The Ryan Family, circa 1991 (Trading Card Database)

April 2, 1991: Ryan vs. Ryan: Nolan duels son Reid in spring exhibition game

Boys often grow up playing catch with their fathers. It’s one…
Nolan Ryan (TRADING CARD DB)

April 14, 1991: Nolan Ryan pitches 5,000th career inning, beats Baltimore for 303rd win

The outlook was not good for the Texas Rangers when they squared…
Rickey Henderson holds up a base after he broke Lou Brock's all-time career record for stolen bases on May 1, 1991 (SABR-Rucker Archive)

May 1, 1991: Rickey Henderson becomes baseball’s new stolen base king

The waiting can be interminable, but most milestones that are…

May 4, 1991: Chris James sets Indians single-game record with nine RBIs

Cleveland Indians fans may have to pause a bit when asked to…
Larry Walker (TRADING CARD DB)

May 10, 1991: Larry Walker’s first career two-homer game lifts Expos over Padres

Larry Walker’s hold on a major-league job was slowly slipping…

May 12, 1991: Steve Avery, Braves foreshadow postseason in win over Pirates

Propelled by rising youngsters and veteran newcomers, the Atlanta…
Paul Molitor (Trading Card DB)

May 15, 1991: Paul Molitor hits for the cycle and ignites Brewers’ win over Twins

A midweek crowd of 15,992 came to Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome…

May 18, 1991: Brian Downing, Rangers hammer unbeaten Roger Clemens on Bat Day in Texas

Due to a Texas Rangers promotional giveaway, there were 20,000…
Tommy Greene (TRADING CARD DB)

May 23, 1991: Phillies’ Tommy Greene tosses historic no-hitter

When Tommy Greene graduated from Whiteville High School in June…

June 6, 1991: Royals outlast Rangers in 18-inning marathon

One game in June counts as much as the other 161, but in practice…
Nolan Ryan (Trading Card Database)

June 11, 1991: At age 44, Nolan Ryan blanks White Sox for his final career shutout

The first two months of the 1991 season had been a roller coaster…

June 16, 1991: Greg Vaughn’s walk-off slam gives Brewers win

Although Greg Vaughn hit 17 home runs in 1990, his first full…
Otis Nixon

June 16, 1991: Braves’ Otis Nixon ties single-game stolen base record

The Atlanta Braves had been spiraling downward. From a division…

June 24, 1991: Dave Winfield becomes oldest player to hit for the cycle

The 32,040 fans who came to Royals Stadium for a Monday night…
Jose Dejesus

June 28, 1991: Phillies beat Mets behind Jose De Jesus’s pitching

The Philadelphia Phillies were mired in the NL East cellar when…
Mike Bielecki (Trading Card DB)

July 6, 1991: Mike Bielecki takes no-hitter into seventh inning as Cubs pound St. Louis

After languishing with the Pittsburgh Pirates from his major-league…

July 9, 1991: AL prevails as Toronto hosts All-Star Game and inaugural FanFest

In spring training, newly acquired Toronto Blue Jays outfielder…

July 13, 1991: Four Orioles pitchers combine for no-hitter against A’s

On July 13, 1991, the Baltimore Orioles celebrated “a baseball…

July 26, 1991: Mark Gardner loses game, no-hitter in extra innings

When the fifth-place Montreal Expos limped into Los Angeles for…