On April 7, 1969, Montreal held a parade for their new baseball franchise, the Montreal expos. Over 150,000 people lined the streets, to greet their new team. The next day, the Montreal expos played their first game at Shea Stadium against the NY Mets. The Montreal expos won 11-10. They would go on to play…
On April 7, 1969, Ted Williams makes his managerial debut for the Washington Senators. Williams loses his first game to the New York Yankees, 8-4, on Opening Day at RFK Stadium. Williams will manage the Senators for three seasons, before moving with the team to Texas in 1972.
On April 7, 1969, Bill Singer of the Los Angeles Dodgers earns the first official save in history. Making his only relief appearance of the season, Singer finishes off Don Drysdale’s 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Thanks to the efforts of sportswriter Jerome Holtzman, the save had become an official statistic during the off-season…
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