Baseball's Wild History: Opening Day Gems & Records

0:00On April 8th, yo, let's dive into some wild baseball history on this day, packed with opening day gyms and record breakers. Back in 1913, Ebbetsfield opened in Brooklyn where 10,000 fans watched Philly shut out the Dodgers won nothing. That stadium cost $750,000, named after owner, Charles Ebbets. Fast forward to 1965, the Houston Astrodone debuted with President Johnson in the House, Mickey Mantle crushing the first Homer, though. The Astrods eaked out a two-to-one win in 12 innings. 1974 brought one of the craziest owner meltdowns ever. San Diego Padre's boss, Ray Croc, grabbed the mic mid-game during a 9-to-5. Lost the Houston, blasting his team to 39,000 fans as the stupidest baseball he'd ever seen. Then 1981, Fernando Valenzuela exploded onto the scene with a two-nothing shut-out in his big league debut against those same Astrods. Kicking off an eight-game win streak, fans lost it over these moments. From 1947, when Dodger's skipper Leo Duraker got a full

1:04year suspension for shady stuff to 19. 85, when Tom Severs snagged his 15th opening day start, topping Kristi Matthewson and earning the win in Chicago's 4-2 victory, over Millwalkie, crowd-shattered records too, like 1993, when 80,227 packed Colorado's home opener for an Ann, 11-4 Rockies Routed Montreal. More reason vibes include Michael Jordan's pro baseball flop in 1994, going hitless in his AA debut, and 2000 win both. Minnesota and Kansas City slugged back-to-back three-homer bursts in 1-13-7th thriller, the first time ever. Capping it off in 2021, Joe Musgrove finally no hit for San Diego after 8,206 games, blinking Texas. Three-nothing. Baseball's full of these timeless twists. This has been MLB News Today, powered by AI.