1971 A's southpaw Vida Blue, en route to a 24-8 record in his first full year in the major leagues, becomes a 20-game winner when he goes the...
1962 The Mets' 7-5 loss to Los Angeles in Chavez Ravine mathematically eliminates the 29-81 team from finishing in first place. After the game,...
1951 A crowd of 57,000 at the Orange Bowl, the largest ever to attend a minor league game, watches an ageless 51-year-old Satchel Paige hit a...
This Day in Baseball History August 7th 1907 Senators' hurler Walter Johnson wins his first major league game, beating the Indians, 7-2. The...
AUGUST 7 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1916 E. Michael Burke, sports executive (President New York Yankees, New York...
1948 San Diego Padres throwbacks Jake Peavy [IMG]
Today In 1973: Pittsburgh #Pirates legend Roberto Clemente is posthumously enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame [IMG]
SAFE AT HOME: Great day in Wichita yesterday as a new statue of Jackie Robinson returned home to McAdam’s Park after the original one was stolen...
45 Years Ago Today: After delivering the eulogy at Thurman Munson's funeral in Ohio, Bobby Murcer drives in all five runs of the New York #Yankees...
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2016 The Mariners retire jersey #24 worn by Ken Griffey Jr., who spent 13 of his 22 seasons with Seattle, earning 10 of his 13 All-Star berths...
2005 The Rangers posthumously retire jersey #26 in honor of their former skipper Johnny Oates, who led the team to its first three division titles...
2001 Boston's backstop Scott Hatteberg hits into a triple play, but the catcher redeems himself in his next at-bat by hitting a grand slam,...
1992 Following a brief shouting match with Willie Wilson in the previous frame after the Oakland outfielder had tripled off him, Rangers...
1988 Goose Gossage becomes the second player in major league history to record 300 career saves when he faces one batter and gets the final out...
1981 The players approved a split-season format necessitated by the seven-week strike. The Yankees, A's, Phillies, and Dodgers are declared the...
1972 The postponement of the second game of the Midland Cubs and Amarillo Giants doubleheader becomes necessary when thousands of grasshoppers,...
1962 For the fifth time, a team record, Willie Mays collects five hits in a game. In the Giants' 9-2 victory over Philadelphia at Candlestick...
