1905 White Sox hurler Frank Smith no-hits the Tigers,15-0 in the biggest no-hit rout in major league history.
1912 In a game which purposely matches the superstars, Boston hurler Smokey Joe Wood bests Senators' legend Walter Johnson, 1-0 for his 30th (14h consecutive) victory in a season in which he will win 34. The Red Sox only run is a result of back-to-back doubles by Tris Speaker and Duffy Lewis, the first two-bagger should have been an easy fly out, but the ball lands into an area cordoned off by a rope to section off the overflow Fenway Park crowd.
1935 Cardinal Terry Moore has a perfect day going 6-for-6 against the Braves.
1954 Carlos Paula of Cuba integrates the Washington Senators. Next year, in his only full season in the majors, the Havana-born outfielder will be given consideration for the Rookie of the Year honors as he leads all freshman by hitting .299.
1973 Two Alou brothers are released by the Yankees. Felipe is sold to the Expos and Matty goes to the Cardinals.
1981 Bob Lemon becomes the Yankee manager for the second time.
1981 With his seventh blanking, Dodger lefty Fernando Valenzuela ties the major league rookie record for shutouts beating the Cardinal, 5-0.
1995 Cal Ripken breaks Lou Gehrig's consecutive game record playing in his 2,131st straight game. When the game becomes official in the middle of the fifth inning, the new 'Iron Man' takes a victory lap around Camden Yards during the 22-minute standing ovation from the sell-out crowd, including President Bill Clinton.
1996 Brett Butler returns to the Dodger line-up four months after having surgery for throat cancer. The thirty-nine year old centerfielder scores the decisive run in a 3-2 victory over the Pirates.
1996 Eddie Murray of the Orioles becomes the 15th player in major league history to hit 500 home runs when his seventh-inning solo shot goes deep knotting the score at 3-3 off Tiger pitcher Felipe Lira at Camden Yards. The Los Angeles native joins Hank Aaron and Willie Mays as the only players to reach this milestone and also have 3000 hits.
2000 After reaching an agreement with Mogan, Lewis and Bockis LLP, Major League Baseball can now use the URL www.mlb.com. The law firm registered the mbl.com in 1994 and refused to release the domain name making it necessary for the sport to use www.majorleaguebaseball.com.
2000 Joining Bert Campaneris (A's-1965) and Cesar Tovar (Twins-1968) Ranger utility player Scott Sheldon becomes only the third player in major league history to play all nine positions in one game.
2001 Joining Babe Ruth, Roger Maris, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds becomes the fifth major leaguer to hit 60 home runs in a season. The 37 year-old Giant left fielder, who is the oldest to join this elite group, reaches the historic plateau the quickest needing only 141 games to reach the milestone.
2002 For the first time in 11 years, the Homer Hanky makes its return to the Metrodome in Minneapolis in hopes of halting the A' record-setting 20-game winning streak. Minnesota, who went 8-0 in World Series games (1987 and 1991) at the home as the waving towels became the trademark of Twins fans see the magic continue blanking Oakland, 6-0.
2005 At an afternoon press conference at PNC Park, Pirates General Manager Dave Littlefield announces manager Lloyd McClendon has been dismissed. The former skipper, who compiled a 336-446 record during his 3+ year tenure in the Bucs dugout, will be replaced by bench coach Pete Mackanin on a interim basis for the remainder of the season.
2005 As part of the National Roberto Clemente Day celebration, teams will collect donations from fans in support of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Also, in remembrance of those affected by the disaster, major league players will don helmets bearing the Red Cross logo on the right side and the number to call to help those in need will appear on the sides of the bases.
2006 With the help of three defensive gems at Miami's Dolphin Stadium, Anibal Sanchez no-hits the Diamondbacks, 2-0. The 22-year Venezuelan hurler is the 18th rookie in baseball history to accomplish the feat and he joins Al Leiter, Kevin Brown and A.J. Burnett as the fourth Marlin to throw a no-hitter.
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