On March 18, 1981 Future Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk, signs a contract with the Chicago White Sox after then GM Hayward Sullivan made an apparent clerical error mailing the contract out late in December of 1980.  He makes the season debut in 1981 vs the Boston Red Sox in fenway and in a scene out of the movies he slugs a 3 run homer in the 8th to give the White Sox a lead they would not relinquish.  Here is the story.  Highlighted in this podcast -  Carlton Fisk  Ron Leflore  Our Youtube Channel and full length radio broadcasts -  Thisdayinbaseball   ..read more

April 9, 1981 Fernando Valenzuela was forced to start opening day for the Dodgers as Jerry Reuss injured himself 24 hours before the game.  Fernando would unleash the second greatest pitching streak in baseball history and turn the Dodger fan base upside down with is incredible performance.  As Vin Scully would say it was like a religious experience to see what he did.  ..read more

April 8 episode is about Hank Aaron and his heroic journey through a divided Nation to take one of baseballs most treasured records.  Aaron's story is one of perseverance and worth the listen. We take you through his childhood and bring you to the ball park on April 8, 1974 with a World Series like atmosphere.  Enjoy the show!   ..read more

The role of a closer was not an officially role until the term Save came into play officially in 1969. Bill Singer of the Los Angeles Dodgers was the first to register a save when he pitched 3 nearly perfect games to open the 69 season at Crosley Field in Cincinnati.  The actually stat was created by Jerome Holtzman after he got frustrated watched Elroy Face receive so much credit after his 18-1 season. He felt Face was far better in 1958 and the existing stats had no true way to capture it.  Thus the save was born and he was paid a bonus by the Sporting News to calculate the stat un ..read more

Listen to the highlights of Game 6 of the 1935 World Series Featuring Mickey Cochrane on his Birthday!  The son of Northern Irish immigrant John Cochrane and Scottish immigrant Sadie Campbell, Gordon Stanley "Mickey" Cochrane was born on April 6, 1903 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Mickey Cochrane is considered by many historians of the game to be the finest receiver to play in the major leagues during the first half of the 20th century. An exceptional line-drive hitter, Cochrane posted the highest lifetime batting average (.320) and on-base percentage (.419) of any catcher with more than ..read more

April 6 1973 - Ron Bloomberg comes to the plate for the New York Yankees as the first officially DH in Fenway Park. It may surprise you though to know the DH debate was started all the way back in 1887 by Al Spaulding and the vote to have a DH narrowly failed and again it nearly took hold in 1928. Here is the story behind the story!       ..read more

On April 5, 1913 Charlie Ebbets dream comes true as we opens Ebbets Field.  Our Podcast details how the land was bought Disney style, lost they keys to the front gate and how a future hall of famer hits a foul pop that lends to a Highlander bumping his head on a base drum.    ..read more

Over the past 93 seasons, the Cleveland Indians had finished first just 3 times. Going to 3 World Series and winning 2. On average they finished over 18 games out of first place.  On April 4, 1994 The Jake opened and despite the first 7 innings when they were no hit, a new era was born and the Indians will go on to be one of the most successful regular season teams the last 20+ seasons.   ..read more

On April 3, 1966, the New York Mets sign University of Southern California star Tom Seaver to his first contract, including a $50,000 bonus. Seaver had been selected by the Atlanta Braves in the January draft, but Commissioner Spike Eckert voided the deal when he signed a contract after USC’s season had already begun. The Mets beat out the Indians and the Phillies in a lottery for Seaver’s services. To celebrate listen to Seaver pitch the 10th inning of the 1969 World Series.  Read more about Seaver on his page - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/tom-seaver-biography/ More about ev ..read more

On today's rewind brings us too, April 1, 1914, that day future Hall of Famer George Edward Waddell, better known as “Rube” dies from tuberculosis in San Antonio, TX.  Sponsor Waddell's Page - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/rube-waddell-page/   We review his oddities and tremendous pitching career. Such as his love for fire engines, wrestling alligators and never collecting a regular salary.  Today's trivia question involves a quote Pedro Guerrero gave about a fellow Dodger teammate. You can read more this day at This Day In Baseball  You can also read abou ..read more