Today in 1960: In his final major league at-bat, Ted Williams hit a 450-foot homer, the 521st of his career. He refused to take a curtain call. But once he took his outfield position, his manager sent out a replacement. Williams ran off to a standing ovation.

Another moving moment….

Today in 1996: Barry Bonds became just the second member of the 40/40 club (40 homers, 40 steals), joining Jose Canseco. The current members: 1988 Jose Canseco 1996 Barry Bonds 1998 Alex Rodriguez 2006 Alfonso Soriano 2023 Ronald Acuna, Jr 2024 Shohei Ohtani 2026 Pete Crow-Armstrong

Today in 1963: The Houston Colt .45s started an all-rookie lineup, the only time in major league history this has occurred. They lost to the Mets, 10-3. Some of the rookies went on to have great careers... C Jerry Grote (Age 20) 1B Rusty Staub (Age 19) 2B Joe Morgan (Age 20) 3B Glenn Vaughan (Age 19) SS Sonny Jackson (Age 19) LF Brock Davis (Age 19) CF Jimmy Wynn (Age 21) RF Aaron Pointer (Age 21) P Jay Dahl (Age 17)

Born today in 1949: Mike Schmidt. One of the top third basemen of all-time. Schmidt was a 12-time All-Star, a 3-time MVP, a 10-time Gold Glove winner and the NL leader in home runs 8 times. Finished with 548 HRs. Elected to the Hall of Fame on the first ballot in 1995.

How can you not love baseball....

Today in 1979: Phil Niekro of the Braves wins his 20th game of the year. He would finish the season with a 21-20 record, becoming the first National League pitcher since 1905 to both win and lose 20 games in a season.

Today in 1971: Jim Palmer won his 20th game of the season, becoming the 4th member of the Orioles pitching staff to win 20 games (Mike Cuellar, Pat Dobson, Dave McNally and Palmer). Only one other pitching staff in MLB history has ever done that: the 1920 White Sox (Red Faber, Lefty Williams, Eddie Cicotte, and Dickey Kerr). #MLB #baseball #Orioles #WhiteSox

Today in 1961: Roger Maris belted his 60th home run of the season, tying Babe Ruth's hallowed record which had stood for 34 years. The blast came off the Orioles' Pat Fisher. #MLB #Yankees #baseball @RMaris0961

Today in 1986: Mike Scott of the #Astros pitched a no-hitter against the Giants, striking out 13 batters. It's the only time in #MLB history when a no-hitter clinched a division crown for a team. Scott won the NL Cy Young that year, and led the majors in ERA and strikeouts. He was also the MVP of the NLCS, even though the Astros lost the series to the Mets.

Today in 1955: Al Kaline finished the year with a .340 average, and, at age 20, became the youngest player to ever win a batting title. Kaline signed with the #Tigers the night he graduated high school and made his #MLB debut six days later. He went on to be an 18-time All-Star.

Congratulations to the soon-to-be 2026 MVP....

Today in 1957: The last game ever played in Brooklyn's Ebbets Field. Just 6,702 fans were in attendance. It had been the home of the Dodgers for 45 season since 1913. It was demolished three years later and became the site of the Ebbets Field Apartments.

Today in 1934: Babe Ruth's last home game as a New York Yankee. The next year, he returned to Boston as a member of the Boston Braves. The Braves' revenue was down and the owner wanted to find a way to increase ticket sales. But Ruth's skills had dwindled: he'd play only 28 games and bat .181 before retiring on June 2, 1935.

Today in 1984: The Detroit Tigers won their 100th game of the year, making Sparky Anderson the first manager in history to guide a team in both leagues to 100 wins in a season. He previously had led the Reds to 100+ wins in 1970, 1975 and 1976. Other managers who have since accomplished this feat: Whitey Herzog, Dusty Baker and Tony LaRussa.

In honor of Deaf Awareness Month, we salute the most accomplished deaf baseball player, William “Dummy” Hoy. Not only was he a very good player, but he helped change the game. Hoy contracted meningitis which left him Deaf at age three. He referred to himself as “Dummy” since in those days, the word "dumb" was used to describe someone who could not speak. But could he play baseball! He played 14 seasons from 1888-1902 and had a lifetime average of .288 with over 2,000 hits. He ended his career with 596 stolen bases, which still ranks in the Top 20 in MLB history. In fact, he had eight more career steals than the great Maury Wills. He led the league in his first year with 82 steals. Since he could not hear the umps' verbal calls, many baseball historians credit Hoy with umpires starting to use their hands to signal whether a runner was safe or out or whether a pitch was a ball or a strike. "Dummy" Hoy was a true pioneer of the game. Now, more than a century later, a growing campaign is working to finally get Hoy the recognition he deserves, including a place in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Learn more and add your name at SignForHoy.com #MLB #DeafAwareness #SignForHoy

A fact that is hard to believe... Today in 1962: Maury Wills broke Ty Cobb's record of 96 stolen bases in a season. Cobb's record had stood since 1915 Wills would go on to steal 104 bases that year He recorded more steals than any other TEAM that year! He was named the NL MVP

Today in 1993: the last game pitched in Nolan Ryan's career. Pitching for the Rangers, Ryan faced three Seattle batters before hurting his elbow. He finished his 27-year career with 324 wins, and as the all-time leader in strikeouts (5,714) and no-hitters (7).

Payton Tolle just makes people smile...

Pete Alonso can do something no one in baseball history has ever accomplished. He could become the first player to led both the American League and National League in RBIs in separate seasons. He led the NL in 2022 with 131 RBIs. He is currently 9 RBIs ahead of Yordan Alvarez for the AL lead.