In the Rays’ first-ever playoff appearance, the ten year-old franchise defeats the visiting White Sox at Tropicana Field, 6-4. Tampa Bay’s rookie third baseman Evan Longoria joins Gary Gaetti (1987) in becoming only the second player to homer in his first two postseason at-bats. Read More October 2, 2008
Dick Stuart clouts a 10th-inning homer to give Bob Friend his 20th win of the year as the Pirates beat the Giants, 6 – 4. Read More September 10, 1958
1992 – A group calling itself The Baseball Club of Seattle announces that it will attempt to buy the Mariners for $100 million. Some $75 million of the money will come from Hiroshi Yamauchi, president of Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Osaka, Japan. Read More January 23, 1992