2013 For the first time, the All-Star Game starters face each other in the same regular season when Mets' right-hander Matt Harvey and the...
2008 Scoring at least one run in every inning, Hawaii wins the Little League World Series, beating Mexico, 12-3. To advance to the championship...
2007 A day after protests concerning the sale of gang-related items occur in East Harlem, MLB's official cap manufacturer, New Era, announces...
2000 In his fifth rehabilitation start in the minors, Devil Rays' 26-year-old pitcher Tony Saunders' left arm breaks again while uncorking a...
1989 "In the absence of a hearing and therefore in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, I am confronted by the factual record of the Dowd...
1980 Gene Mauch resigns as the Twins manager, leaving a team with a 54-71 record and 26 games out of first place. The 'Little General' will be...
1975 Dave Lopes steals his major league record 38th consecutive base, but the streak will be stopped by Montreal backstop Gary Carter when he...
1971 At Wrigley Field, Ernie Banks hits the final home run of his career in the Cubs' 5-4 loss to Cincinnati. Mr. Cub's 512th round-tripper,...
1960 During a dull game, Vin Scully, the play-by-play voice of the Dodgers, knowing that many fans in the stands follow the game on transistor...
1951 A thousand fans, sitting behind the Browns dugout, using yes and no signs, vote on decisions made by the coaching staff. Owner Bill...
1940 In Detroit's 12-1 blowout of the team, Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams pitches the last two innings of the first game of a doubleheader at...
This Day in Baseball History August 24th 1905 At Philadelphia's Baker Bowl, Ed Reulbach goes the distance when the Cubs defeat the Phillies in...
August 24 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1887 Harry Hooper HOF right fielder (World Series 1912, 15, 16, 18 Boston Red...
Detroit Tigers stalwart Bill Freehan instructs a group during a 1982 baseball camp (Univ. of Michigan) [IMG]
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2006 Carlos Delgado's 400th career home run, his second of the game, proves significant when his fourth-inning grand slam dramatically closes...
