Texas Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan strikes out Oakland Athletics leadoff man Rickey Henderson to become the first pitcher in Major League history to record 5,000 career strikeouts.

1984

Dwight Gooden's Rookie Strikeout Record

New York Mets rookie Dwight Gooden finishes the 1984 season with 276 strikeouts, breaking the rookie strikeout record set thirty years earlier by Herb Score.

1974

Hank Aaron Passes Babe Ruth

Hank Aaron hits his 715th career home run off Al Downing at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, passing Babe Ruth to become baseball's all-time home run leader.

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Landmark games · showing 5 of 10

2002

The Athletics' 20-Game Winning Streak

The Oakland Athletics erase an 11-run deficit and beat the Kansas City Royals 12–11 on a walk-off home run, extending their winning streak to 20 games, an American League record at the time.

1998

Kerry Wood's 20-Strikeout Game

In just his fifth major league start, 20-year-old Cubs rookie Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros, tying the single-game record, while allowing only one hit and no walks.

1995

Cal Ripken Breaks the Iron Man Streak

Cal Ripken Jr. plays in his 2,131st consecutive game, surpassing Lou Gehrig's streak that had stood for fifty-six years.

1984

A game between the Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres erupts into one of baseball's most notorious brawls after Atlanta pitcher Pascual Perez hits Padres leadoff man Alan Wiggins with the first pitch of the game.

1983

The Pine Tar Game

Brett's ninth-inning homer is nullified for pine tar past the 17-inch limit; AL president Lee MacPhail later restores it and orders the game resumed.

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World Series · showing 5 of 9

2016

The Cubs End a 108-Year Championship Drought

The Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians 8–7 in ten innings in Game 7 of the World Series, ending the longest championship drought in North American professional sports at 108 years.

1994

The 1994 Strike Cancels the World Series

Major League Baseball players go on strike over a proposed salary cap, a work stoppage that drags on for 232 days and forces the cancellation of the World Series for the first time in ninety years.

1992

The Blue Jays Become World Series Champions

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Atlanta Braves 4–3 in eleven innings to win the World Series, becoming the first team based outside the United States to become world champions.

1947

The First Televised World Series

The 1947 World Series between the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers becomes the first to be broadcast on television.

1921

The First World Series on the Radio

The 1921 World Series between the New York Giants and New York Yankees becomes the first broadcast on the radio.

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Hall of Fame

1971

Satchel Paige Enters the Hall of Fame

Satchel Paige becomes the first player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame primarily for his career in the Negro Leagues.

1962

Jackie Robinson Enters the Hall of Fame

Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, fifteen years after breaking the sport's color line.

1939

The Baseball Hall of Fame Opens

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum opens in Cooperstown, New York, marking the sport's presumed centennial and enshrining its first classes of inductees.

1936

The Hall of Fame's First Five

The Baseball Writers' Association of America announces the first five players elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson.

Career milestones · showing 5 of 33

2022

Miguel Cabrera's 3,000th Hit

Miguel Cabrera singles twice in a 13–0 Detroit win over Colorado to reach 3,000 hits, having already passed 500 home runs.

2018

Albert Pujols's 3,000th Hit

Albert Pujols singles twice in Seattle for his 3,000th hit, joining Hank Aaron and Willie Mays in reaching both 3,000 hits and 600 home runs.

2017

Adrian Beltré's 3,000th Hit

Adrian Beltré doubles at Globe Life Park for his 3,000th hit, the first player born in the Dominican Republic to reach the milestone.

2016

Ichiro Suzuki's 3,000th Hit

Ichiro Suzuki triples at Coors Field for his 3,000th major league hit, having already collected more than 1,200 in Japan before he arrived.

2015

Alex Rodriguez's 3,000th Hit

Alex Rodriguez's only hit of the night is a home run for his 3,000th, in his first season back from a year-long doping suspension.

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No-hitters & perfect games · showing 5 of 292

2024

Chicago Cubs Combined No-Hitter, 2024

Shota Imanaga, Nate Pearson and Porter Hodge threw a combined no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs against the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 4, 2024, winning 12–0.

2024

Blake Snell's No-Hitter

Blake Snell threw a no-hitter for the San Francisco Giants against the Cincinnati Reds on August 2, 2024, winning 3–0.

2024

Dylan Cease's No-Hitter

Dylan Cease threw a no-hitter for the San Diego Padres against the Washington Nationals on July 25, 2024, winning 3–0.

2024

Ronel Blanco's No-Hitter

Ronel Blanco threw a no-hitter for the Houston Astros against the Toronto Blue Jays on April 1, 2024, winning 10–0.

2023

Michael Lorenzen's No-Hitter

Michael Lorenzen threw a no-hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Washington Nationals on August 9, 2023, winning 7–0.

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Hitting for the cycle · showing 5 of 288

2025

Byron Buxton Hits for the Cycle, 2025

Byron Buxton hit for the cycle for the Minnesota Twins against the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 12, 2025.

2025

Carson Kelly Hits for the Cycle, 2025

Carson Kelly hit for the cycle for the Chicago Cubs against the Athletics on March 31, 2025.

2024

Weston Wilson Hits for the Cycle, 2024

Weston Wilson hit for the cycle for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Washington Nationals on August 15, 2024.

2024

Xavier Edwards Hits for the Cycle, 2024

Xavier Edwards hit for the cycle for the Miami Marlins against the Milwaukee Brewers on July 28, 2024.

2024

Yordan Álvarez Hits for the Cycle, 2024

Yordan Álvarez hit for the cycle for the Houston Astros against the Seattle Mariners on July 21, 2024.

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Three-home-run games · showing 5 of 679

2025

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