August 5, 2005: Aaron Small pitches into 7th as Yankees beat Blue Jays, 6-2
The starting pitcher for the Yankees was Aaron Small. In the…
August 6, 2005: Braves’ Tim Hudson wins 100th career game; Andruw Jones hits two home runs
In an outstanding final season at Auburn University,1 which resulted…
August 15, 2005: Tigers rally in bottom of ninth, beat closer Curt Schilling and Red Sox
Throughout his career, Curt Schilling was known as a big-game…
August 16, 2005: Jhonny Peralta homers twice as Cleveland sends Texas to eighth straight loss
The Texas Rangers won 89 games in 2004 – their first winning…
August 23, 2005: ‘Homerdome’ in Minnesota hosts a pitching duel for the ages
When one of the nicknames for a stadium is the “Homerdome,”…
August 31, 2005: More than 100 years in the making, Jeremy Hermida hits a one-of-a-kind grand slam
Until August 31, 2005, only one major-league baseball career…
September 7, 2005: Dontrelle Willis becomes first Marlins pitcher to win 20 games
The Washington Nationals had seen their season go south after…
September 20, 2005: Rockies pound out frustrations in 20-1 victory over Padres
The San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies launched their 2005…
October 25, 2005: Geoff Blum, White Sox beat Astros in 14-inning Game 3 thriller
For the first time in World Series history, the fall classic…
April 15, 2006: Justin Morneau’s clutch single off Mariano Rivera earns Twins a walk-off win
Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau started the 2006…
April 19, 2006: Orioles lose by 14 on Tuesday, turn tables on Cleveland and score 18 on Wednesday
Early in the 2006 season, the Baltimore Orioles were no strangers…
April 21, 2006: Alfonso Soriano’s three home runs lead Nationals over Braves
A weak offense marked the Washington Nationals’ 2005 season,…
May 1, 2006: Johnny Damon’s return to Fenway overshadowed by Doug Mirabelli trade
After 86 years, the 2004 Boston Red Sox won the World Series,…
May 4, 2006: Mike Napoli hits home run in first career at-bat as Angels snap 6-game losing streak
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim were in the midst of a six-game…
May 12, 2006: Phillies’ Cole Hamels shines in major-league debut
Cole Hamels was still unsigned in August 2002, two months after…
May 19, 2006: David Wright’s walk-off hit powers Mets to comeback win
Overcoming an early four-run deficit, the Mets rallied for…
May 20, 2006: Diamondbacks ride Brandon Webb’s arm and bat to rout over Braves
Expectations for the Atlanta Braves heading into the 2006 season…
May 24, 2006: Yankees overcome Manny Ramírez’s 2 home runs to beat Red Sox
In May 2006 the New York Yankees lost two of three games at Yankee…
June 18, 2006: Ryan Zimmerman hits his first walk-off home run
A crowd of 45,157, the largest in the history of the young Washington…
June 30, 2006: Adam Dunn’s blast caps Reds’ late inning rally
Cincinnati and Cleveland were headed in opposite directions as…
June 30, 2006: Colorado’s Josh Fogg outduels Seattle’s Jamie Moyer in record time
The host Mariners were ending their best month in three years,…
July 1, 2006: Shin-Soo Choo’s inside-the-park home run wins the game for Tacoma
On July 1, 2006, the Tacoma Rainiers hosted the San Jose Grizzlies…
July 4, 2006: Nationals’ Ryan Zimmerman provides the walk-off fireworks
A relatively small crowd of 23,1181 assembled at RFK Stadium…
July 28, 2006: Astros rookie Luke Scott hits for the cycle with first career home run
When the Houston Astros called their Triple-A affiliate, the…