
August 3, 1987: Twins’ Joe Niekro ejected for allegedly scuffing ball
Fingernail care was part of the Niekro family business. Forty-two-year-old…

August 16, 1987: Tim Raines hits for the cycle
The Montreal Expos completed a four-game sweep of the Pittsburgh…

August 25, 1987: Paul Molitor’s hitting streak reaches 39 games
When an injury (or a sullen attitude) forced Robin Yount out…

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…

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…

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…

September 17, 1987: Pascual Pérez keeps underdog Expos in the pennant race
Bill Mazeroski’s Baseball yearbook gave a blunt assessment…

September 27, 1987: Phil Niekro returns to Braves for final start
Unless they announce their retirement in advance, very few players…

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…

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…

October 4, 1987: Tanana beats Toronto to clinch division title
Sunday, October 4, 1987, was the culmination of the Showdown…

October 10, 1987: Local kid Pat Sheridan makes good with ALCS homer for Tigers
Before Game One of the 1987 American League Championship Series…

April 4, 1988: Brewers blast Baltimore on Opening Day
After posting a 91-71 record in the 1987 season (a 14-game…

April 4, 1988: Darryl Strawberry blasts 525-foot homer off Olympic Stadium service ring
“That’s ridiculous,” exclaimed Mets slugger Dave Kingman.…

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…

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…

April 21, 1988: Boston’s Steve Ellsworth tames Tigers for sole big-league win
Boston Red Sox manager John McNamara asked right-hander Steve…

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…

June 12, 1988: Robin Yount hits for the cycle as Brewers blast White Sox
The Milwaukee Brewers were playing .500 baseball through the…

July 9, 1988: Joe Hauser watches hometown team beat Twins in ninth
In 1988 the Society for American Baseball Research held its convention…

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…

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…

August 9, 1988: Cubs win first official night game at Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field at night, as pictured in 2014.
After…