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April 12, 1925: Homestead Grays open season by defeating McConkey Macks

March 22, 2023

It wasn’t easy being an independent team in 1925. These teams…

April 17, 1929: Athletics open season by setting tone for dynasty to come

March 22, 2023

The 1929 season was expected to be the latest installment of…

April 16, 1935: Wes Ferrell two-hits ‘Ruth-less’ Yankees on Opening Day, wins on Gehrig error

March 22, 2023

Opening Day is always about new beginnings; the hope associated…

August 4, 1993: Ventura, White Sox ‘knuckle under’ against Nolan Ryan, Rangers

March 22, 2023

In the summer of 1993, the American League’s West Division…

August 9, 1977: Expos, Padres become backdrop to kidnap drama

March 22, 2023

At 3 P.M. on Tuesday, August 9, 1977, and then again at 4,1…

May 21, 1977: Merv Rettenmund homer for Padres sinks Expos after 21 innings

March 22, 2023

When Montreal Expos pitcher Dan Warthen wound and delivered the…

August 10, 1939: Exhibition against minor-league namesake turns into rout for St. Louis Browns

March 22, 2023

Dating to the nineteenth century, the city of Youngstown, Ohio,…

July 21, 2013: Mike Napoli’s second home run of game gives Red Sox Sunday night walk-off win over Yankees

March 22, 2023

Well after midnight, as July 21 turned to July 22, Mike Napoli’s…

July 6, 2004: Red Sox win their second 11-0 game of the season

March 22, 2023

Less than three weeks earlier, on June 17 at Denver’s Coors…

August 22, 2010: Cardinals rookie Jaime García faces one over the minimum, blanks Giants for first career shutout

March 22, 2023

After a standout career at Sharyland High School in Mission,…

August 19, 1891: King Kelly slides back into Boston for Reds win before jumping to Beaneaters

March 21, 2023

Boston’s love affair with Mike “King” Kelly fittingly began…

September 17, 1920: Bobby Veach becomes first Tigers player to hit for the cycle

March 21, 2023

With just a few weeks left in the 1920 season, the Boston Red…

Pete Knisely

March 20, 2023

Pete Knisely’s story is a familiar one: a player who excelled…

August 15, 1943: Canada’s Olive Little tosses first no-hit, no-run game in AAGPBL history

March 20, 2023

Olive Little wasn't particularly interested in joining the…

May 13, 1896: Playing until dark: Beaneaters get best of Colts

March 20, 2023

“Timothy Keefe, umpire, cold-bloodedly gave a game of baseball…

September 4, 1967: Toronto Maple Leafs play their final game

March 20, 2023

A scorecard from the 1967 season of the Toronto Maple…

July 17, 1894: Beaneaters stall and feign and pray for rain

March 20, 2023

Unlike most other sports, baseball has no clock, so a team never…

June 18, 1894: The Bunker Hill Day Massacre

March 20, 2023

Bunker Hill Day, commemorating the Revolutionary War battle,…

April 19, 1912: Toronto Maple Leafs play their first game in International League

March 20, 2023

The 1912 season was the first for the newly named International…

October 13, 1899: Kid Nichols’ masterful 3-hitter caps 10 straight seasons with 21-plus victories

March 20, 2023

For 10 straight seasons, one pitcher in the National League was…

Bobby Lowe (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

June 6, 1894: Pirates crush Beaneaters 27-11 at Congress Street Grounds

March 20, 2023

Less than one calendar year since winning the National League…

August 17, 1947: Canadian pitchers Fowler, Marchildon win both ends of doubleheader for Philadelphia A’s

March 20, 2023

Dick Fowler (left) and Phil Marchildon (right) at Philadelphia…

July 22, 1893: Tucker ‘hit like a fiend’ and Nichols ‘saved the day’

March 20, 2023

The victory this day brought the Beaneaters to within a half-game…

Greg Terlecky

March 19, 2023

Greg Terlecky was a starting pitcher for most of his decade-long…

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April 12, 1925: Homestead Grays open season by defeating McConkey Macks

April 17, 1929: Athletics open season by setting tone for dynasty to come

April 16, 1935: Wes Ferrell two-hits ‘Ruth-less’ Yankees on Opening Day, wins on Gehrig error

August 4, 1993: Ventura, White Sox ‘knuckle under’ against Nolan Ryan, Rangers

August 9, 1977: Expos, Padres become backdrop to kidnap drama

May 21, 1977: Merv Rettenmund homer for Padres sinks Expos after 21 innings

August 10, 1939: Exhibition against minor-league namesake turns into rout for St. Louis Browns

July 21, 2013: Mike Napoli’s second home run of game gives Red Sox Sunday night walk-off win over Yankees

July 6, 2004: Red Sox win their second 11-0 game of the season

August 22, 2010: Cardinals rookie Jaime García faces one over the minimum, blanks Giants for first career shutout

August 19, 1891: King Kelly slides back into Boston for Reds win before jumping to Beaneaters

September 17, 1920: Bobby Veach becomes first Tigers player to hit for the cycle

Pete Knisely

August 15, 1943: Canada’s Olive Little tosses first no-hit, no-run game in AAGPBL history

May 13, 1896: Playing until dark: Beaneaters get best of Colts

September 4, 1967: Toronto Maple Leafs play their final game

July 17, 1894: Beaneaters stall and feign and pray for rain

June 18, 1894: The Bunker Hill Day Massacre

April 19, 1912: Toronto Maple Leafs play their first game in International League

October 13, 1899: Kid Nichols’ masterful 3-hitter caps 10 straight seasons with 21-plus victories

June 6, 1894: Pirates crush Beaneaters 27-11 at Congress Street Grounds

August 17, 1947: Canadian pitchers Fowler, Marchildon win both ends of doubleheader for Philadelphia A’s

July 22, 1893: Tucker ‘hit like a fiend’ and Nichols ‘saved the day’

Greg Terlecky

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