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Baseball History of the Day

Baseball is steeped in rich history, filled with iconic moments, legendary players, and fascinating stories. This series delves into the past, revisiting significant events that unfolded on this very date throughout baseball history.

The days of baseball history are covered as we scan the books, the web, and media publications to find people, teams, and events pertaining to the date. It is never a bad thing to think about some hardball history each and every day. We can help you find it. Get ready to embark on a journey through time, one day at a time!


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May 24th - 1980s Baseball

A future Rookie of the Year makes his big league debut, a rough day for Jay Johnstone, and Billy Martin hosts Saturday Night Live on This day in 1980s Baseball. — 80sbaseball.com

80sbaseball.com shares May 24 news of:
1984 - Leon Durham has 6 RBIs for Cubbies.
1984 - Jack Morris pitches a complete game for Detroit.
1988 - Montreal signs a 16-year-old named Wil Cordero.

May 19th - 1980s Baseball

Happy Birthday to a noted baseball pugilist, Eric Davis makes his big league debut, and the Cardinals and Astros play a wild one in 1981 on Today in 1980s Baseball — 80sbaseball.com

80sBaseball.com presents the May 19 history of 1984 - Eric Davis debut; 1981 - Bibby retires 27 straight; 1981 - all players in Card vs. Astros get a hit. These stories and more are rekindled by J. Daniel on the site.

Best Baseball Players Born May 16

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.
Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for May 16: — www.mlb.com

The MLB.com website presents their opinion of who the top players in baseball history are that were born on May 16.

May 5th in 1980s Baseball

Happy Birthday to Larry Hisle, the Yankees give up on speed, and a big day for Cal Ripken Jr. highlight May 5th in 1980s Baseball — 80sbaseball.com

J. Daniel includes legends like Jeff Reynolds, Tom Dodd, Dave Revering, John Mayberry, Doyle Alexander, Cal Ripken Jr, Bruce Hurst, Marty Barrett, Dwight Evans, Todd Benzinger, Andre Dawson, and more in his 80's Baseball post for May 5. MLB May 5

This Day In Baseball April 23 - This Day In Baseball

Baseball history on April 23 Cool facts, debuts, final games, births and deaths on this day in baseball history — thisdayinbaseball.com

Items from Thisdayinbaseball.com for April 23 concerning Mickey Mantle, Lou Castro, Harry Howell, Tris Speaker, Walter Johnson, Kansas City Packers, Ted Williams, and more. MLB April 23

May 6 in 1980s Baseball

Happy Birthday to one of the funniest men in the game, a Rookie of the Year makes his debut, and the Mariners make a managerial change on May 6th in 1980s Baseball — 80sbaseball.com

J. Daniel provides items of interest on May 6th in 1980s Baseball. MLB May 6

May 8th in 1980s Baseball

Happy Birthday to an underrated pitcher and big days from three Hall of Famers highlight Today in 1980s Baseball — 80sbaseball.com

Daniel offers birthday wishes to Dennis Leonard, Steve Braun, Ricky Nelson, Orestes Destrade, and more along with celebrating big days from Mike Schmidt and Tom Paciorek. MLB May 8

April 24th in 1980s Baseball

Happy Birthday to a former Rookie of the Year, John Franco makes his debut and a big day for Schmitty highlight April 24th in 1980s Baseball — 80sbaseball.com

J. Daniel tells us of the top stories in 1980s baseball for April 24, including items about John Franco, Frank Pastore, Jesse Barfield, Bo Diaz, Phil Niekro, and more. MLB April 24

This Day in Baseball May 16

Ruth pitches a gem, a famous Boston player hits for the cycle, the Pirates overcome a 5-run deficit against a top pitcher, an AL HR record for seven games is tied, and dozens more stories from May 16 MLB history.


The crew at This Day in Baseball.com gives us the scoop on May 16 events that concern Sam Thompson, Christy Matthewson, Red Ames, Babe Ruth, Earle Combs, Tommy Bridges, Roberto Clemente, Wally Moon, Ted Williams, and more.

This Day in Baseball April 26

The website ThisDayInBaseball.com chronicles some fantastic items that took place on April 26 featuring stars like: Addie Joss, Ty Cobb, Jack McCarthy, Lou Gehrig, Pete Gray, Hary Feldman, Art Houtteman, Bob Turley, Cal Neeman, Willard Schmidt, Don Bessent, Bob Bruce, Lenny Randle, Steve Carlton, Metrodome, Kevin Mitchell, Keith Hernandez, Rico Borgna, Vince Coleman, Eric Karros, Rich Ankiel, Jim Edmonds, Fernando Tatis, Ryne Sandberg, Vladimir Guerrero, Kevin Malone, Tori Hunter, and more. MLB April 26
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November 22

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In this edition of the Sports Break, we cover the top events in sports history along with the players and athletes that were a part of them on November 22. As a bonus, we place the jersey number worn at the time with the athlete as well.

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2024-11-21

November 21

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In this edition of the Sports Break, we cover the top events in sports history along with the players and athletes that were a part of them on November 21. As a bonus, we place the jersey number worn at the time with the athlete as well.

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2024-11-21

The NBA Legend of Earl the Pearl

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Vernon Earl "Earl 'The Pearl' Monroe" was an American professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Baltimore Bullets and the New York Knicks. He was a six-time NBA All-Star and a two-time All-NBA selection. Monroe wa...

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2024-11-20

Kentucky Colonels and San Antonio Spurs HOF Point Guard

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Born: November 20, 1944 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 175 lb (80 kg) Position: Guard Teams: Kentucky Colonels (ABA) (1967–1976) San Antonio Spurs (NBA) (1976–1979) Career highlights: ABA All-Star (1968–1976...

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2024-11-20

The Greatest Players that Played for the Nets

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The Brooklyn Nets franchise has a long and storied history, dating back to its founding 1967 as the New Jersey Americans. Over the years, the team has had multiple great players, including some of the biggest names in NBA history. In this article, we will look at the best Brooklyn Nets players of a...

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2024-11-20

November 20

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In this edition of the Sports Break, we cover the top events in sports history along with the players and athletes that were a part of them on November 20. As a bonus, we place the jersey number worn at the time with the athlete as well.

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