What happened today in team history?
2005 – Biggio enters the Astros record books
With back-to-back bombs from the Houston Astros Craig Biggio and Adam Everett in a 6-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers, Biggio becomes just the second Astros player in the franchises history to reach 1,000 career RBIs. Jeff Bagwell, who holds the Astros’ RBI record, is the only other player on that list and the two of them would later be joined by Lance Berkman.
What else happened on this day?
1912
Fenway Park opens for the first time with a game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees after three previous attempts to open were all rained out.
1930
The first even “all-time all-star” team was made by Chicago Tribune writer Irwin Howe after watching 42 years of baseball.
1941
The Brooklyn Dodgers became the first team in baseball to debut a new sort of helmet for the batters, one that comes with a plastic lining in it to help protect the batters.
1973
In a special moment in baseball history, just four months after the tragic passing of Pittsburgh Pirates’ outfielder Roberto Clemente, a special election from the MLBPA voted him into the MLB Hall of Fame.
1988
The Baltimore Orioles set an MLB record by starting the season 0-14, passing the 1904 Washington Senators and 1920 Detroit Tigers, who both started their seasons 0-13. This streak wouldn’t stop until the Orioles won their first game weeks later, with a record of 1-21.
1999
In a small town in Texas where he spent the majority of his days growing up, Alvin, Texas opens up the Nolan Ryan Museum.
2006
At 47-year, 240-days old, New York Mets Julio Franco became the oldest player in MLB history to hit a home run in-game.
2013
In Boston’s first game played after the tragedy of the Boston bombing, Grammy-award winning singer Neil Diamond shows up unannounced and sings Sweet Caroline to the crowd during the 8th inning.