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1899 - At age 26,
Baltimore Orioles manager
John McGraw makes his managerial debut with a 5 - 3 victory over the
New York Giants .
1923 - The first Major League game is played in
Yankee Stadium in front of a paid attendance of 74,217, as the
New York Yankees defeat the
Boston Red Sox 4 - 1, behind a home run by
Babe Ruth , the first in the Stadium.
1939 - The first regular season
Brooklyn Dodgers game is broadcast on the radio, as
Red Barber calls the action in a 7 - 3
Brooklyn Dodgers loss to the
New York Giants .
1950 - Major League Baseball's first opening night game is held at
Sportsman's Park as the
St. Louis Cardinals beat the
Pirates , 4 - 2.
1950 -
Boston Braves rookie
Sam Jethroe becomes the Braves' first African American player.
1958 - The
Los Angeles Dodgers play their first game at the
Los Angeles Coliseum in front of a crowd of 78,672.
1964 -
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher
Sandy Koufax strikes out the side on nine pitches, becoming the first pitcher in Major League history to achieve the feat twice.
1966 - At the
Astrodome , the
Houston Astros and
Los Angeles Dodgers play the first regular season game on
AstroTurf as the Dodgers defeat the Astros, 6 - 3.
1982 - The
Atlanta Braves defeat the
Houston Astros to set a
National League record of eleven straight wins to start the season.
1987 -
Philadelphia Phillies third baseman
Mike Schmidt hits his 500th home run off
Don Robinson with two outs in the ninth inning to rally the Phillies to an 8 - 6 victory over the
Pittsburgh Pirates at
Three Rivers Stadium .
1991 - The first Major League Baseball game is played at the new
Comiskey Park in front of a sell-out 42,191 fans, as the
Chicago White Sox lose to the
Detroit Tigers 16 - 0.
1997 -
Texas Rangers pitcher
Roger Pavlik becomes the first pitcher in
American League history to walk the first four batters of the game.
1869 -
George Borchers , pitcher (d. 1938)
1871 -
Frank Navin , owner (d. 1935)
1873 -
Hughie Hearne , catcher (d. 1932)
1880 -
Sam Crawford , outfielder; Hall of Famer (d. 1968)
1887 -
Bill Rodgers , infielder (d. 1978)
1888 -
Duffy Lewis , outfielder (d. 1979)
1888 -
Tommy McMillan , infielder (d. 1966)
1892 -
Jack Scott , pitcher (d. 1959)
1893 -
William Marriott , infielder (d. 1969)
1895 -
Hans Rasmussen , pitcher (d. 1949)
1896 -
Rip Conway , infielder (d. 1972)
1899 -
Bill Bayne , pitcher (d. 1981)
1917 -
Ty LaForest , infielder (d. 1947)
1917 -
Nick Polly , infielder (d. 1993)
1922 -
Moe Burtschy , pitcher (d. 2004)
1929 -
Steve Kraly , pitcher
1942 -
Steve Blass , pitcher; All-Star
1942 -
Chuck Taylor , pitcher
1945 -
Mike Paul , pitcher
1948 -
Ron Schueler , pitcher
1951 -
Doug Flynn , infielder
1955 -
Bobby Castillo , pitcher
1959 -
Rich Bordi , pitcher
1959 -
Jim Eisenreich , outfielder
1959 -
Dennis Rasmussen , pitcher
1963 -
Alex Madrid , pitcher
1963 -
Pete Stanicek , outfielder
1967 -
Brian Dubois , pitcher
1969 -
Angelo Encarnacion , catcher
1970 -
Rico Brogna , infielder
1970 -
Steve Dunn , infielder
1973 -
Brady Clark , outfielder
1981 -
Brian Buscher , infielder
1983 -
Miguel Cabrera , outfielder; All-Star
1983 -
Alberto González , infielder
1983 -
Mike Parisi , pitcher
1986 -
Billy Butler , outfielder
1892 -
Ned Bligh , catcher (b. 1864)
1893 -
Fred Siefke , infielder (b. 1870)
1904 -
Charlie Ziegler , infielder (b. 1875)
1913 -
Roscoe Miller , pitcher (b. 1876)
1925 -
Charlie Ebbets , manager (b. 1859)
1926 -
George Haddock , pitcher (b. 1866)
1927 -
Pop Smith , infielder (b. 1856)
1930 -
Jack Stivetts , pitcher (b. 1868)
1932 -
Ike Benners , outfielder (b. 1856)
1937 -
Hick Carpenter , infielder (b. 1855)
1953 -
Harry Niles , outfielder (b. 1880)
1953 -
Cotton Tierney , infielder (b. 1894)
1957 -
Bill Sweeney , infielder (b. 1904)
1970 -
Tony York , infielder (b. 1912)
1971 -
Russ Hodges , broadcaster (b. 1910)
1975 -
Jack Burns , infielder (b. 1907)
1979 -
Lindsay Deal , outfielder (b. 1911)
1983 -
Woody Rich , pitcher (b. 1916)
1990 -
John Antonelli , infielder (b. 1915)
1991 -
Sheldon Jones , pitcher (b. 1922)
2003 -
Lefty Sloat , pitcher (b. 1918)
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