2009 — Ichiro Suzuki makes history as collects the 3,086th hit of his pro career, breaking the Japanese record held for decades by Isao Harimoto. 2009 — Grady Sizemore hit a grand slam and Cleveland ...

1957 — President Eisenhower officially opened the 1956 season by tossing out the first ball at Griffith Stadium in Washington D.C. The ball was the 10 millionth Spalding baseball to be used in major ...

1929 — Cleveland’s Earl Averill became the first American League player to hit a home run in ... 1948 — WGN-TV televised a baseball game for the first time. It was an exhibition game at ...

1972 — For the first time in Major League Baseball history, the regular season fails to open due to the player strike which ...

Quenton Jackson scored 21 points, RayJ Dennis had seven points in the second overtime and the Indiana Pacers rallied for a ...

Card Collecting in the Early 1900’s Card collecting in the early 1900’s was before my time and my dad’s, but not my ...

1972 — For the first time in Major League Baseball ... player strike which started on April 1st. 86 games will be lost before the labor dispute is settled. 1979 — Baltimore manager Earl ...

The Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2 in baseball ... player strike which started on April 1st. 86 games will be lost before the labor dispute is settled. 1979 — Baltimore manager Earl ...

On Opening Day 100 years ago, baseball fans followed ... Harry Caray and Earl Gillespie. Some research found that the phrase was used by players as early as 1913 and probably much earlier.