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Saturday, May 28, 2016

Barry Bonds Passes Babe Ruth


May 28, 2006. Colorado Rockies pitcher Byung-Hyum Kim serves up the 715th home run of San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds. Bonds moves into second place on the all-time home run list ahead of Babe Ruth.






Joe Glasgow is a former senior staff writer at Fanstop.com, and is the author of the book Play Ball! Growing Up With Baseball https://amzn.to/2o4M62h

Friday, May 27, 2016

Dale Murphy Retires


May 27, 1993. Colorado Rockies slugger, and former Atlanta Braves star calls it quits after getting off to a slow start. Murphy was a two-time National League MVP, who hit 398 home runs in his career with 1,266 RBI.






Joe Glasgow is a former senior staff writer at Fanstop.com, and is the author of the book Play Ball! Growing Up With Baseball https://amzn.to/2o4M62h

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Angel Pagan Hits Walk-Off Inside-The-Park Home Run


May 25, 2013. San Francisco Giants outfielder Angel Pagan hits a two run inside-the-park walk-off home run in the 10th inning giving the Giants a 6-5 win over the Colorado Rockies. Bill Terry was the last to accomplish the feat for the Giants in 1931 at the Polo Grounds.






Joe Glasgow is a former senior staff writer at Fanstop.com, and is the author of the book Play Ball! Growing Up With Baseball https://amzn.to/2o4M62h

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Al Leiter Tosses Marlins' No-Hitter


May 11, 1996. Southpaw Al Leiter tossed the first no-hitter in Marlins history, an 11-0 win over the Colorado Rockies. Leiter a two-time All-Star enjoyed a very successful career with a won-loss record of 162-132 with an ERA of 3.80. He fanned 1,974 hitters during the course of his major league career.





Joe Glasgow is a former senior staff writer at Fanstop.com, and is the author of the book Play Ball! Growing Up With Baseball https://amzn.to/2o4M62h

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Greg Maddux Wins Number 350


May 10, 2008. Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux becomes only the third pitcher in Major League Baseball to win 350 games since 1928, and only the 9th in major league history. Maddux accomplishes the feat pitching for the San Diego Padres in a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies. He would be inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014.

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Vladmir Guerrero's Hits 100th Home Run



April 26, 2000, Vladimir Guerrero hits his 100th career home run for the Montreal Expos. The clip above is the young outfielder connecting on his first home run against the Atlanta Braves in 1996. The 100 home run comes at the expense of Julian Tavarez of the Colorado Rockies at Olympic Stadium in Montreal. Guerrero would play 16 seasons of Major League Baseball, He finished with 449 home runs, 1496 RBI, and a batting average of .318. He was a nine time All-Star, 2004 American League Most Valuable Player, and an eight time Silver Slugger Award winner. 

Sunday, April 17, 2016

Ubaldo Jimenez Throws First Rockies No-Hitter


April 17, 2010. Ubaldo Jimenez no hits the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. His no-hitter is preserved in the seventh inning when outfielder Dexter Fowler makes a great catch. It is the first no-hitter in the history of the Colorado Rockies. Jimenez would have the best season of his career that season going 19-8 with an ERA of 2.88.

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