President George W. Bush throws the first pitch in the first MLB game played since the 9/11 attacks. In addition to being minori owner of the Texas Rangers, former MLB commissioner Bud Selig detailed just how close W. was to proceeding him as commissioner. "I told him at the time that I didn't want to be commissioner anymore, and I really didn't... George and I talked about it and he was intrigued by the possibility. "Selig added, "I thought the former President would have done a great job.
One of the most memorable All-Star games in MLB history featured an appearance by baseball legend and Red Sox HOF OF Ted Williams, with the games starting pitcher Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez striking out five of the six batters he faced. Martinez allowing no hits while striking out Barry Larkin, Larry Walker, Jeff Bagwell, Sammy Sosa, and Mark McGwire. McGwire would go on to finish the regular season with 65 home runs, Sosa with 63.
The 2016 World Series ended an over 100 year championship drought for the Chicago Cubs, ending in a seven game series. With the World Series loss to the Cubs, the Cleveland Indians then became the team with the longest current World Series drought in Major League Baseball. It has been 74 years since the Indians won their last World Series, the year was 1948.
The 2004 Major League All-Star game played at Minute Maid Park in Houston Texas was the 75th anneversery of the exhibition. The game took place on July 13, 2004 and was managed by 2003 World Series representatives (NY v FLA), managers Joe Torre and Jack McKcon. Legendary professional fighter Muhammad Ali was in attendance and honored before the game. Ali threw the first pitch to officially begin the festivities.
23 year-old Pedro Martinez throws a perfect 9 innings for the Montreal Expos in a tie game that extended to extra innings. It took Martinez just 93 pitches from innings 1-9, showing incredible efficiency against the San Diego Padres. Martinez is the second pitcher in MLB history to take a perfect game into extra innings, with the last being Harvey Haddix on May 26, 1959. Pedro has never officially thrown a perfect game or no-hitter but was "glad we won the game."
Chicago Cubs rookie sensation, right handed starter Kerry Wood, became just the first player to strikeout 20 batters in a game since Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens tied his own 20 game strikeout record, a feat accomplished by Clemens twice in 1986 and in 1988 in a game against the Detroit Tigers, taking him 151 pi. In Major League Baseball history there have only been five 20 strikeout games recorded by a total of just four pitchers; Roger Clemens (2), Kerry Wood, Randy Johnson and Max Scherzer.
In October 2003, Game 7 of the American League Championship Series was an interesting citation in MLB history. With the Red Sox facing the Yankees in the American League for a World Series appearance, the Chicago Cubs and Florida Marlins were also in the midst of of their own 7 game series, a time in which there was a real possibility MLB fans could witness the Cubs and Red Sox face-off for a World Series title. Both teams had the longest active World Series droughts in the MLB at the time
Chicago Cubs face the Florida Marlins in a fight for a World Series appearance, lasting 7 games, with the series tilting in either direction at any given time. Florida had already won a Series title shortly after league inception in 1993, and would face the Chicago Cubs, a franchise that had not been to a World Series since 1945, with 7 appearances since their last victory in 1908. An NLCS victory would have set the Cubs on track to possibly face the Red Sox, a repeat of the 1918 World Series.
In one of the most interesting of the only 15 perfect games thrown in the history of Major League Baseball, David Wells achieved the impossible against the Minnesota Twins on May 17, 1998 at Yankee Stadium. In a 2001 interview HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, Wells claimed to be suffering from a hang over during the game calling his plight a "raging, skull-rattling" hangover. Boomer's perfect game was just the 10th no-hitter in Yankees history.
The 1986 featured the New York Mets v. Boston Red Sox in a series best remembered for the Red Sox losing, on what was unlikely error at first base late in the 9th inning. However, often forgotten was the fact that play occurred in game 6 of the series to tie for the Mets, New York would go on to also win game 7 of the intense matchup, winning the 1986 World Series.
Before the start of the game versus the Montreal Expos, New York Yankees legend Yogi Berra threw out the first pitch with Don Larsen catching, as both men were honored for Larsem's perfect game, in which the final pitch was caught by Berra. After the pregame ceremony, David Cone would go on to throw his own perfect game on July 18, 1999, nearly 43 years to the day after Larsen achieved the extremely rare achievement playing the Brooklyn Dodgers.
In September of 1985, Pete Rose broke the Major League record for recorded hits for a player in a single career. Rose accomplished this feat with the Cincinnati Reds, with whom he spent the majority of his career achieving 3,358 with the Reds. Rose also spent time with the Phillies and Expos where he combined for achieving an additional 898 hits. Rose accomplishments as a player are nearly unmatched with many calling him the "greatest hitter of all-time."
Featuring 3-time defending World Series champion New York Yankees defeating the Brooklyn Dodgers in a hard fought seven game series, giving the Yankees their fourth consecutive series title, matching their previous record set from 1936-1939. Casey Stengel became the second manager to achieve four consecutive World championships and was the Yankees 15th overall World Series victory in franchises history. This marked the third time the Yankees defeated the Dodgers in World Series in just the past
The '94 MLB season is best remembered for the work stoppage that carried into 1995, seeing the league complete only 144 games. However, the '95 ALDS matchup between the Yankees/Mariners was notable, lasting the maximum five games and ending in extra innings. New York won the tie breaker, claiming home field advantage in the series even as both clubs finished the season with identical records (79-66). Five years later, Seattle relocated from the Kingdome in their 24th season as an MLB franchise.
Boston Red Sox complete a four game sweep on the road in St. Louis winning their first World Series in 86 years and breaking the famed "Curse of the Bambino." The series followed a grueling ALCS matchup with the New York Yankees, in which the Red Sox found themselves down 3-0, only to become the first team in Major League Baseball history to ever win a 4 game series down 3-0. The comeback allowed the Red Sox to advance to the World Series for the first time since 1986 where they lost to the New
The Florida Marlins began as an expansion team in 1993 with Blockbuster CEO Wayne Huizenga's award for a National League franchise. Investor contribution of the 95MM expansion fee officially gave Florida a MLB franchise. Just four years later, the Marlins won their first World Series title against the Cleveland Indians in a 7 game series. The club was managed by Jim Leyland and featured Gary Sheffield, Moises Alou, Edgar Renteria, Luis Castillo, Kevin Brown, Al Letter, and closer Robb Nenn.
Seibu Lions Daisuke Matsuzaka makes MLB debut on April 5, 2007 for Boston Red Sox against the Kansas City Royals. The debut was on the heels of Boston paying $51MM to the Lions of the Nippon Professional League in Japan for the right to begin contract discussions with the ace. With the offer accept 11/14, both sides had just 30 days to agree to a contract or Matsuzaka would be returned to NPB. Hesitance ended on a deal worth 52MM over 6 years signed on 12/11, two days before his mandated return.
The New York Mets complete the comeback against the Boston Red Sox in game 7 of the 1986 World Series, which started in the 9th inning of game 6. The Mets were well deserving of the Series win, finishing the regular season with a record of 108-54 winning the National League East by 21 games. The franchise has returned to the World Series twice since 1986, facing the New York Yankees in a 2000 subway series loss, and a 2015 loss against the Kansas City Royals.
The 2014 Home Run Derby took place at Target Field in Minneapolis on July 14. Participants in the All-Star week event were Twins Brian Dozier, Marlins Giancarlo Stanton, Dodgers Yesiel Puig, A's Yoenis Cespedes, Rockies Troy Tulowitzki, Orioles Adam Jones, Rockies Justin Moreau, Reds Todd Frazier, A's Josh Donaldson and Blue Jays Jose Bautista. A major rule change was implemented in 2014, giving each participant only 7 outs per at bat, instead of the 10 per at-bat as was customary until that poi
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