Ken Griffey sets record with 13th homerun in April
Ken Griffey sets record with 13th homerun in April
Mark McGwire becomes the fourth major leaguer to hit a home run over the left field roof at Tiger Stadium
Mark McGwire becomes the fourth major leaguer to hit a home run over the left field roof at Tiger Stadium. The Athletics first baseman joins Harmon Killebrew (1962), Frank Howard (1968), and Cecil Fielder (1990) as the only players to accomplish the feat.
Rockies become only the second team in history to boast three players with at least 40 home runs
On September 29, 1996, Vinny Castilla of the Colorado Rockies joins teammates Andres Galarraga and Ellis Burks in the 40-home run circle. The Rockies become only the second team in history to boast three players with at least 40 home runs. In 1973, Hank Aaron, Darrell Evans and Dave Johnson did the same for the…
Video Barry Bonds 300th homerun
1996 – Barry Bonds becomes only the fourth player in major league history to amass 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases when he homers in the 3rd inning in the San Francisco Giants’ 6 – 3 victory over the Florida Marlins. His father, Bobby Bonds, along with godfather Willie Mays and Andre Dawson are the only other players to reach 300-300.
San Diego pummels Colorado, 15 – 4, as 3B Ken Caminiti drives home eight runs with four hits, including a pair of homers, again from each side of the plate. Caminiti has now hit a pair of homers, right and left-handed, in three of his last four games. He’s the only major leaguer to ever to do it three times in a month. Jody Reed has four hits and four runs for the Pads. Andres Galarraga connects for his 30th homer, giving the Rockies four players with 30+ homers. This matches the 1977 Dodgers.
San Diego pummels Colorado, 15 – 4, as 3B Ken Caminiti drives home eight runs with four hits, including a pair of homers, again from each side of the plate. Caminiti has now hit a pair of homers, right and left-handed, in three of his last four games. He’s the only major leaguer to ever to do it three times in a month. Jody Reed has four hits and four runs for the Pads. Andres Galarraga connects for his 30th homer, giving the Rockies four players with 30+ homers. This matches the 1977 Dodgers.
Chipper Jones hits his first homerun
May 9, 1995 At Shea Stadium Chipper Jones hits his first career homerun giving the Braves a 3-2 lead in the top of the 9th. his blast the first of 468 which puts him 3 alltime in homeruns for a switch hitter. “When I got back to the dugout, I had to go down the…
OF Ken Griffey Jr. leads the Mariners to a 12 – 3 win over the Angels by stroking his 31st home run of the season. In doing so, Griffey breaks Babe Ruth’s record for most home runs before the end of June. Although the Yankee slugger needed only 63 games to reach 30 homers in 1928 and 68 games in 1930, Junior accomplishes the feat in the Mariners’ 70th game of the season.
OF Ken Griffey Jr. leads the Mariners to a 12 – 3 win over the Angels by stroking his 31st home run of the season. In doing so, Griffey breaks Babe Ruth’s record for most home runs before the end of June. Although the Yankee slugger needed only 63 games to reach 30 homers in 1928 and 68 games in 1930, Junior accomplishes the feat in the Mariners’ 70th game of the season.
Tigers tie the Yankees’ major league record by homering in their 25th consecutive game
On June 19, 1994 In a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays at Tiger Stadium, the Tigers tie the Yankees’ major league record by homering in their 25th consecutive game. The 53 year-old record is matched in the second inning when Mickey Tettleton goes deep into the upper deck in right field off Juan…
Eddie Murray breaks Mickey Mantle record by hitting home runs from both sides of the plate in a game for the 11th time
1994 – Cleveland Indians first baseman Eddie Murray hits home runs from both sides of the plate in a game for the 11th time in his career to break the record set by Mickey Mantle. Cleveland beats the Twins, 10 – 6. The two homers also move Murray past Dave Kingman into 20th place on the all-time list with 444.
Mark Whiten of the St. Louis Cardinals ties a major league record by hitting 4 home runs and driving in 12 runs
On September 7, 1993, St Louis Cardinals OF Mark Whiten ties the major-league record for RBIs in a game with 12 in St. Louis’ 15 – 2 win over the Cincinatti Reds in the second game of a doubleheader. Whiten hits a record-tying four home runs, including a 1st-inning grand slam, in the contest. His…