
September 18, 1970: Billy Williams, Ferguson Jenkins reach milestones in win over Expos
On a pheasant-hunting trip during the offseason, Fergie Jenkins…

August 1, 1972: Nate Colbert’s record-setting day leads Padres to sweep over Braves
On the team flight to Atlanta after the Padres’ 3-2 loss at…

April 8, 1974: Hank Aaron hammers historic 715th home run to break Babe Ruth's record
Baseball is a game of inches, but it is also a game of numbers.…

September 10, 1974: Cardinals' Lou Brock sets single-season record with 105th stolen base
The cover of Sports Illustrated on July 21, 1974, was adorned…

May 1, 1975: Hank Aaron breaks the Babe’s RBI record
The old, the young, and the immortal converged at County Stadium…

July 21, 1975: Joe Torre hits into an NL-record four double plays
The New York Mets surpassed the million-mark in home attendance…

September 16, 1975: Rennie Stennett leads Pirates rout with a record seven hits
While pulling on his gray Pittsburgh road uniform in the visitors’…

August 29, 1977: Lou Brock passes Ty Cobb as MLB's stolen-base king
The St. Louis Cardinals began a three-game set with the San Diego…

September 10, 1980: Expos' Bill Gullickson whiffs rookie-record 18 batters
“I’m not a strikeout pitcher,” said rookie right-hander…

September 26, 1981: Nolan Ryan breaks Koufax's mark with fifth no-hitter
When Nolan Ryan signed on November 19, 1979, what at the time…

April 6, 1982: Jim Kaat becomes first major-leaguer to pitch in 24 seasons as Cardinals blast Astros, 14-3, on Opening Day
Perhaps the St. Louis Cardinals were taking out their frustration…

September 12, 1982: Terry Felton’s futility finds finality with 16th consecutive loss
Terry Felton had nothing to say.
Not that anyone could blame…

October 12, 1982: Paul Molitor records World Series record 5 hits as Brewers cruise in opener
It was an eagerly anticipated matchup between opposite styles…

August 24, 1983: Tippy Martinez picks off three Blue Jays in one inning
The 25,882 fans who ventured to Memorial Stadium in Baltimore…

September 12, 1984: Mets' Dwight Gooden becomes new rookie strikeout rajah
The New York Mets defense had about as much to do on September…

August 25, 1985: Mets' Dwight Gooden becomes youngest 20-game winner
History was on the verge of being made when Dwight Gooden took…

September 8, 1985: Reds' Pete Rose unknowingly breaks Ty Cobb's hit record
This Sunday-afternoon game in Chicago has a Shakespearean plot.…

April 29, 1986: Roger Clemens becomes first pitcher to strike out 20 in nine innings
Roger Clemens made his major-league debut in May 1984, but didn't…

July 15, 1986: Roger Clemens wins All-Star MVP in hometown Houston; Valenzuela ties Hubbell's strikeout mark
A crowd of 45,774 attended the 57th All-Star Game, held at the…

September 23, 1986: Eight straight strikeouts for Jim Deshaies
On September 15, 1985, the Houston Astros exchanged pitchers…

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 1, 1991: Rickey Henderson becomes baseball's new stolen base king
The waiting can be interminable, but most milestones that are…

October 6, 1991: Mets' David Cone strikes out 19 in season finale
It was a rough September 1991 for David Cone. The Mets right-hander…

April 8, 1993: Baerga hits two homers in one inning
After a tragic spring training that saw the deaths of Steve…