Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/April 29
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Events
- 1902 - Baltimore Orioles infielder John McGraw is hit by pitches five times, but home plate umpire Jack Sheridan refuses to allow him to take first base. In the ninth inning, McGraw is hit for the last time and sits down in the batter's box in protest. American League president Ban Johnson will suspend McGraw for five games.
- 1918 - Cleveland Indians centerfielder Tris Speaker executes the fourth unassisted double play of his career in Cleveland's 8 - 4 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
- 1922 - The New York Giants hit four inside-the-park home runs at Braves Field. George Kelly hits a pair and Ross Youngs and Dave Bancroft both hit one apiece as the Giants defeat the Boston Braves, 12 - 3.
- 1923 - The New York Yankees sign 20-year-old prospect Lou Gehrig to a contract paying him a salary of $2,000 and a bonus of $1,500. Yankees scout Paul Krichell had watched the Columbia University star blast a 450-foot home run against New York University one day earlier.
- 1933 - In a strange play at home plate, catcher Luke Sewell of the Washington Senators tags out two Yankees runners on the same play. Lou Gehrig had held up, thinking a fly ball would be caught. Dixie Walker closes up on him, and both are tagged out by Sewell while trying to score.
- 1958 - Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox becomes the tenth major league player to get 1,000 extra-base hits.
- 1962 - Frank Thomas of the New York Mets ties a major league mark by being hit by pitch twice in one inning. Art Mahaffey and Frank Sullivan plunk Thomas in the seven-run fourth inning at the Polo Grounds in the Philadelphia Phillies 8 - 0 defeat.
- 1978 - In a game which lasts only one-hour and thirty-three minutes, the St. Louis Cardinals tie a franchise record for the quickest nine-inning game played in their history beating the Dodgers at Busch Stadium, 1 - 0. The game also marks a victory for Ken Boyer in his managerial debut, after replacing Vern Rapp who was fired four days ago.
- 1981 - Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies becomes the sixth major league pitcher - and first left-hander - to strike out 3,000 batters in the Phillies 6 - 2 victory over the visiting Montreal Expos. Carlton strikes out three in the first inning as Tim Wallach is his 3,000 victim.
- 1986 - Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox sets a major league record by striking out 20 batters in a 3 - 1 victory over the Seattle Mariners. The 23-year-old Clemens surpasses the record of 19 strikeouts shared by Steve Carlton, Nolan Ryan, and Tom Seaver.
- 1988 - The Baltimore Orioles end their 21-game losing streak by winning their first game of the season, 9 - 0, over the Chicago White Sox on a combined four-hitter by Mark Williamson and Dave Schmidt.
- 1994 - Kirk Rueter of the Montreal Expos becomes the first major league pitcher since Fernando Valenzuela in 1981 to start his career with a 10-0 record as Montreal beats the Pirates 3 - 2.
- 1995 - Jon Nunnally of the Kansas City Royals hits a home run in his first major league at-bat becoming the 73rd player to accomplish the feat.
- 1996 - New York Mets closer John Franco becomes the first left-hander in major league history to record 300 saves, exactly 12 years after he gained his first save with the Cincinnati Reds.
- 1997 - Chili Davis of the Kansas City Royals becomes the 75th major leaguer to hit 300 home runs.
- 2007 - Troy Tulowitzki turns the 13th unassisted triple play in MLB history. In the 7th inning, Atlanta Braves hitters Kelly Johnson and Edgar Rentería reach base. They run with the pitch on a full count delivery to Chipper Jones. Jones lines the ball behind second base, which Tulowitzki catches. He then steps on second to retire Johnson and tags out Rentería to complete the rare feat.
- 2009 - The Toronto Blue Jays ends Zack Greinke's streak of innings without according an earned run to 43, dating back to last September, but still loses 11 - 3 as Greinke runs his record to 5 - 0. Billy Butler hits two home runs and a double and drives in 4 for the Royals.
Births
- 1849 - Clipper Flynn, infielder (d. 1881)
- 1850 - Mike Walsh, manager (d. 1929)
- 1856 - Frank Hankinson, infielder (d. 1911)
- 1860 - Frank Beck, pitcher (d. 1941)
- 1876 - Pat Deisel, catcher (d. 1948)
- 1877 - Frank Dupee, pitcher (d. 1956)
- 1879 - Noodles Hahn, pitcher (d. 1960)
- 1883 - Rube Manning, pitcher (d. 1930)
- 1883 - Amby McConnell, infielder (d. 1942)
- 1883 - Bill McGilvray, pinch hitter (d. 1952)
- 1888 - Ernie Johnson, infielder (d. 1952)
- 1893 - Shag Thompson, outfielder (d. 1990)
- 1896 - Johnnie Heving, catcher (d. 1968)
- 1898 - Tom Glass, pitcher (d. 1981)
- 1898 - Dutch Levsen, pitcher (d. 1972)
- 1899 - Nip Winters, Negro League pitcher (d. 1971)
- 1914 - Marv Breuer, pitcher (d. 1991)
- 1916 - Art Kenney, pitcher
- 1917 - Bob Whitcher, pitcher (d. 1997)
- 1924 - Freddy Rodríguez, pitcher (d. 2009)
- 1929 - Mickey McDermott, pitcher (d. 2003)
- 1929 - Steve Ridzik, pitcher (d. 2008)
- 1933 - Ed Charles, infielder
- 1934 - Luis Aparicio, infielder; All-Star, Hall of Famer
- 1946 - Don Buschhorn, pitcher
- 1947 - Tom House, pitcher
- 1947 - Jim Williams, outfielder
- 1950 - Bob Kaiser, pitcher
- 1951 - Rick Burleson, infielder; All-Star
- 1952 - Gerry Craft, scout
- 1952 - Bob McClure, pitcher
- 1952 - Ron Washington, infielder
- 1954 - Danny Garcia, outfielder
- 1958 - Steve Crawford, pitcher
- 1961 - Wes Gardner, pitcher
- 1961 - Louie Meadows, outfielder
- 1966 - Ed Correa, pitcher
- 1966 - John Vander Wal, outfielder
- 1970 - J. R. Phillips, infielder
- 1971 - Sterling Hitchcock, pitcher
- 1974 - Héctor Mercado, pitcher
- 1974 - Tony Saunders, pitcher
- 1975 - Rafael Betancourt, pitcher
- 1975 - Josh Booty, infielder
- 1976 - Erasmo Ramirez, pitcher
- 1978 - Tony Armas, Jr., pitcher
- 1980 - Kelly Shoppach, catcher
- 1981 - Omir Santos, catcher
- 1984 - Cesar Carrillo, pitcher
- 1984 - Billy Petrick, pitcher
Deaths
- 1884 - John Morrissey, infielder (b. 1856)
- 1888 - Charlie Ferguson, pitcher (b. 1863)
- 1894 - Sparrow McCaffrey, catcher (b. 1868)
- 1927 - Ben Harris, pitcher (b. 1889)
- 1931 - Jimmy McAleer, outfielder, manager (b. 1864)
- 1943 - Elijah Jones, pitcher (b. 1882)
- 1949 - Harvey Watkins, manager (b. 1869)
- 1953 - Gene McAuliffe, catcher (b. 1872)
- 1965 - Johnny Watson, infielder (b. 1908)
- 1967 - Johnny Butler, infielder (b. 1893)
- 1967 - Walt Smallwood, pitcher (b. 1893)
- 1969 - Ed Monroe, pitcher (b. 1895)
- 1974 - Ernie Cox, pitcher (b. 1894)
- 1976 - Joe Berry, infielder (b. 1894)
- 1979 - John Allyn, owner (b. 1917)
- 1984 - Howie Gorman, outfielder (b. 1913)
- 1987 - Bud Bates, outfielder (b. 1912)
- 1988 - Dom Dallessandro, outfielder (b. 1913)
- 1990 - Ray Poat, pitcher (b. 1917)
- 1995 - Ray Prim, pitcher (b. 1906)
- 1998 - Ron Blackburn, pitcher (b. 1935)
- 2000 - Buck Varner, outfielder (b. 1930)
- 2007 - Milt Bocek, outfielder (b. 1912)
- 2007 - Josh Hancock, pitcher (b. 1978)
- 2009 - Jack Lohrke, infielder (b. 1924)
It uses material from the BR Bullpen article "April 29".