On July 23, 2009, Chicago White Sox legend Mark Buerhle became the 18th pitcher to throw a perfect game in major-league history, versus the Tampa Bay Rays. The Southside southpaw was just the sixth pitcher in MLB history to throw …
Category: On This Day
On This Day in 2009: Mariano Rivera Records 500th Save
On June 28, 2009, New York Yankees 13-time All Star RP Mariano ‘Mo” Rivera became the second major-league pitcher to convert 500 career saves behind longtime San Diego Padres RP and Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman in a Subway Series …
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On This Day in 1974: Nolan Ryan Knocks Out Doug Griffin
On April 30, 1974, legendary P Nolan Ryan started a game for the California Angels (now the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim) against the Boston Red Sox. In the first inning of the game, when Red Sox INF Doug Griffin …
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On This Day: Mets Fans Heckle Stephen Strasburg at Citi Field
In honor of the three-game series between the Washington Nationals and New York Mets that took place from Monday to Wednesday this week, I decided to revisit a game from a past Nats-Mets series. On April 19, 2013, Mets SP …
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On This Day in 1930: Babe Ruth Becomes Highest-Paid MLB Player of His Time
Since I don’t have it in me to write up a 2018 Cubs season preview this week, I am inaugurating a series of baseball history posts that are easy for lazy bloggers to research and schedule ahead of time. On …
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