San Francisco Giants

By Administrator In 1966, Robin Roberts became the first and only pitcher to beat the Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves. In 1971, Henry Aaron drove in his 100th run of the season, giving him the National League record of 11 seasons with 100 or more RBIs.

By Administrator In 1971, Phillies’ pitcher Rick Wise hit two home runs, including a grand slam, en route to a 7-3 defeat of the Giants. In 2001, Alex Rodriguez became the ninth player (the second shortstop) in major league history to hit 40 home runs in four consecutive seasons.

By Administrator In 1958, Gil Hodges hit his 14th career grand slam to established a new National League record. In 1961, five Giants (Cepeda, F. Alou, Davenport, Mays & Orsino) hit home runs in the same inning to tie a major league record in a 14-0 rout of the Reds.

By Administrator In 1957, the Giants Board of Directors voted 9-1 in favor of moving the team to San Francisco. In 1990, White Sox closer Bobby Thigpen recorded his 40th save to become only the eighth reliever in major league history to reach the milestone.

By Administrator In 1965, Hank Aaron of Milwaukee hit a Curt Simmons pitch on top of the pavilion roof at Sportman’s Park in St. Louis for an apparent home run, but the home plate ump called him out for being out of the batter’s box when he made contact… the Braves won the game 6-2.

By Administrator No. 2 pick Pedro Alvarez agreed to a minor league contract with the Pirates just before the midnight deadline… he will receive a $6 million signing bonus. No. 11 pick Justin Smoak signed a minor league deal with the Rangers for $3.5 million.

By Administrator In 1932, as a result of Brooklyn’s 10-inning, 2-1 victory over the Giants, reliever John Quinn (at the age of 49) became the oldest player to win a major league game. In 1933, Jimmie Foxx hit for the cycle and drove in an American League record nine runs.

By Administrator In 1947, at Sportsman’s Park, pinch-hitter Willard Brown of the Browns became the first black player to hit home run in the American League… the historic homer was an inside-the-parker off future Hall-of-Famer Hal Newhouser. In 2006, LA’s Greg Maddux faced SF Giants slugger Barry Bonds...

By Administrator San Francisco: The Giants promoted a couple ofnotable minor-leaguers this week: 1B Travis Ishikawa went from Double-A Connecticut to Triple-A Fresno after hitting .291, with eight home runs and 48 rbi… C/1B Pablo Sandoval, 21, will sent from Class-A San Jose to Connecticut after domin...

By Administrator In 1968, the American League voted to divide itself into two divisions and reduce its schedule to 156 games for the 1969 season. The divisional alignment is as follows: Eastern: Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, New York and Washington; Western: California, Chicago, Kansas City...

By Administrator In 1951, a large ad appeared in the Minnesota Sunday Times.. it asked the local fans for their continued support of the local minor league team in spite of the promotion of the team’s phenom to the major leagues… Giants owner Horace Stoneham explained that Willie Mays’ performance (a .477 bat...

By Administrator In 1984, the Detroit Tigers tie the major league mark (set by the 1916 Giants) with their 17th consecutive road win… in so doing, they set the AL mark (previously held by the 1912 Washington Senators at 16 straight wins). In 1998, Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire became the first player...

By Administrator In 2005, the Boston Red Sox ended a game for the second consecutive day by hitting a walk-off home run off the same pitcher — a feat accomplished only five previous times in major league history… A’s closer Octavio Dotel was the victim both times… Kevin Millar hit the decisive blast on May 10...

By Administrator In 1939, announcer Red Barber called the action in the Dodgers’ 7-3 loss to the Giants… it was the first time a regular season Dodgers game was broadcast on the radio. In1958, the Dodgers played their first game in Los Angeles in front of a crowd of 78,672 at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The Dodger...

By Administrator In 1951, Yankees pitcher Allie Reynolds no-hit the Red Sox… his second no-hitter of the season. In 1998, in the first National League playoff since 1980, the Cubs beat the Giants, 5-3, in a one-game showdown to take the National League’s wild card berth.

By Administrator In 1912, Smokey Joe Wood of the Boston Red Sox pitched his 16th consecutive victory to tie Walter Johnson’s record (he beat the St. Louis Browns 2-1). In 1969, Cardinals hurler Steve Carlton fanned nineteen batters, including three in the ninth, to establish a new a new major league mark for...

By Administrator In 1916, the Giants defeated the Dodgers, 4-1, to start their major league record 26-game winning streak. In 1978, the NY Yankees—four games behind the Red Sox in the American League East—arrived in Boston for a crucial four-game series… the Yankees began the so-called “Boston Massacre...