1975 - The Atlanta Braves trade holdout first baseman Dick Allen and catcher Johnny Oates to the Phillies for catcher Jim Essian, outfielder Barry Bonnell and cash. Allen refused to report to the Braves after he was acquired in an off-season deal with the White Sox.
2005 - Julio Franco records three hits including his first home run of the season in a 4-1 victory over the Astros. Franco becomes the second oldest player in major league history to homer at 46 years, 257 days.
2011 - Andre Ethier's 30-game hitting streak ends in a 4-2 loss to the Mets. Ethier ends up one game short of the franchise record held by Willie Davis.
2016 - Bartolo Colon at age 42, becomes the oldest player to hit his first career home run.
[
add
]
[
|
|
...
]