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May 10, 1991: Larry Walker’s first career two-homer game lifts Expos over Padres
Larry Walker’s hold on a major-league job was slowly slipping…
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May 12, 1991: Steve Avery, Braves foreshadow postseason in win over Pirates
Propelled by rising youngsters and veteran newcomers, the Atlanta…
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May 15, 1991: Paul Molitor hits for the cycle and ignites Brewers’ win over Twins
A midweek crowd of 15,992 came to Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome…
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May 18, 1991: Brian Downing, Rangers hammer unbeaten Roger Clemens on Bat Day in Texas
Due to a Texas Rangers promotional giveaway, there were 20,000…
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May 23, 1991: Phillies’ Tommy Greene tosses historic no-hitter
When Tommy Greene graduated from Whiteville High School in June…
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June 6, 1991: Royals outlast Rangers in 18-inning marathon
One game in June counts as much as the other 161, but in practice…
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June 16, 1991: Greg Vaughn’s walk-off slam gives Brewers win
Although Greg Vaughn hit 17 home runs in 1990, his first full…
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June 16, 1991: Braves’ Otis Nixon ties single-game stolen base record
The Atlanta Braves had been spiraling downward. From a division…
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June 24, 1991: Dave Winfield becomes oldest player to hit for the cycle
The 32,040 fans who came to Royals Stadium for a Monday night…
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June 28, 1991: Phillies beat Mets behind Jose De Jesus’s pitching
The Philadelphia Phillies were mired in the NL East cellar when…
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July 5, 1991: Cubs’ Frank Castillo pitches complete game against Cardinals for first major-league victory
Like thousands of youth pitchers, Frank Castillo dreamed of winning…
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July 6, 1991: Mike Bielecki takes no-hitter into seventh inning as Cubs pound St. Louis
After languishing with the Pittsburgh Pirates from his major-league…
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July 9, 1991: AL prevails as Toronto hosts All-Star Game and inaugural FanFest
In spring training, newly acquired Toronto Blue Jays outfielder…
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July 13, 1991: Four Orioles pitchers combine for no-hitter against A’s
On July 13, 1991, the Baltimore Orioles celebrated “a baseball…
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July 26, 1991: Mark Gardner loses game, no-hitter in extra innings
When the fifth-place Montreal Expos limped into Los Angeles for…
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July 28, 1991: ‘El Presidente’ Dennis Martínez is ‘el perfecto’ at Dodger Stadium
“El Presidente! El Perfecto!”
That was broadcaster Dave…
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August 4, 1991: Mike Mussina tosses 4-hitter in MLB debut, but Orioles lose 1-0
On August 4, 1991, a sellout crowd of 41,0591 packed into Comiskey…
August 11, 1991: ‘Untouchable’ Wilson Alvarez pitches a no-hitter in second major-league start
The Wilson Álvarez no-hitter journey began in the Maracaibo…
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September 4, 1991: A final push at Fenway Park
Red Sox fans — just shy of 30,000 — filed into Fenway Park…
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September 8, 1991: Monty Fariss delivers three-run, pinch-hit double for first major-league hit to rally Rangers past White Sox
Drafted out of high school in the seventh round by the New York…
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September 10, 1991: Rookie Pete Schourek’s 1-hitter leads Mets past Expos
After finishing July 1991 in second place in the National League…
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September 14, 1991: When Cecil Fielder’s home run left the ballpark
It seemed an optimistic but relatively inconsequential signing…
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September 14, 1991: Cardinals’ defense overcomes Mets’ one-hit pitching in 2-1 win
The New York Mets arrived in St. Louis for a weekend series in…
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September 15, 1991: Cardinals rookie Ray Lankford hits for the cycle
Ray Lankford made his major-league debut on August 21, 1990,…