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August 10, 1994: Orioles beat Yankees to win final game of strike-shortened season
With the deadline for a players strike less than 48 hours away…
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August 11, 1994: Tony Gwynn ends strike-shortened season at .394
On the Astrodome field, it was business as usual for Tony Gwynn.…
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April 26, 1995: Braves prevail on Opening Day with small crowd, high expectations
While most teams enter a new season with a sense of optimism,…
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April 26, 1995: The opening of Coors Field and the birth of the Blake Street Bombers
Fans tend to expect expansion baseball teams to endure several…
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May 2, 1995: Hideo Nomo becomes second Japanese major-leaguer as Giants beat Dodgers in 15 innings
By the end of the 1994 season, major-league baseball was a multinational…
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May 7, 1995: Indians, Twins both make team history in 17-inning marathon
The Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins might have been trying…
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May 9, 1995: Chipper Jones belts first career home run, a game-winner against the Mets
The early-season Tuesday evening game was the first of a three-game…
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May 28, 1995: ‘It’s silly to give up runs like that’: White Sox outlast Tigers, 14-12
As the small Sunday-afternoon crowd of 10,813 settled into…
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June 3, 1995: Pedro Martinez’s nearly perfect game
Harvey Haddix did the improbable back in 1959 when he pitched…
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June 4, 1995: Paul Sorrento’s two-run blast lifts the Tribe
The Cleveland Indians were feeling pretty good about themselves.…
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June 5, 1995: Orel Hershiser strikes out 10, Kenny Lofton homers twice In Indians’ shutout win
“We were a rock star baseball team,” said right-hander Orel…
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June 6, 1995: Ryan Klesko, Chipper Jones lead Braves’ biggest offensive show of the season
The Atlanta Braves were the prohibitive favorites to get to the…
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June 11, 1995: Expos’ Rondell is White hot in hitting for cycle
On June 11, 1995, the 22,392 fans on hand to watch the Montreal…
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June 16, 1995: Padres’ Andy Benes loses $1 million, wins game
The San Diego Padres (21-24) were paying a visit to the Pittsburgh…
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June 30, 1995: Eddie Murray joins 3,000-hit club
It is one of the gold standards of major-league baseball: the…
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July 2, 1995: Orioles score 7 runs in 9th to thwart Blue Jays
“Jays Turn Victory into Defeat” read the headline in the…
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July 4, 1995: Braves retake NL East division lead for good
American Independence Day, July 4, roughly marking the middle…
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July 9, 1995: Braves win ninth consecutive game on Fred McGriff’s home run
The Atlanta Braves started July 1995 on a tear, winning eight…
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July 9, 1995: Rangers overcome 6 errors, beat Yankees to move into first-place tie
In their first 22 seasons after relocating from Washington, DC,…
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July 16, 1995: Manny Ramirez’s walk-off home run sinks Eckersley, A’s
It was not that long ago when the Oakland Athletics were the…
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July 18, 1995: Albert Belle’s walk-off grand slam topples Lee Smith, Angels
The California Angels came to Cleveland for a two-game series…
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July 21, 1995: Dennis Martinez defies age, earns ninth consecutive win
Someone forgot to tell Dennis Martinez that he should be winding…
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August 12, 1995: Dodgers win in the 11th on a walk-off rule violation
The Los Angeles Dodgers were having a weird week. Two nights…
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August 13, 1995: Ken Griffey Jr. makes Triple-A debut after six seasons in the majors
While Ken Griffey Jr. didn’t join the contingent of players…