
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 18, 1989: Cubs manager Don Zimmer’s odd intentional walk decision helps Astros to walk-off victory
In a career in professional baseball that had already spanned…

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…

August 23, 1989: Expos, Dodgers total 22 innings, 33 hits, and a mascot ejection — but just one run
There are many things that can be said about this game. “The…

August 29, 1989: Journeyman Jim Dwyer returns to Expos after 13 years
They called James Edward Dwyer “Pig Pen,”1 but the well-traveled…

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 2, 1990: Randy Johnson throws first no-hitter in Seattle Mariners history
In 1990, 26-year-old Randy Johnson was in his third year as a…

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…