Baseball's Wild Records & Drama

0:00On April 23rd, on April 24th, baseball history kicked off big in 1901 with Chicago beating Cleveland 8-2 in the first. American League game ever, drawing 14,000 fans at the Chicago Cricket Club. Fast forward to 1917, and George Mogridge tossed a no-hitter for the Yankees, shutting down the Red Sox 2-1 in Boston. That same day in 1947, Johnny Mays crushed three straight homers for the Giants, marking his record fifth time doing that in a single. Game during a 14-5 loss. The 1962 Saw Sandy Kohlfax fan, 18 Cubs, and a 10-to-2 Dodgers win at Rigglyfield, one of those epic strikeout clinics. Milestones kept coming, by Casey Stingle grabbing his 3,000th managerial win in 1965 as the Mets edged the Giants 7-2. 6. Nolan Ryan hit 15 strikeouts for the 20th time in his career back in 1978 with the Angels. Showing why he was untouchable.

1:00More recently, the twins exploded for 24 runs against Detroit in 1996, a team record and the most the Tigers allowed in, 84 years. Oakland set a big league mark in 2007 by blanking Baltimore in the first inning for 20 straight games to start the season. Chipper Jones homered on his 40th birthday in 2012, joining an elite club while Pineda got a 10-game ban in 2014 for Pine Tarr. Rumors swirled in 2015 about Josh Hamilton heading back to Texas from the Angels amid his struggles. These moments remind us baseball's full of wild records and drama that never fade, keeping the game alive, year after year. From around the league, powered by AI, this is MLB News Today, I'm Corey with the story.