July 22, 2018: Minor-league pitcher pops the question, earns the win for State College Spikes
Before the State College (Pennsylvania) Spikes’ game of July…
August 31, 1997: Loss ends Expos’ affiliation with West Palm Beach after almost 30 years
On the first day of November 1968, minor-league baseball fans…
July 31, 2014: Clint Everts flirts with no-hit bid for Sugar Land Skeeters
In 1988 the movie Bull Durham helped popularize the image of…
July 10, 2011: Eight-run inning enough to pace Lake Elsinore past Visalia
There’s nothing like an eight-run inning for the home team…
August 7, 2010: Greenville Drive keep pace in Sally League race; Rome Braves fall behind
Going into the August 7, 2010, game between the Greenville Drive…
August 1, 2009: Winston-Salem Dash shut out Potomac Nationals, 5-0
Opened to baseball on April 19, 1984, Pfitzner Stadium is plopped…
June 29, 2008: Hagerstown Suns defeat Lake County after beanball battle with five ejections
The near-sellout crowd of 6,901 fans who filled Classic Park…
June 28, 2008: Seeking return ticket to majors, J.D. Durbin pitches Reading Phillies to victory
Going into the Saturday night Double-A Eastern League game in…
July 1, 2006: Shin-Soo Choo’s inside-the-park home run wins the game for Tacoma
On July 1, 2006, the Tacoma Rainiers hosted the San Jose Grizzlies…
July 17, 2004: Clinton LumberKings slay Dayton Dragons in 13 innings
Just as the major leagues have big-market and small-market teams,…
July 12, 2003: PCL all-stars Atkins, Clontz lift Sky Sox over the Stingers
Saturday dawned warm and uncharacteristically humid in the Pacific…
June 21, 2000: Brevard County Manatees hold off Jupiter Hammerheads for a road win
On Wednesday, June 21, 2000, the Jupiter Hammerheads opened a…
June 28, 1998: San Jose Giants blank Lake Elsinore Storm, 5-0
The San Jose Giants won their third consecutive shutout with…
June 22, 1997: Louisville Redbirds manage only two hits against Iowa Cubs
Sunday, June 22, 1997, saw the rubber match in the series between…
June 26, 1989: Eastern League’s Yankees beat the best of the rest of the league
In 1988 the Albany-Colonie Yankees of the Double-A Eastern League…
July 16, 2016: Justin Marks throws Durham Bulls’ first Triple-A complete-game no-hitter
A crowd of 6,502 showed up at NBT Bank Stadium in Syracuse, New…
September 10, 1997: Buffalo Bisons win final American Association championship
The American Association prepared to crown its final victor at…
September 18, 1998: Buffalo Bisons clinch win in decisive Game 5 of International League Governor’s Cup Series
Championship baseball generates excitement. Championship series…
July 7, 1996: Clutch from the start: Young David Ortiz gets game-winning hit in Class A
David Ortiz built his Hall of Fame career and Boston Red Sox…
June 16, 2008: Matsuzaka thrills Allentown, earns rehab win on rainy night
The rain delay at the start of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs’…
August 13, 1995: Ken Griffey Jr. makes Triple-A debut after six seasons in the majors
While Ken Griffey Jr. didn’t join the contingent of players…
July 7, 2013: Derek Jeter thrills Pennsylvania fans in minor-league rehab stint
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter smiles at fans during…
September 13, 2014: Asheville Tourists win second Sally League title in three seasons
As one of the more venerable franchises in minor-league baseball,…
September 1, 1988: Maine town’s minor-league fling ends
Like DeLorean cars and leg warmers, minor-league baseball in…