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ARCHIVE (current month 1st)

  • Sept 01, 1890: 1st Tripleheader
  • Sept 02, 1990: Stieb finally throws no-hitter
  • Sept 03, 1957: Dodgers a draw outside Brooklyn
  • Sept 04, 1933: One MLB at-bat
  • Sept 05, 1995: Ripken ties Gehrig
  • Sept 06, 1967: 4-way tie for 1st in AL
  • Sept 07, 1993: Whiten ties HR/RBI records
  • Sept 08, 1914: Boston Braves stunning turnaround
  • Sept 09, 1987: Ryan reaches 4,500 K's
  • Sept 10, 1960: Mantle's mammoth shot
  • Aug 01, 1972: Colbert matches idol Musial
  • Aug 02, 1979: Yankee tragedy in Ohio
  • Aug 03, 1959: A 2nd all-star game
  • Aug 04, 1969: The origin of "Big Red Machine"
  • Aug 05, 1921: 1st MLB broadcast
  • Aug 06, 1952: Paige & Trucks in dual of the century
  • Aug 07, 1907: Walter Johnson wins 1st of 416
  • Aug 08, 1954: Dodgers stage stunning rally
  • Aug 09, 2007-Ankiel returns a hero
  • Aug 10, 1944: Hour 15 minute shutout
  • Aug 11, 1976: Best team ever?
  • Aug 12, 1936: Record crowd watches Olympic baseball
  • Aug 13, 1978: Weaver gets the weather on his side
  • Aug 14, 1958: Vic Power steals home twice!
  • Aug 16, 1927: Ruth clears the roof
  • Aug 17, 1920-Chapman dies from beaning
  • Aug 18, 1989: The last left-handed catcher
  • Aug 19, 1951: Number 1/8 comes to bat
  • Aug 21, 1982: Fingers reaches 300 saves
  • Aug 22, 1965:Dodgers-Giants rivalry turns ugly
  • Aug 23, 1936: Feller strikes out 15 in 1st start
  • Aug 24, 1989: Pete Rose banned
  • Aug 25, 1983: 1st minor team to draw a million
  • Aug 27, 1955: Teenage Koufax comes of age
  • Aug 28, 1990: Sandburg 1st 30 & 30
  • Aug 29, 2005: '05 White Sox roller coaster
  • Aug 30, 1865: First White House visit
  • Aug 31, 1950: Hodges goes downtown 4 times
  • July 01, 1941: DiMaggio ties Wee Willie Keeler
  • July 02, 1941: Dimaggio breaks hits record
  • July 03, 1966: 2 slams in 1 game by the pitcher!
  • July 04, 1939: The luckiest man says goodbye
  • July 05, 1998: 100 RBI by all-star break
  • July 06, 1974: Dick Allen's mammoth HR
  • July 07, 1914: A's not interested in Ruth
  • July 08, 1994: Valentin turns unassisted triple play
  • July 09, 1946: 1st all-star game since end of war
  • July 10, 1936: Chuck Klein hits 4 HRs
  • July 11, 1914: Ruth's first game
  • July 12, 1979: Disco demolished, game forfeited
  • July 13, 1896: Tragic story of Ed Delahanty
  • July 14, 1972: Ump & catcher siblings
  • July 15, 1980: Bench takes catcher HR lead
  • July 16, 1909: Game goes 18 inning - no runs
  • July 17, 1941: Dimaggio streak ends
  • July 18, 1948: 5th to hit 4 HR's in a game
  • July 19, 1946: 14 ejected!
  • July 20, 1858: 1,500 see game on Long Island
  • July 21, 1959: Last to integrate
  • July 22, 1962: Floyd Robinson goes 6 for 6
  • July 23, 1974: NL dominates all-star games
  • July 24, 1983: HR taken away because of pine tar
  • July 25, 1959: Cuban revolution puts end to game
  • July 26, 1987: Hunter, Williams, Dandridge elected to Hall
  • July 27, 1927: Mel Ott's 1st HR
  • July 28, 1976: Two Sox pitchers no-hit A's
  • July 29, 2003: Red Sox Mueller 2 slams, 1 game
  • July 30, 1980: J.R. Richard collapses
  • July 31, 1954: Adcock puts 4 in orbit
  • June 15, 1964: Trade Cubs wish they hadn't made
  • June 16, 2006: Yanks 1st visit to RFK since forfeit
  • June 17, 1962: Brock finds bleachers at Polo Grounds
  • June 18, 1962: Another Polo Grounds' blast
  • June 19, 1846: 1st game of baseball
  • June 20, 1948: Biggest crowd
  • June 21, 2004: Junior hits his 500th HR
  • June 22, 1946: Bill Veeck becomes an owner
  • June 24, 1983: Traded player gets hero's welcome
  • June 25, 1968: Barry Bonds Sr. homers in 1st MLB game
  • June 26, 1920: A HS kid named Gehrig
  • June 27, 1973: David Clyde-HS to the majors
  • June 28, 1911: New Polo Grounds opens
  • June 29, 1905: Moonlight Graham gets in a game
  • June 30, 1959: Musial out on weird play
  • May 01, 1969: Reds Astros no-hit each other
  • MAY stories
    • May 2, 1939: Not a good sign
    • May 3, 1951: Gil McDougald drives in 6 in 1 inning
    • May 4, 1871: Major league baseball born on this date
    • May 5, 1975: Charlie Finley and the designated runner
    • May 6, 1964: HR over Comiskey's roof
    • May 7, 1957: Herb Score's career in jeopardy
    • May 8, 1947: Alleged plot to turn back the clock
    • May 9, 1984: Longest American League game finally ends
    • May 10, 1967: Aaron's one & only inside-the-parker
    • May 11, 1977: Ted Turner takes matters into his own hands
    • May 12, 1926: Walter Johnson wins his 400th
    • May 13, 1958: Stan Musial gets his 3,000th hit
    • May 14, 1927: Stands collapse in Philadelphia
    • May 15, 1912: Cobb charges after fan
    • May 16, 1939: 1st American League night game
    • May 17, 1979: 22 runs not enough
    • May 18, 1957: HR beats curfew by seconds
    • May 19, 1981: Jim Bibby retires everyone except #1
    • May 20, 1945: Pete Gray's best day
    • May 21, 1943: One of baseball's fastest games
    • May 22, 1963: The longest HR of Mantle's career
    • May 23, 2002: Shawn Green goes long 4 times
    • May 24, 1935: First Major League night game
    • May 25, 2002: Shawn Green hits 9 HRs in a week
    • May 26, 1959: 12 perfect innings... and a loss
    • May 27, 1960: To catch Wilhelm size matters
    • May 29, 2010: In 1st on Memorial Day
    • May 30th: In 1st on Memorial Day
    • May 31, 1975; Legends meet in Milwaukee
  • APRIL stories
    • April 1, 1996: Umpire dies doing what he loves
    • April 2, 1908 - The myth of Abner Doubleday is born
    • April 3, 1987 - Eckersley
    • April 6, 1973 - The DH era begins
    • April 7, 1958: Playing baseball in a football stadium
    • April 8, 1974: Aaron breaks the Babe's HR record
    • April 9, 1993: Bo Jackson's dramatic comeback
    • April 10, 1953: MLB nixes "Budweiser" Stadium
    • April 11, 1961: Expansion California Angels surprise the experts
    • April 12, 1960: SF Giants first game at Candlestick
    • April 13, 1914: Rebel major league begins play
    • April 14, 1993: Fisk gives new fans a thrill
    • April 15, 1947: Jackie Robinson plays his first MLB game
    • April 16, 1929: Players who hit HRs in first at bat
    • April 17, 1953: Young Mickey Mantle hits a tape measure job.
    • April 18, 1923: Yankee Stadium I opens
    • April 19, 1996: Texas and Baltimore score 33 runs
    • April 20, 1939: Ted Williams career begins
    • April 21, 1934: Moe Berg - the spy who couldn't hit
    • April 22, 1876: The National League begins play
    • April 23, 1952 & 1999: The tale of two HR hitters
    • April 24, 1907: Numbers appear on uniforms
    • April 25, 1995: MLB resumes play after a 257 day strike
    • April 26, 1961: Maris hit first HR of the season on this date
    • April 27, 1947: Babe Ruth day throughout baseball
    • April 28, 1956: Frank Robinson hits the first of 585 HRs
    • April 29, 1983: Cubs Manager Lee Elia knows tirade
    • April 30, 1961: Mays hits 4 HRs in one game
  • AUGUST stories
  • JULY stories
  • JUNE stories
    • June 1, 1925: Lou Gehrig plays game #1
    • June 2, 1941: Lou Gehrig's battle ends
    • June 3, 1985: One of the best amateur drafts ever
    • June 4, 1974: Trouble brewing in Cleveland
    • June 5, 1974: Reggie & teammate come to blows
    • June 6, 1983: #1 pick hits & misses
    • June 7, 1973: Three #1's straight to majors
    • June 8, 1979: Elway & Marino MLB draft 1st rounders
    • June 9, 1963: The first Sunday night game
    • June 10, 1969: Colavito hits 4 HR's in one game
    • June 11, 1938: 1st of Vander Meer's consecutive no-hitters
    • June 12, 1970: Doc Ellis no-hitter drug induced?
    • June 13, 1924: Yankees-Tigers brawl leads to riot
    • June 14, 1949: Shooting that inspired "The Natural"
  • MARCH stories
    • March 1, 1969: Mickey Mantle retires
    • March 3, 1953: The Milwaukee-St. Louis-Baltimore Browns-Orioles-Braves
    • March 10, 1995: Michael Jordan strikes out
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