April 28

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Events, births and deaths that occurred on April 28.

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1901 - Cleveland Blues pitcher Bock Baker gives up a record 23 singles as the Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland 13 - 1.
1906 - It's the only time two player-managers steal home on the same day, though not in the same game. Chicago Cubs pilot Frank Chance steals in the ninth inning to give Chicago a 1-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds, and Fred Clarke matches him in the Pittsburgh Pirates' 10 - 1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
1911 - In Philadelphia, Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators picks up his first win of the year, edging the visiting Philadelphia Athletics 2 - 1. Frank Baker hits a solo home run off Johnson, the first home run over the fence the Washington ace has allowed: there have been two inside-the-park homers hit off Johnson.
1915 - The Detroit Tigers trim the St. Louis Browns, 12 - 3, with Ty Cobb stealing home in the third inning. Cobb will steal home six times this season.
1929 - The Boston Red Sox lose to the Philadelphia Athletics, 7 - 3, in their first-ever Sunday home game. Due to Fenway Park's proximity to a church, the game is played at Boston's Commonwealth Park.
1930 - The first night game in the history of Organized Baseball is played in Independence, Kansas. The Muskogee Chiefs defeat the Independence Producers, 13 - 3, in a battle of Western Association rivals.
1934 - Goose Goslin of the Detroit Tigers hits into four double plays, but Detroit still beats the Cleveland Indians 4 - 1.
1949 - A New York Giants fan charges Leo Durocher with assault after the Giants lose 15 - 2 to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Commissioner Happy Chandler suspends Durocher, who is absolved on May 3. Chandler criticizes teams for lax security that allows fans on the field.
1952 - The St. Louis Browns become the first major league organization to loan or sell players to a team outside of the United States when they "lend" two African-American minor league players, infielder John Britton and pitcher Jimmy Newberry, to the Hankyu Braves of the Japanese Pacific League. Abe Saperstein, owner and coach of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters, negotiated this special example in lend-lease for both sides.
1954 - Alex Kellner of the Philadelphia Athletics allows only a single by Wayne Terwilliger in the eighth inning in a 7 - 0 shutout over the Washington Senators at Griffith Stadium.
1956 - Cincinnati Redlegs rookie Frank Robinson hits the first of his 586 lifetime home runs at Crosley Field. The 20-year-old Robinson connects against Paul Minner of the Chicago Cubs, helping the Redlegs to a 9 - 1 victory. Cincinnati's Wally Post hits four home runs in a doubleheader sweep for the Redlegs.
1961 - 40-year-old Warren Spahn becomes the second oldest man to pitch a no-hitter in major league history. The Milwaukee Braves' ace masters the San Francisco Giants, 1 - 0, for his 290th career win, second no-hitter and 52nd shutout. Spahn strikes out nine batters and walks only two. Hank Aaron drives in the game's lone run with a single in the first inning off loser Sad Sam Jones.
1962 - Frank Thomas, Charlie Neal and Gil Hodges hit consecutive home runs in the sixth inning to lead the expansion New York Mets to an 8 - 6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The victory is a rare occurrence for the Mets - one of only 40 during their inaugural season.
1963 - Hall of Fame umpire Tom Connolly dies in Natick, Massachusetts, at the age of 90. Connolly served as an umpire for 34 years, working in both the American and National Leagues. Connolly once went 10 consecutive seasons without ejecting a player from a game.
1966 The Cleveland Indians tie a modern day major league record by winning their 10th consecutive game since Opening Day. Sonny Siebert, a 16-game winner in 1965, defeats the California Angels, 2 - 1.
1971 - Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves joins Babe Ruth and Willie Mays as the only major league players to hit 600 home runs. His historic homer, a 350-feet drive over the left field wall, comes off Gaylord Perry in the third inning of a 6 - 5 ten-inning loss to the San Francisco Giants at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
1982 - Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies goes 5-for-5 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, tying Max Carey for the most five-hit games in National League history. Rose's latest five-hit performance helps the Phillies to a 9 - 3 win.
1985 - The New York Yankees hire Billy Martin as their manager for a fourth time. The fiery Martin, one of George Steinbrenner's favorite managers, replaces Yogi Berra, who is fired just 16 games into the season.
1988 - The winless Baltimore Orioles set an American League record by losing their 21st game in a row, falling to the Minnesota Twins 4 - 2.
1989 - Rickey Henderson of the New York Yankees sets a major league record when he leads off a game with a home run for the 36th time in his career, breaking a tie with Bobby Bonds.
1998 - Texas Rangers right fielder Juan Gonzalez hits a two-run home run in Texas' 7 - 2 win at Minnesota. The blast gives Gonzalez 35 RBI in April, which sets an all-time major-league record.
1999 - Larry Walker of the Colorado Rockies hits three home runs and collects eight RBI to lead the Rockies to a 9 - 7 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
2000 - Chris Holt pitches a one-hit shutout leading the Houston Astros to a 7 - 0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Ronnie Belliard's single is the only Milwaukee hit.
2001:
- The Seattle Mariners defeat the Chicago White Sox, 8 - 5, for their 20th win this month, setting a new major league record for April. Closer Kazuhiro Sasaki sets a new record for saves in April with his 13th.
- Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals ties the major league record for home runs in April by a rookie with eight but St. Louis falls to the Mets, 6 - 5, in 11 innings.
- Geoff Jenkins hits three home runs and drives in six runs to lead the Brewers in an 8 - 4 victory over Montreal.
- Chang-Heng Hsieh of the Uni-President Lions wins his 100th and last game in the Chinese Professional Baseball League. He becomes the first pitcher in the top Taiwanese league to reach triple digits in victories.
2006:
- Barry Bonds hits a bases-clearing double to tie Babe Ruth for third on the all-time career list with 1,356 extra base hits. Bonds also singles in a run for his fourth RBI, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 10 - 2.
- St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hits his 13th home run in April to tie the major league record, matching the mark shared by Ken Griffey, Jr. in 1997 with Seattle and Luis Gonzalez in 2001 with Arizona.
- Kevin Mench of the Texas Rangers homers in his seventh straight game, moving within one game of the major league record. Dale Long, Don Mattingly and Ken Griffey, Jr. share the major league record with homers in eight straight games. Mench also becomes the first right-handed batter to homer in seven straight games, joining lefties Jim Thome, Mattingly, Long and Griffey.
- Striking minor league umpires reach a tentative agreement with management on a six-year contract and could be back at work the next week if the deal is ratified.
2007 - Trevor Hoffman pitches in his 803rd game for the San Diego Padres, breaking the record for games pitched with one club. The prior record had been shared by Walter Johnson and Elroy Face.
2009 - Trevor Hoffman adds another save to his all-time leading total when he picks up number 555 in pitching a scoreless ninth inning in Milwaukee's 6 - 5 win over Pittsburgh. It is the Brewers' 14th straight win over Pittsburgh, dating back to 2007. This is Hoffman's first save for the Brewers; he picked up two as a rookie for the Florida Marlins in 1993, and the 552 others came with the San Diego Padres.