Jerry Reuss Tosses No-Hitter For Dodgers

June 27, 1959 - With the players voting, Henry Aaron gets a unanimous vote for the All-Star Game, making him the first player so selected.

June 27, 1973 - David Clyde, 18 and fresh out of Houston's Westchester high school, makes his eagerly awaited debut with Texas before 35,698, the largest Rangers' crowd of the year. Clyde, the number one pick in the draft, walks the first two Twins he faces, then gets Bob Darwin, George Mitterwald, and Joe Lis on swinging third strikes. Clyde goes five innings and gives up only one hit — a two-run home run — walks seven and strikes out eight. He is the winner, 4-3.

June 27, 1977 - Willie McCovey smashes two home runs in the sixth inning to pace a 14-9 Giants victory over the Reds. McCovey becomes the first player to twice hit two home runs in one inning, having also done it on April 12, 1973. He also becomes the all-time N.L. leader with 17 career grand slams.

June 27, 1980 - Jerry Reuss pitches an 8-0 no-hitter for the Dodgers against the Giants at Candlestick Park. Reuss, who strikes out only two but doesn't walk a batter, is deprived of a perfect game when shortstop Bill Russell throws wildly to first base on Jack Clark's easy grounder in the first inning.

June 27, 1986 - Give him an 'A' for effort. San Francisco second baseman Robby Thompson is caught stealing four times in the Giants' 7-6, 12-inning win over the Reds, establishing a new major league record. Thompson was thrown out by Bo Diaz in the fourth, sixth, ninth and 11th innings.

Tris Speaker & Hank Aaron Reach 3,000 Hits

May 17, 1915 - George "Zip" Zabel comes out of the Cubs bullpen with two outs in the first and winds up with a 4-3 19-inning win over Brooklyn in the longest relief job ever.

May 17, 1925 - Washington lefty Tom Zachary throws the pitch that Tris Speaker socks for his 3,000th hit.

May 17, 1939 - The first baseball game ever televised — Princeton against Columbia at Baker Field, Columbia's home field — is seen by a handful of viewers via W2XBS in New York City. Bill Stern announces Princeton's 2-1, ten inning win. Reviewing the game the next day, the New York Times sniffs, "it is difficult to see how this sort of thing can catch the public fancy."

May 17, 1941 - The city of Philadelphia and the state of Pennsylvania declare a legal holiday to honor the A's manager on Connie Mack Day at Shibe Park.

May 17, 1970 - During a 7-6 Atlanta loss to Cincinnati in the second game of a doubleheader, Hank Aaron collects his 3,000th career hit and his 570th home run. Aaron, the ninth man to amass 3,000 hits, is the first to also have 500 home runs.

May 17, 1973 - Angels outfielder Bobby Valentine tries to scale a wall to prevent a Dick Green home run during a 5-4 loss to the A's. He catches his spikes in the wall and breaks his leg. The injury will ruin his career.

May 17, 1978 - Lee Lacy hits a pinch-hit home run as the Dodgers beat the Pirates 10-1. It is Lacy's third consecutive home run in a pinch-hitting role, setting a major league record. His previous blasts were on May 2 and May 6.

May 17, 1979 - The wind is really blowing out at Wrigley as the Cubs and Phillies join in a wild ten-inning slugfest won 23-22 by the Phillies. Dave Kingman has three home runs and six RBI for the Cubs while teammate Bill Buckner has a grand slam and seven RBI. Mike Schmidt's two home runs include the game-winner in the tenth inning. The eleven home runs between the two teams ties a major league record.

May 17, 1992 - Gary Carter, back with the Expos, joins Bob Boone and Carlton Fisk in the exclusive 2,000 games caught club.

May 17, 1998 - David Wells pitches the 13th perfect game in modern major league history as the Yankees beat the Twins 4-0. Wells, whose perfecto is the first by a Yankee since Don Larsen in the 1956 World Series, also sets an A.L. record by retiring 37 batters in a row, dating back to his start May 12 against the Royals. Twins shortstop Pat Meares flies out to Paul O'Neill in right field to complete the perfect afternoon at Yankee Stadium.

Hank Aaron Hits Inside The Park HR

May 10, 1888 - The Philadelphia Athletics play their first official Sunday home game at Gloucester, NJ — or so they think. The American Association league secretary will later rule the game illegally rescheduled and throw it out of the official records.

May 10, 1959 - Philadelphia's Jim Hearn allows two earned runs before the game is suspended with the Pirates ahead 6-4. Hearn is released before the game is completed in July and is charged with the loss — two months after his retirement.

May 10, 1967 - In the eighth inning against Jim Bunning of the Phillies, Hank Aaron drives a ball to deep center field and scores ahead of the relay. It will be the only inside-the-park home run among his 755.

May 10, 1970 - While losing 6-5 to St. Louis, the Braves' Hoyt Wilhelm becomes the first pitcher ever to appear in 1,000 games.

May 10, 1981 - Montreal's Charlie Lea a native of France, no-hits the Giants 4-0, walking four and striking out eight in the second game of a doubleheader. It is the first no-hitter at Olympic Stadium, which opened for baseball in 1977.

Nolan Ryan Becomes Strike Out King

April 27, 1983 - In a 4-2 win over the Expos, Nolan Ryan strikes out Brad Mills to move ahead of Walter Johnson and become baseball's all-time leader at 3,509.

1971 - Hank Aaron becomes the third member of the 600-home run club, but one of the other two members, the Giants' Willie Mays hits a tenth-inning single to beat Aaron's Braves.

What Player Hit 2 Grand Slams In One Inning?

Fernando Tatis of the St. Louis Cardinals becomes the first Major Leaguer to hit 2 grand slams in one inning on April 23, 1999 against Chan Ho Park.

Hank Aaron hits the first of his 755 career home runs on April 23, 1954 for the Milwaukee Braves.

April 13th A Day For Records

Pete Rose of the Montreal Expos got his 4,000th hit on April 13, 1984 off Jerry Koosman of the Phillies.

Barry Bonds hits his 661st home run on April 13, 2004 passing Willie Mays to take 3rd place on the all-time home run list.

Rollie Fingers recorded his 271 save surpassing Sparky Lyle on April 13, 1985.

Ken Griffey hit his 300th home run on April 13, 1998 becoming the second youngest to reach the milestone at 28 years old.

Hank Aaron made his Major League debut on April 13, 1954 and went 0 for 5 in a 9-8 loss to the Reds.

Hank Aaron Breaks Babe Ruth's Home Run Record on April 8, 1974

Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves broke Babe Ruth's home run record when he hit his 715th at Fulton County Stadium against Al Downing of the L.A. Dodgers on April 8, 1974.