May 20, 1994: Mariners trounce Rangers, 19-2, in most lopsided win in franchise history
It was hardly a marquee matchup. The Seattle Mariners were seven…
May 22, 1994: Cardinals fight back in Florida
The French have a term, jolie laide, that is typically used to…
June 14, 1994: Charlie Hough’s last hurrah is a complete-game shutout for Marlins
The end was coming.
Such is the reality any time a 46-year-old…
June 18, 1994: Terry Steinbach’s 4 RBIs power A’s over Rangers
On a normal day an 11-10 baseball game would dominate the back…
June 24, 1994: Jeff Bagwell’s three homers lead Astros to 16-4 win over Dodgers
The 1994 major-league baseball season remains infamous for the…
June 26, 1994: Rick Sutcliffe wins in return trip to Wrigley Field with Cardinals
On what was supposed to be Harry Caray Day, a familiar face returned…
June 27, 1994: Rookie Cliff Floyd ‘swings for the fences’ off Maddux
Mention 1994 to a fan of the Montreal Expos, and chances are…
June 28, 1994: The Expos are for real
The Atlanta Braves came to Montreal for a three-game series in…
July 8, 1994: John Valentin’s unassisted triple play and home run help Red Sox beat Mariners
The start of the second game of a four-game series between the…
July 8, 1994: Tewksbury goes the distance
On a damp, muggy night in Atlanta in 1994, Braves pitcher Greg…
July 12, 1994: Alou’s hit, Gwynn’s slide lift NL to All-Star win as strike looms
When baseball’s stars convened in Pittsburgh for the 1994 All-Star…
July 15, 1994: Albert Belle’s corked bat leads to suspension
The 1994 major-league season brought about two significant changes…
July 15, 1994: Andy Benes, Bret Saberhagen record 25 total strikeouts, but neither get the win
The New York Mets breezed through the first game of their doubleheader…
July 18, 1994: Astros erase 11-run deficit in biggest comeback in Astrodome history
The 1994 season had not been a piece of cake for St. Louis Cardinals…
July 28, 1994: Kenny Rogers throws a perfect game in Texas
Even had Kenny Rogers not tossed a perfect game on July 28, 1994,…
August 1, 1994: Marquis Grissom’s walk-off inside-the-park home run
When baseball’s 1994 calendar flipped from July to August,…
August 10, 1994: Orioles beat Yankees to win final game of strike-shortened season
With the deadline for a players strike less than 48 hours away…
August 11, 1994: Tony Gwynn ends strike-shortened season at .394
On the Astrodome field, it was business as usual for Tony Gwynn.…
April 26, 1995: Braves prevail on Opening Day with small crowd, high expectations
While most teams enter a new season with a sense of optimism,…
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…
May 2, 1995: Hideo Nomo becomes second Japanese major-leaguer as Giants beat Dodgers in 15 innings
By the end of the 1994 season, major-league baseball was a multinational…
May 7, 1995: Indians, Twins both make team history in 17-inning marathon
The Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins might have been trying…
May 9, 1995: Chipper Jones belts first career home run, a game-winner against the Mets
The early-season Tuesday evening game was the first of a three-game…
May 28, 1995: ‘It’s silly to give up runs like that’: White Sox outlast Tigers, 14-12
As the small Sunday-afternoon crowd of 10,813 settled into…