On April 17, 1976, At Wrigley Field, Mike Schmidt leads a Philadelphia Phillies assault with a single, four home runs in consecutive at-bats, and eight RBI to overcome a 12 – 1...
On April 17, 1934 — On Opening Day at the newly-named Crosley Field, Reds’ announcer Red Barber calls his first play-by-play for a major league team. The 26 year-old future Hall of...
On April 16, 1938 — The St. Louis Cardinals trade pitcher Dizzy Dean to the Chicago Cubs for pitchers Curt Davis and Clyde Shoun and $200,000. [jetpack_subscription_form title=”Join the Community” subscribe_text=”We bring...
On April 16, 1972, At Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs rookie Burt Hooton walks seven batters but still manages to hurl a 4-0 no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies . Hooton accomplishes the feat...
On April 15, 1942 – – At Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis, Hiram “Hi” Bithorn becomes the first Puerto Rican to play in major league baseball. The Chicago Cubs right-handed pitcher from...
April 15 1921 St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Welcome to today’s ballgame here at Cubs Park, right in the heart of beautiful Chicago on this fine Friday on April 15, 1921....
April 13 1921 St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Welcome to today’s ballgame here at Cubs Park, right in the heart of beautiful Chicago on this fine Wednesday on April 13, 1921....
On April 12, 1912, the Chicago Cubs’ famed double play combination of “Tinker to Evers to Chance” makes its final appearance together in a major league game. The triumvirate of shortstop Joe...
On April 11, 1959, at Wrigley Field, Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits his second Opening Day home run, becoming the only pitcher to hit more than one career homer...
On April 9, 1989 — On a frigid Sunday afternoon, Rick Sutcliffe adds to the wind chill, striking out 11 batters in the Cubs’ 8-3 win over Pittsburgh. Despite a temperature of...