Clint Everts (Trading Card DB)

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…
Nate Freiman (TRADING CARD DB)

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…
Danny Espinosa (Trading Card DB)

August 1, 2009: Winston-Salem Dash shut out Potomac Nationals, 5-0

Opened to baseball on April 19, 1984, Pfitzner Stadium is plopped…
Shin-Soo Choo (TRADING CARD DB)

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…
2004 Dayton Dragons program

July 17, 2004: Clinton LumberKings slay Dayton Dragons in 13 innings

Just as the major leagues have big-market and small-market teams,…
Garrett Atkins (TRADING CARD DB)

July 12, 2003: PCL all-stars Atkins, Clontz lift Sky Sox over the Stingers

Saturday dawned warm and uncharacteristically humid in the Pacific…
Juan Dilone (TRADING CARD DB)

June 28, 1998: San Jose Giants blank Lake Elsinore Storm, 5-0

The San Jose Giants won their third consecutive shutout with…
1997 Louisville Redbirds game program (Courtesy of Harry Rothgerber)

June 22, 1997: Louisville Redbirds manage only two hits against Iowa Cubs

Sunday, June 22, 1997, saw the rubber match in the series between…
John Ramos (TRADING CARD DB)

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…

September 10, 1997: Buffalo Bisons win final American Association championship

The American Association prepared to crown its final victor at…
Daisuke Matsuzaka (TRADING CARD DB)

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…
Derek Jeter tips his helmet during a rehab stint with the Scranton-WilkesBarre RailRiders on July 7, 2013. (COURTESY OF ADAM MARCO / SCRANTON-WILKESBARRE RAILRIDERS)

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,…
Chuck Malone (TRADING CARD DB)

September 1, 1988: Maine town’s minor-league fling ends

Like DeLorean cars and leg warmers, minor-league baseball in…