Exhibitions – Page 5 – Society for American Baseball Research

Gary Carter (Trading Card DB)

April 1, 1976: Gary Carter cut for 16 stitches after slamming into cement outfield wall

June 30, 1976: Indians’ friendly exhibition in Toledo turns into a display of fisticuffs

Tim Murtaugh (Trading Card Database)

July 1, 1976: Tim Murtaugh wins father-son battle with manager Danny as Charleston beats parent Pirates

Ted Turner (ATLANTA BRAVES)

April 2, 1977: On their way to becoming ‘America’s Team,’ Atlanta Braves make their superstation debut

Bill Atkinson (Trading Card DB)

June 29, 1978: Expos defeat Blue Jays in inaugural Pearson Cup on 10th-inning suicide squeeze

Dick Berardino (Trading Card DB)

August 3, 1981: Yankees, Red Sox minor-league affiliates meet in unique Hall of Fame Game

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

May 5, 1983: Red Wings shine in the dark, beat parent Orioles in exhibition

July 8, 1984: SABR stages 1884 World Series re-enactment during Providence convention

Cal Ripken Jr. (Trading Card DB)

April 11, 1985: Injured Cal Ripken Jr. sits as Orioles lose in exhibition at US Naval Academy

FrancoJulio

April 28, 1986: At Triple-A exhibition, Indians’ win is the Maine event

September 4, 1986: Mets, Red Sox play charity game in World Series preview

1986 Sportsco Living Legends baseball card featuring Harmon Killebrew, Al Kaline, Warren Spahn, and Hoyt Wilhelm (Trading Card Database)

June 29, 1987: AL Old-Timers vanquish the NL team at RFK Stadium

The Ryan Family, circa 1991 (Trading Card Database)

April 2, 1991: Ryan vs. Ryan: Nolan duels son Reid in spring exhibition game

Steve Olin (Trading Card Database)

March 25, 1993: Cleveland Indians return to baseball after deaths of Steve Olin, Tim Crews

Michael Jordan (TRADING CARD DB)

March 4, 1994: Michael Jordan makes his baseball debut with Chicago White Sox in spring training

Dodgers vs. Red Sox exhibition game at the Los Angeles Coliseum, March 29, 2008 (Photo: Courtesy of Jacob Pomrenke)

March 29, 2008: Record 115,300 fans see Red Sox beat Dodgers at L.A. Coliseum exhibition

In 2014 major-league baseball returned to Australia and the Sydney Cricket Ground for the first time in 100 years with an exhibition game between Team Australia and the Arizona Diamondbacks on March 21, 2014 (ROBERT LAIDLAW)

March 21, 2014: MLB returns to Australia’s Sydney Cricket Ground for the first time in a century

March 11, 2017: Venezuela outlasts Italy in wild World Baseball Classic game

March 12, 2017: Jose Berríos pounds the curves past Italy as Puerto Rico remains undefeated in World Baseball Classic

Rachel Balkovec (Trading Card DB)

July 11, 2021: NL stars win Futures Game as Rachel Balkovec makes historic coaching appearance for AL