April 6, 1993: Dusty Baker wins managerial debut as Giants edge Cardinals on Opening Day
After an offseason replete with anxiety, change, and excitement,…
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…
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…
March 4, 1994: Michael Jordan makes his baseball debut with Chicago White Sox in spring training
Months after Michael Jordan shocked the sports world by announcing…
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 5, 1993: Florida Marlins victorious in franchise debut behind Charlie Hough
On June 10, 1991, Major League Baseball awarded one of the two…
April 26, 1995: The opening of Coors Field and the birth of the Blake Street Bombers
Fans tend to expect expansion baseball teams to endure several…
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…
August 11, 1991: ‘Untouchable’ Wilson Alvarez pitches a no-hitter in second major-league start
The Wilson Álvarez no-hitter journey began in the Maracaibo…
April 24, 1991: Close but no no-no for Kile in debut; Astros squeeze past Reds in 13
“I can’t be concerned with the fans,” Astros manager Art…
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…