40,000 days ago was a landmark day in the history of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise. It was Aug. 22, 1903, and on the face of it, there was nothing too special about that day. It was a nice day, as they swept a doubleheaders against the state rival Phillies to increase their lead in the […]

10,000 days ago, a memorable bit of baseball history occurred as a player achieved one of the game’s greatest career milestones. The player was Phil Niekro, and the milestone was, of course, win No. 300. On Oct. 6, 1985, Niekro took the hill for the final time that season. Not only would a win that […]

5,000 days ago, one of the scariest and creepiest moments of recent baseball history happened. It was an event that so shook up players, the game was suspended, even though the field conditions were still fine. It was in the eighth inning of an Astros-Padres game on June 13, 1999, when Houston manager Larry Dierker […]

Today marks the 10th anniversary of a tragic event in baseball: a death. It was one of the worst kinds of deaths, one that happened to someone very young. In an early spring training workout on Feb. 17, 2003, Steve Bechler, a 23-year-old pitching prospect with the Baltimore Orioles, shockingly died. The investigation into his […]

5,000 days ago, one of the greatest stunts any manager ever pulled occurred. It was Fake Mustache Night in the Mets dugout—at least it was for manager Bobby Valentine. It was June 9, 1999 and Valentine’s Mets hosted the Toronto Blue Jays in an interleague game. It was a close game—in fact it went into […]

Jim Spencer’s 1977 Topps card gives us one of the better views of those atrocious 19th century throwback uniforms the White Sox wore in the 1970s. With black tops, black pants and a black cap, the Sox did their best imitation of 19th century wear, when teams had dark wool uniforms that maximized the properties […]

News broke Monday night that, after months of deliberation, outfielder Michael Bourn had signed a four-year deal with the Cleveland Indians. The market had seemed to be thinning for Bourn, 30, in the recent months, and this move came almost out of nowhere. That leaves Kyle Lohse as the only player left on the free […]

150 years ago today, a player that arguably deserves to be in the Hall of Fame was born: center fielder Jimmy Ryan. And though you’ve probably never heard of him, he sure was one of the best in the game for a span. Born Feb. 11, 1863, Ryan made it to the majors as a […]

10,000 days ago, one of the wildest games in Wrigley Field history took place. For a while, it looked like one of the most one-sided, but it ended up a lot closer than anyone could’ve imagined. It was a sunny afternoon day on Sept. 24, 1985—and the wind was most assuredly blowing out. Early on […]

20,000 days ago saw one of the greatest, and most unlikely, ninth inning comebacks in baseball history. It happened in the top of the ninth, so lacked the fitting climax of a walk-off win—and meant the crowd was actually appalled by the sudden turnaround in the game—but it’s still one of the most amazing ninth-inning […]