Steff Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 1901 — Cleveland pitcher Bock Baker gave up a record 23 singles as the Chicago White Sox (news) beat the Indians 13-1. 1930 — The first night game in organized baseball was played in Independence, Kan. In a Western Association game, Muskogee defeated Independence 13-3. 1934 — Detroit's Goose Goslin hit into four double plays, but the Tigers still beat Cleveland 4-1. 1961 — Warren Spahn, at the age of 40, no-hit the San Francisco Giants (news) 1-0 at Milwaukee. 1971 — Hank Aaron connected off Gaylord Perry for his 600th career home run in the Atlanta Braves (news)' 6-5 loss to the San Francisco Giants. 1988 — The winless Baltimore Orioles (news) set an AL record by losing their 21st straight, falling to the Minnesota Twins (news) 4-2. 1989 — Rickey Henderson of the New York Yankees (news) set a major league record when he led off a game with a home run for the 36th time in his career, breaking a tie with Bobby Bonds. 1999 — Colorado's Larry Walker hit three home runs and drove in eight runs to lead the Rockies to a 9-7 win over the St. Louis Cardinals (news). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwsox Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 1901 — Cleveland pitcher Bock Baker gave up a record 23 singles as the Chicago White Sox (news) beat the Indians 13-1. No one has neat first names like "Bock" anymore - if Bibb Falk played again would he still be "Bibb"? Anyway, history needs to repeat tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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