Jim Leyland (Trading Card DB)

April 12, 1986: Pirates’ 8th-inning rally gives Jim Leyland first win as manager

Jim Leyland spent more than two decades in professional baseball…

October 2, 1977: Dusty Baker hits 30th homer, receives first-ever high-five from Glenn Burke in Dodgers’ loss to Astros

His career curtailed by prejudice, his life by AIDS, Glenn Burke…
Opening Day for Oriole Park at Camden Yards. (Courtesy of the Baltimore Orioles)

April 6, 1992: Orioles win season opener at brand-new Camden Yards

A new baseball season was beginning in Baltimore. It brought…

April 3, 1982: Twins shut out Phillies in exhibition to open the Metrodome

It was a “perfect” Saturday night for baseball: 19 degrees…
Tony Gwynn (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

July 19, 1982: Tony Gwynn records two hits in his major-league debut for Padres

As the sun rose over San Diego on July 19, 1982, San Diego Padres…

June 9, 1980: Whitey Herzog wins first game as Cardinals manager

On the day of Whitey Herzog’s first game as manager of the…

April 3, 1989: Ken Griffey Jr. makes major-league debut for Mariners

The Seattle Mariners’ Opening Day 1989 turned out to be a special…

August 9, 1988: Cubs win first official night game at Wrigley Field

Wrigley Field at night, as pictured in 2014.   After…

April 8, 1986: Will Clark produces thrill in major-league debut

Will Clark acquired his nickname, “The Thrill,” shortly after…

April 9, 1993: A Rocky Mountain high on Opening Day in Colorado

After decades of waiting, Denver would finally have a major-league…

August 4, 1991: Mike Mussina tosses 4-hitter in MLB debut, but Orioles lose 1-0

On August 4, 1991, a sellout crowd of 41,0591 packed into Comiskey…

April 4, 1994: Indians open Jacobs Field in style with extra-inning win

A new day dawned in Cleveland Indians baseball on April 4, 1994.…

September 17, 1993: Expos fans shower Curtis Pride with cheers after first hit

Baseball fans feel many emotions during the course of a game.…

June 5, 1989: Blue Jays play first game in SkyDome

When Ontario Premier David Peterson aimed a laser pointer upward…

June 28, 1980: Legend of ‘Super Joe’ Charboneau launches at Yankee Stadium

The legendary exploits of major-league baseball players are a…

August 10, 1981: Cal Ripken Jr. makes his major-league debut

Monday, August 10, may well have been the most important day…

September 9, 1977: Whitaker and Trammell make their debut

When Detroit Tigers manager Ralph Houk wrote out the lineup card…

June 23, 1984: The Sandberg Game

The Chicago Cubs were struggling. For the first two months of…