
June 16, 1991: Braves’ Otis Nixon ties single-game stolen base record
The Atlanta Braves had been spiraling downward. From a division…

April 30, 2002: Al Leiter becomes first pitcher to beat all 30 major-league franchises
The New York Mets lost Mike Piazza to a strained left hamstring…

September 23, 1988: Swift slugger José Canseco becomes baseball’s first 40-40 man
Baseball’s 40–40 Club is a noteworthy accomplishment, not…

September 8, 1998: Cardinals’ Mark McGwire wins the race to 62 against Sammy Sosa’s Cubs
The 1994 season was one of the darkest in baseball history. A…

September 20, 1998: Cal Ripken decides to end consecutive game streak at 2,632
A standing-room crowd of 48,013 showed up at Camden Yards for…

September 6, 1995: Cal Ripken surpasses Lou Gehrig’s ‘unbreakable’ record with 2,131st consecutive game
Cal Ripken Jr. homers on September 6, 1995, during his record-breaking…

October 5, 2001: Barry Bonds hits 71st home run to set new single-season record
There were plenty of storylines entering this intrastate battle…

August 20, 1995: Greg Maddux needs only 88 pitches for two-hit shutout over Cardinals
On a warm Sunday August evening,1 the hot first-place Atlanta…

October 4, 2001: Rickey Henderson slides into record book with 2,245th career run scored to pass Ty Cobb
As future Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson approached Ty Cobb’s…

October 3, 2000: Cardinals’ Rick Ankiel ties record with five wild pitches in his playoff debut
Heading into the game that came to define his career, 21-year-old…

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

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…

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

July 28, 1993: Anthony Young’s 27-game losing streak ends with Mets’ walk-off win
Futility is defined as a “lack of effectiveness or success.”…

May 23, 2002: Shawn Green hits four home runs, sets record with 19 total bases
On May 23, 2002, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shawn Green had a…

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

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…

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…

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

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…

April 23, 1999: Fernando Tatis hits two grand slams in one inning
The 1999 season was barely three weeks old. The visiting St.…

May 6, 1998: Kerry Wood ties major league record with 20 strikeouts
One of the great things about baseball is that fans never know…

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