September 26, 1989: Cubs clinch NL East on Dwight Smith’s clutch hits
“The [Chicago] Cubs, who haven’t won a world championship…
October 1, 1989: Padres’ Tony Gwynn edges Will Clark for NL batting crown on final day
San Francisco Giants first baseman Will Clark was having a career…
October 4, 1989: Giants’ Will Clark has ‘helluva week’ in 1989 NLCS opener
San Francisco Giants first baseman Will Clark had compiled his…
October 15, 1989: Mike Moore, A’s power past Giants to take 2-0 lead in World Series
After Dave Stewart’s masterful mound performance, leading the…
October 27, 1989: A’s, Giants return to field after World Series earthquake
After the San Francisco Giants lost the first two games of the…
October 28, 1989: Oakland A’s sweep Giants in World Series interrupted by earthquake
The San Francisco Giants’ backs were against the wall. Sixteen…
April 9, 1990: Orioles’ Sam Horn homers twice, drives in six in Opening Day win
Late in the 1987 season, Sam Horn took Boston by storm. After…
April 9, 1990: White Sox eke out a win in final Opening Day at Comiskey Park
The rising rafters of New Comiskey Park peered over the wall…
April 11, 1990: Mike Norris makes a comeback against all odds
Baseball takes on an extended mythology when accompanied by a…
April 16, 1990: Milwaukee Brewers crush the Red Sox 18-0 on Patriots Day
The Boston Red Sox began their 1990 campaign by winning three…
April 20, 1990: Mariners’ Brian Holman hurls near-perfect heartbreaker in Oakland
“We won the game, and we went back to the hotel. I woke up…
May 13, 1990: Tim Wallach notches eight RBIs as Expos drub Padres
Tim Wallach picked a pretty good day to have one of the best…
May 22, 1990: Andre Dawson sets record with five intentional walks in Cubs’ 16-inning win
On May 21, 1990, the Cincinnati Reds visited Wrigley Field to…
May 29, 1990: Rickey Henderson breaks Ty Cobb’s AL stolen-base record as A’s fall to Blue Jays
Rickey Henderson and Dave Stewart grew up in Oakland, playing…
June 3, 1990: Mark Gubicza can’t watch as Royals hammer Dave Stewart, champion A’s
The Oakland A’s ruled the American League from 1988 to 1990,…
June 4, 1990: Dodgers phenom Ramón Martínez realizes potential with 18-strikeout game
On the night of June 4, 1990, Ramón Martínez pitched one of…
June 6, 1990: Nolan Ryan falls to A’s in return from back injury
Nolan Ryan debuted in the major leagues with the New York Mets…
June 8, 1990: Mike Scott strikes out 15 as Astros walk it off in 10th
The 1990 season was two months old, and two teams heading in…
June 8, 1990: Toronto’s Tom Gilles earns first and only career win on two pitches
The Toronto Blue Jays arrived in Milwaukee for a four-game weekend…
June 11, 1990: Rangers’ Nolan Ryan fires his sixth career no-hitter
“This has a special place right up there with the fifth one…
June 29, 1990: Fernando Valenzuela predicts, then throws no-hitter for Dodgers
As predictions go, it doesn’t rival Joe Namath’s guarantee…
June 29, 1990: Oakland’s Dave Stewart hurls no-hitter in Toronto
After right-hander Dave Stewart suffered a tough loss to the…
June 30, 1990: Cecil Fielder breaks out of home-run slump in Tigers’ win over Royals
Cecil Fielder may have appeared to come from nowhere in 1990,…
July 1, 1990: Andy Hawkins no-hitter is ‘no winner’ for Yankees
In 1906 the Chicago White Sox won the World Series with a team…