Today in 1983: The Yankees' Dave Winfield accidently killed a seagull in Toronto while warming up before the 5th inning. After the game, Winfield was instructed to report to the Toronto Police Department and charged with causing “unnecessary suffering of an animal”, a charge

RT @FunBaseballFact: On 8/4/1982, Joel Youngblood became the only MLB player to ever get a hit for 2 different teams in 2 different cities….

Today in 1987: Joe Niekro, suspected of scuffing the ball while pitching for the Twins, was caught red handed with an emery board and sandpaper in his pocket. He claimed he was just filing his nails between innings. He was suspended 10 games by AL President Bobby Brown. #MLB

So cool! What an undertaking.

Today in 1945: Mel Ott became the third person to hit 500 career home runs, joining Babe Ruth and Jimmie Foxx. There are now 28 members of that prestigious club. Ott spent his entire 22-year career with the New York Giants, and finished with 511 HRs and a .304 average. #MLB

Today in 1978: Pete Rose's 44-game hitting streak came to an end against the Braves. It is the second longest hitting streak in modern baseball history (post 1900) to Joe DiMaggio's 56 games, and is the National League record. #MLB #baseball #Reds

There are only two players in modern major league history to have three hits in one inning, and both were Red Sox: . Gene Stephens in 1953 vs. Detroit. He had two singles and a double. Johnny Damon in 2003 vs. Florida. He had a single, double and triple. #MLB #RedSox #baseball

Today in 1962: the National League rejected an idea proposed by Commissioner Ford Frick for interleague play in 1963. The concept was initially proposed six years earlier by Detroit GM Hank Greenberg who suggested teams play 28 of their 154 games against the other league.

Born today in 1928: Joe Nuxhall. The youngest player in #MLB history: 15 years and 316 days old. In June of 1944, he debuted for the #Reds during World War II, when young and old players would sometimes fill in for players fighting overseas. He made his 2nd start 8 years later.

Today in 1959: Willie McCovey stars in his MLB debut, going 4-for-4 against Hall of Fame pitcher Robin Roberts. He'd go on to be the unanimous winner of the 1959 Rookie of the Year award. Described by Bob Gibson as the scariest hitter in baseball, Willie was a first-ballot

When Al Campanis took over as the Dodgers GM in November of 1968, what was his first transaction?. He traded his own son, Jim, to the Kansas City Royals for two minor leaguers!. It's not as bad as it sounds. The Royals were an AL expansion team in 1969 and seeking experienced

Today in 1996: Tommy Lasorda stepped down as the Dodgers manager after 20 years following a heart attack in June. Lasorda was a player, scout and third base coach for the Dodgers before being named manager when Walter Alston stepped down in 1976. The Dodgers started Lasorda's

Heartbroken to hear the news that Ryne Sandberg has lost his cancer battle. He was an unproven player when traded to the #Cubs but went on to a Hall of Fame career. He was the 1984 MVP, won 9 straight Golden Gloves at second, and was a 10-time All-Star. Plus, a great guy. #MLB

An exclusive club: only 24 pitchers are in the 300-win club. No pitcher has joined since Randy Johnson in 2009. In fact only 4 pitchers have hit that mark since 1990: Johnson, Glavine, Maddux, Clemens. Justin Verlander is the active pitcher with the most wins: 263.#mlb #baseball

Born today in 1949: Vida Blue. 6-time All-Star and 3-time World Champion. Won the AL Cy Young and the MVP in 1971. The first pitcher to start the All-Star Game for both the AL (1971) and the NL (1978). Was involved in one of the biggest trades ever in 1978 when the A's sent

Born today in 1975: Alex Rodriguez. Played 22 years in the majors. A 14-time All-Star, 3-time AL MVP, and 5-time AL home run leader. Won 1 title with the Yankees in 2009. A-Rod is #5 in career home runs with 696 and the career grand slam leader. #MLB @AROD #Yankees

Today in 1988: Yankees pitcher Tommy John committed three errors on one play. The batter hit a dribbler along the first base line. Tommy tried to pick up the ball but dropped it (error 1). Then he hurried his throw to first, which sailed past Don Mattingly (error 2) into right

Born today in 1922: Hall of Famer Hoyt Wilhelm. In his first AB as a 28-year-old rookie pitcher, he hit a homer. His career lasted 21 more years and 493 at bats, but he never hit another homer. In his second AB, he hit his only triple. He pitched in a then-record 1070 games.

Today in 1989: Vince Coleman was finally caught stealing after setting a major league record of 50 successful stolen bases in a row. His record streak began on September 18, 1988 until he was finally nailed on July 26, 1989. #MLB #baseball #Cardinals

Today in 1930: in what may be the rarest of baseball occurences, the Philadelphia A's pulled off not one, but two, triple steals in the same game. Records are hazy but most statisticians say there have only been four triple steals in history. And two occurred in the same game?