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Pages in category "Historic baseball plays" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. $ $15,000 Slide; B.
Play made by Cincinnati player Nick Castellanos made famous for occurring in the middle of an on-air apology from play-by-play announcer Thom Brennaman after he said an anti-gay slur on a hot mic during the pre-game, resulting in Brennaman interrupting his apology to call the play as a drive into deep left field by Castellanos which was a home ...
Rickey Henderson, Eddie Murray, Stan Musial, Albert Pujols, Willie Mays, and Cal Ripken Jr. are the only other players to play in over 3,000 career games. As of September 27, 2024, no active players are in the top 100 for career games played. The active leader is Andrew McCutchen in 181st with 2,127.
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The all-time best single season record belongs to the Cincinnati Red Stockings, who posted baseball's only perfect record at 67–0 (57–0 against National Association of Base Ball Players clubs) in 1869, prior to Major League baseball.
Major League Baseball has seen more rapid change over the last two decades than ever before. They've featured record-shattering performances, federal scandals and -- most recently -- a potentially ...
The following is a list of single-game baseball records and unusual events. The following criteria are used for inclusion: The following criteria are used for inclusion: Only events occurring within a single plate appearance , inning , or game are included; cumulative or aggregate records achieved over more than one game are not listed.
The Catch was a baseball play made by New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays on September 29, 1954, during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan, New York City. In the eighth inning , with the score tied 2–2, Cleveland Indians batter Vic Wertz hit a deep fly ball to center field that had the runners on ...