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On June 29, 2004, Randy Johnson, then pitching for the Arizona Diamondbacks, recorded his 4,000th career strikeout.Photo...
30/06/2025

On June 29, 2004, Randy Johnson, then pitching for the Arizona Diamondbacks, recorded his 4,000th career strikeout.

Photo credit: Matt York / AP

On June 29, 1969, Tom Seaver became the New York Mets' all-time leader in victories, achieving his 44th career win with ...
30/06/2025

On June 29, 1969, Tom Seaver became the New York Mets' all-time leader in victories, achieving his 44th career win with the team in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Mets won the game 7-3, and Seaver pitched a complete game, striking out 10 and walking four. Seaver's 198 wins with the Mets remains a franchise record.

Photo courtesy of the NY Mets / MLB

On June 26, 1968, Cardinals right-hander Bob Gibson threw his fifth consecutive shutout as he blanked the Pirates, 3-0, ...
27/06/2025

On June 26, 1968, Cardinals right-hander Bob Gibson threw his fifth consecutive shutout as he blanked the Pirates, 3-0, in the first game of a doubleheader played at Busch Stadium. The future Hall of Famer's accomplishment is one shy of the major league mark, set earlier in the month by Don Drysdale of the Dodgers.

Photo courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

On June 25, 1968, Bobby Bonds hit a grand slam in his third at-bat in first major league game off reliever Jack Purdin i...
25/06/2025

On June 25, 1968, Bobby Bonds hit a grand slam in his third at-bat in first major league game off reliever Jack Purdin in the sixth inning, contributing to a 9-0 Giants victory.

Photo courtesy of the San Francisco Giants / MLB

On June 24, 1983, Milwaukee's Don Sutton struck out Alan Bannister in the eighth inning of a 3-2 win over Cleveland to b...
24/06/2025

On June 24, 1983, Milwaukee's Don Sutton struck out Alan Bannister in the eighth inning of a 3-2 win over Cleveland to become the eighth pitcher in major-league history with 3,000 career strikeouts.

Photo credit: Rich Pilling / Getty Images

On June 22, 1982, Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies surpassed Hank Aaron for second place on the all-time career hi...
23/06/2025

On June 22, 1982, Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies surpassed Hank Aaron for second place on the all-time career hits list. Rose achieved this milestone with his 3,772nd hit, a double against the St. Louis Cardinals' John Stuper. This achievement moved him past Aaron, leaving only Ty Cobb ahead of him in career hits.

Photo courtesy of Major League Baseball / Philadelphia Phillies

Hot Dog Vendor at Tiger Stadium in Detroit in 1979Photo: Tom Hagerty
22/06/2025

Hot Dog Vendor at Tiger Stadium in Detroit in 1979

Photo: Tom Hagerty

On June 20, 1982, Pete Rose played in his 3,000th major league game (a 3-1 loss to the Pirates), joining Ty Cobb, Stan M...
20/06/2025

On June 20, 1982, Pete Rose played in his 3,000th major league game (a 3-1 loss to the Pirates), joining Ty Cobb, Stan Musial, Hank Aaron, and Carl Yastrzemski as the only players to reach that plateau.

Photo credit: VJ Lovero / Sports Illustrated

On June 18, 1975, at Tiger Stadium 23-year-old, Boston Red Sox rookie center fielder, Fred Lynn drove in 10 runs, helpin...
18/06/2025

On June 18, 1975, at Tiger Stadium 23-year-old, Boston Red Sox rookie center fielder, Fred Lynn drove in 10 runs, helping the Boston Red Sox to a 15-1 over the Detroit Tigers.

Phot courtesy of MLB Photos / Getty Images

On June 17, 1960, Ted Williams hit his 500th career home run, becoming only the fourth player in Major League Baseball h...
17/06/2025

On June 17, 1960, Ted Williams hit his 500th career home run, becoming only the fourth player in Major League Baseball history to reach that milestone. The historic blast occurred in Cleveland, where Williams, playing for the Boston Red Sox, hit the home run against the Cleveland Indians. He was the fourth player to reach the 500 home run mark, joining Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, and Mel Ott. Williams finished his career with 521 home runs.

Photo courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame / AP

Nolan Ryan reading his script for the ABC daytime serial "Ryan's Hope" in 1975. Nolan made a guest appearance on the lat...
17/06/2025

Nolan Ryan reading his script for the ABC daytime serial "Ryan's Hope" in 1975. Nolan made a guest appearance on the late ABC soap opera in September 1975 as a patient at Riverside Hospital.

The New York Mets traded both Tom Seaver and Dave Kingman on June 15, 1977, in what became known as the "Midnight Massa...
15/06/2025

The New York Mets traded both Tom Seaver and Dave Kingman on June 15, 1977, in what became known as the "Midnight Massacre". The Mets traded Seaver to the Cincinnati Reds and Kingman to the San Diego Padres.

Photo courtesy of the New York Post

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