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2000 Supporting the work stoppage by Cuban-Americans over the Elian Gonzalez controversy, Marlins Alex Fernandez, Vladimir Nunez, Michael Tejera, and Mike Lowell, Rays' Jose Canseco, and Mets' Rey Ordonez and Cookie Rojas do not participate in today's games. The protest over an immigration ruling stems from the federal district court's decision that the five-year-old boy must be returned to his father in Cuba, taking him away from his maternal relatives living in Miami.
2001 Rickey Henderson breaks the career walks record established by Babe Ruth in 1935 when he receives his 2,063rd base on balls. The 42-year-old Padres outfielder takes his historic stroll leading off the ninth inning on a free pass issued by Philadelphia's Jose Mesa in the team's 5-3 loss at Qualcomm Stadium.
2007 In a sixteen strikeout performance against the Diamondbacks in a 3-2 Padres loss at Chase Field, Jake Peavy comes within one check-swing from tying Tom Seaver's major league record of ten consecutive strikeouts. The right-hander loses his bid to equal the mark when Eric Byrnes walks after apparently swinging on a 3-2 pitch, a questionable call made by the first base umpire Jeff Kellogg.

2012 David Wright becomes the Mets' all-time RBI leader with 735 runs batted in when he hits a two-run home run in the team's 5-1 victory over the Marlins at Citi Field. The 29-year-old third baseman passes Darryl Strawberry's franchise mark with his sixth-inning blast off Mark Buehrle.'

2015 A Honus Wagner T206 baseball card, rated as a three on a scale from one to 10, is auctioned for $1.32 million in online bidding to an anonymous buyer. Robert Edward Auctions of New Jersey announced the same card, sold by an unnamed owner, fetched $791,000 at auction in 2008.

2015 For the first time, a team takes the field with three Canadian position players in the starting lineup. Outfielders Michael Saunders (Victoria) and Dalton Pompey (Mississauga), along with catcher Russell Martin (East York), collectively go 1-for-9 in the Blue Jays' 4-2 loss to the Rays at Tropicana Field.

2017 Chris Coghlan avoids being tagged at home plate when he goes airborne, soaring over Cardinal catcher Yadier Molina to score in the Blue Jays' 6-5 victory over St. Louis in 11 innings. The improbable run, driven in by Kevin Pillar's triple, gives the team a 3-2 lead in the seventh inning of the Busch Stadium contest.

2017 On a frigid night at Coors Field, Trea Turner completes the third cycle in Nationals history with a bases-loaded triple in the seventh inning in the team's 15-12 victory over the Rockies. The 23-year-old former NC State baseball standout joins Christian Guzman (2008) and Brad Wilkerson (2005), who have also accomplished the feat after the franchise moved to Washington, D.C.
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April 26 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS
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(1900-1948) Hack Wilson Hall of Fame outfielder (MLB single season record 191 RBI 1930; NL HR leader 1926–28, 30; NL RBI leader 1929, 30; Chicago Cubs), born in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania


1916 Virgil Trucks pitcher (World Series 1945 Detroit Tigers; MLB All Star 1949, 54)


1917 Sal Maglie, pitcher (World Series 1954; MLB All Star 1951, 52; NY Giants; no-hitter 1956 Cleveland Indians), born in Niagara Falls, New York (d. 1992)


1955 Mike Scott pitcher (NL Cy Young Award & NLCS MVP 1986, NL wins leader 1989; 3 × MLB All-Star Houston Astros), born in Santa Monica, California


1972 Francisco Cordova pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)


1977 Kosuke Fukudome (Hanshin Tigers, Chicago Cubs)

1992 Aaron Judge outfielder, 2017-present, AL Rookie of the Year, 4X All-Star, 2X AL homerun leader (New York Yankees)


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This Day in Baseball History
April 26th​

1901 After two days of rain at Philadelphia's Columbia Park, 10,547 fans witness Connie Mack's A's making their American League debut, losing to the Senators, 5-1. In their inaugural season in the Junior Circuit, the Mackmen will finish in fourth place, compiling a 74-62 record.

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1902 In his major league debut, Bronchos hurler, future Hall of Famer Addie Joss tosses a one-hitter, beating the hometown Browns, 3-0, at Sportsman's Park. In his rookie season with Cleveland, the 22-year-old right-hander will post a 17-13 record and a 2.77 ERA.

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1904 At the age of seventeen, Ty Cobb makes his pro baseball debut, hitting a homer and a double for Augusta in the South Atlantic League. The Tourists, however, will release the 'Georgia Peach' two days into the season.

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1905 Jack McCarthy becomes the first and only major league outfielder to throw out three runners trying to score in one game. All of the 36-year-old flychaser's assists result in a double play, helping the Cubs to beat the Pirates at Exposition Park, 2-1.

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1931 At Washington's Griffith Stadium, Lou Gehrig smashes an apparent home run over the fence but when the ball bounces back to center fielder Harry Rice, baserunner Lyn Lary, who thinks the fly ball is the third out, returns to the dugout without crossing home plate. The Yankee first baseman, trotting around the bases with his head down in his usual modest manner, is ruled out for passing a runner, being credited only with a triple.
the lost home run/two RBIs occurred in the season when Gehrig tied Babe Ruth for the AL's lead with 46 round-trippers and established the still-standing mark of 184 RBIs in the Junior Circuit.

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1941 Wrigley Field becomes the first ballpark to employ an organ to entertain fans when Roy Nelson provides the fans with a pregame serenade of classic and soulful tunes before Chicago drops a 6-2 decision to Max Lanier and the Cardinals. The organ, removed after the Cubs' homestand, will not return permanently to the 'Friendly Confines' until 1967.

1946 Right-handers Harry Feldman and Ace Adams defect from the Giants after the start of the season, signing with the Veracruz Blues for $10,000 along with a $10,000 bonus. The pair becomes the seventh and eighth players from the New York team to accept offers to play in the Pasquel brothers' 'outlaw' Mexican League.

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1952 Art Houtteman, needing to retire just one more batter to author a no-hitter, throws a fastball to Harry Simpson, who rips the pitch for a single, spoiling the right-hander's chance for immortality. The Tigers' 13-1 triumph over the Tribe at Briggs Stadium marks the team's first victory this season after dropping eight decisions to start the campaign

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1957 Making his first big league start, Philadelphia's rookie right-hander Don Cardwell hurls a four-hitter, blanking the Giants at Connie Mack Stadium, 5-0. The 21-year-old Phillies hurler will compile a 102-138 (.425) record pitching for five teams during his 14-year career.

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1959 Sadaharu Oh hits the first round-tripper of his world record 868 home runs. The Japanese first baseman will play his 22-year career with the Yomiuri Giants of the Central League in Nippon Professional Baseball.

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1959 Willard Schmidt becomes the first major leaguer to be hit by a pitch twice in one inning. The Reds hurler is the third-inning target of Bob Rush and Lew Burette in Cincinnati's 11-10 victory over the Braves at Crosley Field.
In 1962, Mets outfielder Frank Thomas, a teammate of Willard Schmidt who played at third base and in left field in the game, will become the second player to be plunked twice in a frame.

1961 In the eleventh game of the season, Roger Maris hits his first homer of the campaign in the Yankees' 13-11 victory over Detroit at Tiger Stadium. The fifth-inning blast off Paul Foytack begins the New York's right fielder's historic quest for the single-season home run record.


1962 Catcher Harry Chiti is traded to the Mets from the Indians for a player to be named later. New York returns the backstop to Cleveland on June 15 to complete the deal, making him the first player to be traded for himself.

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1973 After six tries, the defending world champion A's finally win their first series of the season when they beat Cleveland, 3-2, at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Although Darold Knowles blows the save, costing Catfish Hunter his first win of the year, Oakland, who had split the first two games with the Tribe, tallies in the bottom of the ninth for a walk-off victory.

1977 The Rangers trade Lenny Randle, under suspension for the spring training altercation in which he fractured manager Frank Lucchesi's cheekbone, to the Mets for a player to be named later (infielder Rick Auerbach) and cash. Joe Torre, the New York's new skipper, replacing Joe Frazier, shifts the 28-year-old second baseman to third base.

1980 Steve Carlton hurls his sixth career one-hitter, establishing a National League record when he blanks the Cardinals at Veterans Stadium, 7-0. During his 24-year tenure in the major leagues, the Phillies' southpaw never throws a no-hitter in his 709 career starts.

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1982 Gene Michael, taking over for the manager who replaced him last season, becomes the Yankee skipper for the second time in two years. Previously, 'Stick' compiled a 48-34 record with the Bronx Bombers but was fired before the end of the strike-shortened 1981 season in favor of Bob Lemon.

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1988 Keith Hernandez hits two homers and drives in seven runs to reach the 1000 RBI milestone. The Mets' first baseman's offensive output, which includes an eighth-inning grand slam off Charley Puleo, contributes to the Mets' 13-4 rout of the Braves at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
1989 After overrunning Cardinal shortstop Ozzie Smith's fly ball down in the left-field corner, Giants outfielder Kevin Mitchell recovers by reaching back and catching the ball in foul territory with his bare right hand. The National League's eventual MVP's amazing play occurs in the first inning of the Giants' 3-1 loss to the Redbirds at Busch Stadium.

1990 Ranger hurler Nolan Ryan ties Bob Feller's major league record of throwing twelve one-hitters when he beats the White Sox, 1-0. The only hit allowed by the 43-year-old right-hander is Ron Kittle's single to right field on a check-swing in the second inning.
1990 Ken Griffey Jr. sticks his right spike into the padded wall at Yankee Stadium, elevating to rob Jesse Barfield's 200th career homer, reminiscent of a play his dad made playing for the Bronx Bombers five seasons ago. The 20-year-old Seattle sophomore centerfielder's grab, an achievement that introduces baseball fans to an exuberant budding superstar, marks the first of many home run thefts he will accomplish during his Hall of Fame career with the Mariners and Reds.

1993 Vince Coleman accidentally strikes Dwight Gooden's right shoulder blade with a golf club while practicing his swing in the Shea Stadium clubhouse. The right-hander is not seriously hurt but will skip his scheduled start tonight, pitching instead in tomorrow's afternoon's game.
1994 Brady Anderson collects four extra-base hits in the Orioles' 10-4 win over the A's at Camden Yards. The Baltimore outfielder's two doubles and two homers each occur while leading off an inning.
1995 In the debut of Coors Field, the Rockies defeat the Mets in 14 innings, tying the National League record for the number of innings played in a season opener. After New York's first baseman Rico Brogna collects the ballpark's first home run, a fourth-inning line drive off Bill Swift, Dante Bichette ends the contest with a walk-off blasting the 14th frame, giving Colorado a dramatic come-from-behind 11-9 victory.

1997 In the Cubs' 7-6 win over the Pirates at Wrigley Field, Ryne Sandberg hits his 267th career home run as a second baseman, breaking Joe Morgan's record for the most homers at that position. The mark will remain until 2004, when Jeff Kent of the Astros records his 268th dinger as a second sacker.
2000 Expo outfielder Vladimir Guerrero's 100th career home run contributes to the team's 9-2 victory over Colorado at Olympic Stadium. The Montreal clean-up hitter's milestone round-tripper is hit over the center-field fence, leading off the eighth inning on a pitch thrown by Julian Tavarez.
2000 The St. Louis Cardinals set a major league record by hitting 50 home runs in April. Homers by pitcher Rick Ankiel, Jim Edmonds, and Fernando Tatis in the 7-0 victory over the Brewers help break the mark established by the 1997 Indians with 49.
2001 Hideo Nomo misses becoming the fifth pitcher since 1900 to hurl two no-hitters in a single season when former Gold Glove right fielder Darren Lewis barely misses catching Torii Hunter's blooper in the top of the seventh inning. The hit, which many consider a questionable call by the scorer, is the only hit given up by the Red Sox right-hander in the team's 2-0 victory over the Twins.
2001 After two and a half years in the post, embattled Kevin Malone, called a distraction Dodgers chairman Bob Daly, resigns as the team's general manager. Despite having the league's largest payroll, Los Angeles has failed to make the playoffs during his tenure, compiling a mediocre 178-176 record.
2002 Not wanting to assign blame for the worst start in the history of the Rockies, GM Dan O'Dowd dismisses Buddy Bell, who managed the club for the last two seasons. Colorado names Clint Hurdle, the team's hitting coach for the past six years, to be the franchise's new skipper.
2002 At Wrigley Field, Odalis Perez is perfect for six innings against the Cubs, only giving up Corey Patterson's bad-hop infield single leading off the seventh in the Dodgers' 10-0 rout of the Cubs. The 24-year-old southpaw faces the minimum 27 batters in his first career shutout when Chris Stynes, the next hitter, grounds into a double play.
2005 With three homers during his first three trips to the plate, Alex Rodriguez becomes only the 11th major league player to bat in ten or more runs in a game. The highest-paid player in baseball history is one RBI shy of the American League record of 11 set by fellow Yankee Tony Lazzeri in 1936 and two short of the major league mark of 12 shared by Jim Bottomley (1924) and Mark Whiten (1993) of the Cardinals.

2006 In a game that included getting a whack on the top of the head by Shawn Green's bat, Mike Piazza becomes the 41st major leaguer to collect 400 career home runs. The Padres backstop also extended his record for most home runs by a catcher to 377.

2006 At the age of 47, Julio Franco becomes the second-oldest player to steal a bag when he swipes second base in the eighth inning of the Mets' 9-7 victory over the Giants at AT&T Park. In 1909, Arlie Latham, who played two games at second base for the Giants, purloined a sack as a 49-year old.
2006 Ranger reliever Francisco Cordero blows his third consecutive chance to save a game when the A's tie the game 4-4 in the ninth and then score two in the next frame to beat the Rangers, 6-4. The Dominican closer's fifth-blown save establishes a big-league mark for the first month of the season and overshadows the sixth straight game that the Texas outfielder Kevin Mench has homered, a grand slam that sets a team record.
2008 Brad Penny's 96-mph fastball is missed by Dodger batterymate Russell Martin and knocks out umpire Kerwin Danley. After the players leave the field, the home plate arbitrator, who lost consciousness briefly, is placed on a stretcher and leaves the Dodgers-Rockies game in an ambulance.
2008 Sara Tucholsky, a Western Oregon college senior, goes deep over the center-field fence but suffers a torn knee ligament rounding first and cannot continue her trip around the bases. In the ultimate display of sportsmanship, Central Washington senior Mallory Holtman and other opposing players carry their injured opponent around the bases, turning a potential two-run single and an out, if the hurt player received assistance teammates back to a three-run homer.

2008 "We can't tell you to survive the storms of life, we can tell you to dance in the rain, and you can do it. You really can do it. Very difficult, but possible." - VIN SCULLY, delivering the commencement address at Pepperdine University.
Vin Scully receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Pepperdine University in Malibu, the institution's highest honor. The Dodgers' Hall of Fame broadcaster delivers a stirring commencement address to the 2008 Class of Seaver College, telling the graduates that achieving dreams may be "very difficult, but possible."

2008 On Ralph Kiner Day, Alhambra dedicates a bronze statue in honor of its native son for his "accomplishments and contributions to the game of professional baseball and sports broadcasting." The former Pirates slugger, a member of the Hall of Fame, spent his youth in the California city and graduated from its local high school in 1940.
bronze statue of Ralph Kiner
2011 On the first pitch he sees in the major leagues, Alexi Amarista strokes a two-run double in the bottom of the second inning of the Angels' 8-3 victory over Oakland. The 22-year-old rookie second baseman dedicates the hit to the memory of his dad, murdered five months ago during a home-invasion robbery in his Venezuelan hometown of Barcelona Anzoategu.
2012 Using a home-grown starting lineup for the first time since 1971, New York beats Miami when Heath Bell walks four batters in the ninth inning, including Justin Turner's 13-pitch at-bat that knots the score before he gives up a game-winning two-out single to the rookie Kirk Nieuwenhuis. Forty-one years ago, Gil Hodges used a lineup of all former Mets farmhands that included Ed Kranepool, Bud Harrelson, Tim Foli, Ted Martinez, Mike Jorgensen, Duffy Dyer, John Milner, and Jerry Koosman.

2013 Anibal Sanchez breaks Mickey Lolich's franchise record of 16 strikeouts when he retires the side on strikes in the eighth inning of the Tigers' 10-0 rout of Atlanta. In his eight innings of work, the 29-year-old Venezuelan right-hander gives up just five hits en route to his 17-strikeout performance in the Comerica Park contest.

2017 Gift Ngoepe becomes the first player born and raised in Africa to make his major-league debut when he appears in the lineup as part of a double switch in the Pirates’ 6-5 over the Cubs at PNC Park. The 27-year-old second baseman, who hails from Pietersburg, South Africa, hits safely in his first at-bat, sending a single up the middle off Jon Lester in the fourth inning.

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April 27 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS
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(1896-1963) Rogers Hornsby Hall of Fame 2nd baseman (NL MVP 1925, 29; 7 x NL batting champion; 3 x .400+ seasons; St. Louis Cardinals, Browns) and manager (Cardinals, Browns, Cubs), born in Winters, Texas


1903 Horace Stoneham, American baseball executive (owner New York / San Francisco Giants 1936-76)

(1916-2002) Enos Slaughter HOF right fielder (10 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1942, 46, 56, 58; St. Louis Cardinals),

1975 Chris Carpenter, American baseball pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 2005; 3 × MLB All-Star; World Series 2006, 11 St. Louis Cardinals; Toronto Blue Jays)

1981 Joey Gathright

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This Day in Baseball History
April 27th​

1901 In the second game of the franchise's history, Senator infielder Billy Clingman hits the team's first home run. The 33-year-old switch-hitting shortstop blasts a two-run homer off A's southpaw Wiley Piatt in the top of the fifth inning of Washington's 11-5 victory over Philadelphia at Columbia Park.
1909 The White Sox, scoring just three runs during the three-game series, sweep St. Louis. Chicago blanks the Browns by identical 1-0 scores in all three South Side Park contests.
1918 Brooklyn wins their first game of the season when they defeat the Giants at Ebbets Field, 5-3. The Robins' 0-9 losing streak establishes a major league record for the longest start at the beginning of a campaign without winning a contest.
1929 At the Baker Bowl, Clise Dudley becomes the first player to hit a home run on the first major league pitch thrown to him. The Brooklyn relief pitcher will hit three home runs in his four-year career.
1930 Bud Clancy, playing first base during the entire nine-inning game, never touches the ball while in play. The first sacker's lack of work didn't hurt the White Sox when the team beat the Browns at Sportsman's Park, 2-1.
1932 The National League fines Cardinal manager Gabby Street for violating the circuit's policy prohibiting talking to spectators. The Redbird skipper's nickname suggests he might be a chatterbox, but he insists the moniker stems from his overuse of the word Gabby, a term used in the South when addressing a black male whose name is unknown.
1944 Jim Tobin, using his newly discovered knuckleball, tosses the first of his two no-hitters of the season, defeating Brooklyn, 2-0. The Boston right-hander, who will also throw a shortened five-frame unofficial no-no in June, helps his cause with a solo home run in the eighth inning of the Braves Field contest.
1947 A crowd of 58,000, attending Babe Ruth Day at Yankee Stadium to honor the ailing legend, hears the 'Bambino' promote baseball as "the best game in the world." After the moving ceremony, the fans witness a pitching duel when the 6'4" Senator right-hander Sid Hudson, who scores the only run in the game, edges Spud Chandler, 1-0.

1947 The largest crowd in the history of Crosley Field enjoys watching the Reds sweep a doubleheader from Pittsburgh, 6-1 and 2-1. The 36,691 fans in attendance will not call their friends from the ballpark with the good news because of removing payphones to thwart betting on the contests.
1961 The expansion Angels play their first home game, bowing to the Twins at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, 4-2. In his last visit to a ballpark, the 74-year-old baseball legend Ty Cobb throws out the ceremonial first pitch.
1963 Red Sox right-hander Gene Conley and White Sox hurler Dave DeBusschere, who both played in the NBA in the offseason, make a relief appearance during the fourth inning of the Red Sox's 9-5 victory over the White Sox at Fenway Park. Conley, now with the Knicks as a power guard, is the only person to have played on World Championship teams in baseball (1957 Braves) and basketball (1959–61, Celtics), and DeBusschere, currently employed by the Pistons, will be inducted as a player into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983.

1968 After almost being scratched due to a sore throat, Tom Phoebus no-hits the visiting Red Sox, 6-0, after the 1:23 rain delay at the start of the game. The Orioles' starter also leads the offense, going 2-for-4 at the plate, scoring and driving in a run in the Memorial Stadium contest.
1971 Braves outfielder Hank Aaron joins Babe Ruth and Willie Mays as the only major league player to hit 600 career home runs. Hammerin' Hank's historic homer, a 350-foot drive over the left-field wall, comes off Gaylord Perry in the third inning of a 6-5 ten-inning loss to the Giants at Atlanta's Fulton County Stadium.

1972 After 11 games into the new season, the Padres dismiss the only manager the team has ever known when they replace Preston Gomez with third base coach Don Zimmer. The former skipper compiled a 180-316 (.363) record in his three-plus years in San Diego, and the expansion team never finished higher than last place in the NL West.
1973 Kansas City's starter Steve Busby becomes the 13th rookie to throw a no-hitter, beating Detroit, 3-0, at Tiger Stadium. The 22-year-old right-hander's gem is the first-ever no-hit game thrown by a Royals pitcher, and the former UCLA hurler will pitch the second no-hitter in franchise history next season.
1973 Braves hurler Pat Dobson three-hits the Mets to beat Tom Seaver, who also gives up only three hits, 2-0. The Atlanta Fulton County Stadium contest takes one hour and 37 minutes to complete, making it the quickest game ever played in Mets history.
1977 The Cardinals snap a three-game losing streak, routing the Cubs at Wrigley Field, 20-3. Redbirds' shortstop Garry Templeton crosses home plate five times, a team record.
1981 Fernandomania continues to explode at Chavez Ravine when Dodger rookie sensation Fernando Valenzuela pitches his fourth shutout in five starts. The 20-year-old Mexican southpaw, batting over .400, beats the Giants, 5-0, and lowers his ERA to a microscopic 0.20.

1982 Reggie Jackson, who left the Bronx when the team decided not to renew his contract, returns to Yankee Stadium as an Angel and delights the New York crowd when he hits a long home run, contributing to California's 3-1 rain-shortened victory over the home team. The fans show their displeasure about losing Mr. October to free agency by chanting, "Steinbrenner Sucks," as Jackson rounded the bases while the Yankee owner stands defiantly in his box.

1983 Nolan Ryan becomes the first of three major leaguers this season to break Walter Johnson's 56-year-old record when he notches his 3,509th career strikeout, whiffing pinch-hitter Brad Mills in the eighth inning of the Astros' 4-2 victory at Olympic Stadium. The 36-year-old fireballer's feat will also be accomplished by Steve Carlton and Gaylord Perry, respectively, in May and August.
(Ed. Some websites, including the Baseball Hall of Fame, ESPN, and Baseball-Reference.com, differ from the official MLB stats, crediting the Washington Senator legend with 3,509 career strikeouts, an extra strikeout recorded in his rookie season accounting for the difference. - LP)

1983 Teammates Fred Lynn and Daryl Sconiers hit grand slams, helping California rout the Tigers, 13-3. The pair of Anaheim Stadium round-trippers mark the first time two Angels have hit bases-loaded homers in the same game.
1988 Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt's single breaks up Nolan Ryan's no-hitter with one out in the ninth at the Astrodome. Philadelphia will knot the score at 2-2 in the frame, but Houston will prevail, scoring a run in the tenth to hold on to the victory.
1990 At Jack Murphy Stadium, Pirates infielder Wally Backman becomes the first National Leaguer to get six hits in one game since Rennie Stennett, also playing for the Bucs, accomplished the feat with seven in 1975. The third baseman will see his batting average rise 114 points, from .281 to .395, when he collects five singles and a double to help Pittsburgh sink San Diego, 9-4.
1993 Tim Wakefield throws 172 pitches in ten innings of work in the Pirates’ 6-2 victory over the Braves. The Pittsburgh knuckleballer compiles the highest single-game pitch count since the official tabulation of the statistic, beginning in 1988.
1994 Scott Erickson, who allowed the most hits in the majors last season, pitches the Twins' first no-hitter in 27 years, beating the Brewers at the Metrodome, 6-0. In 1967, Dean Chance no-hit the Indians, but the right-hander allowed a run in Minnesota's 2-1 victory in the nightcap of the twin bill at Cleveland Stadium.
1996 Barry Bonds joins his father and godfather, becoming only the fourth major leaguer to hit 300 homers and swipe 300 bases as he homers for the Giants in a 6-3 victory over the Marlins. Bobby Bonds, Willie Mays, and Andre Dawson are the only other 300-300 players.
2000 After participating in two brawls at Comiskey Park five days ago, MLB suspends sixteen Tigers and White Sox players for 82 games, making it the most severe punishment for a bench-clearing incident. Both managers, Phil Garner and Jerry Manuel, also receive an eight-game suspension each.
2000 Former Brewer Jose Valentin hits for the cycle, helping his new team, the Chicago White Sox, defeat the Orioles, 13-4. In Milwaukee, Valentin's home for the past eight seasons, a player is awarded a Harley-Davidson motorcycle for hitting for the cycle.
(Ed. Note: In precisely one month, he'll miss being the first American League player to complete the cycle twice in one season by not getting a single. -LP)


2002 Derek Lowe becomes the first pitcher to throw a no-hit game at Boston's Fenway Park since Dave Morehead accomplished the feat against the Indians in 1965. Facing 28 batters, the former closer of the team throws only 97 pitches in the 10-0 rout of the Devil Rays.
2003 Needing only 108 pitches, Kevin Millwood becomes the ninth pitcher in Phillies' history to throw a no-hitter when he keeps the NL-West leading Giants hitless. In 1991, Tommy Greene threw the franchise's last no-no before Millwood's 1-0 masterpiece.
2003 Ozzy, the male osprey of a breeding pair that lived for years on Jackie Robinson Ballpark's left-field light pole, dies at the Audubon Birds of Prey Center after being hit with a thrown baseball that was trying to knock him off a perch he shared with his mate Harriet and their brood of chicks. Class A Daytona Cubs hurler Jae Kuk Ryu was charged with a second-degree misdemeanor by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for harming a protected bird.
2003 The Marlins, on the strength of three homers in the frame, score five times in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game against the Cardinals at six runs apiece. The Fish will lose the Pro Player Stadium contest, 7-6, in 20 innings, making it the longest game in franchise history.
2004 At Dodger Stadium, Mike Piazza ties Carlton Fisk for the most career homers by a catcher as he hits Hideo Nomo's sixth-inning pitch into the stands for his 351st round-tripper as a backstop. The homer, his 362nd overall, moves the Mets' star past Yankees' Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio on the all-time list.
2004 At Milwaukee's Miller Park, Chad Moeller becomes the fifth Brewer and the first to hit for the cycle at home. In the 9-8 victory over the Reds, the backup catcher facing Cory Lidle homers in the second inning, doubles in the fourth, triples in the fifth, and then singles in the seventh off reliever Ryan Wagner to complete the feat in front of 8,918 enthusiastic fans.
2005 At Busch Stadium, St. Louis' second baseman Mark Grudzielanek becomes the 16th Cardinal to hit for the cycle and the third to accomplish the rare hitting event at home. The last Redbird to achieve the feat was in 1996 by John Mabry.
2005 Pirates closer Jose Mesa becomes the 19th pitcher in major league history to collect his 300th save when the team beats the Astros at Pittsburg's PNC Park, 2-0. The 39-year-old right-handed reliever reaches the milestone en route to compiling 322 career saves, retiring the side in order in the top of the ninth inning.
2007 On the night his three sons throw the ceremonial first pitch, Trevor Hoffman cannot hold on to a two-run lead when the Dodgers score three in the ninth and eventually beat the Padres, 6-5. It's 'Trevor Time Desk Clock' Night, and the usually reliable Padres closer blows the save, thanks to some shady defense, for the second consecutive game.
2008 At Progressive Field, the longest current consecutive-game streak in the big leagues ends at 382 when Grady Sizemore does not appear in Cleveland's 1-0 loss to the Yankees due to a sprained right ankle sustained yesterday. The center fielder's streak is the most by an Indian player since Toby Harrah played in 473 straight contests from 1979 to 1983.
2008 In a move that cost the team over $11 million, the Pirates release Matt Morris after the pitcher lasts only 1.2 innings against the Phillies in his previous start. The 33-year-old right-hander had compiled an 0-4 record with a 9.67 ERA in his five outings with Pittsburgh this season.
2008 Beating the Padres, 2-1, the Diamondbacks break the franchise mark for wins in April, having already won 17 games this month. Brandon Webb, who outduels Jake Peavy, becomes just the third hurler in major league history, joining teammate Randy Johnson (2000, 2002) and Dave Stewart (A's - 1988) to post six victories before the start of May.
2008 Giving up eight runs in three innings in the 10-1 loss to the Reds, Barry Zito joins Mike Maroth (Tigers - 2003) and Dave Stewart (Rangers - 1984) as only the third pitcher in baseball history to lose six games in April. The battered $126 million Giants hurler, who hasn't missed a start in his eight-year career, will be demoted to the San Francisco bullpen.
2009 Dexter Fowler ties the modern-day rookie mark with five stolen bases in the Rockies' 12-7 win over the Padres at Coors Field. On June 28, 1999, San Diego freshman shortstop Damian Jackson swiped five bags at Qualcomm Stadium to establish the mark in a game also involving Colorado.
2009 West Virginia State's Bo Darby homers in his first four plate appearances against Salem International, giving him round-trippers in 5 consecutive at-bats over two games, including the home run in his final at-bat two days ago against the University of Charleston. The Yellow Jackets' sophomore outfielder will go deep twice more in the second game of the twin bill to finish the day with six four-baggers and 14 RBIs.
2010 With the help of a five-run ninth inning fueled by Ryan Doumit's grand slam and Ronny Cedeno's solo shot off Trevor Hoffman, the Pirates snap a 22-game losing streak in Milwaukee with a 7-3 comeback victory over the Brewers at Miller Park. The Brew Crew's hometown hex over the Bucs was the longest-held by one team over another since the Browns/Orioles lost 27 consecutive contests to the Indians in Cleveland from 1952 to 1954.
2010 David Wright, with an RBI single to right field off Ramon Troncoso in the fifth inning of New York's 10-5 victory over L.A. at Citi Field, becomes the eighth and quickest player to accumulate 1,000 hits in a Mets uniform. The 27-year-old third baseman, who surpassed Mike Piazza's mark of 935 games to reach the milestone, accomplishes the feat in his 868th career contest with the club.
2010 The suddenly streaking Mets win their sixth consecutive game with a doubleheader sweep of the Dodgers at Citi Field, 4-0 and 10-5. The victories mark the first time since August 28, 1971, that the club has taken both ends of a twin bill from the Chavez Ravine club.
2012 Yankee right-hander Ivan Nova fails to tie the franchise mark of 16 consecutive wins established last season by Roger Clemens when he doesn't get a decision in the team's 7-6 victory over Detroit. The 26-year-old hurler, who moved ahead of Whitey Ford (1961) and Steve Sundra (1938-39) in his last start, gives up six earned runs on 11 hits in his 5.1 innings of work in New York's walk-off win in the Bronx ballpark.
2012 Mets left fielder Scott Hairston becomes the tenth player in franchise history to hit for the cycle with his sixth-inning double, plating Rueben Tejada and David Wright. The outfielder's four hits, which drive in four runs, aren't enough when Colorado routs New York, scoring 11 times in the fifth, in the Coors Field's contest, 18-9.
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April 28 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS
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1960 John Cerutt pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays) and broadcaster (Rogers Sportsnet), born in Albany, New York (d. 2004)

1960 Tom Browning, pitcher (perfect game 1988; MLB All Star 1991; World Series 1990 Cincinnati Reds), born in Casper, Wyoming (d. 2022)

1964 Barry Larkin HOF shortstop (12 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1990; NL MVP 1995; 3 × Gold Glove Award; Cincinnati Reds), born in Cincinnati, Ohio

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This Day in Baseball History
April 28th

1901 At Chicago's South Side Park, the Cleveland Blues (Indians) collect 23 singles as the team coasts to a 13-1 victory over the White Sox. Pale Hose hurler Bock Baker gives up all of the one-base hits, a major league record.
1922 At Ebbets Field, Lee King drives in seven runs in the Phillies' 10-7 win over the Robins. The Philadelphia outfielder will collect only 15 RBIs playing with Philadelphia and the Giants this season.
1929 The Red Sox lose to the A's, 7-3, in their first-ever Sunday home game. Due to Fenway's proximity to a church and the resulting protesters, the historic contest takes place one mile west of its home to its crosstown rival's ballpark, Braves Field.
1930 The A's score four runs without the benefit of a base hit, thanks to a lack of control and a pair of Red Sox errors, the ninth inning Boston meltdown accounts for Philadelphia's 5-4 comeback victory at Fenway Park.
1934 At Navin Field, Goose Goslin grounds out into four consecutive double plays. The Tiger outfielder's lack of offense doesn't matter, as Detroit beats the visiting Indians, 4-1.
1946 The Braves sweep a twin bill from the Phillies played at Fenway Park, the home of the American League's Red Sox, because the seats in the reserved grandstand in their Boston ballpark are still tacky after the team's Opening Day debacle due to wet paint. The Red Sox, who play all day games at home, are offered Braves Field for night games as a thank-you, but the team declines the invitation.
1950 Jim Martin, the Pampa Oilers' catcher, is struck by lightning behind the plate during a Class C West Texas-New Mexico League contest played at Abilene's Blue Sox Stadium. The 20-year-old backstop, who will return to the lineup tomorrow, is knocked unconscious by the bolt of electricity that propels his mask 20 feet beyond the pitcher's mound.
1960 At a night game against Cleveland, the White Sox unveil the 'Monster,' their new exploding scoreboard at the Comiskey Park. The $300,000 brainchild of Chicago owner Bill Veeck will produce fireworks and accompanying sound effects whenever a hometown player hits a home run.

1961 Five days past his 40th birthday, Warren Spahn becomes the second-oldest pitcher, only behind Cy Young's performance at the age of 41-years and three months, to throw a no-hitter. Hank Aaron knocks in the game's only run when the Braves beat the Giants at County Stadium, 1-0.
1965 With Houston fans cheering their pregame ascent, Mets announcer Lindsey Nelson and a radio engineer climb into the Astrodome's gondola and are hoisted 208 feet above second base to broadcast the game. The umpiring crew determines that any ball hitting the pair will be playable following an existing ground rule that calls a ball striking any part of the dome in play.
Courtesy of the Houston Astros network
via Astrosdaily.com

1985 After dismissing Yogi Berra when the team gets off to a 6-10 start, the Yankees hire Billy Martin for the fourth time to manage the club. The fired skipper vows not to return to Yankee Stadium for as long as George Steinbrenner is the team's owner, and it will take 14 years for the two to reconcile.
NYT BERRA DISMISSED BY STEINBRENNER;
MARTIN REHIRED TO MANAGE YANKS.
1985 Dodger southpaw Fernando Valenzuela sets an MLB mark with 41 consecutive scoreless innings at the start of a season without allowing an earned run when he blanks the Padres through eight innings. In the top of the ninth, Tony Gwynn snaps the southpaw's scoreless streak with a solo home run, giving the Friars an eventual 1-0 victory at Chavez Ravine.
1987 Mike Boddicker tosses his second career one-hitter when the Orioles beat Kansas City at Royals Stadium, 3-0. The only hit given up by the 29-year-old right-hander is a sixth-inning single to Willie Wilson.
1988 The Orioles finish the day 16 games out of first place, extending their major league mark of season-starting losses to 21 when the Twins defeat the team, 4-2. The Metrodome loss marks the seventh consecutive time the opponents sweep a series from Baltimore.
1989 Entering the game against Padres with two outs in the ninth inning, Cubs' closer Mitch Williams records a save without throwing a pitch. The 24-year-old reliever picks off Carmelo Martínez at second base, giving Chicago a 3-1 victory in the Wrigley Field contest.
1995 With one out in the top of the fourth inning, three fans, showing their displeasure at the recent baseball strike, jump a Shea Stadium fence and begin scattering dollar bills at the Mets' players' feet. As a finale to their defiant act, the trio stands on second base with arms raised, showing the Opening Day crowd their T-shirts stenciled with the word Greed.

1998 Juan Gonzalez establishes a new major league record for April by driving in 35 runs during the month. The Rangers' right-fielder sets the mark with two RBIs in the 7-2 victory over the Twins at the Metrodome.
2000 Ranger reliever Jeff Zimmerman takes his third loss of the young season when he balks home the winning run in the team's 4-3 loss to the Orioles at Camden Yards. The walk-off balk, scoring pinch-runner Mark Lewis, is called by home plate umpire Ian Lamplugh when the right-hander starts his motion but steps off the rubber without delivering a pitch.
2010 Phillies slugger Ryan Howard agrees to a $125 million, five-year contract extension that could keep the infielder with the team until 2017. The 30-year-old first baseman's $25-million guaranteed average salary during the new deal is the second-highest amount in the major leagues, trailing behind only Alex Rodriguez's ten-year contract with the Yankees, which averages $27.5 million per season.
2010 David Wright surpasses Ed Kranepool to become the Mets' all-time leader in doubles. The 27-year-old third baseman, who collected his 1,000th career hit yesterday, strokes his 226th two-bagger in the second inning of the Mets' 7-3 victory over Los Angeles at Citi Field.
2010 Changes recommended by baseball's special committee for on-field matters, including expanding All-Star rosters to 34 players, including 13 pitchers, will be implemented for this season's Midsummer classic scheduled for Anaheim's Angel Stadium. Other adopted rules include:
Using a designated hitter every year.
Making a pitcher who starts on the final Sunday before the break ineligible to play.
Allowing re-entry into a game if the last available position player at any position is injured.
2010 Luke Hughes becomes the fifth player in Twins' history to homer in his first at-bat in the major leagues when he goes deep off Detroit's Max Scherzer in Minnesota's 11-6 loss at Comerica Park. The Australian-born rookie third baseman joins Rick Renick (1968), Dave McKay (1975), Gary Gaetti (1981), and Andre David (1984) in accomplishing the feat.

2011 Ben Zobrist breaks the Rays' RBIs record of seven established in 2007 by Carlos Pena when he drives in eight runs with an RBI single, a three-run homer, along with a pair of two-run doubles. The All-Star infielder's offensive output helps Tampa Bay trounce the Twins 15-3 in the first game of a day-night doubleheader at Target Field.
2012 Bryce Harper makes his much-anticipated debut in the Nationals' 4-3 loss to Los Angeles at Chavez Ravine. The 19-year-old rookie center fielder, who drives in the potential go-ahead run in the ninth inning with a sacrifice fly, doubles in the top of the seventh off Chad Billingsley for his first major league hit.
2012 Adam Jones, who is currently leading the Orioles in both homers and RBIs and has a 17-game hitting streak, has agreed to the richest contract in franchise history. The 26-year-old center fielder comes to terms with the team on a six-year, $85.5-million no-trade deal, keeping the All-Star flychaser in Baltimore through the 2018 season.
2012 Frank Robinson's likeness, created by sculptor Antonio Mendez, becomes the second of a series of six bronze statues, with skipper Earl Weaver being the first, unveiled at Camden Yards' Legends Park this season. In his first season with the Orioles, the future Hall of Fame outfielder won the Triple Crown (.316 average, 49 homers, 122 RBIs) and both the American League and World Series MVP awards, en route to leading Baltimore to the Fall Classic four times during his six seasons with the team.
Frank Robinson Statue - Oriole Park
'Frank Robinson Statue - Oriole Park' is posted on Flickr
by Mark Nelson.
2013 In the first game of a day-night doubleheader, Jeremy Guthrie ties a franchise record by going 16 consecutive starts without a loss for the Royals. The 34-year-old right-hander works 6.2 innings without giving up a run in Kansas City's 9-0 victory over Cleveland at Kauffman Stadium.
2013 The Blue Jays become the first team to start six players from the Dominican Republic in a game. The sellout crowd of 45,260 at the Rogers Centre is delighted when Jose Reyes, Melky Cabrera, Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion, Juan Francisco, and Moises Sierra help Toronto bounce Boston 7-1.
2019 Matt Adams' walk-off home run in the 11th inning becomes the decisive blow when Washington overcomes a six-run deficit to beat the Padres at Nationals Park, 7-6, with round-trippers by Juan Soto, Victor Robles, and Carter Kieboom contributing significantly to the comeback victory. According to Elias, the youngsters become the first trio of teammates 21 years old or younger to homer in the same game.


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April 28 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS
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1960 John Cerutt pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays) and broadcaster (Rogers Sportsnet), born in Albany, New York (d. 2004)


1960 Tom Browning, pitcher (perfect game 1988; MLB All Star 1991; World Series 1990 Cincinnati Reds), born in Casper, Wyoming (d. 2022)


1964 Barry Larkin HOF shortstop (12 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1990; NL MVP 1995; 3 × Gold Glove Award; Cincinnati Reds), born in Cincinnati, Ohio

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This Day in Baseball History
April 28th​

1901 At Chicago's South Side Park, the Cleveland Blues (Indians) collect 23 singles as the team coasts to a 13-1 victory over the White Sox. Pale Hose hurler Bock Baker gives up all of the one-base hits, a major league record.

1922 At Ebbets Field, Lee King drives in seven runs in the Phillies' 10-7 win over the Robins. The Philadelphia outfielder will collect only 15 RBIs playing with Philadelphia and the Giants this season.

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1929 The Red Sox lose to the A's, 7-3, in their first-ever Sunday home game. Due to Fenway's proximity to a church and the resulting protesters, the historic contest takes place one mile west of its home to its crosstown rival's ballpark, Braves Field.

1930 The A's score four runs without the benefit of a base hit, thanks to a lack of control and a pair of Red Sox errors, the ninth inning Boston meltdown accounts for Philadelphia's 5-4 comeback victory at Fenway Park.

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1934 At Navin Field, Goose Goslin grounds out into four consecutive double plays. The Tiger outfielder's lack of offense doesn't matter, as Detroit beats the visiting Indians, 4-1.

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1946 The Braves sweep a twin bill from the Phillies played at Fenway Park, the home of the American League's Red Sox, because the seats in the reserved grandstand in their Boston ballpark are still tacky after the team's Opening Day debacle due to wet paint. The Red Sox, who play all day games at home, are offered Braves Field for night games as a thank-you, but the team declines the invitation.

1950 Jim Martin, the Pampa Oilers' catcher, is struck by lightning behind the plate during a Class C West Texas-New Mexico League contest played at Abilene's Blue Sox Stadium. The 20-year-old backstop, who will return to the lineup tomorrow, is knocked unconscious by the bolt of electricity that propels his mask 20 feet beyond the pitcher's mound.

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1960 At a night game against Cleveland, the White Sox unveil the 'Monster,' their new exploding scoreboard at the Comiskey Park. The $300,000 brainchild of Chicago owner Bill Veeck will produce fireworks and accompanying sound effects whenever a hometown player hits a home run.

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1961 Five days past his 40th birthday, Warren Spahn becomes the second-oldest pitcher, only behind Cy Young's performance at the age of 41-years and three months, to throw a no-hitter. Hank Aaron knocks in the game's only run when the Braves beat the Giants at County Stadium, 1-0.

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1965 With Houston fans cheering their pregame ascent, Mets announcer Lindsey Nelson and a radio engineer climb into the Astrodome's gondola and are hoisted 208 feet above second base to broadcast the game. The umpiring crew determines that any ball hitting the pair will be playable following an existing ground rule that calls a ball striking any part of the dome in play.

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1985 After dismissing Yogi Berra when the team gets off to a 6-10 start, the Yankees hire Billy Martin for the fourth time to manage the club. The fired skipper vows not to return to Yankee Stadium for as long as George Steinbrenner is the team's owner, and it will take 14 years for the two to reconcile.
NYT BERRA DISMISSED BY STEINBRENNER;
MARTIN REHIRED TO MANAGE YANKS.


1985 Dodger southpaw Fernando Valenzuela sets an MLB mark with 41 consecutive scoreless innings at the start of a season without allowing an earned run when he blanks the Padres through eight innings. In the top of the ninth, Tony Gwynn snaps the southpaw's scoreless streak with a solo home run, giving the Friars an eventual 1-0 victory at Chavez Ravine.

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1987 Mike Boddicker tosses his second career one-hitter when the Orioles beat Kansas City at Royals Stadium, 3-0. The only hit given up by the 29-year-old right-hander is a sixth-inning single to Willie Wilson.

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1988 The Orioles finish the day 16 games out of first place, extending their major league mark of season-starting losses to 21 when the Twins defeat the team, 4-2. The Metrodome loss marks the seventh consecutive time the opponents sweep a series from Baltimore.

1989 Entering the game against Padres with two outs in the ninth inning, Cubs' closer Mitch Williams records a save without throwing a pitch. The 24-year-old reliever picks off Carmelo Martínez at second base, giving Chicago a 3-1 victory in the Wrigley Field contest.

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1995 With one out in the top of the fourth inning, three fans, showing their displeasure at the recent baseball strike, jump a Shea Stadium fence and begin scattering dollar bills at the Mets' players' feet. As a finale to their defiant act, the trio stands on second base with arms raised, showing the Opening Day crowd their T-shirts stenciled with the word Greed.

1998 Juan Gonzalez establishes a new major league record for April by driving in 35 runs during the month. The Rangers' right-fielder sets the mark with two RBIs in the 7-2 victory over the Twins at the Metrodome.

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2000 Ranger reliever Jeff Zimmerman takes his third loss of the young season when he balks home the winning run in the team's 4-3 loss to the Orioles at Camden Yards. The walk-off balk, scoring pinch-runner Mark Lewis, is called by home plate umpire Ian Lamplugh when the right-hander starts his motion but steps off the rubber without delivering a pitch.

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2010 Phillies slugger Ryan Howard agrees to a $125 million, five-year contract extension that could keep the infielder with the team until 2017. The 30-year-old first baseman's $25-million guaranteed average salary during the new deal is the second-highest amount in the major leagues, trailing behind only Alex Rodriguez's ten-year contract with the Yankees, which averages $27.5 million per season.

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2010 David Wright surpasses Ed Kranepool to become the Mets' all-time leader in doubles. The 27-year-old third baseman, who collected his 1,000th career hit yesterday, strokes his 226th two-bagger in the second inning of the Mets' 7-3 victory over Los Angeles at Citi Field.

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2010 Changes recommended by baseball's special committee for on-field matters, including expanding All-Star rosters to 34 players, including 13 pitchers, will be implemented for this season's Midsummer classic scheduled for Anaheim's Angel Stadium.
Other adopted rules include:
Using a designated hitter every year.
Making a pitcher who starts on the final Sunday before the break ineligible to play.
Allowing re-entry into a game if the last available position player at any position is injured.

2010 Luke Hughes becomes the fifth player in Twins' history to homer in his first at-bat in the major leagues when he goes deep off Detroit's Max Scherzer in Minnesota's 11-6 loss at Comerica Park. The Australian-born rookie third baseman joins Rick Renick (1968), Dave McKay (1975), Gary Gaetti (1981), and Andre David (1984) in accomplishing the feat.

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2011 Ben Zobrist breaks the Rays' RBIs record of seven established in 2007 by Carlos Pena when he drives in eight runs with an RBI single, a three-run homer, along with a pair of two-run doubles. The All-Star infielder's offensive output helps Tampa Bay trounce the Twins 15-3 in the first game of a day-night doubleheader at Target Field.

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2012 Bryce Harper makes his much-anticipated debut in the Nationals' 4-3 loss to Los Angeles at Chavez Ravine. The 19-year-old rookie center fielder, who drives in the potential go-ahead run in the ninth inning with a sacrifice fly, doubles in the top of the seventh off Chad Billingsley for his first major league hit.

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2012 Adam Jones, who is currently leading the Orioles in both homers and RBIs and has a 17-game hitting streak, has agreed to the richest contract in franchise history. The 26-year-old center fielder comes to terms with the team on a six-year, $85.5-million no-trade deal, keeping the All-Star flychaser in Baltimore through the 2018 season.

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2012 Frank Robinson's likeness, created by sculptor Antonio Mendez, becomes the second of a series of six bronze statues, with skipper Earl Weaver being the first, unveiled at Camden Yards' Legends Park this season. In his first season with the Orioles, the future Hall of Fame outfielder won the Triple Crown (.316 average, 49 homers, 122 RBIs) and both the American League and World Series MVP awards, en route to leading Baltimore to the Fall Classic four times during his six seasons with the team.
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2013 In the first game of a day-night doubleheader, Jeremy Guthrie ties a franchise record by going 16 consecutive starts without a loss for the Royals. The 34-year-old right-hander works 6.2 innings without giving up a run in Kansas City's 9-0 victory over Cleveland at Kauffman Stadium.

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