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1971 — Hank Aaron connected off Gaylord Perry for his 600th career home run in the Atlanta Braves’ 10-inning, 6-5 loss to the San Francisco Giants. 1982 — Philadelphia’s Pete Rose went 5-for-5 to tie ...
The St. Louis Cardinals organization was saddened this morning to learn of the passing of long-time team executive Walter (Walt) Joseph Jocketty at the age of the age of 74. Jocketty, who is survived ...
A former champion catcher with the Chicago Cubs claimed that manager Joe Maddon was not a leader with the players and was ...
1990 — At Fenway Park, gimpy-legged Bill Buckner, 41, hits an inside-the-park home run for the Boston Red Sox. It will be his only homer in this, his last, season as he will play just 22 games.
“It’s not ideal for sure,” said Mike Trout, a man so loyal to this franchise that he refuses to even entertain the idea of a ...
2014 — Albert Pujols becomes the first major leaguer to hit his 499th and 500th homers in the same game, driving in five runs to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Washington Nationals 7-2.
2014 — Albert Pujols became the first major leaguer to hit his 499th and 500th homers in the same game, driving in five runs ...