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2008 Conor Cruise O'Brien, dies at 91, in his home overlooking Dublin Bay
2008 Charlton Heston, dies at 84, at his home in Beverly Hills, California, with Lydia, his wife of 64 years, by his side 2008 Evan G. Galbraith, dies at 79, at his home in Manhattan 2007 Marcel Marceau, dies at 84, at his home in Cahours, France 2007 Kurt Vonnegut, dies at his home in Manhattan, at 84 2006 Eileen Caddy, new age author, spiritual teacher, founded Findhorn Foundation commune, an international New Age community, dubbed 'Vatican of the New Age', today home to 400 residents from more than 40 countries, dies at age 89 in Findhorn, Scotland 2003 Earl Hindman, voice with hat, Home Improvement, dies at 61 2003 Warren Spahn, American Baseball pitcher, dies at home 1998 Mark McGwire breaks Roger Marris' 62 home run record for a season, and goes on to hit 70 home runs for the 1998 season 1997 700th World Series home run (Sandy Alomar, Cleveland Indians) 1997 Carolina Hurricanes 1st home game vs Pitts Penguins 1997 1st time 3 cons home runs in post season-Raines, Jeter, O'Neill (New York Yankees) 1997 St. Louis Card Mark McGwire hits his 58th home run of 1997 (34 with Oak A's) 1997 Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his 56th home run of 1997 1997 Seattle Mariners break record for most home runs in a year (258) 1997 Mike Piazza is 2nd to hit a home run out of Dodger Stadium 1997 New York Yankee Cecil Fielder hits his 300th home run 1997 Mark McGwire joins Babe as only players to hit 50 home runs in 2 consec yrs 1997 Dan Wilson hits Seattle Mariners 3,000th home run 1997 4-1, Mark McGwire his a 538 foot home run 1997 Sammy Sosa (Cubs) and Tony Womack (Pirates) hit inside the park home runs 1997 New York Mets C. Everett and Butch Huskey are 9th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1997 Kansas City Royal Chili Davis is 75th to hit 300 home runs 1997 Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his 250th home run 1997 Mark McGwire, is 4th to home run on Detroit Tiger left field roof (others are Frank Howard, Harmon Killibrew, and Cecil Fielder) 1997 48th time opposing pitchers hit home runs, Carlos Perez (Mon)/Darren Holmes 1996 New York Yankee Bernie Williams hits record tying 7th post season home run, as Yankees tie record of 6th straight post season road win (en route to 8) 1996 Yankees (3) and Orioles (3) combine to tie play off record of 6 home runs 1996 New York Yankee Bernie Williams switch hits home runs in a post season game 1996 Baltimore Orioles end season with record 257 home runs 1996 Orioles Brady Anderson is 14th to hit 50 home runs 1996 1st ODI played in Kenya between home team and Sri Lanka 1996 San Francisco Giant Bobby Bond is 2nd player to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases 1996 New York Met Todd Huntley sets record of 41 home runs by a catcher 1996 Baltimore Orioles' Eddie Murray's 500th career home run 1996 Yankees lose ending 3rd best home series victory streak at 24 1996 New York Yankee Darryl Strawberry hits his 300th home run 1996 Hugh Henry Home Popham, aviator/writer/poet, dies at 76 1996 Ken Griffey, Jr., 26, is 8th youngest to hits 200 home runs 1996 Sammy Sosa is 1st Chicago Cub to hit 2 home runs in 1 inning 1995 Lord Home of Hirsel, cricket (Middlesex player later British PM), dies 1995 Edgar Martinez drives home tying and winning runs to rally Mariners to 6-5 win in bottom of 11th to beat Yankees and win AL Division Series 1995 Cleveland Indian Albert Belle hits his 50th home run of season 1995 Andres Galarraga is 4th to hit 30 home runs for Rockies in 1995 1995 Padres Ken Caminiti switch hits home runs in 3rd of 4 games 1995 Jeff King of Pirates is 16th NL player to home run twice in one inning 1995 Birmingham Barracudas 1st CFL home game (vs Hamilton) 1995 Memphis Mad Dogs 1st CFL home game vs, BC Lions 1995 Rockies' Andres Galarraga is 4th to home run in 3 consecutive innings 1995 Marlins outfielder Andre Dawson hits his 400th NL career home run (429) 1995 John Valentin hits 3 home runs 1995 White Sox (5) and Tigers (7) combine for record 12 home runs at Tiger Stadium 1995 47th time opposing pitchers hit home runs, K Foster (Cubs)/M Freeman (Rocks) 1995 Twins Marty Cordova ties rookie record of home runs in 5 consecutive games 1995 Eddie Murray of Indians hits his 463rd career home run (ties for 18th) 1995 Kansas City Royal John Nonely is 70th to home run on his 1st at bat 1994 Mariners play Red Sox as home team at Fenway, as Kingdome is repaired 1994 Shreveport Pirates 1st CFL home game (vs Toronto Argonauts) 1994 Gas explosion at old age home in Milan, 27 killed 1994 11,000th home run in New York Yankees history, Matt Nokes 1994 Cleveland Indians 18 game home win streak ends to Yankees 11-6 1994 Jeff Bagwell of Astros is 28th to hit 2 home runs in an inning 1994 Ken Griffey, Jr. breaks Ruth's record for most home runs by end of June (31) 1994 Tigers tie record of hitting home runs in 25th consecutive games 1994 Cab Calloway suffered massive stroke at his home in White Plaines NY 1994 Indians, begin a 18 home game hoome win streak at Jacobs Field 1994 Eddie Murray sets record for switch hit home runs in a games (11 times) 1994 Chuck Jones found guilty of breaking into Marla Maples home 1994 Cubs Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes, hit 3 home runs in 1993 hits 3 home runs on opening 1994 Walter Kent, U.S. composer (I'll Be Home for Christmas), dies at 82 1993 Kenneth Burke, philosopher, literary theorist, Agnostic, awarded Guggenheim Fellowship 1935, music critic for 'The Nation', editor, 'The Dial' literary magazine, attended Columbia University, dies of heart failure at his home in Andover, New Jersey 1993 Cards Mark Whiten, hits 4 home runs and 12 RBIs in 2nd game of doubleheader 1993 Fred McGriff and David Justice are 6th to hit back-to-back home runs twice in same game 1993 Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. is 3rd to hit home runs in 8 straight games 1993 New York Yankee Don Mattingly hits his 200th home run 1993 Dave Winfield hits 442nd home run to move into 19th place 1993 Carlton Fisk, 45, released by White Sox, as all time leader of most games caught and most home runs by a catcher 1993 Indians' Carlos Baerga hits 3 home runs against Detroit 1993 Ken Griffey, Jr. slugs his 100th career home run in Seattle's 1993 Dale Murphy ends carreer at 398 home runs 1993 Long fly ball by Indians' Carlos Martinez bounces off Jose Canseco's head and goes over fence for a home run 1993 Kansas City Royal George Brett hits his 300th home run 1993 Colorado Rockies 1st home game and 1st victory, 11-4 over Mont Expos 1993 Indians' Carlos Baerga is 1st to switch hit home runs in same inn (vs Yankees) 1993 Dante Bichette hits the 1st Colorado Rockie home run (Shea Stadium New York) 1992 Queen Elizabeth's home Windsor Castle catches fire 1992 1st time Baltimore Orioles draw 3 million fans at home 1992 Dorothy MacKaye, marital advisor (Ladies Home Journal), dies at 88 1992 Lou Whitaker hits his 200th career home run 1992 New York Mets score in 9th to end home shut-out streak at 3 games 1992 Carlos Martinez hits a ball off Jose Canseco's head for a home run 1992 New York Met Eddie Murray is 24th to hit 400 home runs 1992 New York Mets lose 1st 3 home games for 1st time since 1962 1991 Panel of 8 baseball experts vote to drop asterisk next to Roger Maris home run record and determine an official no hitter must go at least 9 innings 1991 Royals Warren Cromartie's 1st major league home run since 1983 1991 Stuart Karl, CEO (Karl Home Video), dies at 38 of skin cancer 1991 Twins Dave Winfield is 23rd to hit 400 home run 1991 With two months left, White Sox set new home attendance (2,150,951) 1991 Darrin Lewis hits his 1st major league home run 1991 Carol Gillies, actress (Back Home, Baby Boom), dies at 50 1991 Seattle Jay Buhner hits a 479' home run in Yankee Stadium 1991 Calumet Farm, home to 8 Kentucky Derby winners, files bankruptcy 1991 New York Mets M Sasser and Mark Carreon are 8th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1991 Gordon Greenidge scores 223 vs. Aus, his last Test Cricket knock at home 1991 New York - New Jersey Knights 1st home game (Giant Stadium) lose to Frankfurt 27-17 1991 Planeloads of U.S. troops arrive home from the Persian Gulf, Iraq hands over 40 foreign journalists and 2 American soldiers it captured 1991 Dale Long, hit home runs in 8 consecutive games, dies at 66 1990 Tiger Cecil Fielder becomes 11th, to hit 50 home runs (& 51st) 1990 Andre Dawson steals his 300th base and is only player other than Willie Mays to have 300 home runs, 300 steals and 2,000 hits 1990 Pirate Bobby Bond is 2nd to hit 30 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season (so he can play in 6 decades) because it is a publicity stunt 1990 Ken Griffey, Sr and, Jr., hit back-to-back home runs in 1st inning 1990 Cub's Ryne Sandberg is 1st 2nd baseman to hit 30 home runs, consecutively 1990 Bo Jackson hits 4th of 4 consecutive home runs 1990 New York Yankee Kevin Mass is quickest to reach 15 home runs (approx 132 at bat) 1990 Dodger Jose Offerman hits home run in his 1st at bat 1990 New York Yankee Kevin Mass is quickest to reach 14 home runs (approx 128 at bat) 1990 Carlton Fisk hits White Sox record 187th home run 1990 Mark McGwire is 1st to hit 30 home runs in each of his 1st 4 seasons 1990 New York Yankee Kevin Maas is fastest to get 13 home runs (110 at bats) 1990 Carlton Fisk ties Johnny Bench hitting 327 home runs as a catcher 1990 New York Yankee Kevin Mass sets record with 12th home run in 1st 92 at bats and becomes 21st to hit a ball into 3rd deck of Seattle's Kingdome 1990 New York Yankee Kevin Mass sets record with 11th home run in 1st 86 at bats 1990 New York Yankee Kevin Mass sets record with 10th home run in 1st 72 at bats 1990 Yankees rookie Kevin Maas hits his 10th home run in just 77 at bats 1990 Police find marijuana at Chuck Berry's home 1990 Dodger Eddie Murray ties Mickey Mantle with switch hit home runs in 10 games 1990 Phil Bradley hits 18th inside-the-park home run in Oriole history 1990 For 2nd time this season, Cecil Fielder belts 3 home runs in a game 1990 New York Yankees hit 6 home runs to beat Minnesota Twins 12-0 1990 46th time opposing pitchers hit home run, Valenzuela (Dodgers)/Gross (Expos) 1990 8 2/3 inning perfect game pitched by Brian Holman of Oakland A's is spoiled by a home run hit by Ken Philips 1989 5 days after hitting a home run for Yankees in a 12-2 win over the Mariners, 1989 Los Angeles Dodgers beat Montreal Expos, 1-0, in 22 innings (Rick Dempsey home run) 1989 Howard Johnson joins B Bonds and W Mays to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases 1989 Braves Dale Murphy, hits 2 3-run home runs in an inning, 14th man to hit 2 home runs in an inning. Also ties record of 6 RBIs in an inning 1989 Cleveland Indian Joe Carter has his 4th 3 home run game 1989 Barry Bond's home run sets father-son (Bobby) home run record at 408 1989 Mark McGwire's gets 100th home run, 2nd fastest (1400 at bats) (to Kiner) 1989 Carlton Fisk becomes AL catcher home run hitter, 307th at Yankee stadium 1989 Junior Felix of Toronto becomes 53rd to hit home run on 1st at bat 1989 Mets win 11th consecutive home opener 8-4 over St. Louis at Shea Stad 1989 NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers win 22nd straight home game 1989 Margaret Ray found in David Letterman's home, claims to be his wife 1988 "ET" released to home video (14 million presold) 1988 With 2 outs in bottom of 9th, an injured Kirk Gibson hits dramatic 2 run home run to gives Dodgers a 5-4 win in 1st game of World Series 1988 Jose Canseco is baseball's 1st to steal 40 bases and hit 40 home runs 1988 Mike Tyson smashes TV camera outside his Bernardsville New Jersey home 1988 Darrell Evans hits his 400th career home run 1988 Boston Red Sox win AL record 24 straight home games 1988 Boston Red Sox set AL consecutive home victories at 23 1988 Red Sox beat Tigers 9-4 for AL record 23rd consecutive win at home 1988 225 at bats after #299, Met Gary Carter is 59th to hit 300th home run 1988 Jose Canseco becomes 11th to get 30 home runs and 30 steals in a season 1988 Oakland A's Jose Canseco becomes 11th to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases 1988 Jose Canseco is 1st to hit 30 home runs in 1st 3 years 1988 Rick Sutcliffe swipes home, 1st pitcher since Pascual Perez in 1984 to steal home 1988 Winnie Mandella's home in Soweto, South Africa destroyed by arson 1988 Mike Schmidt passes Mickey Mantle with his 537th home run into 7th place 1988 Chris Speier hits for the cycle and Ernest Riles hits 10,000th Giant home run 1988 Red Sox begin AL record 23rd consecutive home win streak 1988 WABC officially becomes the New Jersey Devils new home radio 1988 Jeff Hamilton, hits 8,000th Dodger home run 1988 Boston Red Sox Barrett steals home 1988 45th time opposing pitchers hit home runs, Mark Davis (Padres)/Mike Krukow 1988 Mike Schmidt hits his 535th home run, moving into 8th place 1988 Yankees home run 9,999 (D Winfield) 10,000 (C Washington) 10,001 (J Clarke) 1988 Mets set Opening Day record with 6 home runs 1987 In Arkansas R Gene Simmons kills 2, later bodies of 14 of his relatives are found at his home near Dover Ark 1987 Alfred M Landon, former Kansas Gov, dies at his Topeka home at 100 1987 Giant's Jeffrey Leonard hits playoff record home run in his 4th cons game 1987 Detroit Tiger Darrell Evans is 1st 40 year old to hit 30 home runs 1987 Toronto Blue Jays hit a record 10 home runs vs Baltimore Orioles 1987 Carlton Fisk clubs his 300th career home run off Danny Jackson 1987 Kevin Bass is 1st NLer to switch hit home runs in a game twice in 1 season 1987 Kirby Puckett goes 6-for-6 with 2 home runs in Minnesota 10-6 win over Milwaukee 1987 Mike Schmidt passes Ted Williams and Willie McCovey with 522 home runs 1987 Oakland's Mark McGwire sets rookie home run record at 39, en route to 49 1987 Cincinnati Red Eric Davis becomes 7th and earliest 30 home run - 30 steal man 1987 Eric Davis is 7th to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in one season 1987 Eddie Murray hits his 300th home run 1987 Oriole Eddie Murray hits his 299th and 300th career home runs 1987 New York Yankees Don Mattingly ties record of home runs in 8 cons games 1987 Don Mattingly is 2nd to hit home runs in 7 straight AL games (en route to 8) 1987 A's Mark McGwire is 1st rookie to hit 30 home runs before All Star break 1987 Andy Van Slyke home runs off R McDowell in both ends of double header 1987 Oriole Eddie Murray is 1st to switch hit home runs in 2 consecutive games 1987 46 home runs hit in 13 baseball games 1987 Mike Schmidt hits 500th home run vs Robinson-Pirates 1987 1st 3 San Diego Padres hit home runs off San Francisco starter Roger Mason 1986 Indians Jay Bell is 10th to hit a home run on 1st major league pitch he sees 1986 Bo Jackson's 1st home run - a 475-foot blast (longest at Royal Stadium) 1986 Bert Blyleven gives up a record 44 home runs in a season 1986 Texas Rangers O McDowell and Porter are 7th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1986 A's Mark McGwire hits his 1st major league home run 1986 Bob Horner becomes 11th player to hit 4 home runs in a game 1986 Reggie Jackson hit his 537th home run passing Mickey Mantle into 6th place 1986 Cubs 3rd baseman Ron Cey hits his 300th and 301st home run 1986 Boston Celtics end season with a 40-1 home win record 1985 Roger Maris, home run hitter, 61 in 61, New York Yankees, dies of cancer at 51 1985 Tigers Darrell Evans is 1st to hit 40 home run seasons in both leagues 1985 Expos Andre Dawson joins Willey McCovey to hit 2 home runs in an inn twice 1985 New York Mets Gary Carter's 2 home runs ties record of 5 home runs in 2 games 1985 New York Met Gary Carter hits 3 consecutive home runs in a game 1985 Dave Kingman hits his 400th home run 1985 Baltimore Orioles W Gross and L Sheets are 6th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1985 Oakland A's Dave Kingman becomes 21st to hit 400 home run 1985 A's Dave Kingman is 21st to hit 400 home runs (off Matt Young at Seattle) 1985 Los Angeles Dodger Pedro Gonzalez sets NL record of 15 home runs in June 1985 Reggie Jackson hits his 513th home run to move into 10th place 1985 Von Hayes becomes 21st to hit 2 home runs in an inning (Phils-26, Mets-7) 1985 Pirates score 10 in top of 1st, but lose 15-11 to Phillies, as Steve becomes 1st Phillie to switch hit home runs in same game 1985 Ranger Larry Parrish is 5th to hit 3 home runs in a game in both leagues 1984 New York Met Rusty Staub joins Ty Cobb, who hit home runs as a teen and in 40s 1984 Cubs break 2 million in home attendance for 1st time 1984 Reggie Jackson is 13th to hit 500 home runs 1984 Toronto's Cliff Johnson hits record 19th career pinch home run 1984 Cliff Johnson sets a record with his 19th pinch hit home run 1984 Joe Morgan sets career home run mark for 2nd basemen with #265 1984 Oakland A's Dave Kingman hits 3 home runs including a grand slam 1984 Nate Nelson, R&B-singer (Flamingos-I'll Be Home), dies on 52 birthday 1984 Supreme Court rules (5-4) oks private use of home VCRs to tape TV programs for later viewing does not violate federal copyright laws 1983 Joan Miro, Spanish surrealist, dies at his home in Majorca at 90 1983 Braves Dale Murphy is 6th to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in season 1983 Greg Luzinski is 1st player to put 3 home runs onto roof at Comiskey Park 1983 George Brett's 2 run home run against Yankees on July 24 (pine tar game) 1983 Pine Tar Game: Brett's home run disallowed against Yankees (overturned) 1983 Kirk Gibson (Tigers) and Jorge Orta (Blue Jays) hit inside park home runs 1983 Toronto Blue Jay Cliff Johnson hits record 18th pinch hit home run 1982 California Doug DeCinces hits 3 home runs again in game 1982 1st annual Cracker Jack Oldtimers Classic 75-year-old Luke Appling hits a 250-foot home run off Warren Spahn, AL beats NL 7-2 1982 Prince Chuck and Lady Di take Prince William home from hospital 1982 Tigers outfielder Larry Herndon is 14th to hit 4 consecutive home runs 1982 Islanders start 23 undefeated home streak (21-0-2) 14 straight wins 1981 George Foster hits his 8th home run into red seats at Riverfront 1981 Phils Mike Schmidt hits his 300th career home run off New York Met Mike Scott 1981 Ronald Reagan arrives home from hospital after Hinkley shot him 1981 Viv Richards scores century in the 1st Test at his home Antigua 1980 Sadaharu Oh, 40, pro baseball's all-time home run run king with 868, retires 1980 1st consumer use of home banking by computer 1980 Mike Schmidt's 2-run home run clinches NL East title for Phillies 1980 Macaulay Culkin, New York City, actor, Home Alone, My Girl, Richie Rich 1980 Yankees Reggie Jackson hits his 400th home run off Chicago's Britt Burns 1980 Johnny Bench hits his 314th home run as a catcher breaks Yogi Berra's record 1980 California Angels Freddie Patek, hits 3 home runs and double to beat Red Sox 20-2 1980 Steve Garvey, hits the 7,000th Dodger home run 1980 2 Oakland A's steal home in 1st inning 1980 Fire in nursing home in Kingston Jamaica, kills 157 1980 Bucky Dent hits an inside park home run, Royals walk 14 Yankees including 5 with bases loaded, Yankees win 16-3 1980 Cincinnati Red Ray Knight hits 2 home runs in 5th inning vs New York Mets 1980 Pete Rose, 39, steals second, third, and home in one inning for Phillies 1980 Samm-Art Williams' "Home," premieres in New York City 1980 Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits his 521st and final home run 1979 New York Stars (WBL) home opener at MSG in New York City 1979 Larry Parrish (Expos) home runs off Rawly Eastwick (Phillies) in DH 1979 Royals George Brett is 6th to have 20 doubles/triples/home runs in a season 1979 KC's Willie Wilson hits 5th inside-the-park home run (most since 1925) 1979 Dave Kingman becomes 6th to have a 2nd 3 home run game 1979 Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski hits his 400th home run 1979 New York Giants Willie McCovey 513th home run is an NL lefty record 1979 Willie Horton becomes 43rd player to hit 300 home runs in the majors 1979 Phillies beat Cubs, 23-22, on 50 hits with 11 home runs 1979 Bobby Bonds hits his 300th home run (2nd to have 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases) 1979 Home rule introduced to Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) 1979 Islanders ends 23 undefeated games at home streak (15-0-8) 1978 New York Islanders start a streak of 23 undefeated games at home (15-0-8) 1978 Royals' George Brett hits 3 home runs, Yankees win championship game 3, 6-5 1978 100,000 cheering Egyptians welcome Sadat home from Camp David summit 1978 Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin returns home after Camp David summit 1978 Reggie Jackson is 19th player to hit 20 home run in 11 straight years 1978 Reds Joe Morgan is 1st to hit 200 home runs and have 500 stolen bases 1978 Expos crush Braves, 19-0, collecting 28 hits and NL-record-tying 8 home runs 1978 Johnny Bench hits his 300th career home run 1978 Giants' Willie McCovey becomes 12th to hit 500 home runs 1978 Down 9-7 in 10th with 2 outs, Yankees Paul Blair hits a 3 run home run 1978 Lee Lacy hits record 3rd consecutive pinch-hit home run 1978 Jackson slugs a 3-run home run in the 1st inning, and the field is showered 1978 New York Yankees defeat White Sox 4-2 in home opener on Reggie Candy Bar Day 1977 Dusty Baker 30th home run joins teammates Steve Garvey (33), Reggie Smith (32), and Ron Cey (30) in make Dodgers 1st team to boast 4 30-home run hitters 1977 Japan's Sadaharu Oh hits 756th home run to surpass Hank Aaron's total 1977 Red Sox wallop a major league-record 8 home runs beating Toronto 9-6 1977 Yankee DH Cliff Johnson hit 3 consecutive home runs in Toronto 1977 Willie Stargell hits his 400th career home run 1977 Willie McCovey smashes 2 home runs in inning for 2nd time (Apr 12, 1973) 1977 Former White House chief of staff home run Haldeman enters prison 1977 Red Sox set 3 game record of 16 home runs, all against Yankees 1977 Red Sox (6) and Brewers (5) tie single game home run record of 11 1977 Eddie Murray hits his 1st home run 1977 Mont Canadiens set NHL record of 34 straight home games without a lose 1976 Al Bumbry hits 17th inside-the-park home run in Oriole history 1976 In pre-game promo at Atlanta County Stadium, 34 couples wed at home plate followed by Championship Wrestling "Headlocks and Wedlocks" 1976 St. Louis Cardinals Lou Brock and Hector Cruz hit inside-the-park home runs 1976 Only home run of Joe Niekro's 22-year career, comes off brother Phil 1976 St. Louis Cardinal Reggie Smith hits 3 home run 1976 NL greatest comeback, trailing 12-1 Phillies win 18-16 in 10, Mike Schmidt hits 4 consecutive home runs 1976 Philadelphia Flyers win record tying 20th straight NHL home game 1976 "Home Sweet Homer" opens and closes at Palace Theater New York City 1976 Liberty Bell moves to new home behind Independence Hall 1975 Red Sox Carlton Fisk's 12th inning home run beats Reds 7-6 in game 6 of WS 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers W Crawford and Lee Lacy are 5th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1975 Billy Williams's 400th career home run 1975 Hank Aaron's 1st home run in Milwaukee since 1965 1975 Yankees sponsor Army Day at temporary home, Shea Stadium during 21-gun salute, part of fence is blown away, and another part is set afire 1975 Phillies Mike Schmidt's 2 home runs ties NL record of 11 home runs in April 1974 Washington Capitals 1st NHL home victory, beating Chicago 4-3 1974 A's Ken Holtzman, who hasn't batted all season, belts 3rd inning home run in Game 4 and gets the win, 5-2 1974 Hank Aaron's 733rd career home run on his last NL at bat 1974 Clarence Jones of Kintetsu Buffaloes hits his 38th home run, 1st American to win a Japanese home run title 1974 New York Met Benny Ayala hits a home run in his 1st at bat 1974 Oriole Al Bumbry hits an inside-the-park home run against New York Yankees 1974 Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 715th home run, breaks Babe Ruth's record 1974 Yankees 1st home game at Shea Stadium, beat Indians 6-1 1974 Rhino Store gives people 5 cents to take home Danny Bonaduce's Album 1973 Hank Aaron sets record of most home runs in 1 league (709) 1973 Willie Mays hits 660th and last home run (off Don Gullett of Cincinnati) 1973 Braves Hank Aaron hits Ken Brett's fastball for his 700th home run 1973 Willie McCovey becomes 15th to hit 400 home runs 1973 Phillies Ken Brett 4th consecutive game home run in which he pitched 1973 San Francisco Giants Bobby Bonds sets NL record with 22 lead off home runs 1973 Joe Ferguson, hits the 6,000th Dodger home run 1973 Angels outfielder Bobby Valentine breaks his leg trying to scale wall to prevent a Dick Green home run during a 5-4 loss to the A's 1973 For 2nd time, Johnny Bench hits 3 home runs in a game 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) 1972 Hank Aaron hits 660th and 661st home runs for Braves, record for 1 team 1972 Nate Colbert of San Diego Padres hits record tying 5 home runs in a double header 1972 Hank Aaron's grandslammer (14) ties him for NL lead with Gil Hodges and moves him ahead of Willie Mays as #2 home run hitter (649) 1972 Greg Luzinski's 500' home run hits Liberty Bell monument in Philadelphia Vet 1972 Fredric [William] Brown, sci-fi author (Martians Go Home), dies at 65 1971 Last Washington Senator home game, New York Yankees win career 5th forfeit game Yankees trailing 4-2 in 9th with 2 outs, fans rush field 1971 Frank Robinson hits his 500th home run 1971 Harmon Killebrew hits home runs #500 and 501 1971 Twins' Harmon Killebrew is 10th to amass 500 home runs, and adds his 501st 1971 Phillies Deron Johnson 3 home runs caps his 4 in a row 1971 Phillies' Rick Wise hits 2 home runs and no-hits Reds 1971 Willie Mays hits record 22nd and last extra inning home run 1971 Willie Mays hits his 638th home run, sets NL record of 1,950 runs scored 1970 Cleveland Cavaliers 1st NBA home victory, beating Buffalo Braves 108-106 1970 NBA Cleveland Cavaliers 1st home game, lose to San Diego 110-99 1970 Molukkers occupy Indonesian ambassador's home in Wassenaar 1970 Phillies Larry Bowa steals home for 2nd time in 1970 1970 Tony Perez becomes 1st to hit a home run in red seats at Riverfront 1970 Reds Johnny Bench hits 3 consecutive home runs of Phillies Steve Carlton 1970 Bobby Murcer ties record of 4 consecutive home runs 1970 Oriole's Brooks Robinson get his 2,000 career hit, a 3 run home run 1970 Ernie Banks hits his 500th home run 1970 Reds clout 7 home runs by 6 batters, Braves counter with 3 home runs, 6 for one team and 9 different batters for two teams, all tie or set records 1970 Oakland uses gold-colored bases during the club's home opener Rules Committee subsequently bans this innovation 1969 Met Cleon Jones awarded 1st base when shoe polish on ball proves he is hit by a pitch, he scores on a home run in World Series 1969 T Agee and Ed Kranepool home run, Agee makes 2 great catches, Mets win 5-0 1969 Red Sox Rico Petrocelli hits shortstop record 40th home run of season 1969 San Francisco Giant Willie Mays, becomes 2nd player to hit home run number 600 off Mike Corkins 1969 Willie Stargell is 1st to hit a home run outside of Dodger Stadium 1969 Cincinnati Red Lee May hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader 1969 Rod Carew ties record with his 7th steal of home in a season 1968 Denny McLain's 31st win and Mickey Mantle's 535th home run 1968 Brave Hank Aaron hits his 500th home run off San Francisco Giant Mike McCormick 1968 Dorothy Gish, de Guiche, actress (Home Sweet Home), dies at 70 1968 Pittsburgh Pirate Willie Stargell hits 3 home runs, a double and a single 1968 AL Kaline hits his 307th home run, surpassing Hank Greenberg as a Tiger 1968 Frank Howard ties AL record with home run in his 6th consecutive game his 10 home runs in the most in 6 games 1968 Frank Howard belts record 8th home run in 5th straight game 1967 World Series record 3 consecutive home runs (Carl Yastremski, Reggie Smith, and Rico Petrocelli) by Red Sox 1967 Jimmy Foxx, baseball hall of famer (Detroit Tigers/534 home runs), dies at 59 1967 Astro Eddie Matthews hits his 500th home run off San Francisco Giant Juan Marichal 1967 Chicago Cubs (7) and New York Mets (4) tie record of 11 home runs in a game 1967 Monkees take home an Emmy for their Outstanding comedy Series 1967 Francis Chichester arrives home at Plymouth from Round-the-world trip 1967 Mickey Mantle's 500th home run off Oriole's Stu Miller 1967 New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits career home run #500 off Stu Miller 1967 Hank Aaron only inside the park home run vs Jim Bunning 1967 White Sox given permission to use semi-DH in training camp with home club permission (use of pinch hitter twice in same game) 1966 Johnny Miller becomes 1st Yank to hit a home run on his 1st at bat 1966 Baltimore Orioles Roznovsky and B Powell are 4th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1966 Willie Mays takes 2nd place on all-time home run list 1966 Indians set club record by hitting 7 home run in 15-2 win over Detroit 1966 Cincinnati Red Leo Cardenas hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader 1966 Randolph Turpin, boxer, shot dead in his home 1966 Only home run ever hit out of Baltimore's Memorial Park (Frank Robinson) 1966 Atlanta Braves win NL-record 18 straight home games (17 in Milwaukee) 1965 Willie Mays's 500th home run (off Don Nottebart), Giants 11th straight win 1965 Jim Hickman becomes 1st New York Met to hit 3 home runs in a game 1965 Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits his 400th home run off Curt Simmons 1965 Willie Mays sets NL record for home runs in a month with his 17th of August 1965 Henriette de Vreker-Verschuur, actress (Revolt in Mental Home), dies 1965 Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron (1954 - 1965) pass Babe Ruth-Lou Gehrig hitting 772 home runs while playing together on the same team 1965 Hank Aaron loses a home run, because he hit it out of batter's box 1965 Sony Corp introduced its home video tape recorder, priced at $995 1965 Yankees Tom Tresh bangs 3 consecutive home runs beating White Sox 12-0 1965 Phillies Dick Allen hits 529' home run out of Connie Mack Stadium 1965 Willie Mays 512th home run breaks Mel Ott's 511th NL record 1965 William McNamara, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, Texasville, Beat, Stealing Home 1964 During services held for Sam Cooke fans caused damage to Funeral Home 1964 Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle hit home runs runs on back-to-back pitches 1964 Despite 3 home runs by Johnny Callison, Phils are 14-8 losers to Braves 1964 Reds Chico Ruiz steals home, beats Phillies 1-0. Phillies start a 10 game losing streak that gives Cards the pennant 1964 Mickey Mantle gets hits #1999, 2000 and 2001 and his 450th home run 1964 Ground is broken for Anaheim Stadium, future home of Angels 1964 10th time Mantle switch-hits home run in a game, one goes 502 feet 1964 Mickey Mantle switch-hits home run record 10th and final time in a game 1964 A's Bert Campaneris home runs on 1st pitch, hits a 2nd home run on 2nd at bat 1964 Longest home run (471') in Baltimore Memorial Stadium (Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota) 1964 Supreme Court rules unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more than 3 years 1964 Pirates and Cubs combine for 9 home runs, Pirates win 8-5 1963 Stan Musial hits a home run in his 1st at bat as a grandfather 1963 Mark Chesnutt, born in Beaumont, Texas, country singer, Too Cold at Home 1963 St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Curt Simmons steals home plate 1963 Harmon Killebrew (Twins) home runs off Pete Burnside (Senators) in DH 1963 Jerry Lynch's record 15th pinch-hit home run gives Pirates a 7-6 win 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers F Howard and B Skowron are 3rd to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1963 Cleveland ties record of 4 consecutive home runs (Held, Ramos, Francona, Brown) 1963 Indians' Woodie Held, Pedro Ramos, Tito Francona, and Larry Brown hit consecutive home runs in one inning (vs California Angels) 1963 Philadelphia Phillies Roy Siever hits home run # 300 1963 Giant Willie Mays' home run in 16th inning gives them a 1-0 win over Braves 1963 Frank "Home Run" Baker, (hit 2 home runs in 1911 world series) dies at 77 1963 1st demonstration of home video recorder, at BBC Studios, London 1963 New York Mets Jimmy Piersall, hits his 100th home run, he circles bases backwards 1963 New York Met Duke Snider hits his 400th home run 1962 New York Met Frank Thomas hits his 6th home run in 3 games 1962 Milwaukee Brave Warren Spahn sets home run record of 31 by a pitcher 1962 Frank Howard, hits the 5,000th Dodger home run 1962 Jack Reed's 22nd-inning home run wins longest New York Yankee game in history 1962 Lou Brock is 2nd to home run into Polo Grounds right-center field bleachers 1962 A record 54 home runs hit in baseball 1962 Joe Pepitone 2nd Yankee to hit 2 home runs in 1 inning (Joe DiMaggio) 1962 3 more Cleveland home run set AL record for most home runs (26) over 8 games 1962 Willie Mays hits 4 home runs 1962 New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits his 375th home run 1961 Roger Maris sets record of 61 home runs off of Tracy Stallard 1961 Ted Williams hits a home run on his last at bat 1961 Roger Maris hits home run number 60 off Jack Fisher, tying Babe Ruth's record 1961 Roger Maris hits home run # 59 and barely misses # 60 in game 154 of the season. Yankees clinch pennant #26 1961 Mickey Mantle becomes 7th to hit home run # 400 1961 Maris hits home runs 37, 38, 39 and 40 in a doubleheader 1961 Roger Maris hits 4 home runs, in a doubleheader 1961 Commissioner Ford Frick rules Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs in 154-game sched in 1927, must be broken in 1st 154 of 162 games 1961 Roger Maris loses a home run (of his 61) due to a rain-out in 5th 1961 Astro's Eddie Matthews hits home run #500 1961 St. Louis Cardinal Bill White hits 3 home runs and a double 1961 Willie Mays is 4th major leaguer with 3 or more home runs twice in a season 1961 New York Yankee Roger Maris hits his 25th of 61 home runs 1961 Roger Maris hits 19th and 20th of 61 home runs 1961 Milwaukee sets record of 4 consecutive home runs (Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron Joe Adcock and Frank Thomas) 1961 Maris hits his 10th and 11th of 61 home runs 1961 Record 27 home runs hit in 7 AL games 1961 San Francisco Giant Willie Mays hits 4 home runs in a game 1961 Niagara ends St. Bonaventura's 99-game home basketball win streak 1960 Tad Mosels "All the Way Home," premieres in New York City 1960 Pirate's Mazeroski's bottom of 9th lead off home run beats New York Yankees 10-9 in game 7 of 57th World Series 1960 Yankees win 8-7, ending season on a 15 game win streak, and record 193 home runs 1960 Ted Williams last at bat is his 521st home run off Jack Fisher 1960 New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits 643' home run over right field roof in Detroit 1960 White Sox Ted Kluzewski's 3-run home run is disallowed as ump called time 1960 Gil Hodges set NL righty home run record with #352 1960 George Crowe sets record of 12 pinch hit home runs with a runner on 1960 Mickey Mantle is 18th to hit 300 home runs 1960 Ted Williams hit his 500th home runs 1960 George Crowe's record 11th pinch-hit home run 1960 Los Angeles Dodger Norm Sherry's 11th home run wins the game for brother Larry 1959 Jesse Barfield, Illinois, outfielder, Blue Jays, Yankees, 1986 home run leader 1959 Cincinnati Red Frank Robinson hits 3 consecutive home runs 1959 San Francisco Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits 1st of his 521 home runs 1959 Rocky Colovito hits 4 consecutive home runs in 1 game 1959 Tiger's Charlie Maxwell hits 4 consecutive home runs in a doubleheader 1959 White Sox Early Wynn beats Red Sox 1-0 on his own home run 1959 Dodger pitcher Don Drysdale hits his 2nd Opening Day home run 1958 Joe Diffie, Tulsa, Oklahoma, country singer/guitarist, Home 1958 San Francisco Giants Hank Sauer and B Schmidt are 2nd to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1958 Lee Walls hits 3 home runs, as Cubs beat Dodgers 15-2 1958 Gil Hodges hits his 300th home run and Pee Wee Reese plays in 2,000th game 1958 Dodgers erect 42-foot screen in left field at LA Coliseum to cut down on home runs, since it is only 250 feet down the line 1958 Chuck Klein, Philadelphia Phillie home run hitter, dies at 53 1957 Duke Snider's 39th and 40th home runs are last hit at Ebbets Field 1957 Mickey Mantle hits career home run # 200 1957 White Sox reliever Dixie Howell hits 2 home runs to beat Washington Senators 8-6 1957 Red Sox set AL record by smashing 4 home runs in 6th inning in 11-0 win 1957 Cavern Club opens (home of Beatles' 1st appearance) 1956 Phillies Robin Roberts gives up a major league record 46th home run 1956 New York Yankees Mickey Mantle hits his 52nd home run of season 1956 Mickey Mantle is 8th to hit 50 home runs in a seaon 1956 Cincinnati Red Frank Robinson ties rookie record with his 38th home run 1956 Yankees Yogi Berra ties career record for home runs (236) by a catcher 1956 Curt Robert of Columbus (International League) hits 4 home runs in 7 inning game 1956 Cincinnati Reds (8) and Cubs (2) combine to hit 10 home runs in a 9 inning game 1956 Mickey Mantle home run just misses clearing Yankee Stadium's roof 1956 Mickey Mantle misses by 18" hitting 1st home run out of Yankee Stadium 1956 Dale Long becomes 1st to hit home runs in 8 straight games 1956 Pirate Dale Long hits 9th-inning home run, 1st home run in 8 straight games 1956 Mickey Mantle hits home run from both sides of plate for record 3rd time 1956 Bob Saget, Philadelphia, comedian, Full House, America's Funniest Home Video 1956 Reds Frank Robinson hits his 1st of 586 home runs 1956 Martin Luther King, Jr's home bombed 1955 Willie Mays is 7th player to reach 50 home runs in a season 1955 Willie Mays hits record tying 9th home run at Ebbets Field (ties Joe Adcock) 1955 Don Zimmer, hits 4,000th Dodger home run 1955 Phillies Don Newcombe hits NL pitcher record 7th home run of season 1955 Smokey Burgess hits 3 home runs to help Pirates beat Reds 16-5 1955 New York Yankees Bob Cerv and E Howard are 1st to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1955 Harmon Killebrew hits his 1st home run (off Billy Hoeff) 1955 Mickey Mantle hits career home run # 100 1955 New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits 550' home run off Chicago Billy Pierce 1955 Stan Musial hits his 300th home run 1955 Mickey Mantle hits 3 consecutive home runs of at least 463' 1955 Georgia Tech ends Kentucky's 130-game home basketball win streak 1954 Ted Kluszewski is 1st Cincinnati Red to hit 40 home runs en route to 49 1954 Mil Braves' Joe Adcock sets record of 18 total bases (4 home runs, 1 double) 1954 Dean Stone gets credit for AL win, although he didn't retire a batter, he threw out Shoendienst trying to steal home, AL-11 NL-9 1954 Cards' Joe Cunningham hits 2 home runs for record 3 home runs in his 1st 2 days 1954 Michael O'Brien, born in Worcester, England, Mike O'Brien, politician, Labor Party, since 1992, serves as Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire, served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs, became Minister of State for Health Services, 2009 1954 Robin Roberts gives up a home run then retires next 27 men in a row 1954 Stan Musial hits 5 home runs in a doubleheader 1954 James F Reilly II, born in Mount Home AFB Idaho, PhD/astronaut, STS-89, sk:100 1953 U.S. district Judge Grim, rules NFL can black out TV home games 1953 Cubs Ernie Banks hits his 1st major league home run 1953 Roy Campanella sets record for home runs by a catcher at 38 1953 John Denham, born in Seaton, England, John Yorke Denham, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Southampton Itchen, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, served, then resigned as, Minister of State at the Home Office in 2003, over the Iraq War 1953 New York Giants Willie Mays and Darryl Spencer each hit 2 home runs and a triple 1953 Mickey Mantle hits a 565' (172 m) home run in Washington D.C.'s Griffith Stadium 1952 New York Yankees Johnny Mize's pinch-hit grand slam gives Yankees a 5-1 win at Washington He has now home runs in all 15 major league parks 1952 New York Giant Hoyt Wilhelm wins his 1st relief game and hits his only home run 1951 In opening World Series game, Giant Monte Irvin steals home in 1st inn 1951 Bobby Thomson home run - Giants win pennant defeating Dodgers 1951 Cleveland Indians win 16th straight home game 1951 Cleveland Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 home runs, double and single vs Red Sox 1951 After going 0-for-12, Willie Mays connects for his 1st home run 1951 Willie Mays gets his 1st major league hit, a home run 1951 Mickey Mantle's 1st home run 1951 Ivor Novello, British writer (Keep the Home Fires Burning), dies at 58 1951 Patricia Richardson, Bethesada, Maryland, actress, Double Trouble, Home Imp 1950 Phillies win NL pennant on last day of season (10th inning home run) 1950 For a record 6th time, New York Yankee Johnny Mize hits 3 home runs in one game 1950 Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st to hit 3 home run in a game at Griffith Stadium 1950 Dodger Gil Hodges hits 4 home runs and a single in a game vs Braves 1950 Pee Wee Reese (Dodgers) and Sam Calderone (Giants) hit inside park home runs 1950 Pee Wee Reese, hits the 3,000th Dodger home run 1950 Dodgers' Jim Russell is 1st to switch-hits home runs twice in a game 1950 Single day 16 team home run record set at 37 (NL-25, AL-12) 1950 Johnny Pramesa (Reds) and Hank Thompson (Giants) hit inside the park home runs 1950 New York Giant Wes Westrum hits 3 home runs and a triple 1950 Yankees and Tigers hit record 11 home runs, Tigers win 10-9 1950 St. Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Washington Senators 1950 Pittsburgh Johnny Hopp goes 6 for 6 including 2 home runs 1949 Pirates Ralph Kiner hits his 54th home run and NL record 16th in September 1949 Mike Schmidt, born in Dayton, Ohio, 3rd baseman and home run hitter, Phillies 1949 Robb Weller, TV host, Entertainment Tonight, Home Show 1949 Inidian pitcher Bob Lemon hits 2 home runs to beat Senators, 7-5 1949 Pamela Reed, born in Tacoma, Washington, actress, Grand, Kindergarten Cop, Home Court 1949 Eddie Money, Mahoney, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer and guitarist, Take Me Home Tonight 1949 Chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist, Ten Years After-I'm Going Home 1948 Southside Johnny Lyon, New Jersey, rocker, Asbury Jukes-Don't Want Go Home 1948 Pat Seerey of Chicago White Sox hits 4 home runs in a game 1948 Joe Cronin pinch hit home runs in both ends of a doubleheader 1948 Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive home runs 1948 Claude McKaye, Jamaican/US author (Banjo, Home to Harlem), dies at 57 1948 New York Yankees Joe Dimaggio hits for cycle (single, double, triple, home run) 1948 Walter P Reuther UAW President shot and wounded at his home in Detroit 1948 Walter P Reuther, President (United Auto Workers), shot at his home 1948 84-year-old Connie Mack challenges 78-year-old Clark Griffith to a race from home to 1st base; it ends in a tie 1947 Pirate Ralph Kiner hits his record 8th home run in 4 games 1947 New York Giants 183-185 home run of year breaks Yankee mark of 182 in 1936 1947 New York Giants set season record for home runs by a club 183 (en route to 221) 1947 1st black baseball pitcher Don Bankhead (Hit a home run on 1st at bat) 1947 Ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive home runs 1947 Jackie Robinson swipes home for 1st of 19 times in his career 1946 Cleveland Lou Boudreau hits 4 doubles and a home run but Red Sox win 11-10 on Ted Williams 3 home runs with 8 RBIs 1946 Vance Dinges hits only Phillie pinch hit inside-the-park home run 1946 Manager Mel Ott of Giants hits 511th and final home run 1945 Arthur Laurent's "Home of the Brave," premieres in New York City 1945 Hank Greenberg's final day home run wins pennant for Tigers 1945 Jimmie Foxx hits his 534th and final home run 1945 Joe Kuhel hits inside-the-park home run, only home run hit by a Senator all season at Washington's Griffith Stadium 1945 Dodgers Tommy Brown, 17, is youngest player to hit a home run 1945 Tommy Brown, Brooklyn Dodger becomes youngest home run hitter (17) 1945 Mel Ott is 1st in NL to hit 500th home run (joins Babe Ruth and Jimmy Foxx) 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt buried on grounds of Hyde Park home 1945 Kentucky begins 130 home basketball game win streak, ends in 1955 1945 Betram Home Ramsay, English Admiral/Commander Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61 1944 Germans raid Achterhuis, home of Anne Frank and family 1944 Frank McCormick (Reds) home run off Ace Adams (Giants) in both games of DH 1944 Chicago Cubs Bill Nicholson hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader 1944 76th Belmont: G L Smith aboard Bounding Home wins in 2:32.2 1944 Arnold Muhren, Dutch pop bassist/singer, The Cats-Sailin' Home 1943 Player-manager Joe Cronin of Red Sox hits two 3-run pinch home runs 1943 Jewish old age home for disabled in Amsterdam raided 1943 Piet Veerman, Dutch rock vocalist and guitarist, Cats-Sailin' Home 1942 Garrison Keillor, humorist, Praire Home Companion 1942 Garrison Keillor, born in Minnesota, PBS radio personality, Prairie Home Companion 1942 Pitcher Jim Tobin belts 3 home runs in a game 1942 New York Yankees annouce 5,000 uniformed soldiers admitted free at each of their upcoming home games 1942 Slim Whitman, yoddler/country singer, Home on the Range 1941 New York Giant Mel Ott hits his 400th home run and his 1,500th RBI 1941 American Flag House (Betsy Ross' Home) given to city of Philadelphia 1940 Jimmy Foxx hits his 500th career home run 1940 St. Louis Browns Johnny Lucadello is 2nd to home run from each side of plate 1940 Yankee Charlie Keller hits 3 home runs to beat White Sox 10-9 1940 Sadaharu, Ohio, of Yomiuri Giants, Japan, hit 868 career home run 1940 Boston's Jimmie Foxx home run goes over Comiskey Park's left field roof 1940 British Local Defense Volunteers (Home Guard) forms 1940 Mont Canadiens lose record tying NHL 15th straight game at home 1940 Willie Stargell, outfielder/1st baseman, Pirates, 1971 NL home run leader 1939 Charles Wardle, MP/under sect of state British home office 1939 Yankee catcher Bill Dickey hits 3 consecutive home runs 1939 Yankees hit 13 home runs, sweep A's 23-2 and 10-0 1939 New York Giants beat Reds 17-3, with 5 home runs in 4th inning 1939 Boston Red Sox Ted Williams hits his 1st home run 1938 Only time brothers hit back-to-back home runs (Lloyd and Paul Waner, Pitts) 1938 Leo Durocher, hits 2,000th Dodger home run 1938 Lefty Grove defeats Tigers 4-3 for 1st of record 20 consecutive wins at his home field Fenway Park; he doesn't lose there until May 12 1941 1938 Gary Collins, born in Venice, California, actor, 6th Sense, Home Show 1937 Det's rookie Rudy York sets record for home runs of 18 home runs in August 1937 Cub Augie Galan becomes 1st player to switch hit home runs in a game 1937 Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive home runs against St. Louis Browns 1937 Josh Gibson home run just 2 feet below rim of Yankee Stadium, 580' drive 1936 1st time in 20th century, 1st 2 batters in a game-Roy Johnson and Rabbit Warstler of Boston Bees-lead off with home runs 1936 Phillies John Moore hits 3 consecutive home runs 1936 Phillies Chuck Klein becomes 4th to hit 4 home runs in a game 1936 Joe DiMaggio becomes 5th to hit 2 home runs in 1 inn, Yankees beat Browns 18-4 1936 Bruce Dern, Winnetka, Illinois, actor, Coming Home, Silent Running, Tatoo 1935 1st time brothers on opposing teams hit home runs, Tony and Al Cuccunello 1935 Yankees set solo home run record with 6 beat Boston 7-2 1935 Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs, Boston Braves vs. Pirates 1935 Babe Ruth's 1st NL game, for Boston Braves, included a home run 1934 NL votes to permit night baseball (up to 7 games per home team) 1934 Eiji Sawamura, 17, gives up 1 hit, Lou Gehrig's home run, Japan beats U.S. 1-0 1934 Roger Maris, Yankee, home run champ, 61 in 1961, AL MVP 1960, 1961 1934 Red Sox pitcher Wes Ferrell hits 2 home runs to beat White Sox 3-2 in 12 1934 New York Times erroneously declares Ruth 700 home run record to stand for all time 1934 Ruth hits 700th career home run 1934 Babe Ruth hits home run number 700, against Detroit 1934 Jimmie Foxx hits 1st home run in Comiskey Park center field bleachers 1934 Pittsburgh is last major league city to play a home game on a Sunday 1934 Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Home Owners Loan Act 1934 Hank Aaron, born in Mobile, Alabama, baseball player, record 755 home runs, 1957 NL MVP 1934 Electric Home and Farm Authority incorporated 1933 Electric Home and Farm Authority Inc, authorized 1933 Rocky Colavito, Bronx, baseball player, Hit 4 home runs in a game 1933 David M Storey, British rugby player/playwright, Home 1933 Federal Home Owners Loan Corporation authorized 1933 A's Jimmie Foxx homers his 1st 3 at bats for 4 consecutive home runs 1933 Spottiswoode Aitken, actor (Eagle, Home Sweet Home), dies at 64 1932 Jimmie Foxx hits his 58th home run in last game of season 1932 Bkln Dodger Johnny Frederick hits his record 6th pinch hit home run 1932 Dodgers Johnny Frederick hits record 6th pinch-hit home run of the season 1932 Jimmie Foxx of A's hits 50th and 51st home runs to become 3rd to hit 50 1932 Yankees' Ben Chapman hits 2 inside-the-park home runs, tying record 1932 Lou Gehrig is 1st to hit 4 consecutive home runs; Yankees beat A's 20-13 1931 Mickey Mantle, New York Yankee, home run slugger, 1956 Triple Crown 1931 Ed Matthews, Hall of Famer/Milwaukee Brave/home run hitter, 512 1931 Gehrig hits his 3rd grand slam in 4 days and his 6th home run in consec games 1931 Babe Ruth hits his 600th home run, off George Blaeholder of Browns 1931 Willie Mays, baseball centerfielder, "Say Hey Kid", 660 home runs, MVP 1954 1931 Lou Gehrig hits a home run but is called out for passing a runner, mistake costs him AL home run crown; he and Babe Ruth tie for season 1930 Baseball changes rule, ball bounces into stands not a home run, now a double 1930 Cub's Hack Wilson's 2 home runs give him NL record 56 home runs 1930 New York Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing hits 2 home runs to beat St. Louis Browns, 7-6 1930 Brooklyn catcher Al Lopez hits major league's last recorded bounce home run 1930 Hack Wilson hits his 44th home run, breaks Chuck Klein's NL record 1930 Dumont's 1st TV broadcast for home reception (New York City) 1930 Pitts Pie Traynor ends both games with home runs (1st in 9th, 2nd in 13th) 1930 Sarnoff reports in New York Times "TV would be a theater in every home" 1930 Lou Gehrig hits 3 home runs in a game, Ruth hits 3 in doubleheader 1930 Ruth hits 3 home runs as Yankees blow 6-0 lead in 7th and lose 15-7 1930 Ruth hits 3 consecutive home run (8th-10th of 60 in 1930) 1930 Yankee "Bronx Bombers" hit 14 home runs in a game 1930 Boston Bruins win record 20th NHL home game 1930 Edward W. Buck, Dutch/US editor (Ladies Home Journal), dies at 66 1929 Baroness Ewart-Biggs, British, Lab, spokesperson on Home Affairs 1929 Phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a home run 1929 In game between Pirates and Phillies 9 home runs hit 1 in each inning 1929 Lou Gehrig hits 3 consecutive home runs, Yankees 11, Tigers 9 1929 Cleveland Indian Earl Averill, becomes 1st AL to hit a home run on 1st at bat 1929 Chicago Blackhawks lose record NHL 15th straight game at home 1928 New York Yankees sweep Cards in 25th World Series, Ruth hits 3 home run in game 1928 Babe Ruth hits home run number 42 and is 4 weeks ahead of his 1927 pace 1928 Ty Cobb, 41, steals home for 50th and final time 1928 New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits 2 triples and 2 home runs to be White Sox 15-7 1927 Babe Ruth hits record setting 60th home run, off Tom Zachary 1927 New York Yankee Babe Ruth hits record 60th home run of season off Tom Zachry 1927 Yankees clinch pennant, Ruth hits 2 home runs (52 en route to 60) 1927 1st home run hit out of Comiskey Park Chicago by New York Yankee Babe Ruth 1927 Mel Ott, 18, hits his 1st league home run (inside the park) 1927 Babe Ruth hits 30th of 60 home runs 1927 Lou Gehrig hits 3 home runs in 11-4 victory over Red Sox 1927 Babe Ruth hits 19th and 20th of 60 home runs 1927 Tony Lazzeri hits 3 home runs Yankees beat White Sox 12-11 1927 New York Yankee Bob Meusel steals 2nd, 3rd and home 1927 Babe Ruth hits 1st of 60 home runs of season (off A's Howard Ehmke) 1926 Babe Ruth hits 3 home runs in a World Series game, Yankees beat Cards 10-5 1926 Edwin "Duke" Snider, Brooklyn Dodger centerfielder, 406 home runs 1926 Hack Wilson is 1st to hit a home run off Wrigley Field scoreboard 1925 Salt Lake City (PCL) Tony Lazzeri hits his 60th home run of the season 1925 New York Giant Hack Wilson hits 2 home runs in 3rd inning beating Phillies, 16-7 1925 Ty Cobb hits his 5th home run in 2 games tying Cap Ansons record of 1884 1924 John Kilgour, director of prison medical services, Home Office 1924 New York Giants George Kelly is 1st to hit home runs in 6 cons games 1924 Woodrow Wilson, 28th President (1913-21), dies at his home in Washington at 67 1923 Bobby Thomson, home run hitter, Giants win the pennant 1923 New York Giant's Casey Stengel home run beats Yankees 1-0 in World Series 1923 Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs in a World Series game 1923 New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits 1st of his 493 home runs 1923 Bernie Neis, hits the 1,000th Dodger home run 1923 10 home runs hit in Phillies 20-14 victory over St. Louis Cardinals 1922 Ralph Kiner, home run hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates/sportscaster for the New York Mets 1922 Roger Hornsby sets NL home run mark at 42 1922 Catcher Butch Henline is 1st NLer to hit 3 home runs in a game since 1897 1922 Yankees play their farewell home game in Polo Grounds win doubleheader 1922 Largest Polo Grounds crowd see Meusel, Ruth and Gehrig consecutive home runs 1922 Dedication of Frederick Douglas' home in Washington D.C. as national shrine 1922 M. Alain Resnais, born in Vannes, France, director, Melo, I Want to Go Home 1921 New York Yankee Babe Ruth hits then record 59th home run 1921 Milos Jancso, Vac Hungary, director, My Way Home 1921 Yankee Ruth hits home runs 57 and 58 to beat Indians 8-7 1921 Franklin D. Roosevelt stricken with polio at summer home on Canadian Is of Campobello 1921 Babe Ruth sets record of 137 career home runs 1921 Yankees' pitcher Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs beating Tigers 11-8 1921 Babe Ruth becomes all time home run champ with number 120, Gavvy Cravath 1920 King George V signs Home Rule Act 1920 Babe Ruth sets then home run season record at 54 1920 Red Sox turn triple-play, but Ruth's 35th home run leads Yankees to 8-2 win 1920 Ruth sets season home run record with 30 en route to 54 1920 Ruth ties his record of 29 home runs in a season 1920 Hugh Henry Home Popham, aviator/writer/poet 1920 Babe Ruth's 1st Yankee home run and 50th of career, out of Polo Grounds 1920 British parliament accept Irish "Home Rule"-law 1920 Ottalee Baker, Frank "Home Run" Baker's wife, dies at 31 1919 Government of Ireland Act of Power (Home Rule for Ireland) 1919 Babe Ruth's 29th home run is 1st of year in Washington (1st in every park in league in one season) 1919 Babe Ruth ties Ned Williamson's major league mark of 27 home runs 1919 New York City welcomes home General John J Pershing and 25,000 WW I soldiers 1919 Babe Ruth hits his 26th home run off Jack Quinn in New York, breaking Buck Freeman's 1899 home run mark of 25 1919 Red Sox Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs in a game for his 1st of 72 times 1919 Giants play their 1st legal Sunday home game, 35,000 see Phils win 4-3 1917 Eileen Caddy, born in Alexandria, Egypt, new age author, spiritual teacher, founded Findhorn Foundation commune, an international New Age community, dubbed 'Vatican of the New Age', today home to 400 residents from more than 40 countries 1917 Walt Cruise hit 1st home run out of Braves Field 1916 Honus Wagner, 42, is oldest to hit an inside-the-park home run 1916 New York Yankees buy Frank "Home Run" Baker from the Athletics for $37,500 1915 Pirate Honus Wagner at 41, hits a grand slam home run 1915 Red Sox Babe Ruth pitching debut and 1st home run, loses to Yankees 4-3 in 15 1915 Frank Home Run Baker, 28, announces retirement following a contract dispute with Connie Mack. He sits out 1915 season 1914 Irish home rule bill receive Royal assent 1914 British House of Commons passes Irish Home Rule 1913 Rabbit Maranville, is thrown out trying to steal home 3 times 1913 Home of vaudeville, Palace Theatre, opens (New York City) starring Ed Wynn 1913 House of Lords rejects Irish Home Rule Bill 1912 Yankee Guy Zinn sets record by stealing home twice in a game 1912 Phillies Sherry Magee steals home twice in 1 game 1911 1st old-age home opened in Prescott, Arizona 1909 Ty Cobb steals home in World Series game 1909 Ty Cobb clinches AL home run title with his 9th home run (all inside-the-park) 1909 Ty Cobb hits 2 inside-the-park home runs 1909 Reuben Siegel laid cornerstone of 1st home in Tel-Aviv 1909 Frank "Home Run" Baker's 1st career home run 1909 Mel Ott, 1st NLer to hit 500 home runs, hall of famer for the New York Giants 1908 B Tarkington and HL Wilson's "Man from Home," premieres in New York City 1908 Michael Richardson, commandant, Home for Disabled Sailors 1908 Groundbreaking on Philadelphia's Shibe Park (home of A's and Phillies) 1907 Frederik of Oaths disbands mental home colony Walden 1907 Jimmy Foxx, baseball home run hitter, 534, Detroit Tigers 1907 Cards Ed Konetchy steals home twice and Joe Delahanty also steals home for record 3 steals of home (vs Boston) 1907 Government of Transvaal sends home 50,000 Chinese day workers 1906 Fredric [William] Brown, U.S., sci-fi author, Martians Go Home 1906 Washington National's pitcher Tom Hughes hits home run to win his own game 1-0 in 10th 1906 Philadelphia A's pitcher Chief Benders plays outfield and hits 2 home runs 1904 Chuck Klein, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Philadelphia Phillies, 43 home runs in 1929 1903 Tigers play a home game in Toledo, Ohio, Yankees win 12-8 1903 New York Highlanders (Yankees) 1st home game, (Hilltop Park-168th St. and Broadway, Manhattan), they beat Washington Senators, 6-2 1902 Cleveland is 1st AL team to hit 3 consecutive home runs in same inning 1902 Minor League's most lopsided baseball game: Corsicana 51; Texarkana 3 Justin Clark of Corsicana, Texas minors hits 8 home runs in 1 game 1902 Cleveland's Bill Bradley is 1st ALer to hit a home run run in 4 consecutive games, not duplicated until Babe Ruth does it June 25, 1918 1901 In their long-delayed AL home opener, Boston defeats Philadelphia 12-4 1901 Erve Beck hits American League's 1st home run 1900 Polly Adler, Russia, bordello proprieter/author, House is not a Home 1898 [Le]Roy Harris, Oklahoma, composer, When Johnny Comes Marching Home 1897 George Davis (Giants) home run off Sport McAllister (Spiders) in DH 1896 Ed Delahanty, becomes 2nd major leaguer to hit 4 home runs in a game 1896 Blanche Sweet, born in Chicago, actress, Home Sweet Home, Avenging Conscience 1894 Bobby Lowe is 1st to hit 4 home runs in 1 baseball game 1891 Charles S Parnell, English/Irish Home Rule Party leader, dies at 45 1890 1st Dodger home run (Dave Foutz) 1887 Henry Zimmerman, baseball player, 1912-batted .372 with 14 home runs 1886 John "Home Run" Baker, hall of famer, hit 2 home run in 1911 world series 1883 "Ladies Home Journal" begins publishing 1883 Betram Home Ramsay, English admiral/Commander Allied Naval Forces 1880 Ole Bull, famous violinist, virtuoso, compared to Niccolo Paganini, co-founder, Den Nationale Scene theater, dies of cancer, at home on Lysoen island, extensive funeral procession had 15 steamers, other vessels, transporting his body 1880 Charlie Jones becomes 1st to hit 2 home runs in 1 inning 1879 1st mobile home (horse drawn) used in a journey from London and Cyprus 1876 Batholdi visits Bedloe Island, future home of his Statue of Liberty 1876 1st to hit 2 home runs; and score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's) 1876 Ross Barnes hit 1st home run in National League 1868 Spottiswoode Aitken, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, actor, Eagle, Home Sweet Home 1865 Steamboat "Sultana" explodes in Mississippi River, kills up to 1,547. 1450 of 2000 paroled Union POWs on their way home are killed when river steamer "Sultana" blows up 1864 Robert E. Lee's home area, Arlington, Virginia, becomes a military cemetery 1864 Solomon George Washington Dill, poor white ally of blacks, assassinated in his home by white terrorists in SC 1864 Stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY 1863 Battle of Milliken's Bend, Louisiana - Jefferson Davis' home burnt 1862 James Creighton, dies of rupture bladder from hitting home run on Oct 14th 1862 Baseballer James Creighton ruptures bladder hitting home run, dies 10/18 1858 John Holden hits 1st recorded home run (Brooklyn vs New York) 1849 Home Department (Interior Department), forms 1847 United Shakespeare Company buys his home in Stratford-upon-Avon 1847 Urbain J J Leverrier and John Couch Adams, codiscoverers of Neptune meet for 1st time at home of John Herschel 1846 Charles S Parnell, English/Irish Home Rule Party-Lower house member 1842 Ellen Henrietta Richards, U.S., chemist, American Home Economics Association - 1st President 1837 Steamboat "Home" sinks off Okracoke North Carolina killing 100 1831 Friedrich C. K. von Bodelschwingh, German theologist, Home Mission 1823 "Home Sweet Home" 1st sung (London) 1811 Issac Merrit Singer, inventor, 1st practical home sewing machine 1809 Allardyce Barclay begins a bet of walking 1 mile every hour for 1,000 hours. Each hour he walked a mile round trip from his home 1805 30 women meet at Mrs. Silas Lee's home in Wiscasset Maine, organizes 1793 1st cabinet meeting at George Washington's home 1791 John Howard Payne, U.S., author/actor/diplomat, Home Sweet Home 1778 Liberty Bell came home to Philadelphia after the British had left 1342 Bilbo Baggins returns to his home at Bag End, (Shire Reconning) |
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