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.
Collection
Landmark games
Single games that are remembered for themselves.
10
Games
1920
First
2002
Most recent
2000s · 1
1990s · 2
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.
1980s · 3
1984
The Braves-Padres Brawl
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.
1982
Rollie Fingers Becomes the First 300-Save Closer
Milwaukee Brewers reliever Rollie Fingers records his 300th career save, the first pitcher in Major League history to reach the mark.
1970s · 1
1973
The Dodgers' Longest-Running Infield
Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey, and Bill Russell take the field together as the Los Angeles Dodgers' infield for the first time, beginning a run that would hold the same four positions longer than any infield in Major League Baseball history.
1950s · 1
1959
Pumpsie Green Breaks the Red Sox's Color Line
Elijah "Pumpsie" Green becomes the first Black player to appear for the Boston Red Sox, the last major league team to integrate, more than twelve years after Jackie Robinson's debut.
1940s · 1
1947
Jackie Robinson's Major League Debut
Jackie Robinson takes the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field, becoming the first Black player in the modern major leagues and breaking baseball's color line.
1920s · 1
1920
The Death of Ray Chapman
Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman is struck in the head by a pitch from Yankees pitcher Carl Mays and dies the next morning, the only fatality from an injury sustained during a Major League Baseball game.