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1997 San Francisco Giant J. T. Snow suffers a fractured eye socket when hit by a pitch

1996 Greg Pavlik one-hits Tigers making the Rangers 1st AL team to pitch back-to-back one-hitters since the Washington Senators in 1917

1995 Dennis Martinez pitch breaks Kirby Puckett's jaw in Indians 12-4 win

1991 Norm Charlton suspended for 7 days for intentionally hitting Steve Scioscia with a pitch

1990 Calif's Chuck Finley and Seattle's Randy Johnson combine to pitch a no-hitter in exhibition game between U.S. and Japanese all-star teams

1990 A Tampa little leaguer, dies, after being struck by a pitch

1988 Orel Hirsheiser, 1st to pitch shutout in playoff and World Series

1986 California Angels within 1 pitch of pennant victory lose to Red Sox

1986 Indians Jay Bell is 10th to hit a home run on 1st major league pitch he sees

1986 Don Baylor gets hits by a pitch for a record 25th time in a season

1986 Steve Carlton is 2nd to pitch 4,000 strikeout

1985 Yankee Phil Niekro becomes 18th pitcher to win 300 games and also at 46 becomes oldest to pitch a shut-out beating Toronto 8-0

1985 New York Yankee Don Baylor is hit by a pitch for a record 190th time

1984 California Angel Michael Witt is 11th to pitch a perfect baseball game

1980 Oakland A's pitch record 78th complete game of season

1975 Rick and Paul Reuschel become 1st brothers to pitch a combined shut out

1974 California Angel Nolan Ryan throws fastest recorded pitch (100.9 MPH)

1974 Nolan Ryan pitch measured at record 161.6 kph (100.4 mph)

1972 Lerrin LaGrow Campy, who had been hit by a pitch, is fined and suspended

1971 Ron Hunt is hit by a pitch for record 50th time in a season

1970 Ron Hunt gets hit by a pitch for a record 119th time

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

1968 Bob Gibson's streak of 47 2/3 inn scoreless streak ends on wild pitch

1967 Yankee Stadium, Elston Howard singles on a 3-2 pitch

1966 Oriole Jim Palmer, 20, is youngest to pitch a World Series shutout

1964 A's Bert Campaneris home runs on 1st pitch, hits a 2nd home run on 2nd at bat

1962 Patrick Cassidy, born in Los Angeles, California, actor/composer, Fever Pitch, Off the Wall

1955 Chicago Cub Sam Jones is 1st black to pitch no-hitter (Pirates, 4-0)

1953 New balk rule gives the batter option; of accepting the outcome of the pitch or the balk

1952 Bob Cain of Browns and Bob Feller of Indians each pitch a one-hitter

1932 World Series moves to Chicago, In 5th inning, Babe Ruth waits until he has 2 strikes, points and hits next pitch into center field bleachers

1920 Ray Chapman, hit in the head by Yankees' Carl Mays pitch, dies

1920 Ray Chapman, of Indians is hit in head by Yankees' Carl Mays pitch; he dies next day, only major league fatality

1917 Giants Rube Benton is 1st lefty to pitch a World Series no hitter

1917 Cincinnati Fred Tooney and Chicagos's Hippo Vaughn pitch duel no-hitter, Vaughn gives up 2 hits and a run in 10th, so Cincinnati wins 1-0

1910 Dodgers and Pirates play to 8-8 tie, both have 38 at bats, 13 hits, 12 assists, 2 errors, 5 strikeouts, 3 walks, 1 pass ball and 1 hit by pitch

1910 A's Jack Coombs and White Sox Ed Walsh pitch a 16 inn scoreless tie

1906 Joseph Harris (Boston) and Jack Coombs (A's) pitch complete 24 inn game

1904 Frank Chance gets hit by pitch 5 times in a doubleheader

1882 Louisville Tony Mullane is 1st to pitch righty then lefty


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