's right-hander Chief Bender throws a 4-0 no-hitter against the Cleveland Naps. The Philadelphia hurler, who is part Chippewa, will compile a 23-5 record during the season.


1915 Using just 67 pitches, White Sox hurler Red Faber throws a complete-game victory beating the Senators, 4-1.


1925 With Tris Speaker scoring the winning run from first on a single, the Indians scored six runs in the bottom of the ninth to defeat the Yankees, 10-9.


1937 Cardinal outfielder Ducky Medwick hits two home runs and two doubles in a 15-3 Cardinals rout over the Phillies.


1941 After five years of being called the Bees, the National League franchise in Boston is once again known as the Braves.


1950 Ted Williams apologizes to the hometown fans for gestures he made after being booed for allowing the eventual winning run to score on his second error of the game.


1955 After walking the bases full in the bottom of the ninth, Cub Sam Toothpick Jones whiffs Dick Groat, Roberto Clemente and Frank Thomas to preserve his 4-0 no-hitter against the Pirates. Unfortunately only 2,918 fans are on hand at Wrigley Field to witness the first no-hitter ever thrown by a black player in major league history .


1956 Dodger right-hander Carl Erskine tosses a 3-0 no-hitter against the crosstown rival Giants. It is Ersk's second career no-hitter.


1966 The first game ever played at Busch Memorial Stadium is an extra inning affair. Lou Brock singles in the winning run 12th inning giving the Cardinals a 4-3 victory over the Braves.


1970 At Wrigley Field in front of only 5,264 fans, Ernie Banks becomes the ninth player to hit 500 career home runs. The historic homer, a second-inning line drive off Braves' pitcher Pat Jarvis into the left-field bleachers, is retrieved by Atlanta outfielder, Rico Carty after it bounces back onto the field and gives the ball to the Cubs' infielder.


1985 After establishing a record 458 games being played before the first rain out a season, the Brewer-Indian game is washed out in Cleveland.


2001 Baseball is ordered by an arbitrator Alan Symonette to reinstate nine of the 22 'resigning' umpires let go two years ago and must give back pay for missed time. The order also states veteran umpires Frank Pulli and Terry Tata do not need to retire after the season as previously planned.


2001 Hitting his 204th home run in a Toronto uniform, Carlos Delgado surpasses Joe Carter to become the all-time Blue Jay career leader in round trippers.


2001 Striking out 15 Orioles, Boston's Pedro Martinez ties an American League record set in 1968 by Indian hurler Luis Tiant for most strikeouts over two games, 32. The Red Sox fireballer had 17 strikeouts in his last start against the Devil Rays.

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1942 Braves' pitcher Jim Tobin, en route to a 6-5 victory over the Cubs, becomes the first hurler to hit three home runs in one game. The only out he makes is a fly ball which is caught against the right field fence.


1952 In a Class D Appalachian League game, Bristol (Virginia) pitcher Ron Necciai strikes out twenty-seven batters as he no-hits Welch (West Virginia) . The catcher missed a third strike allowing one batter reach base to ruin the perfect-perfect bid.


1958 As a pinch-hitter, Stan Musial collects his 3000th hit off Moe Drabowsky as the Cardinals beat the Cubs, 5-3.


1976 For the sixth consecutive game, Royals' third baseman George Brett collects at least three hits in each contest.


1982 At the Astrodome, the Cubs win their 8,000th game in franchise history.


1985 Trailing 8-0, the Yankees rally to beat the Twins 9-8 thanks to Don Mattingly's ninth inning two-out three-run HR.


1993 One day before his 40th birthday, George Brett hits his 300th career HR joining Hank Aaron, Stan Musial, Carl Yastrzemski, Willie Mays and Al Kaline as the only players with 300 HRs and 3000 hits. The Royals' third baseman HR ball is picked up by a fan on a veterans' hospital outing who happens to be blind.


1994 Angel Tim Salmon ties an AL record with his 13th consecutive hit.


2000 Diamondback pitcher Todd Stottlemyre wins the 136th game of his career making the Stottlemyres the first father and son to combine for 300 wins. The Diamondback pitcher plans to give game ball to dad, Mel, who began chemotherapy early this season for bone marrow cancer.


2000 A day after failing to hustle, turning a likely double into a single, a disgruntled Rickey Henderson is let go by the Mets. The 41-year old stolen base leader is batting .219 with no homers and two RBIs at the time of his release.


2001 In a game in which every Padre regular reaches base, thanks to nine walks and a hit batter, San Diego is no-hit by A.J. Burnett. The Marlin rookie was obtained from the Mets among others in exchange for Al Leiter.


2001 Still angry with umpire Mike Winters' ninth inning check-swing call of the night before, Devil Rays' manager Hal McRae gets thrown out before the first pitch of the game as he steps out of the dugout to pick up his lost cause.


2001 Alex Rodriguez becomes fifth-youngest (25 years, 289 days) player to hit his 200th career homer. Mel Ott accomplish the feat in 1934 at the youngest age (25 years, 144days) followed by Eddie Mathews (25 years, 243 days), Jimmie Foxx (25 years,267 days) and Mickey Mantle (25 years, 280 days).


2002 Thirty-eight home runs shy of the exclusive 500 mark, one-time 'Bash Brother' Jose Canseco, 37, retires due to injuries sustained in recent years. The former American League MVP, who was cut by the Expos during spring training, had his best years in Oakland as a teammate of Mark McGwire.

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1920 Senator legend Walter Johnson beats the Tigers, 9-8, for his 300th major league victory.:thumbsup:


1950 Pirate Johnny Hopp helps his team crush the Cubs, 16-9 as the first baseman goes 6-for-6 including a pair homers.


1967 Mickey Mantle's 500th career HR off of Stu Miller helps the Yankees defeat the Orioles, 6-5. The'Commerce Comet' is the sixth major leaguer to reach this plateau.


1972 After 21 seasons with Giants in New York and San Francisco, 41-year old Willie Mays makes a dramatic debut for his new team as he hits a game winning home run off his former team giving the Mets a 5-4 victory. The 'Say Hey Kid's' 647th career homer in the fifth breaks a 4-4 deadlock.


1977 The first no-hitter is thrown by a Royals pitcher at Royals Stadium as Jim Colborn beats the Rangers, 6-0.


1986 Angel Reggie Jackson homers off Red Sox hurler Roger Clemens to surpass Mickey Mantle on the all-time HR list with 537.


1986 Cardinal Jose Oquendo becomes the first non-pitcher to get a major league decision losing to the Braves in nineteen innings, 7-5.


1996 Dwight Gooden becomes the eighth Yankee to throw a no-hitter. Doc's gem is a 2-0 victory over the Mariners at the Yankee Stadium.


2000 Although Sammy Sosa gets five hits, Henry Rodriquez drives in seven runs and Eric Young steals five bases, the Cubs still manage to lose to the Expos, 16-15. Young's accomplishment on the bases is the most by a Cubs player since 1881 when George Gore stole seven bases.


2002 At Latino-American Stadium, 77 year-old Jimmy Carter throws the ceremonial first pitch of the Cuban League All-Star game. Warming up, the former U.S. President is coached by one-time big league pitching prospect, Fidel Castro.

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Josh Beckett --- 1980, Spring, Texas

John Andrew Smoltz --- 1967, Detroit, Michigan

George Howard Brett --- 1953, Glen Dale, West Virginia
Happy 50th to George!

William Alex "Billy" North --- 1948, Seattle, Washington

Alvin O'Neal McBean --- 1938, Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands

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1984 --- Carlton Fisk of the Chicago White Sox hits for the cycle in a game against the Kansas City Royals. In spite of Fisk’s history-making day, the White Sox lose the game, 7-6.

1984 --- Baltimore releases longtime star Jim Palmer, who had struggled to a record of 0-3 with an ERA of 9.17. Palmer, who declines the Orioles’ offer to retire and accept a job within the organization, will unsuccessfully attempt to latch on with another team.

1978 --- The Chicago White Sox trade outfielder Bobby Bonds to the Texas Rangers for outfielders Claudell Washington and Rusty Torres. The well-traveled Bonds, who joins his fifth team in five seasons, will finish out the season in Texas before being traded to the Cleveland Indians during the winter…

1970 --- The hitting streak of Atlanta Braves star Rico Carty comes to an end at 31 games. The Braves’ outfielder is stopped by Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jim McGlothlin, who earns a 2-0 victory. Carty, who batted .451 during the streak, will go on to win the National League batting championship with a .366 mark.

1955 --- John Scott "Jack" Morris is born in St. Paul, Minnesota. Morris will play on three World Series winners in Detroit (1984), Minnesota (1991) and Toronto (1992).

1954 --- Ted Williams returns to the Boston Red Sox’ lineup after suffering a collarbone fracture and goes 8-for-9 with two home runs, a double, and seven RBIs in a doubleheader. Williams’ offensive heroics, however, do not prevent the Red Sox from losing both games to the Detroit Tigers.

1953 --- White Sox pitcher Tommy Byrne hits a game-winning grand slam in the ninth inning. Pinch-hitting for Vern Stephens, Byrne connects against Ewell Blackwell of the New York Yankees, giving the Sox a 5-3 victory.

1951 --- Future Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle hits his first Yankee Stadium home run. Mantle’s blast against Dick Rozek of the Cleveland Indians helps the New York Yankees to an 11-3 victory.

1939 --- The Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Athletics play the first night game in American League history. A gathering of 15,109 fans watches the contest at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park, which becomes the third major league park to feature lights. The Indians win the historic game, 8-3, in 10 innings.

1933 --- Cecil Travis of the Washington Senators makes an incredible major league debut. Travis sets a modern day record by collecting five singles in his first five at-bats. Travis is retired in his final two at-bats, but his Senators still defeat the Cleveland Indians, 11-10, in 12 innings.

1928 --- Alfred Manuel (Billy) Martin is born in Berkeley, California. Martin will play on four NY Yankees championship teams (1951-53, 1956) and managed the Yankees to back-to-back World Series titles in 1977-78.

1902 --- Two deaf-mute players face each other for the first time in major league history. William “Dummy” Hoy, an outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds, leads off the game against Luther “Dummy” Taylor, a pitcher for the New York Giants. Hoy goes 2-for-4, but the Giants win the game, 5-3, scoring all of their runs with a dramatic rally in the ninth. Hoy will go on to hit .290 in 1902, the final season of his 14-year career. An accomplished batsman and basestealer, Hoy will finish his career with a .287 batting average and 594 stolen bases. Taylor, who started the 1902 season with Cleveland, will struggle to a record of 7-and-15 with the Giants, but will go on to pitch six more seasons for New York. He will win in double figures in five of those seasons, including a career high of 21 victories in 1904.

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James Thomas "Cool Papa" BELL --- Born 1903 in Starkville, Mississippi ... Died 1 March 1991 in St. Louis
Happy would-be 100th to Cool Papa!

Carlos MAY --- Born 1948 in Birmingham, Alabama

Pascual Gross PEREZ --- Born 1957 in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic

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1999 - Edgar Martinez hit three home runs, tying a major league record with five homers in two games, to give the Seattle Mariners a 10-1 win over the Minnesota Twins. Martinez homered twice in the opener of the series against Minnesota.

1999 - Arizona's Luis Gonzalez extended his hitting streak to 30 games with a two-run, first-inning homer in a 7-3 victory over San Francisco. Gonzalez, whose streak matches the longest this decade, became the 37th player in major league history to reach 30.

1990 - The Baltimore Orioles tied an American League record with eight consecutive singles in a seven-run first inning against Bobby Witt to beat the California Angels 13-1.

1978 - Marcus William Giles is born in San Diego, California.

1971 - Richard Aron Garces Mendoza Jr. is born in Maracay, Venezuela. Viva El Guapo!

1968 - Frank Howard hit his 10th home run in a six-game span to power the Washington Senators to an 8-4 victory over Detroit at Tiger Stadium.

1962 - Bob Allison and Harmon Killebrew hit a grand slams in the first inning to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 14-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians.

1957 - Dick Williams of the Orioles hit a ninth-inning, game-tying solo home run against Chicago's Paul LaPalme seconds before 10:20 p.m. — a time set as a curfew so the White Sox could catch a train out of Baltimore. If Williams had done anything else, Chicago would have won. The game was replayed from the beginning and Baltimore won.

1951 - James Howard "Jim" Sundberg is born in Galesburg, Illinois. He spends 16 years in the majors mostly in a squatting positions, and remains one of the best defensive catchers I ever saw.

1946 - Reginald Martinez "Mr October" Jackson is born in Wyncote, Pennsylvania. Forty-one years later he will have sent 563 pitches into outfield bleachers.

1937 - The great Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr is born in Little Rock, Arkansas. See thread in Baltimore Forum.

1929 - The Brooklyn Dodgers outslugged the Philadelphia Phillies for a 16-0 victory in the first game of a doubleheader. Babe Herman and Johnny Frederick had five hits apiece for Brooklyn. Frederick scored five times to give him a major league record eight runs in two games.

1912 - Detroit players went on strike to protest Ty Cobb's suspension. To avoid a forfeit and fine, manager Hughie Jennings recruited college players and others who played and lost to the Philadelphia A's 24-2. Joe Travers gave up all 24 runs.

1892 - Charles Benjamin "Babe" Adams is born in Tipton, Indiana. Adams will pitch 19 seasons and win 194 games, mostly for the Pirates.

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1910 Cy Young wins his 500th game as the Indians beat the Senators in 11 innings, 5-4.


1933 For the first time in major league history, brothers on opposite teams homer in the same game. Red Sox catcher Rick Ferrell takes his brother Wes deep, but the Indian righty returns the favor as he homers in the third on a pitch called by his sibling.


1954 Phillies' owner Bob Carpenter apologizes to second baseman Granny Hamner for having him followed by a detective. He suspected his players were not ready to play mentally or physically (the team is one game-behind from 1st place)


1956 Pirate Dale Long's ninth inning HR against the Cubs is the first of a string of eight consecutive games in which he will homer.


1968 At Tiger stadium, Earl Wilson stops Senator Frank Howard's home run streak. The 'Capital Punisher' had hit 10 homers in the previous six games.


1979 After a bitter six-week strike, the major league umpires return to work. During the work stoppage, the men in blue were replaced by amateur arbiters.


1962 As a pinch hitter, Cardinal Stan Musial singles for his 3,516th career hit placing him into second place on the all-time list behind Ty Cobb.


1981 After giving up a single to leadoff hitter Terry Harper, Pirate hurler Jim Bibby retires the next 27 Braves en route to a 5-0 one-hitter.


1998 For the second time this season and fourth time in his career Mark McGwire hits three homers in a game. 'Big Mac' becomes the 12th player to hit two three-homer games in a season as he smacks three two-run round trippers against the Phillies.


1993 With the team record at 13-25, Dallas Green replaces Jeff Torberg as the Mets manager.


2000 In the park's last year, Jason Kendall became the first Pirate to hit for the cycle in Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh backstop has a two-run homer in the first, a single in the second, a double in the third and a two-run triple in the eighth to join Giant Jeff Kent (1999) as the only player to accomplish the feat in the stadium's 31-year history.


2001 Reversing their original decision, major league baseball's official statistician, The Elias Sports Bureau, will now list Randy Johnson's 20 strikeouts as tying a record. Although the game went extra innings, the Big Unit's nine-inning performance will be noted along with the Roger Clemens and Kerry Wood 20K outings in the 2002 record book.


2002 Cub first baseman Fred McGriff's two-run homer at Miller Park ties Ellis Burks' record of homering in 40 different major league parks. The 'Crime Dog's' eighth inning blast knots the score 3-3 in an eventual 4-3, 11-inning victory over the Brewers snapping Chicago's nine-game losing streak.

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1918 In what will become a precursor of a tragic event, Indian outfielder Tris Speaker is struck on the head by a pitch thrown by Red Sox hurler Carl Mays. The submarine pitcher, who will fatally bean Ray Chapman with a pitch in 1920, denies Speaker's allegation that it was intentional.


1920 The Chicago police, dressed as soldiers and farmers, raid the Wrigley Field bleachers arresting two dozen Cub fans for gambling as Grover Cleveland Alexander blanks the Phillies, 6-0.


1925 Scoring from first base on a single in the bottom of the ninth, the veteran outfielder Tris Speaker gives the Indian a dramatic 10-9 comeback victory over the Yankees. The Tribe had been trailing the Bronx Bombers, 9-4, going into the last frame.


1945 Pete Gray leads the St. Louis Browns to a doubleheader sweep of the Yankees scoring the winning run in the nightcap and three hits in the opener. In the twin bill, the one-armed outfielder makes ten put-outs in the field.


1947 Philadelphia A's catcher Buddy Rosar makes an error to halt his record-setting streak of 147 errorless games.


1948 In front of only 5,001 fans in Chicago, Joe DiMaggio strokes four extra base hits for the fourth time in his career as he hits for the cycle for a second time in a 13-2 rout of the White Sox. The 'Yankee Clipper' paces the Bombers' 22-hit attack with a two home runs, a triple, a double and a single and drives in 6 runs.


1983 By whiffing four batters in a 5-0 loss to the Padres, 'Lefty' Steve Carlton moves past Walter Johnson into second place (3,511) on the career all-time strikeout list.


1985 The Indian-Brewer game becomes first rain-out of the season ending a record streak of 485 major league games played at the start of a season without a canceled game.


1987 In a season of streaks, the Brewers end a 12-game losing streak by beating the Chicago White Sox, 5-1. The Brew Crew had opened the season winning 13 consecutive games.


1999 Met third baseman Robin Ventura becomes the first major league player to hit grand slams in both ends of a doubleheader.


2000 In his initial at-bat for the Mariners, recently acquired Rickey Henderson hits his record 76th career leadoff home run against the Devil Rays.


2001 Barry Bonds becomes 13th player in major league history to hit home runs in four consecutive at-bats. The Giant outfielder went yard in his final two at-bats yesterday and homers in his first two official turns at the plate today.

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1907 After the Giants lose to the Cubs, 3-0 and drop out of first place, players need to form a protective ring around umpires Hank O'Day and Bob Emslie and Pinkerton guards fire shots in the air trying to disperse unruly Polo Ground fans who have spilled onto the field.


1919 The Giants deal Jim Thorpe to Braves for the waiver price of $1,500. The Olympic star will play only 60 games in Boston and will finish his six-year major league career with a lifetime .252 average


1925 Tigers and Senators tie a nine inning major league record combining for nine double plays.


1927 For the second consecutive day, an umpire at Ebbets Field is the target of fan abuse. Arbitrator Frank Wilson needs a police escort after the Robins drop a twin bill to Cubs.


1930 Thirty-five year-old Babe Ruth enjoys his first three HR performance in a regular season game, but the Yankees lose 15-7 to the A's at Shibe Park.


1943 The White Sox defeat the Senators, 1-0, in 89 minutes making the contest the fastest nine-inning game in AL history.


1947 Joe DiMaggio and five other Yankees are slapped with $100 fines for not fulfilling contract requirements to do promotional duties for the Bronx Bombers.


1948 Joe DiMaggio hits for the cycle as he delivers two home runs, a triple, double and single helping the Yankees beat the White Sox, 13-2.


1952 Dodgers score a major league record fifteen first inning runs en route to a 19-1 victory over the Reds at Ebbets Field. After retiring the first batter, the next 19 Brooklyn batters reached base (10 hits, 7 BB & 2 HBP); Captain Pee Wee Reese reaches first base three times in the inning.


1957 Reaffirming their decision to bar females from the Fenway Park's male-only press box, Boston baseball writers deny a seat to Doris O'Donnell, a feature writer following the Indians.


1959 Despite growing pressure to expand, major league owners, at a meeting at John Galbreath's farm in Ohio, decline the option to add new teams to the existing American and National Leagues. Given there are no plans for expansion, Commissioner Ford Frick will announce at a later date that MLB will ''favorably consider an application for major league status within the present baseball structure by an acceptable group of eight clubs which would qualify under ten specifications."


1975 Met infielder Joe Torre becomes the first player in National League history to hit into four double plays in one day.


1986 Rafael Ramirez doubles four times in seven at-bats in Braves' 13-inning victory over the Cubs, 9-8.


1992 Manager Buck Rodgers and 11 others are injured when the Angels' team bus goes out of control and crashes into trees on the New Jersey Turnpike.


1996 In a 12-10 defeat of the Pirates, Larry Walker sets a Rockies' club record with 13 total bases. The right fielder drives in a six runs with a pair of two-run homers, a triple and a double.


2000 Major League Baseball has its first six grand-slam day less than one year after establishing the mark with 5. Angel Garret Anderson, Giant J.T. Snow, Phillie Brian Hunter, A's Jason Giambi and Dodgers Adrian Beltre and Shawn Green all contributed to the record. The NL also set a record with four of the six base-loaded homers.

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1902 --- Aloysius Harry Syzmanski (Al Simmons) is born in Milwaukee Wisconsin ... He will play 20 MLB seasons, hit .300 or better in 15 of them and be inducted into the HOF in 1953 ... He passed away on 26 May 1956 in his hometown of Milwaukee.

1943 --- Thomas Edward "Tommy" John Jr. is born in Terre Haute, Indiana ... John will pitch 26 seasons in the majors, get named to 4 All-Star teams and have elbow ligament surgery named after him.

1943 --- Walter John "Walt" Hriniak is born in Natick, Massachusetts ... Though his playing days are numbered to just two major league seasons, Hriniak will make his mark in baseball as a hitting coach.

1960 --- Jose Ramon Nova Mesa is born in Pueblo Viejo, Dominican Republic ... Joe Table anchors the bullpen for a few of the Indians' strong teams of the 90s, and he entered the 2003 season with 225 career saves.

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1922 The Yankees, who have been sharing Polo Grounds with Giants since 1913, begin construction on their own stadium in the Bronx.


1938 White Sox pitcher Ted Lyons records his 200th career win beating the Senators, 9-2.


1942 Ted Williams is sworn into the U.S. Navy, but will remain with the Red Sox until he is called for active duty.


1963 Hitting the right-field facade, Mickey Mantle once again just barely misses becoming the first player to hit a home run out of Yankee Stadium.


1968 At Wrigley Field, Pirate Willie Stargell hits three home runs and just misses a fourth in a 13-6 win over the Cubs. Stargell also hit a single and a double which bounced off the railing in left field fence back onto the playing field.


1992 Replacing Tom Runnells, Felipe Alou is named as the manager of the Expos.


1995 After brawl which takes more than 30 minutes to sort out, ten players are ejected during 'Strike Out Domestic Violence Night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.


1999 After a stint on the disabled list and a rain out, Yankee Roger Clemens finally breaks the American League record for consecutive victories with 19.


2000 Scoring seven times in the ninth, the Brewers make their biggest comeback in franchise history knotting the score at 9 before only 3,913 fans at County Stadium. Jose Hernandez's solo homer in the next inning completes the come-from-behind victory as Milwaukee beats the Astros, 10-9.


2001 For the second time this season, Barry Bonds homers in six consecutive games. His nine homers during this span games establishes a National League mark. Senator Frank Howard's 1968 feat of hitting 10 homers in six games major league is the major league record.

2002 In what appears to be a lopsided trade, the A's trade a stunned Jeremy Giambi (.274, 8, 17) to Philadelphia in exchange for pinch hitter John Mabry (.286, 0, 3). The Oakland outfielder is also four years younger than the Phillies' utility man.


2002 Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura approves a financing framework for a $330 million open-air stadium. The bill is the result a seven-year effort by the Twins to secure help from the state, but the plan has only tepid support from the club because team officials are unsure if they'll be able to find $120 million for a required down payment and get a guarantee from major league baseball that a team will play in Minnesota for at least 30 years.

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1890 A National League record is set when New York and Pittsburgh combine to steal seventeen bases in a single game.


1901 Scoring nine runs with two outs in the ninth, the Indians defeat the Senators, 14-13.


1910 During the last inning in a game against Boston, Reds' Dode Paskert steals second base, third base as well as home plate.


1935 The first-ever scheduled major league night game is rained out in Cincinnati.


1945 The Cardinals trade three time 20-game winner Mort Cooper to the Braves for pitcher Red Barrett. Cooper was dissatisfied with his salary in St. Louis and had threaten to leave.


1948 Yankee Joe DiMaggio hits three consecutive home runs (first two off Bob Feller) as Yankees defeat Indians, 6-5.


1962 Yankee first baseman Joe Pepitone hits two home runs in one inning helping the Bronx Bombers defeat the Kansas City A's, 13-7.

1965 Met outfielder Ron Swoboda takes up his position wearing a batting helmet - on his foot. After kicking the protective head gear it got stuck on his spikes, and manager Casey Stengel ordered the young player to go out to the field.


1970 After a 17-16, 15-inning loss to Padres, Giant manager Clyde King is fired and replaced by Charlie Fox.


1984 Tying an American League record, the Tigers win their 16th consecutive road game defeating the Angels, 4-2.


1991 In only his 15th major league start, Phillie hurler Tommy Greene no-hits the Expos, 2-0.


1998 Carl Pavano, making his major-league debut for the Expos, allows two runs one earned on three hits and strikes out six in the 3-2 win over the Phillies. The Southington, Connecticut native was acquired by Montreal in the Pedro Martinez trade with the Red Sox.


1999 Brady Anderson gets hit twice by a pitch in the same inning to set an American League record. The Oriole leadoff man scored each time as the Birds scored ten runs in first inning routing the Rangers, 16-5.


2000 Joining Babe Ruth and Ted Williams, Seattle's Rickey Henderson draws his 2,000th career walk becoming only the third player in baseball history to reach the milestone.


2002 Becoming the 14th player in major league history and the second player this month, Shawn Green hits four homers in a game. The Dodger right fielder's 6-for-6 performance in Milwaukee's Miller Park, which also includes a single and double, breaks Joe Adcock's 1954 major league mark for total bases by one with a total of 19.

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1909 After beating the Cardinals a record 24 consecutive times, Giant legend Christy Mathewson finally loses to the Redbirds, 3-1. The winning streak spanned five years starting in May of 1904.


1935 At Crosley Field, the era of night time baseball begins as 20,000 fans watch the Reds beat the Phillies 2-1 in the first major league game ever played under the lights. During the pre-game ceremonies, President Franklin D. Roosevelt pushes a button at the White House to illuminate the field.


1941 'Big Poison' Paul Waner is signed by the Braves after being released by Brooklyn. The former Dodger joins his brother 'Little Poison' Lloyd on the Boston roster.


1956 Mickey Mantle goes 5-for-5 with an intentional walk in an 11-5 victory over the Tigers.


1964 The major league mark for shut-outs in one day is broken as seven teams do not cross home plate.


1967 Tommy McCraw drives in eight runs, including three home runs, to help the first-place White Sox beat the Twins, 14-1.


1978 In an inning which last over an hour, 15 runs score before the first out is recorded as the Florida State League's Tampa Tarpons beat Daytona Beach,18-2.


1984 The Tigers tie a major league mark set by the 1916 Giants as Detroit defeat the Angels, 5-1 for their 17th consecutive road victory.


1994 The Cardinals set major league mark as the have 16 men left on base in their 4-0 victory over the Phillies.


1994 In a game against Milwaukee, Cal Ripken hits his 300th career home run.


2000 Shawn Estes pitches a seven-hitter and becomes the first Giants pitcher in 51 years (Monte Kennedy-1949) to hit a grand slam en route to handing the Expos their worst defeat in franchise history, 18-0. The San Bernardino native just misses joining Tony Cloninger as the only major league pitcher to hit two slams in a game.


2000 Mark McGwire becomes the fastest player to hit 20 home runs in one season reaching the mark in 35 games, six less than Mickey Mantle (1956) and his own record (1998).


2000 Sixteen Dodgers' players and three coaches are suspended by the commissioner's office for going into the stands during the Wrigley Field scuffle with fans on May 16. The suspensions totaling 60 games for players and 24 games for coaches is the harshest penalty ever handed down by major league baseball.


2001 Cincinnati is shut out as Cubs' starter Jon Lieber one-hits the Reds, 3-0. The span of 208 of games without being blanked establishes a new National League record with the 1931-33 Yankees (308) and the 1978-79 Milwaukee Brewers (212) being the only teams with longer streaks.


2001 Lana Blefary, the wife of former Oriole outfielder Curt Blefary, scatters the ashes of husband's remains at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. Although little of the stadium remains as the site is being demolished, she is able to fulfill her husband's last wishes.


2002 After a container is seen being dropped from low-flying plane hitting and bouncing off the stadium roof onto the street, Seattle hazardous materials crews close off the roads around Safeco Field for about an hour. The object turns outs to be the remains a unidentified man's cremated ashes.

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1922 Babe Ruth is suspended for one game and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an umpire and going after a fan in the stands. These actions will cost him his position as Yankee captain.


1923 Ty Cobb surpasses Honus Wagner record by scoring his 1,741 run.


1935 At Forbes Field, Babe Ruth as a member of the Boston Braves hits three homers and a single. The 'Sultan of Swat's' seventh inning solo shot of Gary Bush, which travels over 600 feet and clears the roof, will be the Bambino's 714th and final home run.


1937 Future Hall of Famer Mickey Cochrane's career ends after being beaned with an 3-1 inside fastball thrown by Yankee hurler Bump Hadley. Near death at first, the Tiger catcher/manager will spend six weeks in the hospital and will return to the team only as its skipper.


1951 In his major league debut, Giant outfielder Willie Mays goes O-for-5 against the Phillies, but makes three good plays in the outfield.


1982 In Chicago's 2-1 loss to Padres, Cubs' Fergie Jenkins becomes the seventh pitcher in major league history to strike out 3,000 batters.


1984 Beating the Angels 5-1, the Tigers tie the major league mark set by the 1916 Giants as they win their 17th consecutive road game in a row breaking the American League mark of 16 that was previously held by the 1912 Washington Senators.


1998 Cardinal Mark McGwire becomes the first player in major league history to hit 25 home runs before June 1. Ken Griffey Jr. is the only other player to hit 24 home runs before the start of the sixth month.


1998 In a game which features two 100 mph pitches thrown by southpaw Randy Johnson, the Diamondbacks tie a 68-year old major league record as three double plays are started by the catcher.


2000 The Devil Rays released Doc Gooden (2-3, 6.63). The former Cy Young Award winner was acquired from the Houston Astros on April 13 for cash considerations giving him a chance to pitch for his hometown team.


2002 With four homers on Thursday (5/23), one on Friday (5/24) and two more on Saturday (5/25), Shawn Green becomes the first major leaguer to hit seven homers in three games. The Dodger outfielder's nine home runs in a week also breaks a National League record, established by Ralph Kiner with eight and tied by Ted Kluszewski and Nate Colbert.


2002 Getting his 3,509th K, Diamondback southpaw Randy Johnson passes Walter Johnson to become seventh on the all-time career strikeout list. After fanning Shawn Green in the first to catch the 'Big Train', Dodger outfielder Brian Jordan swings and misses a 2-2 pitch in the second inning to become the 'Big Unit's' historic victim.


2002 Former major league pitcher David Cone is hired as a part-time television analyst by the YES cable network. The assignment also includes serving as a studio analyst on selected pregame and post game shows, covering five games Staten Island Yankees (Class A) and being a WCBS announcer for the June 14th Yankees-Mets game.

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1916 In a 12-1 victory over the Braves, Giants' Benny Coffey gets picked off first base three times.


1929 Giant Pat Crawford and Brave Lies Bell both hit grand slams in pinch-hitting appearances as New York beats Boston, 15-9.


1956 Despite 9 1/3 hitless innings pitched by John Klippstein, Hershel Freeman, and Joe Black, the Phillies still beat the Reds, 2-1.


1959 Pirate Harvey Haddix pitches 12 perfect innings, but loses 1-0 to the Braves in the 13th inning. The heart-breaking winning run scores on a Don Hoak error, a sacrifice, a walk and a two-bagger by Joe Adcock.


1976 Ken Brett no-hit bid ends with two outs in the ninth, when third baseman Jorge Orta hopes Angels' Jerry Remy slow roller will go foul. It doesn't and the no-hitter is lost, but he wins game in 11th, 1-0.


1976 In a pitching match up that features the Niekro brothers against one another, Astro Joe beat the Braves and Phil, 4-1. Adding insult to injury Joe hits a homer off his older sibling.


1990 Don Baylor, the only Angel to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award [1979], is inducted into the team's Hall of Fame. The seasoned veteran averaged 23 home runs and 87 RBI, while batting .262 in six seasons for the Californian team.


2000 At Yankee Stadium, a fan falls from the upper deck and remains motionless on the screen behind home plate for about five minutes while the game is delayed against the Red Sox. The 24-year old man suddenly sits up and raises both arms high before being arrested on a disorderly conduct charge.

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1951 A large ad appears in the Minnesota Sunday Times asking the local fans for their continued support of the Millers despite the promotion of the team's phenom to the major leagues. Giant owner Horace Stoneham explains Willie Mays' performance, .477 batting average and hitting safely in 33 of 35 games, has warranted the young outfielder's move to the Polo Grounds in New York.


1955 In the first five innings of a 16-0 rout of the Senators, Red Sox first baseman Norm Zauchin drives in ten runs with three home runs and a double.


1959 National League president Warren Giles rules the final score of Haddix's perfect game is 1-0. Henry Aaron (for leaving base path) and Joe Adcock (for passing Aaron) are declared out with Adcock's round-tripper scored as a double instead of a home run.


1960 With Hoyt Wilhelm as his battery mate, Oriole backstop Clint Courtney becomes the first catcher to use the big knuckleball mitt.


1968 Major league baseball expands outside the confines of the United States as the National League announces expansion to Montreal as well as San Diego.


1974 Ken Brett blanks Padres 6-0 on two hits and then in the second game of doubleheader pinch-hits a triple to give the Pirates an 8-7 victory.


1981 After Lenny Randle drops to his hands and knees in an attempt to 'encourage' Amos Otis' slow roller to go foul, umpire Larry McCoy accuses the Mariner third baseman of blowing the ball foul. Randle's explanation that he was merely yelling at the ball not to stay fair is initially convincing until Royals' manager Jim Frey complains.


1993 After hitting just .143 in 26 games for the Rockies, former Brave superstar Dale Murphy retires from baseball. The two-time National League MVP leaves the game with a career average of .265, 398 home runs and 1,266 RBIs.


2000 The Cardinals pay tribute to Dizzy Dean by dedicating a statue of the Hall of Famer hurler by sculptor Harry Weber outside Busch Stadium. The colorful character joins Enos Slaughter, Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Stan Musial, and Red Schoendienst to honored in such a manner.


2000 The Reds retire the No. 24 jersey worn by Hall of Famer Tony Perez making it just the sixth to be retired by the oldest professional baseball organization. The former first baseman and manager joins Fred Hutchinson (1), Johnny Bench (5), Joe Morgan (8), Ted Kluszewski (18) and Frank Robinson (20) to be honored in such a manner. Ken Griffey Jr. after being acquired by the Reds in the off season agrees to switch his uniform number from 24 to 30, the number worn by his father as a member of the Big Red Machine.

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1946 The first night game is played at Yankee Stadium.


1951 After starting his career 0-for-12, Giant rookie Willie Mays gets his first hit, a 450-foot homer off Braves left-hander Warren Spahn. Ironically it is the first of 18 home runs the Say Hey Kid will hit off the Hall of Fame hurler- the most he will hit off any one pitcher.


1956 Pirate Dale Long hits his eighth home run in eight games. This major league record will be later tied by Yankee first baseman Don Mattingly and Mariner outfielder Ken Griffey, Jr.


1957 With an unanimous vote, National League owners grant permission to both the Dodgers and Giants to move to the West Coast if they so desire.


1968 The American League voted to divide itself into two divisions and reduce its schedule to 156 games.


1971 Due to a dispute with owner Paul Richards and manager Lum Harris over alleged team rules and mismanagement, infielder Clete Boyer gets his wish and is released by the Braves. Ken and Cloyd's brother ends his career hitting safely in his last nine games including five HRs and nine RBIs.


1976 Ron LeFlore's 30-game hitting streak comes to end as Detroit loses to the Yankees, 9-5. Ed Figueroa and Tippy Martinez hold the Tiger outfielder hitless in four at-bats.


1982 During an argument with the umpires, Durham Bulls skipper Bobby Dews throws second base into the stands and then takes off his jersey and powders under his arms with the rosin bag before kicking it into the air.


1996 In a 12-8 win at the Kingdome, Oriole Cal Ripken has his first career three-homer game and collects a career-high eight RBIs.


2000 The Diamondbacks team-record 11-game home winning streak is halted by the Brewers,4-3. Marquis Grissom's RBI single in the 11th inning is the difference.


2000 Homering in their 15th straight game, the Astros set a team record in a 4-3 victory over the Braves. Ken Caminiti and Lance Berkman each go deep helping Houston to establish the record.


2000 The Angels, for the first time in franchise history, hit four home runs in one inning. Anaheim goes yard four times in the fifth inning with Darin Erstad, Mo Vaughn, Tim Salmon and Garret Anderson supplying the fireworks in the 11-4 victory.


2001 Marlin skipper John Boles (22-26, 8.5 GB) is fired a day after reliever Dan Miceli blasts the skipper and his coaching staff for their lack of major league playing experience. Tony Perez, an Hall of Farmer, is named to take Bowles place on an interim basis.


2001 Collecting five singles and a three-run homer, Dodger backstop Paul Lo Duca goes 6-for-6 in against the Rockies to tie a National League record for hits in an extra-inning game.

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1946 The first night game is played at Yankee Stadium.


1951 After starting his career 0-for-12, Giant rookie Willie Mays gets his first hit, a 450-foot homer off Braves left-hander Warren Spahn. Ironically it is the first of 18 home runs the Say Hey Kid will hit off the Hall of Fame hurler- the most he will hit off any one pitcher.


1956 Pirate Dale Long hits his eighth home run in eight games. This major league record will be later tied by Yankee first baseman Don Mattingly and Mariner outfielder Ken Griffey, Jr.


1957 With an unanimous vote, National League owners grant permission to both the Dodgers and Giants to move to the West Coast if they so desire.


1968 The American League voted to divide itself into two divisions and reduce its schedule to 156 games.


1971 Due to a dispute with owner Paul Richards and manager Lum Harris over alleged team rules and mismanagement, infielder Clete Boyer gets his wish and is released by the Braves. Ken and Cloyd's brother ends his career hitting safely in his last nine games including five HRs and nine RBIs.


1976 Ron LeFlore's 30-game hitting streak comes to end as Detroit loses to the Yankees, 9-5. Ed Figueroa and Tippy Martinez hold the Tiger outfielder hitless in four at-bats.


1982 During an argument with the umpires, Durham Bulls skipper Bobby Dews throws second base into the stands and then takes off his jersey and powders under his arms with the rosin bag before kicking it into the air.


1996 In a 12-8 win at the Kingdome, Oriole Cal Ripken has his first career three-homer game and collects a career-high eight RBIs.


2000 The Diamondbacks team-record 11-game home winning streak is halted by the Brewers,4-3. Marquis Grissom's RBI single in the 11th inning is the difference.


2000 Homering in their 15th straight game, the Astros set a team record in a 4-3 victory over the Braves. Ken Caminiti and Lance Berkman each go deep helping Houston to establish the record.


2000 The Angels, for the first time in franchise history, hit four home runs in one inning. Anaheim goes yard four times in the fifth inning with Darin Erstad, Mo Vaughn, Tim Salmon and Garret Anderson supplying the fireworks in the 11-4 victory.


2001 Marlin skipper John Boles (22-26, 8.5 GB) is fired a day after reliever Dan Miceli blasts the skipper and his coaching staff for their lack of major league playing experience. Tony Perez, an Hall of Farmer, is named to take Bowles place on an interim basis.


2001 Collecting five singles and a three-run homer, Dodger backstop Paul Lo Duca goes 6-for-6 in against the Rockies to tie a National League record for hits in an extra-inning game.

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1894 After going 0-for-6 in the first game of a doubleheader, Beaneater Bob Lowe becomes the first major leaguer to hit 4 HRs in one game helping Boston to beat Cincinnati and Elton 'Icebox' Chamberlain, 20-11.


1921 The Eddie Grant Memorial, built in memory of a former Giants player killed in World War I, is dedicated at the Polo Grounds. The five-foot high monument is located in center field at the base of the clubhouse wall.


1922 Traded between games of a doubleheader, Cliff Heathcote and Max Flack exchange their Cardinal and Cub uniforms respectively. Both get hits for their new teams in the nightcap.


1927 Cubs' shortstop Jimmy Cooney completes an unassisted triple play as he snares Paul Waner's liner, steps on second to double up Paul's brother, Lloyd, and the tags Clyde Barnhart coming from first for the third out.


1935 Babe Ruth plays his last major league game going hitless in one at-bat against the Phillies.


1938 A new Yankee Stadium attendance record is set as 81, 841 fans attend a doubleheader against Boston.


1956 Mickey Mantle barely misses (18 inches) becoming the first player to hit a home run out of Yankee Stadium. The monster shot was still climbing as hit the facade in the upper stands.


1974 Sadaharu Oh becomes the first Japanese player to 600 HRs.


1977 Indian hurler Dennis Eckersley no-hits the Angels, 1-0.


1982 Cal Ripken's consecutive game streak begins with the Oriole third baseman (position for the first 27 games during the streak) batting eighth against Blue Jays.


1987 Eric Davis becomes the first National League player to hit three grand slams in a month. His 19th homer of the season proves to be the difference in the Reds 6-2 victory over the Pirates.


1992 Yankee hurler Scott Sanderson beats the Brewers, 8-1, to become the ninth pitcher to defeat all 26 teams in the majors. The 6'5" righty joins Nolan Ryan, Tommy John, Don Sutton, Mike Torrez, Rick Wise, Gaylord Perry, Doyle Alexander and Rich Gossage to accomplish this feat.


1998 In an emotional on-the -field ceremony, Dan Quisenberry becomes the sixteenth member of the Royals Hall of Fame. The sinkerball pitcher with a submarine delivery was diagnosed with a grade IV malignant astrocyma and underwent brain surgery to remove the tumor in January.


2001 At Pac Bell, it takes 5 hours, 53 minutes and 18 innings for the Diamondbacks to defeat the Giants, 1-0. Erubiel Durazo's double plating Steve Finley accounts for the game's only run.


2001 Barry Bonds hits career homer No. 522 passing Willie McCovey and Ted Williams to move up to #11 on the all time list, and making him the number one lefty home run hitter in National League history. The round tripper is the 17th hit by the Giant outfielder in May breaking the record set by Mickey Mantle (1956) and Mark McGwire (1998).

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1869 The first rain out in professional baseball occurs as heavy rain postpones the Red Stockings game against the Anioch Nine.


1927 There is an unassisted triple play for the second consecutive day in the major leagues. During the ninth inning of a 1-0 game at Navin's Field, first baseman John Neun saves the victory for the Tigers as he completes an unassisted triple play by catching a Homer Summa line drive, tagging Charlie Jamieson who was on first, and beating Glenn Myatt to second base.


1938 First baseman Lou Gehrig plays in his 2000th consecutive game and collects a RBI single helping the Yankees defeat the Red Sox, 12-5.


1961 Batting for Carl Yastrzemski, Red Sox pinch hitter Carroll Hardy bunts for a single in the eighth inning of 7-6 loss to the Yankees. He will be the only player to pinch-hit for both Captain Carl and Ted Williams.


1976 After an error sets up a six-run rally for the Padres in the eighth inning, the new Atlanta owner, Ted Turner, invites the 2,994 fans watching the Braves lose to the San Diego, 10-7 to come back the next night as his guests.


1979 In his major league debut, Tiger Pat Underwood blanks the Blue Jays for 8 1/3 innings and beats his brother Tom, 1-0.


1980 Twin outfielder Ken Landreaux goes hitless in four at-bats and sees his 31-game hitting streak come to an end as the Orioles beat Minnesota, 11-1.


1997 Ila Borders becomes the first woman to play in a minor league game. The St. Paul Saints reliever gives up three runs to Sioux Falls without recording an out, but redeems herself the next day by striking out the side.


1999 Umpire Frank Pulli uses a television replay to take away a home run from Cliff Floyd of the Marlins in the fifth inning of 5-2 loss to the Cardinals.


2001 The Red Sox finally beat the Yankees in their eighth attempt, and for the first time in over a year since Pedro Martinez scoffed at the 'Curse'. The right-hander was 7-1 with a 1.44 ERA when he said, "Wake up the Bambino and let me face him -- I'll drill him in the %#$" but after the comment he managed only seven more winless starts making it first time he did not win in seven straight starts since the first seven major league appearances as a rookie with the Dodgers.


2001 After 25 years in the organization, manager Felipe Alou, 66, is fired by the Expos, and replaced by Jeff Torborg, an old friend of owner Jeffrey Loria. The former Montreal skipper is the winningest manager in franchise history compiling a 691-717 record in his nine year tenure.

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1910 Philadelphia A's Chief Bender no-hits the Indians, 4-0.


1923 Scoring in every inning, the New York Giants beat the Phillies at Baker Bowl, 22-8. It is the first time this century a team has accomplish this feat.


1925 Yankee Lou Gehrig pinch-hits for Pee Wee Wanninger beginning his streak of playing in 2,130 consecutive games.


1941 Mel Ott's 400th home run and his 1500th career run helps to beat the Reds, 3-2.


1937 White Sox hurler Bill Dietrich no-hits the St. Louis Browns, 8-0.


1975 Angel Nolan Ryan's 100th career victory is a memorable one as he beats the Orioles ,1-0 and ties Sandy Koufax's big league mark by notching his fourth no-hitter.


1977 Indian Dennis Eckersley consecutive no-hit innings ends at 22 1/3 innings (2/3 inning short of Cy Young's major league record) as Mariner Ruppert Jones homers in the fifth of a Cleveland 7-1 win.


1987 Thanks to Indian hurler Phil Niekro's 9-6 win over the Tigers, the Niekro brothers (Phil and Joe) pass the Perrys (Gaylord and Jim) with 530 combined victories.


1995 Joe Garagiola Jr. is named as the Diamondbacks first general manager.


2000 As owners struggle over realignment, the players' association suggest a simpler plan which only moves the Astros from the NL Central to the AL West thus creating two 15-team leagues. The owners' ideas would have the newest franchises, Devil Rays and Diamondbacks, switching leagues, the elimination of the NL wild-card, and AL Central consisting of six-teams to go along with five divisions with only four teams.

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1928 At Braves Field, Les Bell collects 15 total bases (three home runs and a triple) but Boston still loses to the Reds, 20-12


1935 Babe Ruth announces his retirement from baseball


1941 Upon their arrival in Detroit the Yankees learn the sad news that Lou Gehrig has died of ALS in his Riverside home. It was on this day exactly 16 years ago he broke into the Bronx Bombers' starting line-up


1949 The Phillies hit five HRs (A. Seminick [2], D. Ennis, W. Jones & S. Rowe) in the eighth inning against the Reds


1951 During a game against the Durham Bulls, Mike Romello hits ump Emil Davidzuk after being called out for leaving third base early. A judge at the game arrests the visiting Danville's shortstop on the spot, and he will later be fined $25.


1959 Using a smoke bomb attached to a postgame fireworks display, the White Sox ground crew rids the playing field of gnats which had delayed the game against the Orioles for half an hour. After the bugs depart, Baltimore beats Chicago, 3-2.


1990 Randy Johnson becomes the first Mariner to pitch a no-hitter as the 'Big Unit' shuts out the Tigers, 2-0. The southpaw strikes out eight while walking six in the first no-hitter ever thrown in the 14-year history of the Kingdome.


1995 Limiting the Mets to one run on two hits in 8+ innings of work, Japanese rookie Hideo Nomo picks up his first major league win.


1996 In St. Louis, Darryl Kile ties a major league record by hitting four batters. The Astro hurler becomes the first National League player to do it since Moe Drabowsky accomplished the feat in 1957.


1999 In the first-year player's draft, the Devil Rays select North Carolina prep star Josh Hamilton as the top pick. It is the first time since 1993 when Alex Rodriguez was selected that a high school player has been chosen first


2000 With the Tigers visiting Wrigley Field for the first time since the 1945 World Series, Cub reliever Rick Aguilera pitches a perfect ninth inning for his 300th save to nail down a 2-0 Chicago victory


2000 Devil Ray's first baseman Fred McGriff becomes the 31st player to reach 400 career homers when he goes deep against Glendon Rusch with a two-run drive in a 5-3 loss to the Mets at Shea Stadium.


2000 For the first time a major league team chooses to honor a hero from a different sport as the Montreal Expos will wear Maurice Richard's uniform number (9) on their jerseys to honor the late Montreal Canadians star.

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1888 Ernest L Thayer's poem Casey at the Bat appears in the San Francisco Examiner.


1932 In Philadelphia, Lou Gehrig becomes the first player in the 2Oth century to hit 4 HRs in one game and barely misses a fifth as the Yankees hammer out a major league record for total bases with 50 against the A's.


1932 Citing poor health, the Giants announce the resignation of long time skipper, John McGraw; in his thirty-two year tenure, the fiery manager won three World Series and nine National League flags including a record four consecutive pennants.


1933 Scoring ten runs in the fifth inning, the Yankees overcome the A's 11 run second inning en route to an eventual 17-11 victory over the Philadelphia.


1978 Phillie Davey Johnson becomes the first major leaguer to pinch-hit two grand slams in one season. His ninth inning bases-loaded shot beats the Dodgers, 5-1.


1980 The Mets select 18-year old Darryl Strawberry as the #1 pick in the June draft. The Blue Jays select shortstop Garry Harris as #2.


1981 Returning after two years as free agent, Royal catcher Jerry Grote hits his first HR since 1976. The former Astro and Met's backstop grand slam help Kansas City overcome Mariners, 12-9.


1987 Three grand slams are hit at Wrigley (K. Moreland, B. Dayett and B. Hatcher) as Cubs drub Astros, 22-7.


1989 It takes 22 innings and seven hours and 14-minutes for the Astros to beat the Dodgers, 5-4 making it the longest game in National League history.


1989 Nolan Ryan pitches his 11th career one-hitter beating the Mariners, 6-1; Ryan breaks Bob Feller's record of 15 low-hit game having now having pitched a combination of 16 no-hit and one-hit games.


1995 Expo hurler Pedro Martinez hurls nine perfect innings against Padres before giving up a double to Bip Roberts in the bottom of tenth after Montreal had taken the lead; Mel Rojas saves the 1-0 gem.


1998 Orlando Hernandez makes his major league debut defeating the Devil Rays, 7-1; 'El Duque', who escaped from Cuba by boat six months ago, allows a run on 5 hits in 7 innings.


2001 Manny Ramirez's 491-foot, fifth deck home run is the longest home run ever hit in the history of the SkyDome. The Red Sox DH's moon shot eclipses A's first baseman Mark McGwire's record established in 1996.


2002 The fifth major league manager is fired since the beginning of the season as Buck Martinez (20-33) is let go by the Blue Jays. The former catcher and broadcaster will be replaced for the remainder of the season by third base coach Carlos Tosca.

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1890 Submariner Tim Keefe of the New York Giants franchise of the Players League defeats the Boston Reds, 9-4, to record his 300th win. 'Sir Timothy', who won 19 straight decisions in 1988, will finish his 14-year career with 342 victories.


1951 Pirate outfielder Gus Bell hits for cycle in Philadelphia as the Bucs beat the Phillies, 12-4.


1964 Dodger Sandy Koufax throws his third career no-hitter blanking the Phillies 3-0 .


1967 Cardinal outfielder Curt Flood errorless streak of 227 games and 568 chances ends when he drops a fly ball in a game against the Cubs at Busch Stadium.


1968 Dodger right hander Don Drysdale pitches his sixth consecutive shutout defeating the Pirates, 5-0.


1968 En route to a 2-0 win at Wrigley, Met rookie southpaw Jerry Koosman strikes out seven consecutive batters.


1974 On ten-cent beer night, the Indians forfeit to the Rangers due the Tribe's unruly fans as the game is called off in the bottom of the ninth with scored tied at five by home plate ump, Nestor Chylak. An estimated 60,000 cups of brew is sold to a crowd of 25,134.


1990 Dodger Ramon Martinez fans eighteen batters as he three-hits the Braves, 6-0.


1996 Jacksonville Suns' (Tigers - AA) reliever Pamela Davis throws one scoreless inning of relief and gets the win in a minor league exhibition game against the Australian Olympic team becoming the first woman to pitch for a major league farm club.


1998 The Dodgers trade the 1995 National League Rookie of the Year Hideo Nomo (2-7 with a 5.05 ERA ) and reliever Brad Clontz to the Mets for pitchers Dave Mlicki and Greg McMichael.


1998 By selling out all four-million shares of common stock sold at $15 each, the Indians raised $60 million making the Indians the first publicly traded major league team.


2001 After falling behind 3-0, Little League Robert Knight pitcher strikes out the final batter to complete a perfect game in which all 18 batters are struck out. The 5-foot-3 twelve-year old also had three hits as the Tigers beat the Giants, 7-0.

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1900 Pirate first baseman Duff Cooley has only two putouts in a 6-5 defeat to the Phillies.


1920 Citing the abolition of spitball as the reason for the dramatic home run increase, A's veep Tom Shibe denies the baseballs are livelier this season. Mr. Schibe is also a member of the company which makes the baseballs.


1948 At Wrigley Field, Phillie outfielder Richie Ashburn extends his consecutive hitting streak to 23 games tying the major league rookie record.


1977 On Old Timer's Day, the Dodgers retire former manager Walt Alston's uniform number 24


1979 Mariner Willie Horton becomes the 43rd major league player to hit 300 career home runs.


1981 Astro hurler Nolan Ryan passes Early Wynn as the all-time walk leader [1,777] issuing two walks in a 3-0 win over the Mets.


1982 In a game at Minnesota, Cal Ripken's record streak of 8,243 consecutive innings begins and will last for 904 games.


1989 SkyDome becomes the new home of the Blue Jays. The retractable roof stadium is considered the world's most advanced ballpark for its time and will be a big factor in Toronto's excellent attendance.


1992 At Three Rivers Stadium, Mets first baseman Eddie Murray drives in two runs passing Yankee legend Mickey Mantle [1,509] as the all-time RBI leader among switch-hitters.


2001 In a 18-inning game that lasts 5 hours, 52 minutes, Manny Ramirez is intentionally walked four times tying an American League record. Yankee outfielder Roger Maris was passed intentionally four times by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1962.


2001 By homering in his team's 57th game, Barry Bonds becomes the fastest player ever to hit 30 home runs. In 1928, it took Babe Ruth 63 games to reach the same mark.


2002 Houston renames Astros Field to Minute Maid Park. The original name of the stadium, Enron Field, was dropped in February when the team officials made a deal to pay the debtors of the bankrupt energy corporation the sum of $2.1 million to regain the naming rights.


2002 Ranger designated hitter Juan Gonzalez becomes the 34th major leaguer and the first from Puerto Rico to hit the 400 career home runs. The Juan Gone's milestone is hit off Anaheim hurler Jarrod Washburn's first pitch in the second inning during a 7-5 extra inning loss to the Angels.


2002 Hitting his 587th home run, Barry Bonds passes Frank Robinson becoming fourth on the all-time career home run list. The historic homer, a grand slam believed to be one of the longest homers ever hit in the 34-year history of the stadium now called Qualcomm Stadium, puts the Giants' left fielder, who also holds single-season home run record with 73, exactly 73 behind Willie Mays (660) for third on the career list.

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1892 Benjamin Harrison becomes the first U.S. president to attend a major league game as he watches Cincinnati defeat the hometown Washington team in 11 innings, 6-5.


1913 Yankees lose their thirteenth consecutive game when the team is defeated by the Indians, 2-1.


1918 In his first at-bat at Ebbets Field since being traded by the Dodgers in the off-season, Casey Stengel calls time, steps out of the batter's box, tips his hat allowing a bird to fly out much to the amazement and amusement of the fans.


1925 White Sox Eddie Collins, at the age of 38, becomes the sixth major leaguer to have 3000 hits when he doubles off of Washington's Walter Johnson.


1934 Myril Hoag hits a major league record six singles as the Yankees defeat Red Sox, 15-3.


1939 With two outs, the New York Giants hit five home runs in the fourth inning in a 17-3 win over the Reds at the Polo Grounds.


1939 Bert and George Bebble and Carl Stotz form the Little League organization in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The three youth teams in the league have uniforms thanks to a $35 donation.


1941 The New York Giants become the first team to wear protective headgear as they don plastic helmets in a game against the Pirates.


1948 Phillies' pitcher Charlie Bicknell gives up four homers (Dusak, Schoendienst, Slaughter and Jones) in the sixth inning of a 11-1 loss to the Cardinals.


1948 For the second time this season, the Red Sox hit three consecutive homers (Spence, Stephens and Williams) in one inning becoming the first team to accomplish this feat twice in one season.


1957 After an 86-minute delay, the first fog out in major league history occurs at Ebbets Field when the umpires call off the Dodgers' game against the Cubs due to poor visibility.


1965 Tom Tresh hits three consecutive home runs as the Yankees blast the White Sox, 12-0.


1976 After a storm drops seven inches of rain causing floods in Houston, twenty fans canoe to the Astrodome to get rain checks for the canceled game at the enclosed stadium.


1986 Before the game against the Braves, Padre skipper Steve Boros tries to give ump Charlie Williams a videotape of a disputed play from the previous night and is ejected prior to the first pitch of the game.


1990 Stump Merrill replaces Bucky Dent as Yankee manager.


1992 Eddie Murray drives in two runs against the Pirates to surpass Mickey Mantle (1,509) as the all-time switch-hitter RBI leader.


1993 Cal Ripken suffers a twisted right knee when his spikes catch in the infield grass in contest against the Mariners, The resulting swollen knee the next day almost ends the streak at Game 1,790.


1997 At Fenway, Indian backstop Sandy Alomar hits four doubles in one game tying the major league record.


2002 The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission agrees to drop its lawsuit against the Twins and Major League Baseball. The deal settles a lawsuit blocking baseball's contraction plan and removes the Twins from consideration for elimination for the 2003 season.

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1906 Christy Mathewson and Joe McGinnity give up 11 first inning runs allowing the Cubs to rout the Giants, 19-0.


1911 Hard drinking and battling Turkey Mike Donlin returns to the Giants after having little success in vaudeville and the movies. His comeback will fall short.


1921 Due to the body of a slain girl found at the ballpark in Kingsport, Tennessee, the game is canceled to prevent the bloodhounds from becoming confused.


1938 In a game against the Red Sox, Indian pitcher Johnny Allen storms off the mound and doesn't return when he is ordered by ump Bill McGowan to cut off his distracting dangling sweatshirt sleeve; the shirt ends up in the Hall of Fame but he doesn't.


1944 Future Tiger Hall of Famer Hal Newhouser walks nine in six innings helping the White Sox to beat Detroit, 3-1.


1954 Dodger catcher Roy Campanella steals home in the 12th in a 7-5 victory over the Cardinals.


1972 The Pirates edge the Padres 1-0 in 18 innings thanks to Gene Alley's bases-loaded walk.


1975 After an outstanding collegiate career at LaVerne College, Royal scout Rosey Gilhousen signs Dan Quisenberry as an undrafted free agent.


1982 Dodger first baseman Steve Garvey becomes only the fifth player in major league history to play in 1,000 consecutive games.


1983 Phillies Steve 'Lefty' Carlton strikes out Card Lonnie Smith for his 3,522nd career strikeout to pass Nolan Ryan as the all-time strikeout leader.


1986 Amos Otis and Steve Busby are honored during a pre-game ceremony as they become the first inductees into the newly created Royals Hall of Fame.


1989 For the first time in major league history, the same game is played partly outdoors and partly indoors as the Blue Jays beat the Brewers, 4-2 in a contest which features the closing of the SkyDome's retractable roof in the fifth inning due to inclement weather.


1998 Dave Burba becomes the first Cleveland pitcher to homer in 26 years in a 6-1 victory over the Reds at Cinergy Field. Ironically, he was scheduled to be the Opening Day pitcher for Cincinnatti but was traded to Cleveland the day before for Sean Casey.

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1950 At Fenway Park, the Red Sox set the major-league record for runs scored by one team as they maul the St. Louis Browns, 29-4.


1961 At Crosley Field, Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock and Frank Thomas hit four consecutive homers for the Braves in the seventh inning off Reds' pitchers Jim Maloney (2) and Marshall Bridges (2). Despite the home run barrage, Cincinnati still manages to win, 10-8.


1965 In the first major league free-agent draft of students and sandlot players, the A's select Arizona star Rick Monday making him the first player ever to be drafted.


1968 Don Drysdale's scoreless streak ends at a record 58 2/3 consecutive innings when Phillies' Tony Taylor is driven in by Howie Bedell's sacrifice fly in the fifth inning. It will be Bedell's only RBI for the season.


1969 In front of a crowd of 60,096, the Mick's uniform number 7 is retired on Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium.


1979 Future NFL stars, Dan Marino (4th) and John Elway (17th), are selected by the Kansas City Royals during the free-agent baseball draft.


1986 In the longest nine inning game in AL history, the Orioles beat the Yankees 18-9 in four hours and sixteen minutes.


2001 For the first time in major league history, the two Texan teams play one another in the regular season. The Astros beat their interstate rivals, the Rangers, 5-4 in the first game of the Lone Star Series played in Arlington, Texas.


2001 Damon Easley becomes the ninth player in Tiger history to hit for the cycle, and the first Detroit player since 1993 when Travis Fryman accomplished the feat. His eighth inning right-field triple completes the deed in the 9-4 victory over the Brewers.


2001 In front of a record-setting crowd of 45,936 at the new Comiskey Park, the White Sox beat their North Side rivals in ten-innings as Carlos Lee hits a two-out walk-off grand slam to give the Pale Hose a dramatic victory over the Cubs, 7-3.