June 14, 2005: Pine tar on the glove, fracas on the field: Who tipped off Frank Robinson?
The visiting Washington Nationals (37-27) were enjoying an unexpected…
July 7, 2005: Jeff Francoeur’s dazzling debut
The Atlanta Braves were grinding down the upstart Washington…
July 15, 2005: Rafael Palmeiro doubles for his 3,000th career hit
Although he had an excellent 20-season major-league career, Rafael…
July 15, 2005: Mike Stanton’s walk-off balk sinks the Nationals in Milwaukee
Fans in the US capital were thrilled when Major League Baseball…
August 5, 2005: Aaron Small pitches into 7th as Yankees beat Blue Jays, 6-2
The starting pitcher for the Yankees was Aaron Small. In the…
August 6, 2005: Braves’ Tim Hudson wins 100th career game; Andruw Jones hits two home runs
In an outstanding final season at Auburn University,1 which resulted…
August 15, 2005: Tigers rally in bottom of ninth, beat closer Curt Schilling and Red Sox
Throughout his career, Curt Schilling was known as a big-game…
August 16, 2005: Jhonny Peralta homers twice as Cleveland sends Texas to eighth straight loss
The Texas Rangers won 89 games in 2004 – their first winning…
August 23, 2005: ‘Homerdome’ in Minnesota hosts a pitching duel for the ages
When one of the nicknames for a stadium is the “Homerdome,”…
August 31, 2005: More than 100 years in the making, Jeremy Hermida hits a one-of-a-kind grand slam
Until August 31, 2005, only one major-league baseball career…
September 7, 2005: Dontrelle Willis becomes first Marlins pitcher to win 20 games
The Washington Nationals had seen their season go south after…
September 20, 2005: Rockies pound out frustrations in 20-1 victory over Padres
The San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies launched their 2005…
October 25, 2005: Geoff Blum, White Sox beat Astros in 14-inning Game 3 thriller
For the first time in World Series history, the fall classic…
April 15, 2006: Justin Morneau’s clutch single off Mariano Rivera earns Twins a walk-off win
Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau started the 2006…
April 19, 2006: Orioles lose by 14 on Tuesday, turn tables on Cleveland and score 18 on Wednesday
Early in the 2006 season, the Baltimore Orioles were no strangers…
April 21, 2006: Alfonso Soriano’s three home runs lead Nationals over Braves
A weak offense marked the Washington Nationals’ 2005 season,…
May 1, 2006: Johnny Damon’s return to Fenway overshadowed by Doug Mirabelli trade
After 86 years, the 2004 Boston Red Sox won the World Series,…
May 4, 2006: Mike Napoli hits home run in first career at-bat as Angels snap 6-game losing streak
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim were in the midst of a six-game…
May 12, 2006: Phillies’ Cole Hamels shines in major-league debut
Cole Hamels was still unsigned in August 2002, two months after…
May 19, 2006: David Wright’s walk-off hit powers Mets to comeback win
Overcoming an early four-run deficit, the Mets rallied for…
May 20, 2006: Diamondbacks ride Brandon Webb’s arm and bat to rout over Braves
Expectations for the Atlanta Braves heading into the 2006 season…
May 24, 2006: Yankees overcome Manny Ramírez’s 2 home runs to beat Red Sox
In May 2006 the New York Yankees lost two of three games at Yankee…
June 18, 2006: Ryan Zimmerman hits his first walk-off home run
A crowd of 45,157, the largest in the history of the young Washington…
June 30, 2006: Adam Dunn’s blast caps Reds’ late inning rally
Cincinnati and Cleveland were headed in opposite directions as…