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August 12, 1974: Nolan Ryan fans 19 Red Sox to set American League strikeout record

Praise rained down on Nolan Ryan of the California Angels following…
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September 29, 1987: Don Mattingly’s record sixth grand slam sinks Red Sox

For a player who had excelled so consistently for the prior three…
Hank Aaron

April 4, 1974: Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth’s home run record as Braves lose to Reds

The 1974 baseball season had arrived and all eyes were focused…
Jim Kaat (TRADING CARD DB)

September 8, 1985: Reds’ Pete Rose unknowingly breaks Ty Cobb’s hit record

This Sunday-afternoon game in Chicago has a Shakespearean plot.…

September 12, 1984: Mets’ Dwight Gooden becomes new rookie strikeout rajah

The New York Mets defense had about as much to do on September…

September 16, 1975: Rennie Stennett leads Pirates rout with a record seven hits

While pulling on his gray Pittsburgh road uniform in the visitors’…

September 23, 1986: Eight straight strikeouts for Jim Deshaies

On September 15, 1985, the Houston Astros exchanged pitchers…

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…

August 25, 1985: Mets’ Dwight Gooden becomes youngest 20-game winner

History was on the verge of being made when Dwight Gooden took…

May 1, 1975: Hank Aaron breaks the Babe’s RBI record

The old, the young, and the immortal converged at County Stadium…

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…

July 21, 1975: Joe Torre hits into an NL-record four double plays

The New York Mets surpassed the million-mark in home attendance…

August 24, 1983: Tippy Martinez picks off three Blue Jays in one inning

The 25,882 fans who ventured to Memorial Stadium in Baltimore…