Harmon Killibrew homeruns
A rare photo of a young Harmon Killebrew back in his early days as a Washington Senator in 1959,...
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A rare photo of a young Harmon Killebrew back in his early days as a Washington Senator in 1959,...
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1968 – Jim Wynn becomes the first player in franchise history to reach 100 homers. He does so with a three-run blast in the eighth inning off Frank Linzy to drop San Francisco, 4-1. The other run is driven in by Dick Simpson who leads the Astros with three hits. Denny Lemaster picks up the win.
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This video is a collection of the longest home runs in every MLB stadium as of June 17th 2017....
Read MorePosted by Tom | May 8, 2019 | Homerun History, Pitchers Hitting Feats | 0 |
On May 7, 2016 In the New York Mets’ 6-3 victory over the San Diego Padres, 42 year old...
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The season ends with the largest total of homers (6,105) and strikeouts (40,104) ever recorded in the history of the game. During the campaign, there are only 27 individual shutouts recorded, the fewest since 1878, along with a total of 59 complete games, setting a record for the fewest for the third straight year.
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May 12, 2015 Giancarlo Stanton’s homer goes down as the third-longest shot ever hit at Dodger Stadium. Connecting off Mike Bolsinger in the top of the first inning with no score, Stanton literally launched the ball beyond the...
Read MorePosted by Tom | May 7, 2014 | Homerun History, This Day In Baseball | 0 |
Adrian Beltre becomes the fifth player in major league history to hit 100 home runs for three different teams when he goes deep in the Rangers’ 9-2 loss to Colorado at Globe Life Park in Arlington. The 35 year-old third baseman, who joins Alex Rodriguez, Jim Thome, Darrell Evans, and Reggie Jackson in accomplishing the feat, hit 147 homers for the Dodgers (1998-2004) and 103 with the Mariners (2005-09).
Read MorePosted by Tom | May 7, 2012 | Homerun History, This Day In Baseball | 0 |
Jordany Valdespin makes his first major league hit count, with a 9th-inning three-run pinch homer off Philadelphia’s Jonathan Papelbon to give the Mets a 5 – 2 win.
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Jamie Moyer serves up the 505th home run of his major league career, to Russell Branyan, in a 2 – 1 win over the Indians. Moyer ties Robin Roberts for the most homers surrendered in the majors.
Read MorePosted by Tom | May 7, 2010 | Debut, Homerun History, Record Setters | 0 |
On May 7, 2010 Starlin Castro, the first major leaguer to be born in the 1990’s, becomes the...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Nov 3, 2009 | Homerun History, World Series | 0 |
At Citizens Bank Park, Chase Utley ties Reggie Jackson’s 1977 record with his fifth home run of the World Series, going deep twice in the Phillies’ 8-6 victory over the Yankees in Game 5. The Philadelphia second baseman becomes the second player to have two multi-homer games in the Fall Classic, joining Royals’ outfielder Willie Aikens, who accomplished the feat against the Phillies in 1980.
Read MorePosted by Tom | Jul 19, 2009 | Homerun History, walkoffs | 0 |
On July 19, 2009 Ian Kinsler becomes the fifth major leaguer in baseball history to hit both a...
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Ken Griffey Jr. hits his 200th home run as a member of the Cincinnati Reds. He becomes the fourth player in major league history to hit 300 for one team and 200 with another. Preceding him are Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro and Jimmie Foxx.
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The Brewers become the third team in big league history to begin a game with three consecutive homers. In the Brew Crew’s 10-5 victory over the Reds, Rickie Weeks, J.J. Hardy, and Ryan Braun start the Great American Ball Park contest with a bang.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 5, 2007 | Homerun History, Milestones | 0 |
On September 5, 2007, Alex Rodriguez hit two homers in the Yankees eight-run seventh inning to...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 28, 2007 | 500 Homerun, Homerun History, Milestones | 0 |
On June 28, 2007, Frank Thomas became the 21st player to reach the 500-homer mark. The big Blue...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 20, 2007 | 600 Homerun, Homerun History, Milestones | 0 |
On June 20, 2007, Sammy Sosa slugged his 600th home run in the Rangers’ 7-3 victory over the...
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On April 22, 2007, four consecutive Boston batters hit home runs off Yankee pitcher Chase Wright...
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Alex Rodriguez becomes the second player to hit twelve home runs in the season’s first fifteen games when he goes deep twice in the Yankees’ 7-6 loss to Boston at Fenway Park. Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt also accomplished the feat, hitting a dozen for the Phillies in 1976.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 17, 2007 | Homerun History | 0 |
On April 17, 2007, Alex Rodriguez hits his eighth homer of the young season, in the Yankees’ 12th game. He becomes just the third player to hit eight homers in the first 12 games or less, joining Mike Schmidt (1976) and...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 18, 2006 | Homerun History, walkoffs | 0 |
On September 18, 2006, the Dodgers stage an amazing comeback to defeat the Padres, relying on the...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 25, 2006 | Club Records, Homerun History | 0 |
Kevin Mench ties Texas Rangers consecutive homerun streak
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Julio Franco, at 47 years, 240 days old, becomes the oldest player in major league history to hit a home run. At Petco Park, Franco connects for a two-run, pinch-hit shot off Scott Linebrink that launches the Mets’ six-run 8th inning and propells them to a 7 – 2 comeback victory against the Padres. This gives Franco the spot in the record book that had belonged to Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Jack Quinn, who was 46 years, 357 days old when he homered on June 27, 1930. Franco already was the oldest player to hit a grand slam and a pinch-hit homer, and to have a multi-homer game. He also has four career pinch-hit homers. Kazuo Matsui hits another notable homer for the Mets early in the game. His inside-the-park home run leading off the 3rd inning makes this the third consecutive year he’s homered in his first at-bat of the season. The last player to do that was Ken Griffey, Jr.from 1997 to 1999, while with Seattle.
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At Petco Park in his first at-bat of the season, Kaz Matsui hits an inside-the-park round tripper, making it the third successive season in which the Mets second baseman has hit a home run in his initial plate appearance of the year. Ken Griffey Jr. also accomplished the feat starting in 1997 with the Mariners but had walked before going deep.
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At Dodger Stadium, Mike Piazza ties Carlton Fisk for the most career homers by a catcher as he hits Hideo Nomo’s sixth-inning pitch into the stands for his 351st round-tripper as a backstop. The homer, which was his 362nd overall, moves the Mets’ star past Yankees’ Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio on the all-time list.
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