June 5, 1989: Blue Jays play first game in SkyDome

When Ontario Premier David Peterson aimed a laser pointer upward…
John Ramos (TRADING CARD DB)

June 26, 1989: Eastern League’s Yankees beat the best of the rest of the league

In 1988 the Albany-Colonie Yankees of the Double-A Eastern League…

July 15, 1989: Albert Belle’s major-league debut

On April 7, 1989, the movie Major League was released across…

July 17, 1989: David Wells earns his second win of the day for Blue Jays

The 48,641 fans who attended this Monday twilight-night doubleheader…

July 17, 1989: Carlton Fisk records 2,000th career hit

On July 17, 1989, the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox…

July 22, 1989: High-flying Expos score five in ninth to stun Reds 6-5

After more than two decades as Expos owner, Charles Bronfman…
Kevin McReynolds (TRADING CARD DB)

August 1, 1989: Kevin McReynolds hits for the cycle in Mets win

The New York Mets were struggling to stay in contention in the…
Dave Dravecky (TRADING CARD DB)

August 10, 1989: Giants’ Dave Dravecky returns to mound after cancer in pitching arm

“Outside a miracle, you’ll never pitch again.” Dave Dravecky,…

August 22, 1989: Braves’ Paul Assenmacher strikes out four in one inning

It wasn’t surprising that only 9,117 fans chose to attend this…
Jim Dwyer (TRADING CARD DB)

August 29, 1989: Journeyman Jim Dwyer returns to Expos after 13 years

They called James Edward Dwyer “Pig Pen,”1 but the well-traveled…
Dwight Smith (Trading Card DB)

September 26, 1989: Cubs clinch NL East on Dwight Smith’s clutch hits

“The [Chicago] Cubs, who haven’t won a world championship…

October 4, 1989: Giants’ Will Clark has ‘helluva week’ in 1989 NLCS opener

San Francisco Giants first baseman Will Clark had compiled his…
Mike Moore (TRADING CARD DB)

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…
Dave Stewart (TRADING CARD DB)

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…
Mike Moore (TRADING CARD DB)

October 28, 1989: Oakland A’s sweep Giants in World Series interrupted by earthquake

The San Francisco Giants’ backs were against the wall. Sixteen…
Sam Horn (TRADING CARD DB)

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…
Mike Norris (TRADING CARD DB)

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…