The Mariners surpass the 1984 White Sox record for home runs hit by a team in April with their 39th round-tripper. Seattle will extend the mark to 44 homers by month’s end.

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The Mariners surpass the 1984 White Sox record for home runs hit by a team in April with their 39th round-tripper. Seattle will extend the mark to 44 homers by month’s end.

Chris Bosio pitches the second no-hitter in Seattle Mariners history a 7 – 0 victory over the Boston Red Sox

Chris Bosio pitches the second no-hitter in Seattle Mariners history a 7 – 0 victory over the Boston Red Sox

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Chris Bosio pitches a no-hitter to give the Seattle Mariners a 7 – 0 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Bosio walks the first two batters he faces, then finishes the game by retiring the last 27 Red Sox in a row. He strikes out four in his 97-pitch gem.

Frank Thomas is the first Chicago White Sox player to hit a home run at New Comiskey Park. Chicago is an 8 – 7 winner over the Baltimore Orioles.

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Frank Thomas is the first Chicago White Sox player to hit a home run at New Comiskey Park. Chicago is an 8 – 7 winner over the Baltimore Orioles.

Robby Thompson of the San Francisco Giants hits for the cycle in a 7 – 5 loss to the San Diego Padres. Thompson triples in the 1st inning, hits a home run in the 3rd, singles in the 6th, and doubles in the 9th.

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Robby Thompson of the San Francisco Giants hits for the cycle in a 7 – 5 loss to the San Diego Padres. Thompson triples in the 1st inning, hits a home run in the 3rd, singles in the 6th, and doubles in the 9th.

During the first night game in the new ballpark, Frank Thomas hits the first White Sox home run in Comiskey Park, contributing to Chicago’s 8-7 victory over Baltimore. In the south-side stadium debut three days ago, Jack McDowell surrendered the park’s first homer to Cecil Fielder in a 16-0 rout of the home team by Detroit.

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During the first night game in the new ballpark, Frank Thomas hits the first White Sox home run in Comiskey Park, contributing to Chicago’s 8-7 victory over Baltimore. In the south-side stadium debut three days ago, Jack McDowell surrendered the park’s first homer to Cecil Fielder in a 16-0 rout of the home team by Detroit.

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1986 – Alan Ashby homers off Atlanta’s Duane Ward in the ninth for a 3-2 triumph.  Charley Kerfeld, wearing his lucky Jetsons tee-shirt under his jersey, is the winning pitcher. 

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1986 – Alan Ashby homers off Atlanta’s Duane Ward in the ninth for a 3-2 triumph.  Charley Kerfeld, wearing his lucky Jetsons tee-shirt under his jersey, is the winning pitcher. 

The Minnesota Twins collect 16 hits in a 9 – 5 victory over the Seattle Mariners. In the 4th inning, Kirby Puckett hits a three-run home run, his first homer in the majors, off Matt Young. After no homers last year, Puckett will hit four homers this season before blossoming into a power hitter with 31 next year.

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The Minnesota Twins collect 16 hits in a 9 – 5 victory over the Seattle Mariners. In the 4th inning, Kirby Puckett hits a three-run home run, his first homer in the majors, off Matt Young. After no homers last year, Puckett will hit four homers this season before blossoming into a power hitter with 31 next year.

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4/22/1984: Darryl Motley of the Royals opened a game in Cleveland with a home run. The Indians were ahead, 6-1, when the game was rained out with two out in the bottom of the fourth inning.

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4/22/1984: Darryl Motley of the Royals opened a game in Cleveland with a home run. The Indians were ahead, 6-1, when the game was rained out with two out in the bottom of the fourth inning.

The Atlanta Braves’ major league record for the fastest start is stopped at 13 straight victories when they lose, 2 – 1, to the Cincinnati Reds.

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The Atlanta Braves’ major league record for the fastest start is stopped at 13 straight victories when they lose, 2 – 1, to the Cincinnati Reds.

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.
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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.

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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.