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April 19, 1987: Dale Sveum’s walk-off home run on Easter Sunday gives Brewers a 12-0 record
They ended up being called Team Streak. For 13 games to start…
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April 20, 1987: Brewers beat White Sox to run winning streak to record-tying 13 games
As they made their way down I-94 to Comiskey Park for this Monday…
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April 29, 1987: Andre Dawson hits for cycle as rookie Greg Maddux earns first win of the year
In 1987, his first season with the Chicago Cubs, Andre Dawson…
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May 2, 1987: Tim Raines makes a grand return to Expos
It is known in Expos history as “The Tim Raines Game” and…
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May 4, 1987: Don Zimmer coaches Giants’ Candy Maldonado into hitting for the cycle
In 1987 Candido “Candy” Maldonado was in his second season…
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July 5, 1987: Don’t ‘Believe It’: When Sports Illustrated missed on the Cleveland Indians
“They might be right,” Dan Evans thought to himself when…
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May 28, 1987: Orioles soar to victory on Mike Young’s two extra-inning home runs
In the 30-year period from 1957 to 1986, the Baltimore Orioles…
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June 17, 1987: Mariners prospect Ken Griffey Jr. hits his first professional home run in Everett
In 1987, Ken “The Kid” Griffey Jr. truly was a kid: Just…
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June 29, 1987: AL Old-Timers vanquish the NL team at RFK Stadium
1986 Sportsco Living Legends baseball card featuring Harmon…
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July 11, 1987: Bill Ripken’s major-league debut makes it an Orioles family trio
When second baseman Bill Ripken was named to the Double-A Southern…
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July 16, 1987: ‘You gotta like these kids’: Astros rookies play big role in walk-off win
Rain, thunderstorms, and a blistering heat index of 102.9 degrees…
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July 19, 1987: Casey Candaele hits shortest home run in Olympic Stadium history
Early in the 1987 season, a large chart was hung on the wall…
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July 19, 1987: Don Mattingly’s homer streak ends at 8 as Rangers get to Steve Trout, Yankees
“Lou, I just won you the pennant. I just got you Steve Trout.”1
Those…
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July 22, 1987: Harold Baines sets White Sox franchise home run record
Harold Baines first attracted the attention of the Chicago White…
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July 26, 1987: Boston’s Sam Horn homers in his first two major-league games
As of July 2024, only 28 players in American or National League…
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August 1, 1987: ‘Tired’ Andre Dawson hits three homers in MVP season
Hall of Famer André Dawson had his finest year in 1987 after…
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August 2, 1987: Kevin Seitzer goes 6-for-6 as Royals rout Red Sox
The Kansas City Royals were undergoing a transition in 1986-87.…
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August 16, 1987: Tim Raines hits for the cycle
The Montreal Expos completed a four-game sweep of the Pittsburgh…
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August 25, 1987: Paul Molitor’s hitting streak reaches 39 games
When an injury (or a sullen attitude) forced Robin Yount out…
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August 26, 1987: Rick Manning’s walk-off single preserves Teddy Higuera’s 10-inning shutout
With crews on hand from all three major television networks and…
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September 9, 1987: The ‘Ryan Express’ whiffs 16, reaches milestone of 4,500 strikeouts
Ageless wonder Nolan Ryan was in the midst of one of the strangest…
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September 14, 1987: Blue Jays hit 10 home runs to set all-time record; a Ripken streak ends
A crowd of 27,446 showed up on a cool, clear late-summer night1…
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September 17, 1987: Pascual Pérez keeps underdog Expos in the pennant race
Bill Mazeroski’s Baseball yearbook gave a blunt assessment…
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September 27, 1987: Phil Niekro returns to Braves for final start
Unless they announce their retirement in advance, very few players…