4/23/1958: On this date in 1958, Gil Hodges hit his 300th career home run, a solo homer off Cubs starter Dick Drott in the 7th inning. Despite the milestone, the #Dodgers fell to the #Cubs, 7-6 at the Los Angeles Coliseum. #MLB #OTD #BaseballOTD #LetsGoDodgers

4/22/1959: On this date in 1959, The Chicago #WhiteSox scored 11 runs on only one hit in the 7th inning of a 20-6 rout of the Kansas City #Athletics. The inning featured 10 walks, three KC errors, one hit batsman, and a single by outfielder Johnny Callison. #MLB #OTD #BaseballOTD

4/22/1970: On this date in 1970, Tom Seaver struck out 19 #Padres, including the last 10 in succession, in a 2-1 #Mets victory. The effort tied Steve Carlton’s modern record for strikeouts in a game. Seaver became the first to strike out ten in a row. #MLB #OTD #BaseballOTD #LGM

4/21/1987: On this date in 1987, the #Brewers lost their first game of the season, 7-1 to the Chicago #WhiteSox . The loss ended their season-opening winning streak at 13 games, which tied the major league record set by the 1982 Braves. #MLB #OTD #BaseballOTD #ThisIsMyCrew

4/20/1967: On this date in 1967, Tom Seaver of the New York #Mets earned his first Major League victory with a 6-1 triumph over the Chicago #Cubs at Shea Stadium. “Tom Terrific” went 7 1/3 innings, gave up one run on 8 hits and struck out 5 batters. #MLB #OTD #BaseballOTD #LGM

4/20/1939: On this date in 1939, Ted Williams hit a 400-foot double in four at-bats in his Major League debut as the Boston #RedSox lost, 2-0, to the #Yankees at Yankee Stadium. It was the first of 2,654 career hits for the Splendid Splinter. #MLB #OTD #BaseballOTD #DirtyWater

4/19/1949: On this date in 1949, during pre-game ceremonies prior to the season opener in Yankee Stadium, a granite monument to Babe Ruth was unveiled in center field. The monument joins those of #Yankees greats Lou Gehrig and Miller Huggins. #MLB #OTD #BaseballOTD #RepBX

4/19/1984: On this date in 1984, Kansas City's Bret Saberhagen picked up his first Major League victory as the #Royals  beat the #Tigers 5-2. It was the first loss of the season for Detroit, who began the year 9-0 and will go on to win the World Series. #MLB #OTD #BaseballOTD

4/18/1987: On this date in 1987, Mike Schmidt hit his 500th career home run, a three-run shot off Pittsburgh's Don Robinson, to give the #Phillies an 8-6 win. Schmidt became the 14th Major League player to reach 500 home runs. #MLB #OTD #BaseballOTD #RingTheBell

4/18/1923: On this date in 1923, the New York #Yankees opened their new home, Yankee Stadium. The announced crowd of 74,200 watched Babe Ruth hit a three-run home run and starter Bob Shawkey limit the #RedSox to 3 hits in the Yankees’ 4-1 victory. #MLB #OTD #BaseballOTD #RepBX

4/18/1981: On this date in 1981, Cincinnati #Reds pitcher Tom Seaver struck out Keith Hernandez in the 4th inning of a 10-4 loss to the #STLCards, becoming just the fifth pitcher in Major League history to register 3,000 career strikeouts. #MLB #OTD #BaseballOTD #ATOBTTR

4/17/1976: On this date in 1976, #Phillies slugger Mike Schmidt became just the 10th player in MLB history to hit four home runs in a game. Schmidt went 5-6 with 8 RBI in the 18-16 victory over the #Cubs at Wrigley Field. #MLB #OTD #BaseballOTD #RingTheBell

4/17/1969: On this date in 1969, in only the 10th game in #Expos franchise history, Bill Stoneman of the Montreal #Expos pitched a 7-0 no-hitter against the Philadelphia #Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium. #MLB #OTD #BaseballOTD #Natitude

4/17/1964: On this date in 1964, in front of a crowd of 50,312 fans, the New York #Mets played their first game at Shea Stadium, losing 4-3 to the Pittsburgh #Pirates. Pittsburgh's Willie Stargell hit the first homer at Shea. #MLB #OTD #BaseballOTD #LGM

4/16/1989: On this date in 1989, Kelly Gruber became the first player in the history of the #BlueJays franchise to hit for the cycle as Toronto beat the Kansas City #Royals 15-8 at Exhibition Stadium. Gruber went 4-for-6 on the day with 6 RBI. #MLB #OTD #BaseballOTD #TOTHECORE

4/16/1972: On this date in 1972, 22-year-old rookie Burt Hooton of the Chicago #Cubs no-hit the #Phillies 4-0 at Wrigley Field in what was only his fourth Major League start. Hooton struck out seven batters and walked seven batters. #MLB #OTD #BaseballOTD #YouHaveToSeeIt

4/15/1947: On this date in 1947, Jackie Robinson made his major league debut with the Brooklyn #Dodgers, breaking baseball’s color barrier. Jackie was the starting first baseman in the Dodgers’ 5-3 victory over the Boston #Braves. #MLB #OTD #BaseballOTD #LetsGoDodgers #Jackie42

4/15/1959: On this date in 1959, #Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson made his MLB debut in relief during a 5-0 loss to the #Dodgers at the L. A. Coliseum. Gibson would pitch 17 seasons for the #STLCards, winning 2 World Series and 2 Cy Young Awards. #MLB #OTD #BaseballOTD #ForTheLou

4/14/1969: On this date in 1969, the first major league game outside the United States was played in Montreal's Jarry Park with the #Expos defeating the #STLCards 8-7 in their home opener. Mack Jones of Montreal homered and drove in 5 runs. #MLB #OTD #BaseballOTD #Natitude

4/13/1984: On this date in 1984, Montreal’s Pete Rose lashed his 4,000th career hit, a double off Jerry Koosman in a 5-1 #Expos victory over the #Phillies. Rose joined Ty Cobb as the only two players to reach 4,000 career hits. #MLB #OTD #BaseballOTD #Natitude