Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/April 20
Events
- 1910 - Cleveland Naps pitcher Addie Joss hurls his second career no-hitter, also recording ten fielding assists during the 1 - 0 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
- 1912 - The first official game at Fenway Park takes place, as the Boston Red Sox defeat the New York Highlanders 7 - 6 in eleven innings.
- 1933 - Chicago White Sox outfielder Al Simmons completes an unassisted double play against the St. Louis Browns.
- 1938 - Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller hurls the first of 12 career one-hitters, beating the St. Louis Browns, 9 - 0.
- 1941 - The Brooklyn Dodgers become the first Major League team to wear protective headgear.
- 1944 - Elmer Gedeon becomes the first Major League player to lose his life serving in World War II.
- 1946 - The first Chicago Cubs game ever to be televised takes place at Wrigley Field as the Cubs lose to the St. Louis Cardinals, 2 - 0.
- 1949 - Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Willie Jones hits four consecutive doubles, tying a National League mark with Dick Bartell (1933) and Ernie Lombardi (1935).
- 1951 - The Philadelphia Athletics win their first game at Fenway Park since September 12, 1948.
- 1966 - At Shibe Park, Milwaukee Braves outfielder Hank Aaron hits his 399th and 400th home runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to an 8 - 1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
- 1973 - Four months after his death, Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in a special election.
- 1982 - The Atlanta Braves recorded their 12th consecutive victory from the beginning of the season, eclipsing the Major League record set a year earlier by the Oakland Athletics.
- 1987 - The Milwaukee Brewers win their 13th consecutive game to start the season, matching the Atlanta Braves of 1982 for the best start in Major League history.
- 1988 - Claudell Washington hits the 10,000th home run in New York Yankees history.
- 1988 - The Baltimore Orioles set a Major League record by losing their 14th consecutive game to start the season.
- 1999 - Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott agrees to sell her controlling interest in the Reds to a group headed by Carl H. Lindner Jr., ending her 14 - year tenure.
- 2006 - Julio Franco, at 47 years 240 days old, became the oldest player in Major League history to hit a home run.
Births
- 1866 - Pat Hannivan, outfielder (d. 1908)
- 1869 - Tommy Dowd, outfielder, manager (d. 1933)
- 1876 - Charlie Hemphill, outfielder (d. 1953)
- 1880 - Charlie Smith, pitcher (d. 1929)
- 1881 - Steamer Flanagan, outfielder (d. 1947)
- 1884 - Mike Mowrey, infielder (d. 1947)
- 1885 - Ted Easterly, catcher (d. 1951)
- 1891 - Dave Bancroft, infielder, manager; Hall of Famer (d. 1972)
- 1896 - Harland Rowe, infielder (d. 1969)
- 1901 - Frank Wilson, outfielder (d. 1974)
- 1912 - Roy Hofheinz, owner (d. 1982)
- 1915 - Eric Tipton, outfielder (d. 2001)
- 1917 - Hal Peck, outfielder (d. 1995)
- 1922 - Preston Gómez, infielder, manager (d. 2009)
- 1929 - Harry Agganis, infielder (d. 1955)
- 1946 - Tommy Hutton, infielder
- 1946 - Chuck Machemehl, pitcher
- 1950 - Willie Prall, pitcher
- 1950 - Milt Wilcox, pitcher
- 1954 - Doug Clarey, infielder
- 1954 - Mike O'Berry, catcher
- 1956 - Floyd Chiffer, pitcher
- 1956 - Tim Tolman, outfielder
- 1960 - Randy Kutcher, outfielder
- 1961 - Don Mattingly, infielder; All-Star
- 1964 - Jimmy Jones, pitcher
- 1965 - Masato Yoshii, pitcher
- 1966 - Tony Perezchica, infielder
- 1967 - Greg Brummett, pitcher
- 1969 - Dan Smith, pitcher
- 1973 - Todd Hollandsworth, outfielder
- 1973 - Scott Winchester, pitcher
- 1979 - Sean Green, pitcher
- 1980 - Chris Duffy, outfielder
Deaths
- 1901 - Bill Yeatman, outfielder (b. 1839)
- 1905 - Al Wright, manager (b. 1842)
- 1908 - Henry Chadwick Hall of Famer (b. 1824)
- 1912 - Sam Barkley, infielder, manager (b. 1858)
- 1929 - Bill Kissinger, pitcher (b. 1871)
- 1938 - Tim O'Rourke, infielder (b. 1864)
- 1944 - Elmer Gedeon, outfielder (b. 1917)
- 1949 - John Murphy, infielder
- 1958 - Chet Nourse, pitcher (b. 1887)
- 1964 - Eddie Dyer, pitcher, manager (b. 1899)
- 1970 - Jake Mooty, pitcher (b. 1913)
- 1978 - Jack Graney, outfielder (b. 1886)
- 1991 - Bucky Walters, pitcher, manager; All-Star (b. 1909)
- 1992 - Pat Creeden, infielder (b. 1906)
- 1992 - Orval Grove, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1919)
- 1996 - Hank Biasatti, infielder (b. 1922)