Dwight Evans (Trading Card DB)

August 13, 1988: Red Sox win record-setting 24th consecutive home game

The Boston Red Sox’ record-setting home winning streak in 1988…
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September 4, 2013: Red Sox hit team-record 8 home runs to turn showdown into rout

In a matchup of first-place clubs at Fenway Park as the 2013…

October 4, 2001: Mariners crush Rangers, 16-1, tie AL record with 114th win

Despite the Seattle Mariners having made three playoff appearances…
Jake Westbrook (TRADING CARD DB)

August 31, 2004: Indians set AL shutout record with unexpected 22-0 rout of Yankees

The Cleveland Indians were still reeling from a wretched nine-game…
The Atlanta Braves scored a modern NL record 29 runs on September 9, 2020 (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

September 9, 2020: Atlanta Braves set modern-era NL record by scoring 29 runs

At least one statistical analysis has concluded that a baseball…
Brett Butler (TRADING CARD DB)

April 21, 1982: Braves walk off for record-setting 13th win to start a season

Heading into the 1982 season, fans of the Atlanta Braves had…

May 5, 1999: Rockies score at least one run in every inning in win over Cubs

Chicago’s Wrigley Field had already played host to a visiting…

August 5, 2001: Cleveland overcomes 12-run deficit to beat Mariners

Perhaps the greatest story line during the 2001 season was…

May 17, 1979: Schmidt’s Phillies outslug Kingman’s Cubs, 23-22

In what could be billed as one of the wildest games in major-league…

July 17, 1990: Minnesota Twins turn two triple plays, but lose to Boston

In a game played before a Fenway Park crowd of 34,113, the Minnesota…

September 24, 2011: Major League Baseball celebrates 200,000th game

Baseball records are often great fun to contemplate. They are…

August 22, 2007: Rangers set major league mark with 30-3 victory

It began as a game of no import whatever, the first of a doubleheader,…