Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/April 24
Events
[edit]- 1911 - The Battle Creek Crickets of the Southern Michigan League turned two triple plays in the first two innings against Grand Rapids.
- 1917 - New York Yankees pitcher George Mogridge hurls a no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox.
- 1931 - Rogers Hornsby of the Chicago Cubs hit three consecutive home runs to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10 - 6, at Forbes Field.
- 1945 - Happy Chandler becomes the second baseball commissioner.
- 1946 - Jesse Burkett, Frank Chance, Jack Chesbro, Johnny Evers, Clark Griffith, Tommy McCarthy, Joe McGinnity, Eddie Plank, Joe Tinker, Rube Waddell and Ed Walsh, are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1947 - Johnny Mize of the New York Giants becomes the first Major Leaguer to hit three home runs in a game on five different occasions.
- 1962 - Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax strikes out 18 Chicago Cubs in a 10 – 2 victory at Wrigley Field.
- 1962 - New York Mets manager Casey Stengel is fined $500 by Commissioner of Baseball Ford Frick for appearing in a beer advertisement.
- 1966 - The Atlanta Braves establish a Major League record by winning their 18th consecutive game at home.
- 1976 - Bert Campaneris of the Oakland Athletics collects five stolen bases in an 8 – 7 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
- 1994 - Chicago White Sox hitters Julio Franco and Robin Ventura hit back-to-back home runs twice in a 7 – 6 defeat to the Detroit Tigers.
- 1996 - Greg Myers and Paul Molitor each had five RBI as the Minnesota Twins set a team record for runs and routed the Detroit Tigers 24 – 11.
- 1998 - Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Mike Piazza ties a Major League record hitting his third grand slam of the month.
Births
[edit]- 1863 - Jim Field, infielder (d. 1953)
- 1873 - Bob Ewing, pitcher (d. 1947)
- 1878 - Charlie Graham, catcher (d. 1948)
- 1889 - Joe Wagner, infielder (d. 1948)
- 1891 - Pete Falsey, pinch hitter (d. 1976)
- 1893 - Walt Smallwood, pitcher (d. 1967)
- 1894 - Howard Ehmke, pitcher (d. 1959)
- 1895 - Harry Harper, pitcher (d. 1963)
- 1895 - Dixie Parker, catcher (d. 1972)
- 1896 - Andy Cooper, Negro League pitcher; Hall of Famer (d. 1941)
- 1896 - Ken Penner, pitcher (d. 1959)
- 1903 - Jimmy Moore, outfielder (d. 1986)
- 1910 - Sam Harshany, catcher (d. 2001)
- 1913 - Herb Harris, pitcher (d. 1991)
- 1920 - Dixie Howell, catcher (d. 1990)
- 1927 - Frank Lucchesi, manager
- 1931 - Lou DiMuro, umpire (d. 1982)
- 1936 - Glen Hobbie, pitcher
- 1940 - Terry Tata, umpire
- 1943 - Ivan Murrell, outfielder (d. 2006)
- 1943 - Joe Verbanic, pitcher
- 1944 - Bill Singer, pitcher; All-Star
- 1948 - Bob Beall, infielder
- 1952 - Pat Zachry, pitcher; All-Star
- 1958 - Bill Krueger, pitcher
- 1964 - Mick Billmeyer, coach
- 1965 - Mike Blowers, infielder
- 1967 - Omar Vizquel, infielder; All-Star
- 1968 - Todd Jones, pitcher; All-Star
- 1972 - Chipper Jones, infielder; All-Star
- 1974 - Will Cunnane, pitcher
- 1976 - John Barnes, outfielder
- 1977 - Carlos Beltrán, outfielder; All-Star
- 1983 - Daniel Barone, pitcher
- 1986 - Aaron Cunningham, outfielder
Deaths
[edit]- 1899 - Pat Luby, pitcher (b. 1869)
- 1936 - Tacks Latimer, catcher (b. 1877)
- 1946 - Joe Birmingham, outfielder, manager (b. 1884)
- 1966 - Rinaldo Williams, infielder (b. 1893)
- 1971 - Erv Lange, pitcher (b. 1887)
- 1978 - Marty Walker, pitcher (b. 1899)
- 1982 - Buster Ross, pitcher (b. 1903)
- 1992 - Elio Chacón, infielder (b. 1936)
- 1996 - Gary Geiger, outfielder (b. 1937)
- 2003 - Fuzz White, outfielder (b. 1916)
- 2006 - Sibby Sisti, infielder (b. 1920)