See 2010. Jamie Moyer visits with Chattanoogan.com's Tim Evearitt at Turner Field.
photo by Tim Evearitt
1938 Future Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx is walked six straight times in the Red Sox 12-8 victory over the Browns. The Boston first baseman will lead the American League this season with 119 bases on balls.
1941 Johnny Vander Meer, best known for throwing consecutive no-hitters, becomes the first hurler to start a game by throwing four consecutive bases on balls before retiring a single batter.
The Reds' starter will not make it out of the first inning of the Crosley Field contest, an eventual 6-0 loss to New York.
1952 At the Polo Grounds, Bobby Thomson erases a three-run ninth-inning deficit with a walk-off grand slam, giving the Giants a come-from-behind 8-7 victory over the Cardinals. The third baseman's decisive blow comes with one out off Willard Schmidt.
1961 In his major league debut, Lew Krausse, who graduated from Chester (PA) High School just ten days ago, throws a three-hit shutout in the A's 4-0 victory over L.A. at Municipal Stadium. The 18 year-old redheaded fireballer was signed as an amateur free agent for $125,000 by A's owner Charlie Finley.
1976 Mark "the bird" Fidrych tosses his sixth consecutive complete game, beating Kansas City, 4-3. The 21 year-old Detroit rookie, who actually talks to the baseball, has finished every game he has started since making his May 15 debut in the Tigers rotation.
1978 Reds' right-hander Tom Seaver no-hits the Cardinals, 4-0. The gem is Tom Terrific's first no-hitter after coming close three times during his 12-year career.
1987 In the sixth inning of a 6-5 Baltimore loss to New York at Yankee Stadium, Cal Ripken collects his 1,000th career hit when he singles to center field off Rich Bordi. The shortstop is the youngest player in Orioles history to reach the milestone.
1992 During a pregame ceremony at Anaheim Stadium, the Angels become the first of three teams to retire Nolan Ryan's number. The hard throwing right-hander, who compiled a 138-121 record along with a 3.06 ERA in 291 games with California, will also have his number retired by the Astros and Rangers in 1996.
1996 At the age of 83, Hall of Fame broadcaster Mel Allen, best known for his years doing play-by-play for the Yankees, dies of heart failure. His "How about that" signature line will become familiar to another generation of fans through the syndicated This Week in Baseball show, which he hosted from the show's inception in 1977.
1997 In the first regular-season meeting between the two major league teams in Ohio‚ Reds' rookie right-hander, a former Lookout, Brett Tomko tosses 7.1 shutout innings in Cincinnati's 4-1 win over the Indians at Cleveland's Jacobs Field.
2001 In a game that features thousands of swarming moths, the Red Sox beat the Braves and the bugs in extra innings at Turner Field, 9-5. Although the swarm has little bearing on the outcome of the game, the insects clearly bothered some players, including Dave Martinez, who claimed to having sucked one into his mouth.
2010 Jamie Moyer's first outing at the new Yankee Stadium is a successful one when he limits New York to only three hits in eight innings of work in the 6-3 Phillies' victory. The Bronx Bombers' new ball yard is the 48th venue the 47 year-old southpaw has pitched in during his career, surpassing Rudy Seanez's record for the most appearances in different major league ball parks.