On Sunday evening, April 4, the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore…
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Baseball has experienced a dramatic increase of strikeouts over…
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Despite being down to the Yankees two games to one in the 1936…
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After committing three errors and losing a pop foul in the sun…
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To paraphrase a newspaper account of the July 10, 1941, game…
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“The greatest invention since the cotton gin”?1 Television…
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Boston and Montreal — two cities tied together by one of the…
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The 2001 American League Division Series between the Cleveland…
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Sandlot sages suggest that April games mean little in the context…
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"This is awesome. It was a great game. It's one of the most fun…
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Pittsburgh baseball fans were frustrated over their team’s…
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“The Browns went all to pieces, and all in all a worse bluff…
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Despite the Seattle Mariners having made three playoff appearances…
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In 1979 the Seattle Mariners were in their third season and,…
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It was hardly a marquee matchup. The Seattle Mariners were seven…
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As the Boston Red Sox came to the plate in the top of ninth inning…
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“Lou, I just won you the pennant. I just got you Steve Trout.”1
Those…
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July 3, 2016: Wilmer Flores goes 6-for-6 in Mets’ 14-3 win over the Cubs
April 4, 2004: Red Sox stumble out of the gate against retooled Orioles
June 29, 1985: Tigers’ Terrell tops Blue Jays with two-hitter; was this baseball’s final game with zero strikeouts?
October 4, 1936: Monte Pearson outduels Carl Hubbell as Yankees take commanding 3-1 lead in World Series
July 6, 1970: Ron Santo knocks in eight in Cubs’ lopsided win over Expos
July 10, 1941: Joe DiMaggio squeaks out a hit on a rainy night to keep streak alive at 49
September 25, 1958: Al Kaline beaned by former teammate but saved by helmet as Tigers defeat White Sox
September 1, 1997: Boston, Montreal take their rivalry to the baseball diamond as Vladimir Guerrero walks it off
October 13, 2001: Vizquel drives in 6, Sabathia earns first playoff win as Cleveland retakes ALDS lead
April 19, 2014: Ryan Hanigan has 6 RBIs as Rays rout Yanks, 16-1
September 5, 2007: Carlos Peña’s 7 RBIs lead Rays as Orioles suffer yet another blowout loss
August 9, 1887: Radbourn, Beaneaters receive a pummeling by Pittsburgh
August 3, 1961: Pirates’ 24-hit attack produces NL record-tying shutout
April 27, 1912: Pirates unleash new bats in 23-run outburst against Reds
August 1, 1893: Rebellion, disgusted fans, and an angry owner following Pirates’ 25-2 win at St. Louis
October 4, 2001: Mariners crush Rangers, 16-1, tie AL record with 114th win
September 26, 1912: Heinie Zimmerman won’t go home; Reds’ stalling efforts fail to catch Cubs
July 11, 1979: Mariners drub Yankees 16-1, set new franchise runs record
May 20, 1994: Mariners trounce Rangers, 19-2, in most lopsided win in franchise history
June 8, 1937: Moose becomes goat after Cleveland gives up 6-run lead to Red Sox
September 30, 1933: Babe Herman’s third career cycle leads Cubs to third-place money
September 4, 1921: Braves’ Oeschger, Southworth derail Giants’ road to the pennant
July 19, 1987: Don Mattingly’s homer streak ends at 8 as Rangers get to Steve Trout, Yankees