
August 11, 1988: Kevin McReynolds’ grand slam in ninth helps Mets beat Cubs
Kevin McReynolds and Rich “Goose” Gossage were teammates…

August 13, 1988: Red Sox win record-setting 24th consecutive home game
The Boston Red Sox’ record-setting home winning streak in 1988…

August 29, 1988: Mets beat Padres on David Cone’s one-hitter and Gregg Jefferies’ bat
David Cone took advantage of an injury to Rick Aguilera to get…

September 1, 1988: Maine town’s minor-league fling ends
Like DeLorean cars and leg warmers, minor-league baseball in…

September 14, 1988: Mike Greenwell hits for the cycle with controversial triple
With 2½ weeks left in the 1988 season, the Boston Red Sox were…

September 14, 1988: Bobby Bonilla ends homer drought with extra-inning clout for Pirates victory
The Montreal Expos hosted the Pittsburgh Pirates for a two-game…

September 16, 1988: Reds’ Tom Browning waits out rain delay and delivers perfect game
On the evening of September 16, 1988, in Cincinnati, a relatively…

September 23, 1988: Swift slugger José Canseco becomes baseball’s first 40-40 man
Baseball’s 40–40 Club is a noteworthy accomplishment, not…

October 4, 1988: Mets rally for three in ninth, steal Game 1 of NLCS
The 1988 National League Championship Series was a matchup of…

October 8, 1988: Mets beat Dodgers, weather in Game 3 to regain control of NLCS
Wet, wild, and weird — with a dash of pine tar. So went the…

October 12, 1988: Hershiser shutout on two days’ rest sends Dodgers to World Series
It all came down to this one game. The Dodgers and the Mets…

October 15, 1988: Kirk Gibson’s ‘impossible’ home run wins World Series opener for Dodgers
1988 World Series program cover. (SABR-Rucker Archive)
The…

April 3, 1989: New-look Orioles begin season on winning note
Much as the 1989 season would prove to be a refreshing change…

April 3, 1989: Ken Griffey Jr. makes major-league debut for Mariners
The Seattle Mariners’ Opening Day 1989 turned out to be a special…

April 4, 1989: Astros, Mike Scott win season opener over Braves at the Dome
The baseball season is long and grinding. In 1989, every team…

April 4, 1989: Wrigley Field welcomes the ‘Wild Thing’
With all due respect to the vernal equinox, nothing says “spring…

May 4, 1989: Freshman Junior Félix’s first swing is fantastic, but Angels rally for extra-inning win over Blue Jays
From April 7, 1977 through May 28, 1989, the Toronto Blue Jays…

May 15, 1989: Brewers’ Terry Francona pitches perfect inning of relief in blowout loss to A’s
Terry Francona’s 1989 season was mostly forgettable. The left-handed…

May 28, 1989: Mike Schmidt plays final game in Phillies’ loss to Giants
When Mike Schmidt retired on May 29, 1989, during his 18th season…

May 28, 1989: George Bell walks off White Sox as Blue Jays bid farewell to Exhibition Stadium
“Unloved and unappreciated, it will be un-missed.”1
That’s…

June 2, 1989: Cincinnati’s Eric Davis knocks in 6 runs as he hits for the cycle
Eric Davis is described in his SABR biography as having “all…

June 3, 1989: ‘The game that would never end’: Astros win marathon game in 22nd inning
The Astros prepared for a four-game series at the Astrodome against…

June 4, 1989: ‘Don’t you ever play nine-inning games?’: Astros win again in extras
The marathon 22-inning game of the preceding night left Houston…

June 4, 1989: Down 10-0, Ernie Whitt and Blue Jays slam Red Sox
While Neil Young began the year singing, “Keep on rockin’…