Portal:Baseball/Anniversaries/April 22
Events
- 1876 - In the first National League game ever played, Joe Borden of the Boston Red Caps beat the hometown Philadelphia Athletics team 6 - 5.
- 1898 - Ted Breitenstein of the Cincinnati Reds and Jay Hughes of the Baltimore Orioles each pitched no-hitters.
- 1910 - The Boston Braves and Philadelphia Phillies combine for a Major League record fewest at bats by two teams in a nine-inning game: 48 (25 for Braves, 23 Phils).
- 1915 - Pinstripes first appeared on New York Yankees uniforms.
- 1923 - The first Sunday game at Yankee Stadium draws an estimated 60,000.
- 1934 - Chicago Cubs pitcher Lon Warneke hurls his second consecutive one-hitter.
- 1946 - Boston Red Sox rookie Eddie Pellagrini hits a home run in his first Major League at-bat.
- 1957 - John Kennedy becomes the first African American to play for the Philadelphia Phillies, making them the last National League team to integrate.
- 1962 - The Pittsburgh Pirates win their 10th straight game, matching the Major League record to start a season.
- 1970 - New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver strikes out 19 batters, including the last ten in a row.
- 1993 - Seattle Mariners pitcher Chris Bosio pitched a no-hitter.
- 1996 - New York Mets closer John Franco becomes the first left-handed pitcher to reach the 300-save plateau.
- 1997 - After four months of on-and-off negotiations, the New York Yankees acquire the rights to Japanese pitcher Hideki Irabu from the San Diego Padres for $3 million.
- 1998 - Chicago White Sox second baseman Ray Durham ties a Major League record by reaching base on an error three times in Chicago's 14 - 7 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
- 2007 - The Boston Red Sox complete their first sweep of the New York Yankees in Fenway Park in 17 years.
Births
- 1881 - Neal Ball, infielder (d. 1957)
- 1883 - Carl Vandagrift, infielder (d. 1920)
- 1884 - Bill Schwartz, infielder (d. 1961)
- 1887 - Sandy Burk, pitcher (d. 1934)
- 1892 - Ferd Eunick, infielder (d. 1959)
- 1894 - Jake Pitler, infielder (d. 1968)
- 1898 - Tom Long, pitcher (d. 1973)
- 1900 - Paul Florence, catcher (d. 1986)
- 1901 - Taylor Douthit, outfielder (d. 1986)
- 1902 - Ray Benge, pitcher (d. 1997)
- 1908 - Fabian Kowalik, pitcher (d. 1954)
- 1910 - Lew Riggs, infielder; All-Star (d. 1975)
- 1911 - Jake Daniel, infielder (d. 1996)
- 1912 - Pete Center, pitcher (d. 2004)
- 1918 - Mickey Vernon, infielder, manager; All-Star (d. 2008)
- 1932 - Nick Mileti, owner
- 1933 - Bob Schmidt, catcher; All-Star
- 1936 - Takeshi Koba, NPB infielder; manager; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
- 1938 - John Orsino, catcher
- 1941 - Steve Jones, pitcher
- 1954 - Bill Paschall, pitcher
- 1955 - David Clyde, pitcher
- 1956 - Moose Haas, pitcher
- 1957 - Dave Schmidt, pitcher
- 1958 - Stefan Wever, pitcher
- 1959 - Terry Francona, infielder, manager
- 1961 - Jimmy Key, pitcher; All-Star
- 1964 - Jack Savage, pitcher
- 1966 - Mickey Morandini, infielder; All-Star
- 1968 - Mike Bell, infielder
- 1969 - George Williams, catcher
- 1980 - Carlos Hernández, pitcher
- 1982 - David Purcey, pitcher
Deaths
- 1935 - George Ross, pitcher (b. 1892)
- 1951 - Ox Eckhardt, outfielder (b. 1901)
- 1957 - Joe Benz, pitcher (b. 1886)
- 1966 - Lou Finney, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1910)
- 1967 - Fritz Maisel, infielder (b. 1889)
- 1967 - Bill Salkeld, catcher (b. 1917)
- 1972 - Frank Drews, infielder (b. 1916)
- 1974 - Steve Swetonic, pitcher (b. 1903)
- 1976 - Ernie Krueger, catcher (b. 1890)
- 1977 - Rube Yarrison, pitcher (b. 1896)
- 1983 - Mike Schemer, infielder (b. 1917)
- 1993 - Mark Koenig, infielder (b. 1904)