April 29

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1902 - Baltimore Orioles infielder John McGraw is hit by pitches five times, but home plate umpire Jack Sheridan refuses to allow him to take first base. In the ninth inning, McGraw is hit for the last time and sits down in the batter's box in protest. American League president Ban Johnson will suspend McGraw for five games.
1913 - Wearing the uniforms of the Chicago White Sox, the Cincinnati Reds lose to the Chicago Cubs, 7 - 2, at West Side Grounds. Cincinnati forgot to pack uniforms and had to don those of their opponents' crosstown rivals.
1918 - Cleveland Indians centerfielder Tris Speaker executes the fourth unassisted double play of his career in Cleveland's 8 - 4 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
1922 - The New York Giants hit four inside-the-park home runs at Braves Field. George Kelly hits a pair and Ross Youngs and Dave Bancroft both hit one apiece as the Giants defeat the Boston Braves, 12 - 3.
1923 - The New York Yankees sign 20-year-old prospect Lou Gehrig to a contract paying him a salary of $2,000 and a bonus of $1,500. Yankees scout Paul Krichell had watched the Columbia University star blast a 450-foot home run against New York University one day earlier.
1924 - Mercersburg Academy pitcher Bump Hadley throws a perfect game against the Hadley-Lynn team of Massachusetts. A future New York Yankees starter, Hadley strikes out 26 of the 27 batters he faced.
1930 - In seven major league games played today an average of over 17 runs a game are scored. After the dust settles 123 players cross the plate.
1931 - Wes Ferrell of the Cleveland Indians pitches a 7 - 0 no-hitter over the St. Louis Browns, whose roster includes his brother, Rick. Wes helps his own cause with a home run, a double, and four RBI.
1933 - In a strange play at home plate, catcher Luke Sewell of the Washington Senators tags out two Yankees runners on the same play. Lou Gehrig had held up, thinking a fly ball would be caught. Dixie Walker closes up on him, and both are tagged out by Sewell while trying to score.
1934:
- Luis Aparicio is born in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Aparicio will begin an 18-year distinguished major league career in 1956, when he debuts with the Chicago White Sox. Aparicio will help to redefine the role and expectations of major league shortstops with agile fielding, spray-hitting and speedy base-running. Named American League Rookie of the Year in 1956, he will collect nine Gold Glove Awards, lead the American League in stolen bases nine seasons and play the All-Star Game 10 times. When he retires in 1973, he holds the ML career record for shortstops for games played, double plays and assists. In 1984, Aparicio will become the first - and only - Venezuelan player to gain election to the Hall of Fame with 341 votes on 403 BBWAA ballots (84.62%).
- Pittsburgh becomes the last city in major league history to play a home game on a Sunday.
1936 - In the first professional baseball game ever played in the Japanese Baseball League, Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8 - 5.
1948 - St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Ted Wilks loses his first game in 77 consecutive appearances dating back to September 8, 1945. Wilks posted a 12-0 record during the streak which included four starts.
1952 - Cleveland Indians outfielder Jim Fridley goes 6-for-6 as Cleveland soundly beats the Philadelphia Athletics, 21 - 9.
1953:
- "Little-Bigger League" changes its name to the Babe Ruth League.
- Joe Adcock of the Milwaukee Braves becomes the first player in major league history to blast a home run into the center field bleachers at the Polo Grounds. Adcock's titanic shot against the New York Giants travels an estimated 475 feet.
1958 - Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox becomes the tenth major league player to get 1,000 extra-base hits.
1962 - Frank Thomas of the New York Mets ties a major league mark by being hit by pitch twice in one inning. Art Mahaffey and Frank Sullivan plunk Thomas in the seven-run fourth inning at the Polo Grounds in the Philadelphia Phillies 8 - 0 defeat.
1965 - Colorful New York Mets broadcaster Lindsey Nelson delivers the play-by-play of a game at the Astrodome from a hanging gondola, which is located 208 feet above the second base bag. Nelson, known for his loud sportcoats, will win the prestigious Ford C. Frick Award in 1988.
1967 - Whitey Ford of the New York Yankees earns his final major league victory. His 236th win comes against the Chicago White Sox, an 11 - 2 decision at Yankee Stadium. Ford will enter the Hall of Fame in 1974.
1978 - In a game which lasts only one-hour and thirty-three minutes, the St. Louis Cardinals tie a franchise record for the quickest nine-inning game played in their history beating the Dodgers at Busch Stadium, 1 - 0. The game also marks a victory for Ken Boyer in his managerial debut, after replacing Vern Rapp who was fired four days ago.
1981 - Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies becomes the sixth major league pitcher - and first left-hander - to strike out 3,000 batters in the Phillies 6 - 2 victory over the visiting Montreal Expos. Carlton strikes out three in the first inning as Tim Wallach is his 3,000 victim.
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 Steve Carlton, Nolan Ryan, and Tom Seaver.
1987 - Andre Dawson collects five hits and hits for the cycle to lead the Chicago Cubs to an 8 - 4 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
1988 - The Baltimore Orioles end their 21-game losing streak by winning their first game of the season, 9 - 0, over the Chicago White Sox on a combined four-hitter by Mark Williamson and Dave Schmidt.
1990 - Kansas City Royals closer Dan Quisenberry decides not to go on the disabled list and opts to retire as the all-time American League saves leader with 238.
1994 - Kirk Rueter of the Montreal Expos becomes the first major league pitcher since Fernando Valenzuela in 1981 to start his career with a 10-0 record as Montreal beats the Pirates 3 - 2.
1995 - Jon Nunnally of the Kansas City Royals hits a home run in his first major league at-bat becoming the 73rd player to accomplish the feat.
1996 - New York Mets closer John Franco becomes the first left-hander in major league history to record 300 saves, exactly 12 years after he gained his first save with the Cincinnati Reds.
1997 - Chili Davis of the Kansas City Royals becomes the 75th major leaguer to hit 300 home runs.
2000:
- The Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds combine to tie a major league record in Cincinnati's 6 - 5 victory by hitting a total of five sacrifice flies.
- For the first time in seven tries, the San Francisco Giants win at Pacific Bell Park as San Francisco becomes the first major league franchise to lose six games to start a season in a newly-constructed ballpark. Barry Bonds' eighth inning home run proves to be the difference in a 2 - 1 victory over the Montreal Expos.
2001 - Geoff Jenkins hits two home runs, tying a major league record with five home runs in two games to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 10 - 0 victory over the Montreal Expos. Jenkins is the 22nd player in major league history to hit five homers in two games and the first National League player to do it in 10 years.
2005:
- In the first matchup between 300-game winners in almost 18 years, Greg Maddux outduels Roger Clemens in the Chicago Cubs' 3 - 2 victory over the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. The last such showdown occurred in 1987 when Don Sutton of the California Angels defeated Steve Carlton of the Minnesota Twins. Maddux earns his first win of season and 306th of his career, allowing two runs on seven hits over six innings.
- The Washington Nationals exercise Jose Guillen's $4 million contract option for 2006. Guillen, who was acquired in a trade with the Angels after feuding with manager Mike Scioscia, appears to have found a home in Washington thanks to a very pleased general manager, Jim Bowden.
- Managers Terry Francona and Lou Piniella are included as part of the six members of the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Devil Rays who are suspended for their roles in the two bench-clearing incidents during the beanball contest played on April 24 at Tropicana Field. Both managers are suspended one game each. Boston's 11 - 3 victory, which also featured six ejections, also resulted in multi-game suspensions for Bronson Arroyo (six games), Dewon Brazelton (five games), Lance Carter (five games) and Trot Nixon (two games). The Red Sox and Devil Rays have a history of beanballs and bench-clearing incidents dating back several years. In 108 meetings between the teams since the start of the 2000 season, 120 batters have been hit by pitches. Over the same span, the Boston and Tampa Bay pitching staffs each have beaned 495 batters, easily tied for the most.
2006:
- Albert Pujols sets a major league record with his 14th home run in April, a tiebreaking shot in the eighth inning that sends the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2 - 1 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals.
- At Comerica Park, Carlos Guillen homers twice and drives in five runs as the Detroit Tigers record their most lopsided win in 13 years with an 18 - 1 hammering of the Minnesota Twins. Magglio Ordóñez and Curtis Granderson also hit home runs for the Tigers, who last won a game by 17 runs in 1993. For Ordóñez, it is his 200th career home run, joining Andres Galarraga (399) and Tony Armas Sr. (251) as the only Venezuelan big leaguers with 200 or more homers.
- Jason Varitek hits a tiebreaking single in a four-run ninth inning, leading the Boston Red Sox past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 9 - 6, at Tropicana Field. Jonathan Papelbon strikes out all three batters he faces to earn his 10th save in 10 chances. Papelbon becomes the first big league pitcher to get 10 saves in April after entering that season without a save. He has a scoreless streak of 20 1-3 innings spanning 17 appearances dating to last year as he also sets a major league rookie record and the Red Sox team mark for saves during April.
2007:
- Troy Tulowitzki turns the 13th unassisted triple play in MLB history. In the 7th inning, Braves hitters Kelly Johnson and Edgar Renteria reach base. They run with the pitch on a full count delivery to Chipper Jones. Jones lines the ball behind second base, which Tulowitzki catches. He then steps on second to retire Johnson and tags out Renteria to complete the rare feat.
- Yuki Saito wins his second straight game. He becomes the first freshman in the 83-year history of the Tokyo Big Six University League to win his first two appearances in the spring season.
- Alex Cabrera hits his 250th home run since joining the Seibu Lions. It comes in his 733rd game in Nippon Pro Baseball, tying Ralph Bryant in being the quickest player to reach that mark.
- Jamie Moyer doubles to left field against Kevin Gregg. It has been 19 years since his last double in the majors, breaking the record for longest interval. Art Herring (15 years) had held the record for 61 years.
2008 - In game two of a doubleheader, the Potomac Nationals win 3 - 2 over the Winston-Salem Warthogs. The odd part of this is that Potomac is no-hit; they become the first Carolina League team since 1978 to win a game in which they do not get a hit. Potomac scores its runs in the 6th on an error, two walks, a passed ball by Billy Killian, two more walks and a fielder's choice.
2009:
- Yovani Gallardo does it all by himself in Milwaukee's 1 - 0 win over Pittsburgh. He shuts out the Pirates on two hits, strikes out 11, and hits a solo home run in the 7th for the game's lone run. He is the third pitcher in MLB history to win a 1-0 shutout while contributing a solo homer for the offense, following Red Ruffing and Early Wynn.
- Toronto ends Zack Greinke's streak of innings without according an earned run to 43, dating back to last September, but still loses 11 - 3 as Greinke runs his record to 5 - 0. Billy Butler hits two home runs and a double and drives in 4 for the Royals.