Mike Schmidt Hits His 500th Home Run

April 18, 1987. Mike Schmidt hammers his 500th career home run. The home run is hit off Don Robinson at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. It is hit in the ninth inning sending the Philadelphia Phillies to an 8-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. He becomes the 14th hitter in Major League Baseball history to top the 500 home runs mark.

Willie Mays Makes His Famous Over the Shoulder Catch

Willie Mays famous catch in game one of the 1954 World Series off the bat of Vic Wertz of the Cleveland Indians. A series in which the Giants went on to sweep the Indians. When I started following baseball, Mays was past his prime. The part of the love of baseball became the stories my dad told me of baseball in the 1950's. When watching Mays late in his career dad would often say "You should've seen him in his prime."

Pete Rose's 4,000th Hit

On this day in baseball history Pete Rose collected his 4,000th hit at Olympic Stadium in Montreal off Philadelphia's Jerry Koosman a double into the rightfield corner. It came 21 years to the date of his first hit in 1963 off of the Pittsburgh Pirates Bob Friend. You can leave us your comments on whether Pete Rose belongs in the Hall of Fame or not.