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September 27, 1987: Alexander’s pitching, Gibson’s clutch hitting give the Tigers hope
Detroit’s management was searching for answers to the team’s…
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September 29, 1987: Don Mattingly’s record sixth grand slam sinks Red Sox
For a player who had excelled so consistently for the prior three…
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October 4, 1987: Tanana beats Toronto to clinch division title
Sunday, October 4, 1987, was the culmination of the Showdown…
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October 10, 1987: Local kid Pat Sheridan makes good with ALCS homer for Tigers
Before Game One of the 1987 American League Championship Series…
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April 4, 1988: Brewers blast Baltimore on Opening Day
After posting a 91-71 record in the 1987 season (a 14-game…
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April 4, 1988: Darryl Strawberry blasts 525-foot homer off Olympic Stadium service ring
“That’s ridiculous,” exclaimed Mets slugger Dave Kingman.…
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April 4, 1988: Dave Dravecky goes the distance in Giants’ Opening Day win over Dodgers
Fresh off a dazzling postseason, Dave Dravecky was tabbed the…
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April 4, 1988: Angry George Bell hits unprecedented three home runs on Opening Day
One player on the Royals Stadium field didn’t share in the…
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April 21, 1988: Boston’s Steve Ellsworth tames Tigers for sole big-league win
Boston Red Sox manager John McNamara asked right-hander Steve…
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May 2, 1988: Orioles return home for Fantastic Fan Night after snapping 21-game losing streak
The team once known as the St. Louis Browns had escaped to Baltimore…
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June 12, 1988: Robin Yount hits for the cycle as Brewers blast White Sox
The Milwaukee Brewers were playing .500 baseball through the…
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July 9, 1988: Joe Hauser watches hometown team beat Twins in ninth
In 1988 the Society for American Baseball Research held its convention…
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July 9, 1988: Chris Speier goes for ‘Cycle-o-Rama and Batting-Go-Round’ at Candlestick Park
On July 9, the San Francisco Chronicle's Mark Camps wrote: "If…
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August 3, 1988: Morgan Magic: Red Sox win 22nd straight home game
The rumors were swirling in July 1988. The Boston Red Sox were…
August 8, 1988: Nature intervenes as first Wrigley Field night game is rained out
By the time the Cubs scheduled their first home night game, they…
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August 9, 1988: Cubs win first official night game at Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field at night, as pictured in 2014.
After…
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August 11, 1988: Kevin McReynolds’ grand slam in ninth helps Mets beat Cubs
Kevin McReynolds and Rich “Goose” Gossage were teammates…
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August 13, 1988: Red Sox win record-setting 24th consecutive home game
The Boston Red Sox’ record-setting home winning streak in 1988…
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August 29, 1988: Mets beat Padres on David Cone’s one-hitter and Gregg Jefferies’ bat
David Cone took advantage of an injury to Rick Aguilera to get…
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September 1, 1988: Maine town’s minor-league fling ends
Like DeLorean cars and leg warmers, minor-league baseball in…
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September 14, 1988: Mike Greenwell hits for the cycle with controversial triple
With 2½ weeks left in the 1988 season, the Boston Red Sox were…
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September 14, 1988: Bobby Bonilla ends homer drought with extra-inning clout for Pirates victory
The Montreal Expos hosted the Pittsburgh Pirates for a two-game…
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September 16, 1988: Reds’ Tom Browning waits out rain delay and delivers perfect game
On the evening of September 16, 1988, in Cincinnati, a relatively…
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September 23, 1988: Swift slugger José Canseco becomes baseball’s first 40-40 man
Baseball’s 40–40 Club is a noteworthy accomplishment, not…