1992 New York Met Eddie Murray sets RBI record by a switch hitter
1991 Panel of 8 baseball experts vote to drop asterisk next to Roger Maris HR record and determine an official no hitter must go at least 9 innings
1991 Texas Ranger Nolan Ryan pitches record 7th no hitter (beats Toronto 3-0)
1990 Phils Terry Mulholland no-hits Giants 6-0 (8th no hitter of 1990)
1989 Carlton Fisk becomes AL catcher HR hitter, 307th at Yankee stadium
1989 Nolan Ryan blows a no hitter in 9th inning
1988 Dave Stieb, loses 2nd consecutive no hitter bid with 2 outs in 9th
1985 Roger Maris, HR hitter (61 in 61, New York Yankees), dies of cancer at 51
1975 Kristin Folkl, born in St. Louis, Missouri, volleyball outside hitter, alt-Oly-96
1974 Mike Allen Lambert, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, volleyball opposite hitter 1996 Olympics
1973 Yankee Ron Blomberg becomes 1st designated hitter, he walks
1973 In an exhibition game with the Pirates, Twins Larry Hisle becomes the 1st designated hitter (he hits 2 home runs and knocks in 7 RBIs)
1973 American League adopts designated hitter rule
1972 John Hyden, Tustin California, volleyball outside hitter alternate for 1996 Olympics
1972 Hank Aaron's grandslammer (14) ties him for NL lead with Gil Hodges and moves him ahead of Willie Mays as #2 HR hitter (649)
1970 Natalie Williams, born in Long Beach, California, volleyball outside hitter 1996 Olympics
1970 Chris Underwood, born in Los Angeles, California, volleyball opposite hitter 1996 Olympics
1970 Clay Kirby has a no-hitter going for 8 inn, but is lifted for a pinch hitter, Reliever Jack Baldschun gives up 3 hits and Padres lose, 3-0
1970 Kristin Klein, born in Santa Monica, California, volleyball outside hitter 1996 Olympics
1970 Elaine Youngs, Orange California, volleyball outside hitter 1996 Olympics
1970 Dan Landry, born in San Diego, California, volleyball opposite hitter 1996 Olympics
1969 After 9,015 at bats Hank Aaron is lifted for a pinch hitter, Mike Lum, who doubled in a 15-3 victory over New York Mets
1969 Dexter Rogers, St. Petersburg, Florida, volleyball opposite hitter 1996 Olympics
1968 Tara Cross-Battle, born in Houston, Texas, volleyball hitter, Oly-br-92, 96
1968 Teee Williams, born in Los Angeles, California, volleyball outside hitter, Olympics bronze 1992, 1996
1967 Red Sox rookie Billy Rohome comes within 1 strike of a no hitter at
1967 White Sox given permission to use semi-DH in training camp with home club permission (use of pinch hitter twice in same game)
1965 Caren Kemner, born in Quincy, Illinois, volleyball outside hitter, Oly-bronze-92, 96
1964 Oriole Bob Johnson's 6th straight hit as a pinch hitter
1961 Warren Spahn pitches a 2 hitter after pitching a no hitter
1961 Warren Spahn pitches 2nd no hitter at 41 beats San Francisco Giants, 1-0
1960 San Francisco Giants Juan Marichal debuts, with a 1 hitter against Phillies
1960 Juan Marichal debuts as San Francisco Giant pitcher, beats Phillies on 1 hitter
1958 Chuck Klein, Philadelphia Phillie HR hitter, dies at 53
1955 Bob Feller's 15th 1 or less hitter (12 1-hitters, 3 no-hitters)
1949 Mike Schmidt, 3rd baseman and HR hitter, Phillies
1948 Ron Blomberg, 1st baseman, New York Yankees, /1st designated hitter
1945 Tommy Brown, Brooklyn Dodger becomes youngest HR hitter (17)
1943 St. Louis Card Mort Cooper pitches his 2nd consecutive 1 hitter
1931 Ed Matthews, Hall of Famer/Milwaukee Brave/HR hitter, 512
1928 John McGraw backs NL President John Heydler's designated hitter idea
1928 NL President John Heydler proposes designated hitter for pitchers
1923 Bobby Thomson, HR hitter, Giants win the pennant
1922 Ralph Kiner, HR hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates/sportscaster for the New York Mets
1920 Phillies mgr Gravvy Cravath puts himself in as pinch hitter, his 3- run homer beats New York Giants 3-0
1918 Ted Williams, hitter, Red Sox, AL MVP '46, '49; Trip Crown '42, '47
1918 Ted Williams, Baseball's last .400 hitter for the Boston Red Sox
1917 Giants Rube Benton is 1st lefty to pitch a World Series no hitter
1909 New York Giant Red Ames 2nd no-hitter, loses in 13 on a 7 hitter to Dodgers
1907 Jimmy Foxx, baseball HR hitter, 534, Detroit Tigers
1904 Cub's Bob Wicker no-hits New York Giants, wins in 12th on 1 hitter, 1-0
1904 Charles "Red" Ruffing, New York Yankee pitcher, hitter, 1930-46
1892 Charlie Reilly is baseball's 1st pinch hitter
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