April 13 In Baseball

1800S

1900S

1900 - At the request of club owners in Cincinnati and New York , the National League bans Umpire Tim Hurst , considered the most colorful, cantankerous ump, from working in cities whose club owners "object to having a man of that type associated with their grounds, where ladies and gentlemen watch the games."

1910S

1914 - The Baltimore Terrapins hosted the very first game in Federal League history, defeating the Buffalo Buffeds , 3–2, behind the strong pitching of Jack Quinn . A crowd estimated at 27,000 stood 15 rows deep in the outfield to witness the return of big league baseball to Baltimore .

1916 - Babe Adams , the Pirates bellwether, pitches a one-hit 4–0 Shutout against the Cardinals , the only safety coming when a ball squirts out of Second Baseman Joe Schultz ' glove. Adams will win only one more game this season, and the Pirates will release him in August. They will then re-sign him during the 1918 season.

1920S

1921 :

---With new U.S. President Warren G. Harding , former president Woodrow Wilson , and VP Calvin Coolidge watching, the Washington Senators lose their home opener, 6–3, to the Boston Red Sox . Senators Pitcher Walter Johnson leaves after four innings, the first time he has failed to finish an Opening Game.

---In the season opener for the New York Yankees , Babe Ruth goes 5-for-5, as New York and Carl Mays beat the Philadelphia Athletics 11–1.

1922 - At 31 of age, Pitcher Dazzy Vance makes his Brooklyn Dodgers debut and loses to Phil Douglas and the New York Giants 4–3. In 1915, when Vance made one start for the Pirates , it was Douglas who beat him. Since then Vance has been in the Minor Leagues . Despite his late start, Vance will win 197 in a 16-season career and a place in the Hall Of Fame in 1955.

1925 - Stuffy McInnis is released by the Boston Braves . He will sign with the Pirates , bat .368 in 59 games, and get into his fifth World Series .

1926 :

---In one of the greatest Opening Day Pitcher ’s duel, Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators defeat Eddie Rommel and the Philadelphia Athletics , 1–0, in a 15-inning battle.

---More than 45,000 fans at the Polo Grounds watch Jess Petty of the Brooklyn Dodgers post an Opening Day, 3–0 one-hitter over the New York Giants . The Giants will win seven in a row after the opener, only to be beaten again by Petty, 2–1, on April 24.

1930S

1933 - Sammy West of the St. Louis Browns went 6-for-6 in an 11-inning victory over the Chicago White Sox . West collected five Singles and a Double off Ted Lyons .

1940S

1946 - Eddie Klepp , a White Pitcher signed by the defending Negro League champion Cleveland Buckeyes , is barred from the field in Birmingham, Alabama .

1950S

1953 - For the first time in half a century, a new city was represented in the American or National league. The Braves moved from Boston to Milwaukee and opened in Cincinnati , where Pitcher Max Surkont set down the Redlegs , 2–0.

1954 :

---The American League brand new Baltimore Orioles open in Detroit and lose, 3–0. Don Larsen takes the loss against Steve Gromek . The Tigers start fast and will win 12 of their first 18 games.

--- Hank Aaron made his major league debut in Left Field for the Milwaukee Braves and went 0-for-5 in a 9–8 loss to the Cincinnati Redlegs . Jim Greengrass of Cincinnati hit four Doubles in his debut to tie an Opening Day record.

---At Sportsman's Park III , St. Louis Cardinals Rookie Wally Moon hit a Home Run in his first major league At Bat off Chicago Cubs Pitcher Paul Minner . But Minner homers to back his own pitching, as the Cubs win 13–4. Tom Alston becomes the first Black player to wear a Cardinals uniform.

---The Pittsburgh Pirates opens at home for the first time in 61 years and defeats the Philadelphia Phillies 4–2 before 32,294. Curt Roberts , the Pirates first black player, hits a Triple against Robin Roberts in the first inning.

---In Boston , Braves Field is renamed BU Field by its new owners, Boston University .

1960S

1962 :

---At the Polo Grounds , just 12,447 Mets fans welcome the return of National League baseball to New York . The Pirates defeat the Mets, 4–3, behind seven solid innings of two-run pitching from Tom Sturdivant . Sherman Jones is the loser.

---At Wrigley Field , Stan Musial scores his 1,869th run to set a new National League record as the Cardinals beat the Cubs 8–5 in 15 innings.

1963 :

---After eleven hitless At Bat s, Cincinnati Reds Second Baseman Pete Rose records his first major league hit, a Triple off Pittsburgh Pirates ' Bob Friend . Increased enforcement of the Balk rule produces a major-league record seven in the Pirates' 12–4 trouncing at Cincinnati. Friend is called for four balks.

--- Boston Red Sox Rookie Dave Morehead Shuts Out the Washington Senators , 3–0, in his first major league appearance. Morehead is the first Red Sox Pitcher to debut with a shutout since Boo Ferriss in 1945.

1966 - At Fenway Park , Frank Robinson and Brooks Robinson hit back-to-back Home Run s in the first inning off Dave Morehead , to lead the Baltimore Orioles to an 8–1 victory over the Boston Red Sox . Jim Palmer pitches a five-hit Complete Game and helps himself hitting a homer in the second.

1970S

1970 - The Oakland Athletics uses gold-colored bases during the club's home opener. The Rules Committee subsequently bans this innovation.

1972 - The first player Strike in MLB history ended, with an abbreviated schedule to start two days later.

1980S

1980 :

---In his first MLB start, Charlie Leibrandt of the Cincinnati Reds Shuts Out the Atlanta Braves , 5–0, at Riverfront Stadium .

---The first ''Q'' Battery in major league history occurs, when Dan Quisenberry ( Pitcher ) and Jamie Quirk ( Catcher ) of the Kansas City Royals faces the Detroit Tigers . Detroit win, 3–2.

1984 - Pete Rose of the Montréal Expos got his 4,000th hit, a Double off Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher Jerry Koosman , to join Ty Cobb as the only major leaguers to reach 4,000 career hits. The hit came exactly 21 years after Rose delivered his first hit.

1985 - Rollie Fingers records his 217th American League Save in the Milwaukee Brewers 6–5 win over Texas , breaking Sparky Lyle 's record.

1987 - At Jack Murphy Stadium , the San Diego Padres set a major league record when the first three batters in the bottom of the first inning hit Home Run s off San Francisco Giants Starter Roger Mason in their home opener. The Padres, trailing 2–0, got homers from Marvell Wynne , Tony Gwynn and John Kruk .

1988 - Rick Honeycutt of the Oakland Athletics becomes the second pitcher in as many days to tie the American League 28-year-old Balk record by committing four balks in four innings while Saving a 12-7 win over Seattle . A major league record 924 balks will be called this season after Umpires are instructed to interpret the complete stop rule more strictly.

1990S

1993 - Lee Smith became the all-time Saves leader in MLB as the Cardinals beat the Dodgers 9–7. Smith got his 358th save, surpassing Jeff Reardon .

1998 - Ken Griffey, Jr. of the Seattle Mariners hits his 300th career Home Run to become the second youngest player to reach the milestone. Griffey's 300th, a two-run shot to right off Cleveland Indians ’ José Mesa , is his second homer of the game and sixth of the season. At 28 years, 143 days old, Griffey is second only to Jimmie Foxx , who hit his 300th at 27 years, 328 days. Foxx hit 534 homers during his Hall Of Fame career.

1999 - Texas Rangers Catcher Iván Rodríguez Drove In nine runs in the Rangers' 15–6 victory at Seattle . Rodríguez hit a three-run Home Run in the first inning, a two-run Single in the second, and his first career Grand Slam in the third as Texas took a 13–0 lead.

2000S

2004 :

--- Pitcher s Dennis Eckersley and Bruce Hurst , Catcher - Manager Bill Carrigan and Infielder s Wade Boggs , Billy Goodman and Pete Runnels are selected for induction into the Boston Red Sox Hall Of Fame . The club's Hall of Fame selection committee conducted its voting at a meeting last fall.

--- San Francisco Giants Outfielder Barry Bonds hit his 661st Home Run , passing Willie Mays to take sole possession of third place on major league's career list.

BIRTHS

1863 - Charlie Sweeney , pitcher (d. 1902 )

1866 - Herman Long , infielder (d. 1909 )

1875 - Kid Elberfeld , infielder (d. 1944 )

1879 - Jake Stahl , player and manager (d. 1922 )

1885 - Vean Gregg , pitcher (d. 1964 )

1889 - Claude Hendrix , pitcher (d. 1944 )

1902 - Ben Cantwell , pitcher (d. 1962 )

1906 - Roxie Lawson , pitcher (d. 1977 )

1915 - Oscar Grimes , All-Star infielder (d. 1993 )

1963 - Mark Leiter , pitcher

1964 - Doug Strange , infielder

1970 - Ricardo Rincón , pitcher

DEATHS

1941 - Joe Schultz, Sr. , outfielder (b. 1893 )

1967 - Tommy Griffith , outfielder (b. 1889 )

1976 - Mike McCormick , outfielder (b. 1917 )

2001 - Frenchy Bordagaray , outfielder (b. 1910 )

2005 - Don Blasingame , All-Star infielder (b. 1932 )

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