Barto Colon becomes oldest player to hit his first career homerun
On May 7, 2016 In the New York Mets’ 6-3 victory over the San Diego Padres, 42 year old...
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...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 1, 2009 | Pitchers Hitting Feats, Pitching Feats | 0 |
Chris Carpenter does it both ways in the Cardinals’ 13 – 0 trashing of the Reds. He pitches 5 scoreless innings to bring his record to 17-4 and hits a grand slam and drives in 6 runs.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | May 23, 1984 | 10 Strikeout Game, Pitchers Hitting Feats | 0 |
In a rematch against Steve Carlton‚ who hit a grand slam off him on May 16th‚ Fernando Valenzuela strikes out 15 Phillies while pitching the Dodgers to a 3-hit, 1 – 0 victory.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | May 16, 1984 | Pitchers Hitting Feats | 0 |
Steve Carlton lifts a grand slam off Fernando Valenzuela to lead the Phillies to a 7 – 2 win over the Dodgers.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | May 15, 1984 | Pitchers Hitting Feats, This Day In Baseball | 0 |
It’s a day for hitting pitchers. Good-hitting Tim Lollar leads the way by collecting all four RBIs for his team, but his Padres lose, 6 – 4. The Cards win, 9 – 1, over the Braves as Joaquin Andujar, a poor hitter, hits a grand slam. Just before his blast, Andujar looks into the Cards’ dugout, then gestures to the RF stands.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 22, 1981 | Pitchers Hitting Feats, Pitching Feats | 0 |
Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Fernando Valenzuela pitches his third shutout in four starts, strikes out 11, and has the game’s only RBI with a single in a 1 – 0 win against the Houston Astros.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 2, 1978 | Pinch Hits, Pitchers Hitting Feats, walkoffs | 0 |
1978 – Ken Henderson’s 3-run pinch homer in the 12th paces the Reds to a 6 – 3 win over the Cardinals.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 2, 1976 | 20 Wins, Pitchers Hitting Feats, Pitching Feats | 0 |
Four years before the stroke that ends his career, 26 year-old J.R. Richard becomes a twenty-game winner on the last day of the season when he tosses a complete game in the Astros’ 10-1 victory over San Francisco. James Rodney also enjoys a big day at the plate, going 3-for-4, including a two-run home run.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | May 29, 1976 | Pitchers Hitting Feats | 0 |
On May 29, 1976, Houston Astros pitcher Joe Niekro hits the only home run of his 22-year major...
Read MorePosted by Tom | Oct 21, 1975 | Homerun History, Pinch Hits, Pitchers Hitting Feats, World Series | 0 |
on October 21, 1975 Bernie Carbo delivers a dramatic pinch hit homerun in game 6 of the World...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 25, 1975 | Pitchers Hitting Feats | 0 |
Andy Messersmith strokes three doubles in Dodgers win
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 23, 1973 | Pitchers Hitting Feats | 0 |
On June 23, 1973, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Ken Brett hits a home run in the fourth...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 3, 1972 | Pitchers Hitting Feats | 0 |
On October 3, 1972.00 1972 – Roric Harrison homers as Baltimore beats Cleveland 4 – 3 in the second game of a doubleheader. With the designated hitter rule on the horizon, it will be the last home run hit by an...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | May 11, 1971 | Grand Slams, Pitchers Hitting Feats | 0 |
On May 11, 1971, A Space crown of 2,992 at Cleveland Stadium, see’s what will become a rare...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 3, 1970 | Pitchers Hitting Feats | 0 |
On October 3, 1970 Baltimore’s Mike Cuellar becomes the first pitcher to homer in a league...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 7, 1970 | Pinch Hits, Pitchers Hitting Feats | 0 |
Vic Davalillo gets two hits during the seventh inning of the Cardinals’ 10-7 comeback victory over San Diego at Busch Stadium. The first of the Venezuelan outfielder’s two singles comes when he leads off the frame as a pinch hitter for Bob Gibson.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | May 22, 1969 | Firsts, Pitchers Hitting Feats | 0 |
On May 22, 1969, Atlanta Braves slugger Hank Aaron is lifted for a pinch-hitter for the first time...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 3, 1968 | Pitchers Hitting Feats, World Series | 0 |
Mickey Lolich hits only homerun of career in 1968 World Series victory On October 3, 1968 In the...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jul 3, 1966 | Pitchers Hitting Feats | 0 |
Tony Cloninger of the Atlanta Braves Sets a MLB Record by hitting 2 grand slams and drives in 9 runs vs the San Francisco Giants on July 3rd 1966
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 19, 1963 | Pinch Hits, Pitchers Hitting Feats | 0 |
On June 19, 1963 At Fenway Park, In his first major league at-bat, Gates Brown delivers a...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 11, 1959 | Homerun History, Opening Day, Pitchers Hitting Feats | 0 |
On April 11, 1959, Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits his second Opening Day home run, becoming the only pitcher to hit more than one career homer in opening games. Drysdale’s historic blast doesn’t prevent the Dodgers from losing their game, 6-1, to the Chicago Cubs…
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 18, 1957 | Pitchers Hitting Feats | 0 |
Luis Arroyo hits 8th and Bill Mazeroski 9th for the Pirates. It will be 51 years before another Pirate pitcher hits 8th when Paul Maholm does so in 2008. Manager Bobby Bragan had batted the pitcher 7th 20 games in a row in August-September of 1956.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 19, 1956 | Pitchers Hitting Feats | 0 |
1956 – For the third time in his career, P Don Newcombe hits two home runs in one game, in a 17 – 2 laugher. The win puts the Dodgers a half game in front of the Braves.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | May 17, 1956 | Pitchers Hitting Feats | 0 |
May 17, 1956 – In New York’s Polo Grounds, Warren Spahn outpitched Ruben Gomez for a 7-3 Braves...
Read MorePosted by Baseball | Apr 22, 1956 | Grand Slams, Pitchers Hitting Feats | 0 |
New York Yankees pitcher Don Larsen hits a grand slam off Frank Sullivan of the Boston Red Sox, as New York wins, 13 – 6, at Yankee Stadium.
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