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April 4, 1994: Cubs’ Tuffy Rhodes goes deep three times on Opening Day
Opening Day — the day when every team is tied for first place…
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April 4, 1994: Indians open Jacobs Field in style with extra-inning win
A new day dawned in Cleveland Indians baseball on April 4, 1994.…
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April 4, 1994: Phillies’ late comeback spoils Rockies’ second season opener
It was a delightful morning on April 4, 1994, when the Colorado…
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April 9, 1994: Marlins sink Padres, 15-1, at Jack Murphy Stadium
The first week of a new season is supposed to be a time for optimism.…
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April 15, 1994: Angels score seven in ninth and beat Blue Jays in 10th
Those fans among the 20,413 at the Angels-Blue Jays game on April…
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May 2, 1994: Phillies’ Mariano Duncan starts a fight with the Padres
The San Diego Padres (7-18) and the defending National League…
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May 10, 1994: Braves beat Phillies in 15th inning on Mike Stanton’s walk-off bunt
The Phillies (12-19) and Braves (19-11) were playing in their…
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May 20, 1994: Twins set franchise record with 21 runs against Red Sox
On May 20, 1989, the Minnesota Twins defeated Texas 19-3. The…
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May 20, 1994: Mariners trounce Rangers, 19-2, in most lopsided win in franchise history
It was hardly a marquee matchup. The Seattle Mariners were seven…
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May 22, 1994: Cardinals fight back in Florida
The French have a term, jolie laide, that is typically used to…
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June 14, 1994: Charlie Hough’s last hurrah is a complete-game shutout for Marlins
The end was coming.
Such is the reality any time a 46-year-old…
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June 18, 1994: Terry Steinbach’s 4 RBIs power A’s over Rangers
On a normal day an 11-10 baseball game would dominate the back…
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June 24, 1994: Jeff Bagwell’s three homers lead Astros to 16-4 win over Dodgers
The 1994 major-league baseball season remains infamous for the…
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June 26, 1994: Rick Sutcliffe wins in return trip to Wrigley Field with Cardinals
On what was supposed to be Harry Caray Day, a familiar face returned…
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June 27, 1994: Rookie Cliff Floyd ‘swings for the fences’ off Maddux
Mention 1994 to a fan of the Montreal Expos, and chances are…
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June 28, 1994: The Expos are for real
The Atlanta Braves came to Montreal for a three-game series in…
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July 8, 1994: John Valentin’s unassisted triple play and home run help Red Sox beat Mariners
The start of the second game of a four-game series between the…
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July 8, 1994: Tewksbury goes the distance
On a damp, muggy night in Atlanta in 1994, Braves pitcher Greg…
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July 12, 1994: Alou’s hit, Gwynn’s slide lift NL to All-Star win as strike looms
When baseball’s stars convened in Pittsburgh for the 1994 All-Star…
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July 15, 1994: Albert Belle’s corked bat leads to suspension
The 1994 major-league season brought about two significant changes…
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July 15, 1994: Andy Benes, Bret Saberhagen record 25 total strikeouts, but neither get the win
The New York Mets breezed through the first game of their doubleheader…
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July 18, 1994: Astros erase 11-run deficit in biggest comeback in Astrodome history
The 1994 season had not been a piece of cake for St. Louis Cardinals…
July 28, 1994: Kenny Rogers throws a perfect game in Texas
Even had Kenny Rogers not tossed a perfect game on July 28, 1994,…
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August 1, 1994: Marquis Grissom’s walk-off inside-the-park home run
When baseball’s 1994 calendar flipped from July to August,…