1997 Event San Francisco Giant J. T. Snow suffers a fractured eye socket when hit by a pitch 1996 Event 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 Event Dennis Martinez pitch breaks Kirby Puckett's jaw in Indians 12-4 win 1991 Event Norm Charlton suspended for 7 days for intentionally hitting Steve Scioscia with a pitch 1990 Event 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 Event A Tampa little leaguer, dies, after being struck by a pitch 1988 Event Orel Hirsheiser, 1st to pitch shutout in playoff and World Series 1986 Event California Angels within 1 pitch of pennant victory lose to Red Sox 1986 Event Indians Jay Bell is 10th to hit a home run on 1st major league pitch he sees 1986 Event Don Baylor gets hits by a pitch for a record 25th time in a season 1986 Event Steve Carlton is 2nd to pitch 4,000 strikeout 1985 Event 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 Event New York Yankee Don Baylor is hit by a pitch for a record 190th time 1984 Event California Angel Michael Witt is 11th to pitch a perfect baseball game 1980 Event Oakland A's pitch record 78th complete game of season 1975 Event Rick and Paul Reuschel become 1st brothers to pitch a combined shut out 1974 Event California Angel Nolan Ryan throws fastest recorded pitch (100.9 MPH) 1974 Event Nolan Ryan pitch measured at record 161.6 kph (100.4 mph) 1972 Event Lerrin LaGrow Campy, who had been hit by a pitch, is fined and suspended 1971 Event Ron Hunt is hit by a pitch for record 50th time in a season 1970 Event Ron Hunt gets hit by a pitch for a record 119th time 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 Bob Gibson's streak of 47 2/3 inn scoreless streak ends on wild pitch 1967 Birthday Vin Diesel, born in New York City, New York, actor, director, producer, appeared in 'The Fast and the Furious', 'Pitch Black', founder of One Race Films production company 1967 Event Yankee Stadium, Elston Howard singles on a 3-2 pitch 1966 Event Oriole Jim Palmer, 20, is youngest to pitch a World Series shutout 1964 Event A's Bert Campaneris home runs on 1st pitch, hits a 2nd home run on 2nd at bat 1962 Birthday Patrick Cassidy, born in Los Angeles, California, actor/composer, Fever Pitch, Off the Wall 1955 Event Chicago Cub Sam Jones is 1st black to pitch no-hitter (Pirates, 4-0) 1953 Event New balk rule gives the batter option; of accepting the outcome of the pitch or the balk 1952 Event Bob Cain of Browns and Bob Feller of Indians each pitch a one-hitter 1932 Event 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 Death Ray Chapman, hit in the head by Yankees' Carl Mays pitch, dies 1920 Event Ray Chapman, of Indians is hit in head by Yankees' Carl Mays pitch; he dies next day, only major league fatality 1917 Event Giants Rube Benton is 1st lefty to pitch a World Series no hitter 1917 Event 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 Event 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 Event A's Jack Coombs and White Sox Ed Walsh pitch a 16 inn scoreless tie 1906 Event Joseph Harris (Boston) and Jack Coombs (A's) pitch complete 24 inn game 1904 Event Frank Chance gets hit by pitch 5 times in a doubleheader 1882 Event Louisville Tony Mullane is 1st to pitch righty then lefty
