[IMG] 78 years ago on this date in 1947, Jackie Robinson leaves Ebbets Field after an historic day, it was his first game as a Brooklyn Dodger...
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1997 At Shea Stadium, with President Clinton and Rachel Robinson in attendance, Commissioner Bud Selig announces Jackie Robinson's No. 42 will...
1983 With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Jerry Hairston's clean pinch-hit single to center field spoils Milt Wilcox's bid for a...
1959 Cardinal right-hander Bob Gibson makes his major league debut at LA Memorial Coliseum, tossing the final two innings in a 5-0 loss to the...
1947 A year before President Truman desegregated the military, Jackie Robinson debuts for the Dodgers, becoming the first black player to...
1930 On Opening Day, Phillies' southpaw Les Sweetland throws a three-hitter at Ebbets Field. The 28-year-old southpaw doubles and scores the...
This Day in Baseball History April 15th 1876 The Alleghenys bring professional baseball to Allegheny, a municipality that will be annexed into...
April 15 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1940 Willie Davis center fielder (LA Dodgers), [ATTACH] 1937 Vince Naimoli...
Reds: Tommy Helms, the slick-fielding infielder for the Reds who was the 1966 NL Rookie of the Year and had two short stints as the team’s...
Lefty Grove and Mickey Cochrane began their careers with the Philadelphia Athletics 100 years ago today, and both would arrive in Cooperstown in...
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2021 When he crouches behind the plate in the Cardinals' 6-0 loss to the Nationals at Busch Stadium, Yadier Molina becomes the first backstop...
2001 The Reds beat Al Leiter and the Mets, 1-0, to establish the new National League mark for not being shut out by an opponent, scoring in...
1990 Cal Ripken begins a streak that leads to the major league record for the most errorless games [95] and total chances [431] by a shortstop....
1983 The Metrodome's roof deflates due to the weight of heavy snow dumped during a late-season storm, canceling the game between the Twins and...
1969 In the first regular-season contest not played in the United States, the Expos host their first home game, treating 29,184 fans on a cold...
1960 Bill Mazeroski hits the first home run of the season at Forbes Field, going deep in the bottom of the second of the Pirates' 13-0 rout of...
1949 Bobo Newsom signs as a free agent with the Senators. The 41-year-old right-hander, who will not appear with the club until the 1952...
1925 The Indians start the season beating the Browns, 21-4, to establish the major league mark for the most runs scored by one club on Opening...
