mlb Stories - Inhistoric
Today in Sports History: August 28th
8/28/2003 - Five-way wildcard tie This isn't normally the type of article I write, but I do think it's interesting to look at where the baseball standings were on August 28, 2003. Five National Leag...
Today in Sports History: August 26th
8/26/1987 - Molitor's streak ends Paul Molitor has his hitting streak end at 39 straight games, as his Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cleveland Indians 1-0 in ten innings. Molitor went 0-4 but could have ...
Today in Sports History: August 25th
8/25/1894 - Schriver catches ball from monument Since its construction forty years earlier, many baseball players had wondered if it was possible to catch a ball from the top of the Washington Monumen...
Today in Sports History: August 22nd
8/22/1965 - Marichal attacks Roseboro with bat Of all the pitcher-batter altercations that have taken place in Major League Baseball, Juan Marichal's tussle with Johnny Roseboro is perhaps the most fa...
Today in Sports History: August 18th
8/18/1967 - Hamilton beans Tony C 22 year-old Red Sox phenom Tony Conigliaro is beaned with a pitch from the Angels' Jack Hamilton. Conig was off to becoming one of the greatest players the Red Sox ev...
Today in Sports History: August 15th
Many will remember Jose Offerman for his stint as the lead-off hitter for the Royals and Red Sox in the late 90's. Others will remember his erratic bat-wielding escapade back in 2007. The 38-year old ...
Today in Sports History: August 13th
8/13/1973 - Brock gets his 3,000th hit At Busch Field, Cardinals outfielder Lou Brock gets the 3,000th hit of his career off the Cubs' Dennis Lamp. It was fitting that Brock did it against the Chicago...
Today in Sports History: August 3rd
8/03/1959 - Baseball plays second All-Star Game From 1959 to 1962, Major League Baseball did something very odd: they played two All-Star games. On this day in 1959, the American League defeated the N...
8/02/1979 - Thurman Munson dies in crash
(The wreckage of the crash that cost Thurman Munson his life) August 2, 1979 is the date of one baseball's worst tragedies -- it's the day beloved Yankee catcher Thurman Munson died in a plane crash ...
Today in Sports History: July 31st
(Garnett, Pierce, and Allen. Photo courtesy of Walter Looss Jr.) 7/31/1990 - Ryan gets to 300 With a win over the Milwaukee Brewers, Nolan Ryan becomes the first and only pitcher to reach 300 wins in...
Showing 1 - 10 of 135 Next
Certain photos copyright © 2010 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
