Category: Baseball Library

The 1988 Red Sox were a sub-.500 road team, but they won 23 consecutive home games, capped by a 4-0 win against the Tigers on August 12.

One of the more spectacular failures of a baseball promotion occurred in Chicago on this date in 1979 when the White Sox held Disco Demolition Night.

The Montreal Expos’ Dennis Martinez climaxed his late-career comeback with a perfect game against Los Angeles in Dodger Stadium on this date in 1991.

Ed Delahanty racked up 17 total bases — four home runs and a single — in a game for the Phillies on this date in 1896.

The Athletics’ Dennis Eckersley had 40 consecutive saves until that streak was broken on this date in 1992 by the Twins. Ironically, Oakland rallied and Eckersley was the winning pitcher.

On this date in 1967, Eddie Mathews of the Astros hit his 500th home run. He finished with 512.

Seeking additional revenue, the Braves took down Chief Noc-A-Homa’s tepee and gained 250 seats. But almost immediately, the team started losing: 19 of 21 games. Their once-comfortable lead had vanished. The tepee went back up, and the Braves hung on to win their division by one game.

Rod Carew tied a major-league record with his seventh steal of home in a single season on this date in 1969.

Cleveland moved out of League Park and into cavernous Municipal Stadium on this date in 1932.

Leo Durocher switched sides in one of baseball’s fiercest rivalries on this date in 1948, going from the Dodgers to the Giants as manager.