1982 The Cubs pay tribute to Ernie Banks, who played his last game in 1971 when the team retires his uniform number #14 that he wore for 19...
1965 Juan Marichal thinks Johnny Roseboro throws too close to his head while returning the ball to Sandy Koufax and attacks the Dodger catcher...
1947 After trailing by six runs with one out and the bases empty in the ninth inning, the Tigers come back to beat the Senators, 7-6. In their...
This Day in Baseball History August 22nd 1886 Louisville's Chicken Wolf hits a game-winning inside-the-park home run, thanks to a stray dog...
August 22 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1857 Ned Hanlon HOF center fielder (NL pennant 1887 Detroit Wolverines) and...
Today In 1964: The Phil Linz Harmonica Incident! ~ Always a prankster, Mickey Mantle tells Phil Linz that New York #Yankees manager Yogi Berra...
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2010 After being heckled by Philadelphia fans between innings, Nyjer Morgan throws a ball into the Citizens Bank Park outfield seats, hitting a...
2007 With a grand slam, three-run homer, two-run, and a pair of one-run doubles during an 18-9 rout of the Yankees, Garret Anderson drives in a...
2005 Mike Jacobs hits a three-run home run in his first major league at-bat as a pinch-hitter using teammate Cliff Floyd's bat in the fifth...
2003 Miguel Tejeda starts his 559th consecutive game to establish a team record. The A's shortstop, who has the longest active streak in the...
2001 The International League's Triple-A game between the Rochester Red Wings (Orioles) and Ottawa Lynx (Expos) features Tim Raines and his son...
1990 The Phillies overcome an eight-run deficit, scoring nine runs in the top of the ninth inning to beat the Dodgers, 12-11. John Kruk's...
1980 At a news conference, owner Charlie Finley announces the sale of the A's to Walter A. Haas, Jr., the Levi Strauss clothing empire board...
1971 The Connie Mack statue, a fixture in front of the North Philadelphia ballpark since 1957, is rededicated at the corner of Broad Street and...
1947 Williamsport (PA) hosts the first Little League World Series tourney. With a .625 team batting average, the hometown Maynard Midgets...
1931 Babe Ruth becomes the first major leaguer to hit 600 career home runs when the Yankees defeat the Browns, 11-7. The 36-year-old slugger...
This Day in Baseball History August 21st 1902 The National League throws right-handed pitcher Joe McGinnity of the Baltimore Orioles out of...
