- 1820 - Alexander Cartwright , considered by many the 'father' of the national pastime, is born in New York City . This pioneer banker, who is given credit for establishing three Strikes for an Out and three outs for each half Inning , will be elected into the Hall Of Fame in 1938 after a review of his journals reveals his many contributions in developing and promoting the sport of baseball.
- 1869 - The first professional baseball game ever played sees the Cincinnati Reds defeat the rival Cincinnati Amateurs, 24–15.
- 1904 - The Brooklyn Superbas play their first Sunday game at home, beating the Boston Beaneaters , 9-0. To circumvent Sunday Blue Laws, no admission is charged, but fans must buy scorecards to enter the grandstand and box seats.
- 1976 - At Wrigley Field , Mike Schmidt led a Philadelphia Phillies assault with a Single , Four Home Runs in consecutive At-bat s, and eight RBI to overcome a 12–1 deficit after three innings and beat the Chicago Cubs in 10 innings, 18–16. Chicago had tied in the ninth after the Phillies took a 15–13 lead. Hitting .167 going into the game, Schmidt connected two homers off Rick Reuschel , one off Mike Garman , and the last, a two-run shot off Reuschel brother, Paul , in the 10th inning. Schmidt also became the first National League player in modern times to hit four home runs in a row.
- 1988 - After 10 consecutive losses the Atlanta Braves win their first game of the season 3–1 over the Dodgers . Zane Smith is the winning pitcher. Atlanta's 0-10 start is the worst in National League history.
- 1993 :
- ---The Detroit Tigers score 20 Runs in a game for the second time this week, beating the Seattle Mariners , 20–3. Rob Deer is 1-for-2 and scores four runs, while Travis Fryman has four hits and scores five times. Chad Kreuter adds four hits and three runs and Gary Thurman paces the Tigers with four RBI .
- ---In the Baltimore Orioles ' 7-5 loss to the Angels , Baltimore winds up with three runners on Third Base in a rare display of dumb baseball. With the Bases Loaded and one Out , Mike Devereaux hits a fly ball which is trapped by Angels Center Fielder Chad Curtis , who throws Home Plate . Jeff Tackett , the baserunner on third, returns to the base after running halfway home. Brady Anderson , who was on Second , advanced to third. Chito Martinez , the baserunner on First Base , rounded second and headed for third. Angels Catcher John Orton walked to third base where he tagged all three runners. Tackett was called out on a force, and Martinez was called out, completing the rare inning-ending Double Play .
- 1820 - Alexander Cartwright , Hall of Fame executive (d. 1892 )
- 1864 - Jersey Bakely , pitcher (d. 1915 )
- 1891 - Scott Perry , pitcher (d. 1959 )
- 1923 - Solly Hemus , infielder
- 1954 - Denny Walling , outfielder
- 1955 - Tom Runnells , manager
- 1967 - Marquis Grissom , All-Star outfielder
- 1972 - Gary Bennett , catcher
- 1979 - Jorge Piedra , infielder
- 1981 - Ryan Raburn , outfielder
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