April 11

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Events, births and deaths that occurred on April 11.

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1907 - In Opening Day, New York Giants catcher Roger Bresnahan wore shin guards for the first time in a major league game. The leg guards, usually used in cricket, come in handy, protecting Bresnahan from a fifth-inning foul tip. Other catchers will follow Bresnahan's lead and wear similar shin guards.
1912 - New York Giants pitcher Rube Marquard began a 19-game winning streak with an 18 - 3 triumph over the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1917 - Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox pitches a three-hitter in shutting down the New York Yankees on Opening Day. Ruth's performance marks the start of good things to come. He will win 24 games in 1917, while leading the American League with 35 complete games.
1954 - To make room for promising rookie outfielder Wally Moon, the St. Louis Cardinals trade longtime great Enos Slaughter to the New York Yankees in exchange for four minor leaguers, including future National League Rookie of the Year Bill Virdon.
1959 - In Opening Day, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale hits a home run, becoming the only pitcher to hit more than one career homer in opening games. Drysdale's historic blast doesn't prevent the Dodgers from losing their game, 6 - 1, to the Chicago Cubs.
1961:
- The Los Angeles Angels play their first game in franchise history defeating a strong Baltimore Orioles team, 7 - 2, at . For the Angels, Ted Kluszewski hits two home runs and Eli Grba pitches a complete game.
- At Fenway Park, Boston Red Sox rookie Carl Yastrzemski gets a hit off Ray Herbert of the Oakland Athletics. It's the first of 3,318 hits that Yastrzemski will amass over a 23-year career.
1962 - The New York Mets play their first game and lost 11 - 4 to the Cardinals in St. Louis. Gil Hodges and Charlie Neal provide bright spots for the Mets, hitting the first two home runs in the new franchise's history.
1963 - Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves becomes the all-time winningest left-handed pitcher in major league history. Spahn's 6-1 victory over the New York Mets gives him 328 career wins, moving him ahead of Eddie Plank as the all-time winningest left-hander. Except for Duke Snider's home run, no Mets get past second base.
1966 - Emmett Ashford becomes the first black umpire in major league history. Ashford, who had started his professional career 15 years earlier in the low minor leagues, makes his big league debut on Opening Day at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC, in Cleveland's 5-2 win against the Senators.
1969 - The Seattle Pilots wins in their major league season debut behind a Gary Bell 7 - 0 shutout of the Chicago White Sox at Sicks Stadium.
1975 - Hank Aaron returns to Milwaukee, WI as a member of the Brewers. A crowd of 48,160 fans watches Aaron drive in a run in the Brewers' 6 - 2 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Aaron had starred for the Milwaukee Braves before the franchise moved to Atlanta, GA in 1966.
1985 - Gorman Thomas hit three home runs and drives in six runs to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 14 - 6 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
1990 - Pitchers Mark Langston and Mike Witt of the California Angels combine on a 1 - 0 no-hitter of the Seattle Mariners. The Angels remove Langston from the game early because of a spring training lockout that had limited preseason workouts. The game marks the first combined no-hitter since 1976, when Blue Moon Odom and Francisco Barrios of the Chicago White Sox no-hit the Oakland Athletics.
1996 - Atlanta Braves pitcher Greg Maddux ends his major league record for consecutive road victories with a 2 - 1 loss to San Diego. Maddux had been 18-0 with an 0.99 ERA in 20 regular-season road starts since losing at Montreal on June 27, 1994.
1997 - To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the integration of baseball, Sharon Robinson, Jackie Robinson's daughter, and Pumpsie Green each threw out the first pitch at Fenway Park. In 1959, Green became the first black player to appear in a Boston Red Sox uniform making the Red Sox the last team to integrate in the major leagues.
2001 - Greg Maddux of the Atlanta Braves was almost flawless for seven innings, combining with a pair of relievers to pitch a one-hitter in a 2 - 0 victory over the New York Mets. The Mets wound up with only one runner against Maddux, Mike Remlinger and John Rocker, when Todd Zeile lined a single about a foot beyond second baseman Quilvio Veras' glove with one out in the second inning.
2002 - The Baltimore Orioles pounded the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 15 - 6, scoring a franchise-high 12 runs in the sixth inning. Baltimore also collected a club-high 11 hits in 16 at bats.
2003 - In the first of its 'home' games at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Montreal Expos rout pitcher David Cone and the New York Mets, 10 - 0. The Montreal franchise, which is now owned by major league baseball, will play 22 of games here this season as a new venue is sought for the poorly-attended Canadian club.
2006:
- Bronson Arroyo, who had no home runs in his first six major league seasons, hit his second in six days off Glendon Rusch in the Cincinnati Reds 9 - 2 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Arroyo, acquired by Cincinnati in a March 20 trade from the Boston Red Sox, also pitched seven shutout innings beating Chicago for the second time in two starts. His solo shot six days before against Rusch at Great American Ball Park was his first homer since high school and first major league hit since 2001.
- Derrek Lee signed a five-year $65 million deal with the Chicago Cubs. The new contract calls for a $13 million annual salary from 2006-10 and contains a no-trade clause. Lee hit .335 with 46 home runs and 107 runs batted in last year while winning a Gold Glove at first base.
- minor league pitchers Waner Mateo (Mets), Ryan Rafferty (Royals), Ramón Ramirez and Justin Mallet (Reds), were suspended 50 games each by the Commissioner's office for violating baseball's minor league drug program, the first penalties since the sport toughened its rules during the offseason.
2008:
- The University of Missouri routs the University of Texas 31-12 in a Big 12 Conference game. Missouri's Jacob Priday goes 5 for 5 with 4 homers, 6 runs and 9 RBI.
- The Florida Marlins set a franchise record with six home runs in a win. Jeremy Hermida goes deep twice and Jorge Cantu, Hanley Ramirez, Mike Jacobs and Mike Rabelo all hit one as Florida beats the Astros, 10-6. Roy Oswalt gives up four of the home runs.
- For the third time in the past six years, Major League Baseball adopts a stricter steroid policy. Increased testing is instituted and more power is given to outside administrators. Players named in the Mitchell Report are given amnesty and suspensions for Jose Guillen and Jay Gibbons are eliminated.