2000 At Comerica Park, fans flee their seats as swarms of small insects invade the stands during the first inning. The six-legged pests do not...
1992 The Clearwater Phillies beat the Winter Haven Red Sox, 1-0, in the Class A Florida State League contest, marking the first time in 40...
1982 Home plate umpire Dave Phillips ejects Mariners starter Gaylord Perry from the game for applying a foreign substance to the ball, making...
1972 Joining Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg, and Alex Johnson, Dick Allen becomes the fourth major leaguer to hit a ball into the center field...
1961 In the 14-0 rout of the Reds at Crosley Field, the Giants score twelve runs in the top of the ninth with ten hits and three Cincinnati...
1942 Between games of a doubleheader between New York and Washington, Babe Ruth appears in pinstripes for the first time in seven years to face...
This Day in Baseball History August 23rd 1906 At American League Park in Washington, DC, the White Sox establish a new American League record,...
August 23 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1870 George Davis HOF shortstop and manager (New York Giants; World Series...
Ted Williams walking around Fenway Park [IMG]
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Happy 68th to Paul Molitor, who debuted as a 21-yr-old w@Brewersin 1978 after just 64 games in the minors. He established himself as an offensive...
Boston #RedSox legend Carl Yastrzemski throws out the first pitch to his grandson, #SFGiants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski at Fenway Park! (2019)...
Greg Maddux was called “The Professor” [IMG]
"Work? I never worked a day in my life. I always loved what I was doing, had a passion for it." ~ Ernie Banks [IMG]
2007 Brandon Webb's scoreless streak ends at 42 innings in the first frame of the Diamondbacks' 3-2 victory at Chase Field. The 2006 NL Cy...
2000 Dodger first baseman Eric Karros, hitting a solo blast and a three-run round-tripper during a nine-run sixth inning of a 14-6 victory over...
1998 In the Orioles' 6-3 win over the Indians, Cal Ripken scores his 1,500th career run. The 'Iron Man' will cross the plate 1,647 times for...
1987 Gino Petralli ties a major league record when he commits four passed balls in one inning during the seventh frame of the Rangers' 6-4...
