The American League season opens with Babe Ruth pitching a four-hit, 7 – 1, victory over the Philadelphia Athletics

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On April 15, 1918 — The American League season opens with Babe Ruth pitching a four-hit, 7 – 1, victory over the Philadelphia Athletics. Boston Red Sox manager Ed Barrow will start Ruth’s conversion to slugger later that season by working him into 72 games in the outfield and at first base and hit .300, hit an AL-leading 11 homers, and drove in 66 runs in only 317 at-bats. He also goes 13-7 as a Pitcher for the eventual World Champs.

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1998 – Tornadoes pound the Kissimmee, FL area where the Astros spring training camp is based. The fields themselves suffer minor damage. A light tower is blown down, an astroturf field is ripped up and a batting cage is blown across the street and crumpled into a heap. Power is out and several nearby homes where the Astros were staying are damaged. Eight people die at a nearby RV park. The Astros donate money to the relief efforts.

February 22, 1998

In his major league debut, Cardinals hurler Jack Collum throws a two-hit shutout against the Cubs at Sportsman’s Park, 6-0. The rookie southpaw developed a natural screwball due to losing part of his index finger in a farm accident.

September 21, 1951

In the first-year player’s draft, the Devil Rays select North Carolina prep star Josh Hamilton as the team’s top pick. Tampa Bay’s selection marks the first time since 1993, when Alex Rodriguez was chosen by the Mariners, that a high school player has been picked first overall.

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In his major league debut, Cardinals hurler Jack Collum throws a two-hit shutout against the Cubs at Sportsman’s Park, 6-0. The rookie southpaw developed a natural screwball due to losing part of his index finger in a farm accident.

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In his major league debut, Cardinals hurler Jack Collum throws a two-hit shutout against the Cubs at Sportsman’s Park, 6-0. The rookie southpaw developed a natural screwball due to losing part of his index finger in a farm accident.

In the first-year player’s draft, the Devil Rays select North Carolina prep star Josh Hamilton as the team’s top pick. Tampa Bay’s selection marks the first time since 1993, when Alex Rodriguez was chosen by the Mariners, that a high school player has been picked first overall.

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