#OTD in #BaseballHistory (4/17/1953): #Yankees 21-year-old star Mickey Mantle hits the longest home run in Griffith Stadium history - a mammoth shot off #Senators lefty Chuck Stobbs that clears the LF bleachers and nestles in an adjacent housing complex. #MLB #Baseball

#OTD in #BaseballHistory (4/18/1987): Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia #Phillies hits his 500th career home run in an 8–6 win against the Pittsburgh #Pirates at Three Rivers Stadium. #MLB #Baseball #History

#OTD in #BaseballHistory (4/26/1990): Nolan Ryan ties Bob Feller’s career record with his 12th and final one-hitter. The 43-year-old Ryan strikes out 16 and allows only a check-swing single to Ron Kittle, leading the #Rangers to a 1–0 win over the #WhiteSox at Arlington Stadium.

#OTD in #BaseballHistory (4/29/1986): Boston #RedSox 23-year-old ace Roger Clemens strikes out a major league-record 20 batters in a 3–1 win over the Seattle #Mariners at Fenway Park. #MLB #Baseball #History

#OTD in #BaseballHistory (5/1/1926): Nineteen-year-old Satchel Paige makes his professional debut in the Negro Southern League, leading the Chattanooga Black Lookouts to a 5­–4 win over the Birmingham Black Barons. #History #Baseball

#OTD in #BaseballHistory (5/5/1978): Pete Rose of the Cincinnati #Reds becomes the 14th player in #MLB history to reach 3,000 hits when he singles off Steve Rogers in a 4-3 loss to the Montreal #Expos at Riverfront Stadium. #Baseball #History

#OTD in #BaseballHistory (5/25/1936): At Yankee Stadium, Detroit #Tigers player-manager Mickey Cochrane sees his 13-year playing career come to an abrupt end when he suffers a near fatal beaning from Bump Hadley of the New York #Yankees.

#OTD in #BaseballHistory (5/27/1936): New York #Giants ace Carl Hubbell picks up the 24th and final victory of his major league-record winning streak when he pitches two perfect innings of relief in the Giants' 3-2 win over the Cincinnati #Reds at Crosley Field. #MLB #Baseball

#OTD in 1925, Hall of Famer Eddie Collins became just the sixth member of the 3,000-hit club – less than a month after Tris Speaker reached the milestone. It would be 17 years before the group welcomed another member. baseballhall.org/discover/insid…

#OTD in #BaseballHistory (6/12/1880): Lee Richmond of the National League's Worcester Ruby Legs tosses the first perfect game in major league history in a 1-0 victory over the Cleveland Blues. #MLB #Baseball #History

#OTD in #BaseballHistory (6/16/1978): After several near-misses, Tom Seaver of the Cincinnati #Reds throws his first and only no-hitter, blanking the St. Louis #Cardinals 4-0 at Riverfront Stadium. #MLB #Baseball #History

#OTD in #BaseballHistory (6/21/1959): Henry Aaron of the Milwaukee #Braves blasts three two-run home runs in a 13–3 win over the San Francisco #Giants at Seals Stadium. It will be the only three-home run game of Aaron’s career.

#OTD in #BaseballHistory (6/30/1908): Boston Red Sox 41-year-old ace Cy Young throws the third and final no-hitter of his illustrious career, blanking the New York Highlanders 8-0 at Hilltop Park. #RedSox #Yankees #MLB #Baseball

On This Day in MLB History: 1963: At 12:31 AM San Francisco time, Willie Mays hit a home run off of Warren Spahn in the bottom of the 16th inning. It gave Juan Marichal a 1-0 victory in the NL’s longest game ever that was concluded by a home run. SFGiants #SFGiants #MLB

Today In 1979: The infamous "Disco Demolition Night" is held at Comiskey Park! The ensuing chaos and damage to the field forces the Chicago #WhiteSox to forfeit the scheduled second game of a doubleheader vs. the Detroit #Tigers! #MLB #Baseball #History

#OTD in #BaseballHistory (7/28/1993): Ken Griffey Jr. of the Seattle #Mariners homers in his eighth consecutive game, tying the major league record held by Dale Long and Don Mattingly. #MLB #Baseball #History

#OTD in #BaseballHistory (7/30/1933): Dizzy Dean of the St. Louis #Cardinals sets a (then) modern major league record by striking out 17 in an 8–2 win over the Chicago #Cubs at Sportsman's Park. #MLB #Baseball #History

#OTD in #BaseballHistory (8/2/1907): 19-year-old Walter Johnson makes his #MLB debut for the Washington #Senators in a 3–2 loss to the Detroit #Tigers. Ty Cobb’s bunt single is the first hit surrendered by the Big Train. #Baseball #History

This day in 1915: #WhiteSox acquire Shoeless Joe Jackson from Indians (image from the Chicago Tribune the next day)

What a friggin team!!