Dave Winfield drives in his 28th and 29th runs of the season in the Yankees’ 15 – 3 rout of Texas, tying the major league record for RBI in April.
1986 – The Seattle Mariners strike out 16 more times in a 9 – 4 loss to the Boston Red Sox, to set a major league record of 36 strikeouts in two consecutive games.
1985 – Dale Murphy of the Atlanta Braves has two RBI in the 8 – 4 win over the Cincinnati Reds to tie Ron Cey’s 1977 major league record for 29 RBI in April.
1979 – Alexandria Mariners third baseman Gary Pellant homers from both sides of the plate in the 7th inning of a 20 – 7 win in the Carolina League. It is only the second time in Organized Baseball history that a player has accomplished this feat.
On April 30, 1977, Ron Cey of the Los Angeles Dodgers belts a home run in the seventh inning against the Montreal Expos, giving him a major league record of 29 RBIs during the month of April (since broken). With a victory against the Expos, the red-hit Dodgers improve to 17-3…start under new manager Tommy…
On April 30, 1974, Nolan Ryan of the California Angels strikes out 19 batters in a 4-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. Ryan ties a record established by Hall of Famer Tom Seaver for the most strikeouts in a single game.
1970 – Chicago Cubs outfielder Billy Williams becomes the first player in National League history to play 1,000 consecutive games in the 9 – 2 loss to the Atlanta Braves at Fulton County Stadium.
On April 30, 1969, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jim Maloney hurls a 13-strikeout no-hitter against the Houston Astros. Bobby Tolan drives in four runs in support of Maloney, who records his first nine-inning no-hitter after pitching a ten-inning masterpiece in 1965.
The Tigers are no-hit by Oriole pitchers Steve Barber and Stu Miller, but still manage to win the game, 2-1. An error by Baltimore’s shortstop Mark Belanger allows the eventual winning run to score in the top of the ninth inning.
1966 – California Angels outfielder Rick Reichardt hits two home runs in the 8th inning to help California beat the Boston Red Sox, 16 – 9.
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