2012 Event A naval base located on the Strait of Hormuz, near Bandar Langeh, is established by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps 2011 Event The South Korean military has police clear protesters from the building site of its new naval base in Jeju-do 2010 Event A series of eight 3G wireless transmitters have been installed along the trail to base camps on Mount Everest, with coverage reaching the summit 2010 Event In the Swiss Alps, final breakthrough occurs on the east bore of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, now the world's longest railway tunnel 2010 Event After new allegations of torture, the International Committee of the Red Cross reports a second U.S. secret prison exists at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan 1997 Event White Sox Frank Thomas reaches base safely for 15th straight time 1996 Event Tigers slugger Cecil Fielder steals 1st base in 1,097th career game 1995 Event 22nd American Music Award: Boyz II Men and Ace of Base win 1994 Event U.S. reopens Guantanamo Naval Base to process refugees 1994 Event Don Mattingly plays 1st base 1,469 game for Yankees (2nd most) 1994 Event A's outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1,100th career base 1992 Event White Sox Tim Raines swipes his 700th career base 1992 Event Rickey Henderson steals his 1,000th base 1992 Event Ozzie Smith steals his 500th base 1991 Event A's Rickey Henderson steals an all time record 939th base vs Yankees 1990 Event 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 Event Rickey Henderson steals record 893rd base, breaking Ty Cobb's record 1990 Event As Met pitcher David Cone argues a call at 1st base, 2 Braves score 1989 Event Rickey Henderson steals his 800th career base in New York's 4-3 loss to Clev 1988 Event Mike Schmidt sets NL record appearing in 2,155 games at 3rd base, as Phillies and New York Mets end that game at 2:13 AM 1988 Event A's Gene Nelson is 1st AL pitcher to steal a base since 1973 1987 Event Vince Coleman steals his 100th base for 3rd straight year 1987 Event Don Mattingly ties 1st base fielding record with 22 put-outs 1987 Event Don Mattingly sets AL record of extra base hits in 10 cons games 1985 Event Rickey Henderson steals Yankee record 75th base of season 1982 Event Rickey Henderson steals 119th base of season breaks Lou Brock's mark 1982 Event KC's John Wathan steals 31st en route to 36 base for catcher's record 1982 Event Oakland's Rickey Henderson steals his 100th base of the season 1981 Event Phillies minor leaguer Jeff Stone steals pro baseball record 121st base en route to 122 (Spartanburg (South Atlantic League)) 1981 Event British team led by Ranulph Fiennes completes longest and fastest crossing of Antarctica, reaching Scott base after 75 days (2,500 miles) 1980 Event A's Rickey Henderson sets AL stolen base record at 98 en route to 100 1980 Event Royals Willie Wilson steals AL-record 28 consecutive base 1979 Event St. Louis legend Lou Brock steals 938th and final base of his career 1979 Event Rickey Henderson debuts for Oakland and steals his 1st base 1979 Event Carl Yastrzemski hits his 1,000th extra base hit 1975 Event Davey Lopes steals his 38th consecutive base, then thrown out stealing 1975 Event Dodger Davey Lopes steals record 32nd consec base without being caught 1974 Event Lou Brock ties (104) and then sets (105) baseball stolen base mark 1974 Event St. Louis Card Lou Brock steals his 700th base 1973 Event Hank Aaron's record 1,378 extra base hit surpasses Stan Musial record 1972 Birthday Cliff Floyd, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder/1st base for the Montreal Expos 1972 Event U.S. Army turns over Long Bihn base to South Vietnamese army 1971 Event Brooks Robinson ties Series record, reaches base 5 straight times 1970 Event Willie Stargell (Pirates) ties record of 5 extra base hits in a game 1969 Event 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 Event U.S. marine base Khe San Vietnam, appalled 1965 Event Phillies catcher Pat Corrales sets record by reaching base twice on catcher's interference in one game and 6 times in one season 1965 Event Viet Cong offensive against U.S. base Da Nang, begins 1965 Event Bomb destroys USAF base Bien Hoa South Vietnam 1964 Event Ford Mustang formally introduced ($2368 base) 1963 Event Pete Rose triples for his 1st major league base hit 1962 Event Cubs Ken Hubbs sets 2nd base record for consecutive errorless games at 78 and consecutive errorless chances (418), he errors in the 4th 1961 Event After 84 1/3 innings Bill Fischer gives up a base on balls 1961 Event U.S. nuclear submarine Patrick Henry arrives at Scottish naval base of Holy Loch from South Carolina in a record underseas journey of 66 days 22 hours 1960 Birthday Andy Van Slyke, born in Utica, New York, professional baseball player, outfielder, played for the St. Louis Cardinals, coached first base for the Detroit Tigers 1958 Birthday Rickey Henderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, baseball player, stolen base king, A's, Yankees 1957 Birthday Chico Walker, born in Jackson, Mississippi, professional baseball player, second base, played for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, California Angels, New York Mets 1956 Event Yankees set dubious record, stranding 20 men on base Mantle hits a 500' plus homer but Red Sox win 13-9 in Fenway 1956 Event Porkkala military base returned to Finland by U.S.S.R. 1955 Event After playing 274 straight games at 2nd base, Nellie Fox is given a day off he comes back next 798 consecutive games 1952 Birthday Dave Collins, born in Rapid City, South Dakota, professional baseball player, outfielder, first base coach for the Florida Marlins 1952 Event Ron Necciai of Pitts Pirate's Bristol Twins Class D farm team, strikes out 27, as he no-hits Welch Minors, 4 Minors do reach base 1952 Event Fire in main building of French Port Martin Antarctic base 1951 Birthday Benny Ayala, born in Yauco, Puerto Rico, Benigno Ayala Felix, Major League Baseball player, played outfield, first base, designated hitter for New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals 1950 Event Casey Stengel asks Joe DiMaggio to play 1st base (handles 13 chances) 1950 Event Dutch Air Force base Tjililitan given to Indonesia 1948 Birthday Jackson Browne, U.S. Base in Germany, rock voclaist, Lawyers in Love 1948 Event 84-year-old Connie Mack challenges 78-year-old Clark Griffith to a race from home to 1st base; it ends in a tie 1946 Event Yankees switch from 3rd base to 1st base dug out 1943 Event RAF bombs Germany rocket base Peenemunde 1942 Event Allies raid German submarine base in St. Nazaire 1941 Event Japanese carrier force left its base and moves east toward Pearl Harbor 1941 Event German air raid on Russian naval base Kronstadt (battleship Marat sinks) 1941 Event Browns pitcher Johnny Niggling gets Joe DiMaggio in 4 at bats to stop DiMaggio's streak of 74 games in reaching base 1940 Event U.S. gives Britain 50 destroyers in exchange for Newfoundland base lease 1940 Event Failed British air raid on German base at Sylt 1940 Event German air raid on British fleet base Scapa Flow 1939 Birthday Lou Brock, one-time baseball stolen base leader for the St. Louis Cardinals 1937 Event Phillies Dolph Camilli, plays 1st base and registers no put outs 1934 Event Babe Ruth draws his 2,000th base on balls at Cleveland 1928 Event Cards set NL record of 18 men left on base beating Phillies 8-6 1922 Event Suffy McInnis (1st base) ends an errorless string of 1,700 chances 1921 Event Suffy McInnis (1st base) begins an errorless string of 1,700 1920 Event 1st brothers oppose each other in World Series, Cleveland's Wheeler Johnston pinch-hits as brother Jimmy plays 3rd base for Bkln 1915 Event St. Louis 3rd base coach Miller Huggins, calls for ball Brooklyn rookie obliges, Huggins steps aside, and Card runner scores 1912 Event Pirates turn a rare 5-3-7 doubleplay (left fielder covers 2nd base) 1909 Event Construction of Navy base at Pearl Harbor begins 1905 Event Pittsburgh Pirates strand NL record 18 men on base and lose to Reds 8-3 1904 Event "Official Playing Rules of Professional Base Ball Clubs" adopted 1904 Birthday John "Pepper" Martin, baseballer, NL stolen base leader 1933,34,36 1901 Event Chicago White Sox Frank Isbell strands record 11 teammate base runners 1887 Event U.S. Senate approves naval base lease of Pearl Harbor 1854 Event Prince Menshikov of Krim occupies British base at Balaclava 1849 Birthday Emma Lazarus, Jewish poet, "New Colossus" at the base of Statue of Liberty 1848 Event Baseball rules 1st baseman can tag base for out instead of runner 1654 Event Portuguese troops conquer last Dutch base on Recife
