For the second time this season, Red Sox fireballer Roger Clemens strikes out sixteen Kansas City Royals. The doubleheader sweep over Kansas City marks Joe Morgan’s Boston managerial debut. Read More July 15, 1988
At Pittsburgh’s Exposition Park, the Pirates become the first team to cover the grass to prevent it from getting wet during a rain storm. A canvas tarp is used to keep the infield dry for tomorrow’s contest against the Cubs. Read More May 6, 1906
For the first time since the 2005 season, a major league game ends in a tie as rain stops the final scheduled contest of the year between the Cubs and Pirates in the 6th inning with the score at 1 – 1. The game will not be resumed as its result has no bearing on the postseason. The rules pertaining to ties were changed in 2007 making today’s situation the only one in which a tie game can now occur. Read More September 29, 2016