Today in RBI Baseball History

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April 20, 1997 - Mark McGwire becomes the fourth major leaguer to hit a home run over the left field roof at Tiger Stadium. The A's first baseman joins Harmon Killebrew (1962), Frank Howard (1968), and Cecil Fielder (1990) as the only players to accomplish the feat.

April 20, 1977 - Gary Carter hits three consecutive homeruns in a game for the Montreal Expos.  Carter was the 4th catcher to accomplish this feat, the others being Bill Dickey, Roy Campanella, and Johnny Bench.

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ON THIS DATE IN 1983

The Astros Nolan Ryan breaks Walter Johnson's fifty-six-year-old career strikeout record, notching K no. 3,509 against Montreal.  Before the season is over, both Steve Carlton and Gaylord Perry will also surpass Johnson's total.

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April 27

1981 - Dodger rookie sensation Fernando Valenzuela pitches his fourth shutout in five starts as he beats the Giants, 5-0.

1988 - With one out in the ninth, Phillies' third baseman Mike Schmidt breaks up Nolan Ryan's no-hitter.

1990 - Pirates infielder Wally Bachman becomes the first national leaguer to get six hits (6 for 6) in one game in 15 years.

2000 - Sixteen players of the Tigers and White Sox are suspended for a total of 82 games for participating in two brawls at Comiskey Park five days ago making it the most severe punishment ever given for a bench-clearing incident. Both managers, Phil Garner and Jerry Manuel, are suspended for eight games each.

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April 28, 1978 - 1978 Padres' rookie Ozzie Smith, a future Hall of Famer due his defensive prowess at short, makes what he will rate as his best play ever when he dives to his left to field a grounder hit by Jeff Burroughs of Atlanta. Although the ball takes a bad hop and scoots behind the 'Wizard's' head, he promptly sticks out his bare right hand snagging and then popping to his feet to get the out at first base.

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April 29

1986 - Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox sets a major league record by striking out 20 batters in a 3-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners. The 23-year-old Clemens surpasses the record of 19 strikeouts shared by Hall of Famers Steve Carlton, Nolan Ryan, and Tom Seaver.

1987 - In an 8-4 win over Giants, Cubs' outfielder Andre Dawson provides much of the offense as he hits for the cycle.

1996 - Exactly 12 years after he gained his first save as a Red, Mets' reliever John Franco becomes the first left-hander to record 300 saves.

1997 - Royals' Chili Davis becomes 75th major leaguer to hit 300 home runs.

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April 30, 1974 - Nolan Ryan of the California Angels strikes out 19 batters in a 4-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. Ryan ties a record established by Hall of Famer Tom Seaver for the most strikeouts in a single game.

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May 3, 1986 - Don Mattingly connects for three sacrifice flies in a 9-4 win over the Rangers. The Yankee first baseman is only the sixth player to accomplish this feat.

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May 5

1980 - For pushing his glove in the face of umpire Gerry Crawford, Pirates' infielder Bill Madlock is suspended for 15 days and fined $5,000 by National League president Chub Feeney.

2000 - Cardinals' first baseman Mark McGwire hits the longest home run in the 30-year history of Riverfront Stadium/Cinergy Field, but the 473-foot shot isn't enough as Ken Griffey Jr.'s homer leads the Reds past St. Louis, 3-2.

2004 - With his strike out of Raul Mondesi swinging in the fifth inning, Roger Clemens moves ahead of Steve Carlton (4,136) into second place on the career strikeouts list. Nolan Ryan is the all-time K King with 5,714 whiffs.

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5,700 strikeouts is just plain absurd...  250 a year for almost 23 years....

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5,700 strikeouts is just plain absurd...  250 a year for almost 23 years....

2 words:  stair roids

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May 8th

1984 - Kirby Puckett[/url] collects four singles in his major league debut. Puckett's performance helps the Minnesota Twins to a 5-0 win over the California Angels.

1984 - The first eight-hour major league game comes to an end when Harold Baines[/url] homers with one out in the 25th inning giving the White Sox a 7-6 victory over the Brewers. The game had started the night before but was suspended in the 17th because of a curfew.

1998 - Cardinal Mark McGwire[/url] reaches the 400th career home run mark. Big Red's historic milestone comes in 4,727 at-bats (127 less at-bats than Babe Ruth) which is the least plate appearances ever needed to reach the mark.

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May 8th


1998 - Cardinal Mark McGwire[/url] reaches the 400th career home run mark. Big Red's historic milestone comes in 4,727 at-bats (127 less at-bats than Babe Ruth) which is the least plate appearances ever needed to reach the mark.

i repeat, stare / stair roids

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May 15

1973 - Angel fireballer Nolan Ryan no-hits the Royals, 3-0. It is the first of a record seven no-hitters the 'Ryan Express' throws during his career, including another one in two months.

1987 - Oakland Athletic Jose Canseco injects a foreign substance into the ass of teammate Mark McGwire.  The Bash Brothers will finish the season with 80 homeruns combined.

2002 - Astros' bench coach Tony Pena is named manager of the Royals replacing interim skipper John Mizerock, who had taken over the reins when Tony Muser was released on April 29. Buck Showalter and Bucky Dent were rumored to be candidates for the position.

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May 16

1981 - Astros' shortstop Craig Reynolds hits three triples in one game helping Houston to beat the Cubs, 6-1. The Texan native is only the seventh player to accomplish this feat.

1983 - In an 11-4 rout of the Padres, Mets' rookie right fielder Darryl Strawberry hit his first major league home run.

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"Sometimes they write what i say and not what I mean."

--Misunderstood slugger Pedro Guerrero


^ i think that quote should go on his hall of shame page.

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5/27/93

Dale Murphy retired with 398 career HRs

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June 3

1980 - The Mets select 18-year old Darryl Strawberry as the #1 pick in the June draft.

1987 - Three grand slams are hit at Wrigley (K. Moreland, B. Dayett and Billy Hatcher) as Cubs drub Astros, 22-7.

1989 - Nolan Ryan pitches his 11th career one-hitter beating the Mariners, 6-1. The Alvin, Texas native breaks Bob Feller's record of 15 low-hit game having now having pitched a combination of 16 no-hit and one-hit games.

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June 3

1987 - Three grand slams are hit at Wrigley (K. Moreland, B. Dayett and Billy Hatcher) as Cubs drub Astros, 22-7.

I'm fairly certain Rick Sutcliffe got the win in this game, despite giving up 7 ER in 5 IP, leaving the game with a 14-7 lead, if my memory is correct.

[Dryden]

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B06030CHN1987.htm

Your memory is correct, sir.

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Wow, I am impressed with myself, I remember that from 18 years ago, though I had never realized there had been 3 GSs in that game.